ISPO – The Daily Skier

30Jan 2020 by DS News Team

Sustainability, ISPO and XCSkiing

The world of cross country skiing is insular. No more is it evident as in place where it has a rare chance to come into contact with "other universes" under one roof. What's ISPO? [caption id="attachment_14573" align="alignnone" width="1920"] it's a gigantic exhibition roughly half of which is taken by the stands of various, mostly Chinese, enterprises advertising their ability and willingness to produce anything for you in any quantity & about three times as fast anyone else ( the key word - advertising)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_14572" align="alignnone" width="1920"] The other half is entirely different. It's taken by huge, glitzy pavilions of leading alpine and outdoor clothing and accessories manufacturers one look at which tells you where the money are in winter sports.[/caption] Cross country skiing firms exhibit on the fringes of…

03Feb 2019 by DS News Team

ISPO-2019. New Equipment Highlights. Part 1

Gear News, Newsfeed

ISPO, a world-leading international trade fair for sporting goods and sports fashion, kicked off in Munich on Sunday. Most xcski-related manufacturers have brought their wares to Munich to show them to specialists, retailers, media - and prospective customers. Some - like Fischer Nordic - time their premiers to ISPO, others simply highlight the latest gear & supplements. A few - like Amer Sports' Salomon and Atomic - are skipping ISPO altogether. Over the next few days we shall highlight the most exciting items on display here at Dailyskier.com [caption id="attachment_10121" align="aligncenter" width="1920"] Most discussed innovation in xcskiing this year by far: Speedmax 3D with gliding sidewall[/caption] [caption id="attachment_10122" align="aligncenter" width="1760"] liquid for Speedmax 3D gliding sidewall: ultra-high flouro, made by Vauhti and with retail sticker of some $65 in the…

30Jan 2018 by DS News Team

ISPO 2018: What We Saw, Noticed and Liked

Gear News, Newsfeed

ISPO is huge. No photo or even video could convey ginormous size of the exhibition spread over 16 cavernous halls. It also would not let you forget for a second that industrial heart of the world these days is beating in China. And in India. And in Bangladesh. And Pakistan. [caption id="attachment_6585" align="aligncenter" width="1600"] Marwe had its people dressed in real cool looking vests with multiple pockets. Production perspectives uncertain as Asian manufacturers are only willing to produce in volume [/caption] Since cross country skiing is a niche sport, alas, Asian manufacturers who think in terms of volume, are not yet big in this sector. The things, however, are slowly changing – several Chinese producers had their products on display, mostly entry-level ski boots and rollerskis. ISPO is fundametally different…

16Jun 2017 by DS News Team

Premium Rollerski From Bavaria That Really Stand Out In the Crowd

Gear News, Money & Finance, Newsfeed

A popularity of rollerskiing must be exploding. At least, seriously increasing. That is a strong impression one gets from observing the amount of the new entrants to already pretty saturated field of rollerski producers. The latest trend seems to be easy to summarize in one word: "suspension" A Canadian Rundle advertises " a unique suspension that helps absorb the bumps, tracks straight, and make rollerski overall more comfortable" for its Flex model. A close-to-impossible to find in Europe US-made Pursuit Fork Flex ( that gets raving reviews in the North American skiing press ,. http://fasterskier.com/fsarticle/living-the-dream-2016-skate-rollerski-review/ is featuring spring-steel fork to provide flex " that simulates the flex of a ski better than concave flex typical of composite frames" Needless to say, those are flagship, top-of-the line models costing quite a bit of…

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