Roller Skiing, and Link to Every Currently Made Roller Ski ?

I've emailed them, let's see what they say

I have a pair of the Pro-Skis and you are right... they are quite
unwieldy. They are fine for double-pole training, so if you are
training for the Vasa Loppet, they would be good . They weigh alot
more than my skis, and the weight is distributed over a smaller
length. It seems to me that if you want classic rollerskis to do
diagonal stride the best ones would be the lightest so the swing
weight doesn't become an issue so you can concentrate on timing and
body position. I think the Ski Skett Nords may be the lightest, from
the limited information I could find on the net. If I get another pair
of classic rollerskis that's what I would get.

Chris

>Engineers doing the marketing?

German engineers I must add.

I've never bladed, just watched others, but assume if the wheels were
slow enough you'd have time to get forward. Or are the boots too stiff?

John Forrest Tomlinson <usenetremove@jt10000.com> wrote:

>On Sun, 1 Apr 2007 17:12:32 -0500, romat@invalid.net wrote:
>
>> Do you think if it were slow enough,
>> meaning you could stay on the
>> skate long enough to be more like
>> skiing, it would work better?
>>
>
>I'm not sure what you mean. I can stay on one leg on inline skates for
>a long time -- much longer than on skis. The balance is very easy.
>
>The problem for technique, as I see it, is that the balance is too
>easy, plus it's harder to get my weight really forward with the
>skates.

"Hugh P" <HughPritchard@> schreef in bericht
news:1175534702.819969.157250@q75g2000hsh. o...
>I met the man who is Siriro once: when I pointed
>out that his roller-skis did not run straight, he said that was
>deliberate: in racing, he puts his ski down facing straight forward,
>and glides until it is at
Go on?

While the site says OEB endorses Rolec, does that really mean he uses
them all the time, or even a lot? I've heard of top skiers who have
several pairs and use whichever brand's wheel speed meets their needs.
As they get stronger, the wheels that the rest of us use can become too
fast for an adequate workout.

I agree that it's comforting to have that front wheel on the ground in
back at extension. The Marwe combi with the wire wheel is the longest
out there, at least in the States. They are something like 820-830mm,
longer than the V2-K models at 814mm. At 5'10", Jenex would probably
recommend a standard length model, 754mm, so the Marwes would be plenty
long enough.

rm

"Hugh P" <HughPritchard@> wrote:

>Interesting that Ole Einar endorses Rolec. Last time I saw him on
>roller-skis (which was a long time ago), he was using Marwe 610s. I
>gave up trying other skate rollers ages ago, as I found that nothing
>was as nice as my Marwe 610s, but I have not tried the Rolecs. Given
>the kind of perfectionist Ole Einar is, Rolecs must be good regardless
>of what they pay him.
>
>Hugh
>