Re:[Paddlewise] OT: shaped skis (was: tennis elbow)

From: Shawn Baker <shawnkayak_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2004 08:01:49 -0700 (PDT)
Matt Broze wrote:
>BTW I bought my first pair of shaped skis at a garage sale for $25 
last year.

John Fereira wrote
>Still haven't done that.  I'm still skiing on my old 203cm Rossignol
3G Kevlar GS skis.

Shoot, I just finally got a pair of the Salomon Force9 skis I always
wanted at the ski swap last year for $40!  And the other regular alpine
skis in my quiver are my old 195 and 200 K2 TNC's.

But I have to admit to trying the forbidden fruit of the shaped ski. 
Got into tele skiing last year, and fell in love with some Atomic
TM-22's.  Wow!

I remember when shaped skis came out and they were all the rave because
they "make you a better skier".

I still don't believe they make you a better skier.  The old, long,
skinny straight skis make you a better skier.  But the shaped skis do
make you _ski_better_!

So, you can buy skis that were $500 10 years ago for $25 at a garage
sale.  Why can't I buy a 10 year old kayak for $50?!?

Shawn
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