FLEX, Smooth North American
...Once upon a time, in a different era when humans were living without the Internet, each country that had snow and, therefore, skiers, was also producing its own, domestic rollerskis. That gave rise to very distinct schools of rollerski design e.g. the Italians were/are famous for speed & competition ones, the Norwegians and the Finns – for "slow skis" well suited for long training sessions. Hidden away from sight, across the ocean a North American school of rollerski design had developed – with its own distinct features. Unlike the European producers who experiment a lot with actual materials – be it carbon or carbon-laminated frames and proprietary composition wheels - the North Americans tend to use time-tested solutions such as milled aluminum frames – but add rather intricate engineering to…
