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50% is probably close to the limit, tho it depends on how much residual
camber there is. 60% is stiff in a classical ski, stiffer than WC skiers use. Up to a point in steepness, it's possible to ski stiffer with a lot of wax - I have a pair of warm carbonlites like that. But I find it also means having to "work them" a lot, what you describe as athletic, meaning more energy expended per kick. It's harder doing a 30k race like that. I prefer a ski that kicks easy but rides high enough to glide, so my again athleticism is going forward more than up and down. Btw, this thread has been about RCS's, but Atomic has for some years used a different flex measurement. I'm told they may have changed to the standard way of doing it this year. If I recall correctly, the ones with the tags that have two figures are standard, while the racing stock isn't (or maybe that's vice versa). I don't know about Maddhus or Rossi, but they're all NNN now and I use Salomon. Gene On Wed, 3 Feb 2010 16:02:28 -0800 (PST) Spunout wrote: In my case, at 80kg, the actual measurement seems to be well less than .42, since I can't use more than about 6 layers + a thin binder in front of the ball of the foot before seeing drag. That's a sign that the ski is too soft to be used as a universal cold ski. *Which is the point where one goes back to the seller. FWIW, I've found that 50% is the softest RCS one might ski (If you were a 'shuffler'). I wanted to make sure that my current skis are about 60% of weight, and this range seems to be sufficient to ski 'athletically', use a lot of wax and still get some glide. Pocket distribution is so important (and tough to test), layers need to be built up according to how the camber closes. |
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