J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Neiltoo

Dave Mac wrote:

This wide kind of ski is of no interest to me, but I was fascinated by the whole design & production thing. This guy Mike operates his mind set pretty as I do, so I feel closely in tune.

Fascinating site!

Dave, from what I read on the site they don't have to be fat skis, he talks about slalom side cuts etc, I think he will make whatever dimensions you want.
I'm tempted :mrgreen:

Ian Wickham wrote:

daved wrote:Did anyone here Chemmy Alcott on 5 Live this morning...it seems that we cant afford a Ski Team ..no one has been paid for months

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/winter_sports/8199471.stm

Disappointing report, lets hope they do pull it around other wise Chemmy will have to take up stripping...... :wink:

Ps Every cloud might have a silver lining :wink: :wink:

You really are unreconstructed aren't you :D

rossyhead wrote:yeah thats exactly what they said-youll have to order them from oakley direct!
is there a difference between the yellow persimmon and the black? yellow better for really flat light? (bearing in mind i ski in scotland where it is NEVER sunny)

I've only ever used the standard persimmon lens, the High Intensity (HI) persimmon lens has an iridium coating which gives better contrast and depth perception according to Oakley, it also costs twice as much :wink: The light transmission is only 1% different.

I tend to only use goggles (A Frame Persimmons) when the visibility is too poor for sunglasses but on those days when you ski in and out of cloud so one minute the visibility is crap and the next it's brilliant sunshine I find that the persimmon lens works ok in the sunlight- you don't get blinded the way you do with some flat light lenses. Its the best all round lens that I have used.

Check out http://oakley.com/pd/1650 click on lens tints and you can move a slider to get the effect of the different lenses

Any shop that sells oakleys should be able to order a lens for you. If Oakley UK have them in stock, then the shop should be able to get them in a few days - if they say the can't get them then they mean they can't be bothered :wink:
The code for an A frame persimmon lense is 02-234 and should cost about £30


Edit - Just checked and Oakley UK list stock as 0 so it would take up to a month to get one

If they are the Deadbolt bindings that 4frnt market then they are made by Tyrolia.

Take them in to your local ski shop and they will tell you if they are safe to use or are set too close to the end of the track. They either are or they arn't, there is no grey area. If they aren't then the ski and maybe the heel unit will fall off as soon as it gets a shock :shock:

I could be wrong (it's quite a while since I spent much time in Switzerland) but doesn't each canton have it's own rules governing the buying of property by foreigners?

Ian Wickham wrote: I was asked many unnecessary questions before I could enter Switzerland and all the time the kn*b had his hand rested on his gun, obviously in an attempt to unnerve, it is just totally unacceptable for Border officers to behave in this way.

Can I suggest you dont try crossing any land borders in Africa? )

In Senegal I was told I wasn't smartly enough dressed [after spending 6 hours in the back of an open truck to get to the border] and in Guinea-Bissau it appeared to be an offence not to speak Portuguese!

Some interesting info here:

http://www.englishforum.ch/transportation-driving/1446-how-do-speeding-fines-work-switzerland.html


I worked in Valais for many years but was lucky not to have been caught speeding. My experience with the Swiss police/authorities suggests not to get on the wrong side of them if at all possible. Is it worth all the worry not to pay the fine?