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classic ski flex
I broke my old faithful - an old Kneissel Ultra classic - and am
looking for a replacement. While my RCS classic cold is great for hard packed tracks, I found that I need to really exert myself to go uphill. I also don't get good kick response when the tracks are soft. I went through some old posts on "Classic Ski Flex" and found quite a few expounding the virtues of softer skis. I dug out my really old and soft Peltonens from the basement and was amazed that I can ski easily uphill, the same hill I had to push hard when using the RCS. On the other hand, I had to stride most of the time instead of DP on flats. And I missed the control of the RCS. What I am unsure about is the quantitative definition of a suitable "softer" ski. I reverse engineered a table on fitting RCS classic on a certain web site and found that the recommended range is 50 to 60% of the skier weight. The old posts I encountered mentioned much higher percentage. Suggestions on how I should select a ski to complement the RCS would be much appreciated. I am an enthusiastic skier with a small engine, and enjoyed winding, rolling trails. Mike |
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Ask Zach: http://www.caldwellsport.com
mike wrote: I broke my old faithful - an old Kneissel Ultra classic - and am looking for a replacement. While my RCS classic cold is great for hard packed tracks, I found that I need to really exert myself to go uphill. I also don't get good kick response when the tracks are soft. I went through some old posts on "Classic Ski Flex" and found quite a few expounding the virtues of softer skis. I dug out my really old and soft Peltonens from the basement and was amazed that I can ski easily uphill, the same hill I had to push hard when using the RCS. On the other hand, I had to stride most of the time instead of DP on flats. And I missed the control of the RCS. What I am unsure about is the quantitative definition of a suitable "softer" ski. I reverse engineered a table on fitting RCS classic on a certain web site and found that the recommended range is 50 to 60% of the skier weight. The old posts I encountered mentioned much higher percentage. Suggestions on how I should select a ski to complement the RCS would be much appreciated. I am an enthusiastic skier with a small engine, and enjoyed winding, rolling trails. Mike |
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On Feb 25, 10:46*am, mike wrote:
I broke my old faithful - an old Kneissel Ultra classic Check http://brokenski.com/ although the site was inactive the last time I looked. What I am unsure about is the quantitative definition of a suitable "softer" ski. * I've got printed flex charts somewhere, but look here for a quick guide - http://www.telemark-pyrenees.com/sho...?articles_id=9 You can see that there are 2, sometimes 3 choices for a certain body weight. A soft ski is generally longer and should have a wax pocket that fully and completely collapses with (maybe less than) 100% body weight. To my way of thinking, it is equally important to have a reasonably short contact zone when half weighted so as to get a good glide. I'd guess your Peltonen's are dragging the wax pocket during the glide phase. A high-end shop should be able to flex test several pairs of skis for you and choose the softest ones from a batch. Be advised that Fischer's are usually on the stiff side of things. - Bob |
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