I was thinking about trying to use roller skis with the skate trucks. My concern is the roller skis flex enough. I'm thinking skis will flex too much.
My ideal concrete ski would be something that climbs up hill and that carves down, and is all-terrain. I know I want it all.
Skiing year round
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Reckie4life
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Re: Skiing year round
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." - Dr. Seuss
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Johnny
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Re: Skiing year round
I don't think it's impossible... That was my plan too... I have some interesting ideas... : )My ideal concrete ski would be something that climbs up hill and that carves down, and is all-terrain
My main concern is finding the right length, and the right mounting position for such a short ski... It doesn't matter much on a 185cm ski, but on a 50-80cm one, it's gonna be tricky to find the right spot for both feet...
Let me gather some parts and I'll be back with something...!
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Reckie4life
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Re: Skiing year round
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." - Dr. Seuss
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Johnny
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Re: Skiing year round
Woooaaah... That's kind of cool...! (Or is it?)
It looks freakin heavy tough... And those front wheels... Wooouh... They look like a total nightmare to control...!!
Very interesting... But the idea is weird... Too many wheels... Looks like... I dunno... Some mad science stuff...
Well, it's exactly what I had in mind, except for those funny front wheels... And I wouldn't lift the back of the ski in order to turn, might interfere with the tele stance...
Is it me or it looks like tele boots inside snowboard bindings? Geez, just looking at it makes me uncomfortable...
We'd better quick if we wanna get the patent before they do...!!!
It looks freakin heavy tough... And those front wheels... Wooouh... They look like a total nightmare to control...!!
Very interesting... But the idea is weird... Too many wheels... Looks like... I dunno... Some mad science stuff...
Well, it's exactly what I had in mind, except for those funny front wheels... And I wouldn't lift the back of the ski in order to turn, might interfere with the tele stance...
Is it me or it looks like tele boots inside snowboard bindings? Geez, just looking at it makes me uncomfortable...
We'd better quick if we wanna get the patent before they do...!!!
/...\ Peace, Love, Telemark and Tofu /...\
"And if you like to risk your neck, we'll boom down Sutton in old Quebec..."
"And if you like to risk your neck, we'll boom down Sutton in old Quebec..."
Re: Skiing year round
summer 2017 issue
endless winter
The College captures the first patent for asphalt skis. https://magazine.lafayette.edu/summer20 ... ss-winter/
I could not find a patent number.
endless winter
The College captures the first patent for asphalt skis. https://magazine.lafayette.edu/summer20 ... ss-winter/
I could not find a patent number.
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Re: Skiing year round
Awesome! And exactly what I had in mind back then!
I bought several pairs of kids skis to build a few prototypes some 10 years ago... But never finished any...
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Re: Skiing year round
@Bavarian Cream Shows you can ski in Summer! You just need to come to Colorado. I’ve seen sand loaded on leeward hillsides between Vegas and L.A. that might work too.
Here is another from YT…. And he has a patent.
Here is another from YT…. And he has a patent.
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Re: Skiing year round
roller skiing up Beartooth Pass last fall. I have speed-reducers on the skis, but its not enough to make descending the pass safe. maybe I could drag a tire or something behind me?
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Re: Skiing year round
You didn’t want to do a Walter Mitty?
It was a bitch going up on the bike…
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Re: Skiing year round
looks similar to bear tooth pass where I roller ski. it opens next weekend....and Beartooth Basin ski area opens next weekend...so roller-ski up with now gear on your back, do some snow ski laps, and roller ski down.