Welcome to the Newschoolers forums! You may read the forums as a guest, however you must be a registered member to post.
Register to become a member today!
No but really, why'd it take til now to
Posts: 11249
-
Karma: 14,642
..think of trying out skis that are fat, and have rocker rather than camber? doesnt that seem like something people should have tried some time before the past decade? especially given that the first skiing probably took place in fresh soft snow as opposed to packed groomers?
someone with a good knowledge of ski history fill me in here..thanks
Posts: 11943
-
Karma: 895
people used to think fat skis were for pussies
Posts: 4017
-
Karma: 2,038
I THINK YOU'RE ON TO SOMETHING! And like, why didnt the wright brothers make the first plane a 747? It makes sense, why not put more people in the air with more comfort going way faster, right? Those guys were fucking idiots.
Posts: 14217
-
Karma: 2,891
width probably had a lot to do with the weight of skis back in the day. i mean, if my 04 rossi scratches were twice the width they are now, they would be FUCKING HEAVY.
as far as rocker and camber, i have no idea.
Posts: 11249
-
Karma: 14,642
On the behalf of the internet, i'd like to thank you for your enlightening, well thought out comment you've submitted. Your input is helpful, and much appreciated
Posts: 10730
-
Karma: 7,744
The technology didn't exist until recently to make skis torsionally rigid. That explains fat skis.
Posts: 858
-
Karma: 321
MANDER- Providing Newschoolers with only the highest quality sarcasm. Everyone calibrate your meters based on this post right here
Posts: 891
-
Karma: 20
This. People made fun of Mcconkey for using them and they called them "old man skis"
Posts: 3382
-
Karma: 216
Posts: 11249
-
Karma: 14,642
ookay, so i was on the right track.. so why did we go back to skinny cambered skis? why did gnarcats like gaffney use skinny, cambered skis to shred big lines and shit, was it because of what people were saying earlier, people just thought they were uncool?
Posts: 6494
-
Karma: 192
this is a terrible comparison.
Posts: 3255
-
Karma: 3,226
i think it took time for people to advance to the kind of slopes and skiing conditions they needed super fattys in. after groomers came along i assume everyone wanted to go fast and make nice turns. but it took until McConkey to think outside the box and realize what the potential is in a ski like that
Posts: 3491
-
Karma: 2,328
Posts: 4017
-
Karma: 2,038
technology has to progress. sure, it was an exaggerated comparison to get my point across, but you cant just create the best thing right away, you need to get their through trial and error
Posts: 1323
-
Karma: 482
hes right actually. why was the first computer as big as a room and just gay colors like black and green when they could make a 5 lb laptop with all the colors and pictures and shit
Posts: 11249
-
Karma: 14,642
obviously i'm no expert here, but i don't think that analogy is close at all..skis were invented to slide on the snow, a ski being wider than your foot rather than skinnier and bending upward rather than downward are pretty intuitive, fundamental ideas..relatively easy to implement
Posts: 5070
-
Karma: 12,545
The analogies are a little off. Yes the knowledge for camber and rocker wasn't there, but why did we go back to skinny skis is a good question
Posts: 860
-
Karma: 1,213
Because in the past there was not strong enough materials to make up for the greater torsional forces generated by the leverage of fatter skis and the edge would just twist out.
Posts: 11249
-
Karma: 14,642
that sounds believable, but even in the 80s and 90s we didnt have the technology??
Posts: 9086
-
Karma: 1,349
because glen plake told everyone if it ain't 220 and skinny it ain't a real mans ski.
Posts: 1657
-
Karma: 553
actually.... im pretty sure some of the first skis were super long and super skinny. not super fat.
Posts: 3382
-
Karma: 216
I'm talking like viking skis.
Posts: 1882
-
Karma: 522
this thread is a shitshow, peppered with tiny bits of validity
Posts: 25443
-
Karma: 13,844
Because Shane wasnt born yet.
Posts: 4849
-
Karma: 1,295
They skied with 3m+ long skies back in the days. Were talking 18th century and before here. Really wide as well. 6kg per ski.
What crap you have to learn as a ski teacher...
All times are Eastern (-4)
