Messages posted by : Dave Mac
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Well, you don't crack skis without a strong modicum of commitment!
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Endorsing Idavies view of the Niederau red ski school, childrens classes demand the utmost.
Have also to endorse Idavies instructor credentials, since she taught both of my sons to ski. Now, do I tip you L? Or do you reimburse me cos the beggars are catching me up? :P |
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And the mode of failure was? :!: I have a 90 degree sharp bend in my Fischer Superglass ski history. :oops:
Bandit, thanks for that, am checking it out. You may, by now, have formed the view that I am not prone to worry overly about ski gear. However, since one of my ski-pals broke the hinge on his rear entries, I have errmm re-assessed my situation. They do have a lot of km on the clock. Do you think I could take them back and complain? 8)
L, have to confess this worried me, so have just done a quick measure of the Volkls, only 10mm wider at the tip than the K2s. I venture to suggest that your eyesight is not that good. :shock:
Yup, I understand that Brucie, more than happy with 99%. :evil: My Niederau day descent record was only beaten two years ago by two 17 year-old Austrian sh..s, sorry, er lads.
Micric, full respect. :P I can still whup my grown sons down the hill, but unfortunately, not through the speed traps. :oops: Streamlining may be an issue. Anyway, my whole philosophy on skis is this. If thay cannot make me go faster than the skis I already have, then, regardless of the shape/age/sexymodel draped over the bindings, why would I buy them? |
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Ahh, bandit, so subtle. The thought has crossed my mind that the Stocklis may also need the boots to have a more superior content than they suffer just now. After your many postings, Stockli Stormriders is writ large, should I have the opportunity. As for basic speed, again it is the contents of the boot that may be the limiting factor, although having a new pair of bases might push on another couple of kph. However, I am coming round to the conclusion that my Raichles will not outlast me, and that they may yet become plantpots/birdsnests. But where will I look for a good rear entry boot? My OH, recently had her Nordica R/Es refurbished, (in Saas Fee), where they also sold new. But I haven't found a similar offer for Raichle.
In case the maths have escaped you, two and a half pairs of skis lasted me 38 years! |
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What a kind thought Pablo!
Would have to be next season, my season is over for this year. :cry: |
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Brucie wrote
Not a valid comparison, I fear. As far aI can see, the main change is connected with edge shape and length. With computers the main changes in 6 years, are duality, capacity, some component technology, some speed and downsizing, and ....all at a cost reduction. Pablo Escabar wrote:
I keep my own skis in Niederau, but when I go elsewhere, I hire with Skiset. I normally change the skis midweek, so in an average season, I try at least 4 pairs of new skis. A wee bit of adjustment to technique....and off we go. Not keen on too tight a radius, I find them unstable at speed. Also, dislike skis that are ultra-wide at the head and tails ~ Given that I have a preponderance for skiing legs together, a wide ski shows symptoms of AVK. My experience is that modern shapes of skis slow me down. Apart from that, I don't get too hung up about skis. You can assume that in my skiing life, I have used a full historical range of skis. :oops: Bandit once picked up on the fact that I had used marker latch up bindings, this giving me an age of 102 years, (she said) I was afraid to admit at that time that my first set of skis were wooden Elan Jets, screw on edges, with cable bindings, (£3.0s.0d) ~ so Tony's photo wasn't that far out! |
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Bandit wrote:
Definitely not. I guess I'm gonna need lots of these~ :oops: :oops: :oops:, to get through this thread. They are just my style of ski. Lots of torsionsal stiffness, so I can trust them, not carvers, have to be skiied hard to make a turn, all grey and shiny. Six year old stock, but brand new. £49.00. Volkl Vertigo G2. length 188, so yes, have gone shorter! Feel a bit of a spendthrift really. :shock: |
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Bit of sterotyping here Brandy. :shock: But then, your're just a young feller. :D
I would not qualify with your criteria. I bought a new pair of skis last Friday. I realise this is a wanton waste of money. Especially, since my 12 year old K2s were just worn in. (3~6 weeks per season) And when buying the K2s, I traded in a pair of Blizzard Firebirds, just 26 years after procuring them. Also just bought a new jacket, there was hardly a mark on the 10 year old one. Might have to change the avatar! Boots are about 18 years old though, rear entry Reichle 777, and these are beginning to show their age. As for a free age pass, you have had it chum. The lift companies long ago have worked out that the guys doing the most skiing, can hardly remember their own names. Had a day on the the Schiwelt with Admin, earlier this season, asked for a reduced price pass, (Me, not Admin) ~ was told you would get a reduction when you are past 80! So, while on the tennis/squash court/running track/fells I cannot maintain the pace of a few years ago, my ski speed is still getting quicker. Still working on improvements to technique, still learning tighter lines down my favourite mountain. What was the question again? :shock: |
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