J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Dshenberger

What???!!!!!!!!!! No classical??? What a sad tale. . .

I don't ski with "sound." But, if I did I would have to throw a few good "classical" selections on.

A great one for treacherous terrain would be Rachmaninov's Prelude in C#-minor. There are ton that would be great for just relaxing and cruising alone. . . :)

I like the catch tray beneath the vices! How about adding a game console? :)

Well, I am not even going to enter the right/left ski discussion! But, I do have a question about detuning. What is your starting point for detuning the tip? It seems that if you are skiing on very hard snow, the very tip would be very difficult to get into contact with the snow anyway.

OK, well, how about this one? http://www.fktools-us.com/ProductDetail.asp?Part_Number=MT3418#

I don't mind spending the money if it is worth it. :)

Do you have any recommendations on ski vises?

Any thoughts on these? http://www.fktools-us.com/ProductDetail.asp?Part_Number=MT3400

Thanks!

Thanks for the fun, Pavel. Number 5 was quite interesting. . .

Have a great summer all!!

Wow Ellistine and Mike! My family owns a printing company here in PA! I was going to ask Ellistine what digital stuff he uses. I assume you are talking about wide format proofing? What all does your company do? Mike, if you are curious - we run almost exclusively Heidelberg equipment here. When we first bought our company they still had a letterpress and Linotype. And that was only 10 years ago! I actually have an old Heidelberg KSBA that I diecut with, it was made in 1964(or close) - WAY before I was born. Those Germans build some awesome equipment!

I am planning on skiing in New England this winter, we should plan a J2SKI meet!

Later guys! Have a good vacation, Pavel!

Well, here is my official 5.

If we look at some of his early hints we see:

Car horsepower - I think ski length could apply here.

1. 168cm. To a certain degree denotes how much control a give ski will provide, usually choice is based on physical attributes of the skier.

Female figure - Well, how about ski shape?

2. 114-68-99 Has an effect on how well the ski handles different snow conditions. Also, has a bearing on turning radius.

Fishing rod whip - This one doesn't make a lot of sense to me, but. . .

3. 4 We will call it a ski flex rating. Different manufacturers use different numbers, but in every model series they usually have a number designation that gives an idea of how stiff a ski is in that series.

Tire speed rating - How about turning radius?

4. 14.6 This is a basic measurement of the size of turning circle a given ski will produce when carving. In general the longer the radius, the faster the ski. That is, if all else is equal!

Now the hard one: House buying - There are so many variables, but I am going to stake mine on longevity.

5. 3 seasons. The length of time I think it will take before I am going to "outgrow" my current skis. Skiers who have attained a very high level of proficiency may only need to worry about how long before the ski wears out, but beginners have to weigh a lot more aspects. Ie. getting a ski that is safe at their level, a ski that is affordable enough so that they aren't spending $1200 a year on new skis, ;) and a ski that will let them improve.

That is my final list, whether or not I am way off base! I tried to stick to numbers that are NOT subjective, or open to different interpretation. I feel that gives a certain "universiallity" to these "magic" numbers.

Good Luck all! And thank you, Pavel, for a challenging quiz!

Dean