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- From: dittmare@gtewd.mtv.gsc.gte.com
- Newsgroups: rec.skiing
- Subject: RE: Fischer Revolution Micro Skis
- Message-ID: <1993Jan26.105828.110@gtewd.mtv.gsc.gte.com>
- Date: 26 Jan 93 10:58:28 -0800
- Organization: GTE Govt. Systems, Electronics Def. Div.
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- > From: lee@nihon.ucs.ualberta.ca (Lee Cameron)
- > Has anyone tried Fischer's new skating ski that only comes in 147cm length?
-
- Caveat: This review comes from a diagonal freak. I hope you get some input
- from skaters who have tried the Revolutions as well.
-
- My wife tried the out the waxless Revolutions just this Sunday for the day.
- When she pooped out, I talked the rental shop into letting me try them out
- (both waxless and skate) on her nickel.
-
- The waxless pattern held just fine on good snow, but tended to slip on icy
- conditions (more than my waxless racing skis). If I was using them for a day,
- I'd carry some type of grip aid for the pattern for certain conditions. The
- glide was pretty darn good for something that had pattern over half it's
- length. We ran some comparisons by starting to slide on a downhill at
- the same time and seeing who went further at the runout.
-
- The skating Revolutions were also neat - they felt a lot like I imagine roller
- skis would feel (I use roller blades instead). Them short suckers defenitely
- held on the uphill, but modern high-quality skate skis should hold better on
- icy conditions with their little metal edge inserts. I'd think they're strong
- enough support you just fine; but since they're smaller they don't have as much
- surface area to float you on the snow when it's soft, which should affect your
- glide.
-
- > The Fisher seems well made and durable. The down side
- > is that its companion model for traditional style is a no wax "fun" ski. I
- > don't know if the skate is in the same category as the traditional model or
- > is it a serious ski.
-
- Hmmm... waxable-waxless/serious-fun? If you ever visit us down south here in
- California, I'd suggest skating or using waxless when you're serious. Save the
- waxable skis for fun (or perhaps for a race held in the early morning before
- conditions start to vary). It's LOADS of fun ;-) to change wax three or four
- times a day, and still have terrible performance in the afternoon because the
- conditions change so much, even in the space of 100 yards (slush in the sun,
- ice in the shade).
-
- General notes about both types: The good news is, that just like you'd expect
- from short skis, they turned real easy. I had no troubles doing tele's on a
- steep slope, while I usually have troubles getting track skis to do that trick.
- It's tempting to take a pair of Revolutions to a downhill resort and have some
- fun freaking out the non granola eaters (A friendly little hello to all you
- dedicated downhillers crossing over to read this message and sticking with it
- long enuff to read that). The bad news was, again just like you'd expect from
- short skis, they were a little squirrely at higher speeds, especially out of
- track.
-
- In summary: All-in-all they were neat toys, but I wouldn't recommend them
- for *serious* skiing. Take Fischer's statement to heart that they are for
- anything "up to" racing. IMHO, if you're an expert or an intermediate working
- on improving I think you'd be better off with a *real* ski. However, given
- the opportunity, I'd *fun* around on Revolutions again.
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