J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by ise

tino_11 wrote:

micric wrote:I'm with you on that one tino,we tried a watch style GPS,the joggers watch an several friends managed 45/50mph,some other mad bloke managed 87mph on a pair of Atomic Excellent IIs and took the beer honours that night,now ise tells us we're dreaming,that's depressing!

The big thing to remember is top speed versus average speed. I reckon I may realistically hit 45-47mph, but it is only gonna be for a very short period of time, there is no way I could consistantly board at that speed for any distance.

if you hit that speed you were going faster than the speed reached by FIS snowboard GS racers. So, sorry, but no :D

bandit wrote:I saw that no-one had followed your tracks when we went up this morning :D

Not even by 3pm, isn't that amazing? That tiny gully we skied yesterday someone followed us in less than a couple of minutes.

RossF wrote:
Never argue with a good boot fitter... apparently. The Full Tilts come with 2 different tongues which change the stiffness... depending on what one they use they can be pretty soft or really quite stiff.

Yeh, I am just trying to fit in with the cool crowd. :wink:

that is cool, I didn't know you got two tongues, I know some of the Scarpa free-tour boots have two for the same reason and people swap around garmont ones to get more stiffness

swskier wrote:the top speed is about 140km is it not ise?

generally for FIS racers? that sounds about right if you're on that sort of course, the Lauberhorn may not be the fastest FIS course but it's way, way quicker than we're going to manage on a piste. It was just a good illustration of the point that 55 mph is a bit unbelievable.

excellent, I love the token fruit in the background as well.

RossF wrote:My boots are Salomon Falcon Race boots.. I went to a reputable boot fitter (read: not Ellis Bringham) and it was what they put on my foot and said would be best for me so I went with that...

No real experience of proper boots as these are what I have progressed with over the last 2 years...

excellent, that's exactly what I wanted to know :D what the young, fast crowd were wearing :D that's going to be pretty stiff. Some of the hot shots around here are wearing those Full Tilt reborn flexons which are pretty stiff, I reckon I must have the floppiest boots in the valley :lol:

ellistine wrote:

ise wrote:all you've done is increase the diameter of the boot using the buckle and that has no flex at all

But don't forget the boot is made out of two pieces with a pivot point on either side. As you say, with the clip looser you increase the diameter of the boot and this lets the boot move on it's pivot hinge a bit more freely.

Either way, it's easy to test. Put your boots on, clip into your skis then push your knees towards the ski tips. The looser the clip the closer to the tips you'll get. Tighten them up and the boots will resist more.

I completely agree with what happens and your advice was perfectly good, it's just you're not increasing the flex which was the question I was responding to.

Personally I'm far more interested in who likes high or low flex boots and why :lol:

Tony_H wrote:

ise wrote:

Tony_H wrote:Ise, for heavens sake, we are not taking about performance cars, just your average A4 estate or BMW 3 series.
I dont care what you think or what your opinion is, fact is nearly every car i saw had plain black steel wheels on with winter tyres.

and no one at all cares about your opinion, facts are facts, physics are physics and if I were you I'd stop loudly and belligerently advertising you don't understand

You completely missed the point. I was not talking about opinions. I saw what I saw, ie non alloy wheels, no trims, just plain black. Please, do share with us what metal compound these might have been if they are in fact not steel, as I am sure if anyone knows, you do :roll:

If you use steel wheels on cars with fairly modest performance then you will adversely impact braking performance, that's extremely dangerous when travelling at autobahn speed. Alloy wheels were originally fitted to cars because the alloy used has properties that dissipate heat under hard braking, that's why alloy wheels have spokes to increase surface area and allow the wheels to cool under hard barking. And that's why in some countries you're not allowed to use steel wheels on some cars.

I don't doubt for a moment people who don't understand this have the wrong wheels on their cars or that you've seen them. That doesn't alter the fact that when they hit their brakes hard at an autobahn speed they're in for a surprise.

If someone tells you they've a car with large low profile tyres on then it's extremely likely, unless they're a 17 year old chav with a pimped Clio, that the car cannot safely use steel wheels which takes us back to the original question.