Defying Conventions: Skier Who Runs & Wins In Non-Carbon Sole Boots

Defying Conventions: Skier Who Runs & Wins In Non-Carbon Sole Boots

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Control, stability and efficient power transfer. That's what top boots give skier and that's why all gearmakers had to dig into complicated and expensive carbon-fiber technology in the last few years. We can't stop extolling virtues of top boots for skiers of all levels. Yet there are some top skiers who are not altogether or not always seduced by them carbon soles. Alayna Sonnesyn of Team USA is the World Cup-class skier who actively alternates between top model and 2d-line plastic sole/ carbon cuff one while racing. In her case, X-IUM Carbon Premium Skate and X-IUM WC Skate In 2019 she won the American Birkebeiner race - yes, wearing those X-IUM WC Skate https://www.instagram.com/p/BuSGeqzBeEC/?igshid=1v54bfgf70w8m We got in touch with Alayna with traditional What gives? Here's what she told us: The…
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Swenor Upping Ante

Swenor Upping Ante

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Pictures of the new flagship Swenor rollerskis have started to appear on webpages of the Norwegian company's dealers. And guess what?! They are carbon-fiber monocoque! Just to remind you,the French word means a construction where the outer skin carries all the stresses. Carbon monocoque rollerskis are not altogether new - some 10 years ago boutique shops - Italian Globulonero and Spanish Quionne - were the first on the market with them. The monocoque construction immediately found its fans but failed to capture a significant slice of the pro-market. We reckon, because of the lack of sufficient promo-budgets (although Globulonero was sponsoring the Italian national team for several seasons). Well, now the big guys have decided to join in that full-carbonskis party. Last year Swix presented their vision - called Triac,…
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Rollerski Market Appears To Be Growing Like Flowers After Rain

Rollerski Market Appears To Be Growing Like Flowers After Rain

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We talked to many a rollerski maker in the last week or so - and they all sounded busy. It appears that the rollerski industry is living through boom period like never before. Sounds strange in these trying times? Not when you get to think about it. [caption id="attachment_15956" align="alignnone" width="1920"] " The consumer here in the USA has money. Our government has pumped a ton of money into the economy, and people aren't spending it at restaurants and bars, so they have money left to spend. ", says Clayton Keim, founder & CEO of RollerskiShop.com, maker of Pursuit rollerskis[/caption] Keim says sales figures this year so far exceed his projections - especially in top segment where he offers Pursuit skis. So much so, that at the times where many…
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World’s Most Bad Ass Poles – And Most Expensive Too

World’s Most Bad Ass Poles – And Most Expensive Too

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We long confessed our love for things special, novel, different - and fancy. Especially fancy. How about $699.95 for a pair of ski poles then? What jumps to mind immediately are those Rottefella Titan bindings for 400 bucks, give or take. What an excellent idea for a discreet yet meaningful Christmas present to your beloved boss? Well, according to the man who makes them $700/ poles, they are not all bark but quite a bit of bite too. Because USSPC' Honey Badgers are different. Says Andy Liebner, the company's founder and CEO: " The price validates that this model pole is beyond monetary resistance and exceeds all price tags in the nordic ski poles in the world. The difference is felt when using them. The HB’s are wider throughout, designed…
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Somebody Is Selling Brand New Adidas Boots …From Mid-1980s on EBay

Somebody Is Selling Brand New Adidas Boots …From Mid-1980s on EBay

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If you ever wanted to have classic Adidas Langlaufschuhe - here is your chance: Somebody is selling brand new , in original wrapper, (!!!) skiboots on the German EBay. Moreover, they are of limited Peter Angerer Edition in white leather. The West German Olympic champion in biathlon was the company's top " brand ambassador " - except that nobody used that term back then. The "long tongue" bindings system was all the rage in late 1970s - mid 1980s before being replaced by Adidas SDS. https://www.ebay-kleinanzeigen.de/s-anzeige/adidas-langlaufschuhe-orginalverpackt/1360557163-158-7998
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