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JeffOYB wrote:what are the skis that are well known to be good on chipseal -- nonsmooth pavement?

Roller skis with pneumatic tires and vibration absorbing shafts.

JeffOYB wrote:Are there awesome rollerskis out there today?

Well, what do you think of these, Jeff?: https://rollerskis.wordpress.com/2017/0 ... ototype-3/

The following video by Kettle Moraine Adventure Company wants to promote roller skiing through a new approach: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ia_M3wEgmAM

Cross-country Ski Technique has recently published two interesting videos about the Offset technique of skate skiing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbN4cMBojsc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mlIkaM8x5U

I'm assuming you already have classic boots, so you might as well get a pair of skate boots instead of combi boots. Yes, certainly, but if Steven wants also roller ski boots and wants to save some money I still recommend combi summer boots so he can train both classic and skating with different rol...

A combi whatever will never be as good as the dedicated one. Period. I don't need to justify it further. Again, nobody here has said that a skate ski boot is not better for skating than a combi boot. My recommendation was for saving money without giving up too much on quality, and it is based on pe...

Nobody here has claimed that combi boots are as good for skating as skating boots, and that is not the point in my recommendation, but I and many others think they are good enough for both classic and skating which skating boots are not. And my recommendation is obviously that they are not. I don't...

What combi boots have you tried since you recommend against them? I don't need to try them when it's common sense that combis won't be as good as dedicated ones, (...) Nobody here has claimed that combi boots are as good for skating as skating boots, and that is not the point in my recommendation, ...

I'm leaning towards skate rollerskis. Any opinions here? Yes, at least 70 cm long and not too vibration conducting unless you have only very smooth asphalt to roller ski on. Now how about rollerski boots? Do I need different boots? Is the insulation the only difference? I recommend so-called summer...

But I would recommend against combi boots. In fact here is one area not to save as it should be as stiff as possible to avoid 'Bambi on ice' splayed feet which can take its toll on the ankles and give wrong technique, and then it must be carbon fiber and that's expensive. What combi boots have you ...

For Rossi rave room skis there are 4 lengths: 181, 187, 189 and 193. The 181 and 187 skis are for women Very peculiar lengths, I must say. Why is 181 the shortest when many top female athletes are around 160 cm tall and should skate ski on circa 176 cm skis, and some male skiers are 190 cm and shou...

Hello, Steven. Especially since you have a fitness aspect of cross-country skiing I think you should practice also skate skiing if you don't have anything physically that hinders you. It is very nice to alternate between classic and skating. If you want to save some money you can use combi boots in ...

trotro wrote:Martin Forcade: 185cm (...) as is Martin Forcade (...)

Is this last name another example of repetitive typo?

trotro wrote:It seems Doro is on the correct ski length based on Rossi's charts, as is Martin Forcade but Dorin and Chevalier are on long skis.

What does the Rossi chart say? I could not find it at www.rossignol.com.

trotro wrote:Dorothea Weirer

Her name is Wierer, isn't it?