July 2020 Archives

15Jul 2020 by DS News Team

Silje, Vilde And Their 50k/day Rollerski Vacation Across Denmark

" Just living is not enough, says the butterfly in the short Hans Christian Andersen's tale , one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.” Meet Silje Vasvåg and Vilde Hammernes Pedersen, two urbanite millennials from Oslo who decided to experience Denmark in a very unusual way. " Vilde and I had worked together for some time, and went skiing on our time off at the season opening at Beitostølen. We found out that we loved to work out together, and so we decided to do a training camp upcoming summer. But it had to be something with skiing. Therefore we decided on visiting a country on rollerskis. From there we started to think about how we could make it a bit more complicated...." And complicated they did: "…

15Jul 2020 by DS News Team

How SRB Wheels Are Produced

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This is Lisa and she operates 5-axis CNC milling machine by DMG Mori Seiki. Yes, it's as fancy as it sounds and is used for manufacturing very complex pieces for aerospace and medical equipment markets. That's exactly what Lisa is doing now: programming the machine to produce an alloy piece for aircraft maker, complexity of which defies imagination. You'd be very, very pleased to learn that once the aerospace order is complete, the next batch in shall be hubs for rollerski wheels. Because we are at the SRB plant in Zella-Mehlis where two thirds of output is for customers in aerospace, automotive and medical industry, with summer skis of own construction making up the remaining third. On the same machines, with the same tolerances and life-cycle expectations. Once milled, hubs…

13Jul 2020 by DS News Team

Ball Bearings: Who Uses What

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Some rollerski makers only produce frames, others also mill hubs and even mold rubber in house. One thing that all of them have to buy from third parties is, perhaps, the most crucial element in construction: Ball bearings. Devout rollerskiers want to shave a fraction of second from their results and thus use mega-expensive ceramic bearigns that they also clean before each race. We reckon there are only a few hundred people like that on the planet - and they all/mostly are into speed rollerskiing. The hundreds of thousands of "regular skiers" care more about longevity and reliability of their gear. [caption id="attachment_16189" align="alignnone" width="1920"] The most important quality of the ball bearings when it comes to rollerskiing is an ability to handle abusive treatment[/caption] Which means that pretty much…

11Jul 2020 by DS News Team

Peter Schlickenrieder On How World Cup Should Look

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You, most likely, would know who Peter Schlickenrieder is. Still, let us remind you how versatile the life & career experiences of the chief trainer of the German crosscountry ski team are: World class athlete with a silver of the Salt Lake City Olympics and several World Cup victories. Trained economist and a founder of a sports marketing agency. Experienced sport manager, a vice-president of the German Ski Association for over a decade. Television expert and program host at the public German television, ARD. Very successful author of several books. With his combination of rugged good looks, intellect and eloquence in delivery , a 50 year old Bavarian is a true household name in the German speaking world. Let's face it, Peter Schlickenrieder is much bigger, much more recognizable than…

10Jul 2020 by DS News Team

At Least One Rollerski Maker Is Willing To Answer Most Indecent Question In Industry!

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....The most indecent question one could ask a rollerski maker is "who supplies your wheels?" Answers often range from evasive to almost mythical - by same very people, who are happy to extol the virtue of their respective frame constructions in minute detail. No blame - in business one often has to choose effective solutions rather than technologically appealing. Still, transparency is a factor and there are , luckily, exceptions among manufacturers. At SRB you get a straightforward answer: "When it comes to our Premium line, hubs we forge here, at Zella-Mehlis, while the rubber comes from Continental tyre maker and the molding is done at their facility not far from here in Magdeburg " . Well, now you know!

Month: July 2020