How does skiing an older ski affect the skier?
A number of members on here with a lot of retro equipment, but I am not one. Skiing an old pair of VR17's or Hart Javelins has to require a lot of different stimulus than our modern skis, but it can't be the same as in the skis' time. My old Henke's were a far site from my current Solomon's, arguably a bigger difference than the skis of then and now. Remember going from those old Henke's to a Lange Standard and how the skiing altered on the same skis.
If you are skiing a vintage ski does the required inputs change depending on the vintage of the skis?
Have you tried the same skis with period appropriate boots? If so how did that affect the stability and required input of a ski? Can you even use vintage boots with indemnified bindings?
The reason for the questions is beyond curiosity. It may be the alcohol of these past few weeks, but contemplating picking up a couple pairs of 60's/70's skis from the local sources, after the thrift stores reopen, tuning them, mounting indemnified bindings and giving them a go next season. Would really be interesting to find something really old and try with newer boots. If I go there would be interested in picking up a pair of leather boots to get the full on experience, fully understand that plastic shells from the way back are a really bad idea(I like rolling in the snow). Which brings back an earlier question: Can you even use vintage boots with indemnified bindings?
Would appreciate hearing from members of the collective and getting their input based on their experience. Thanks.
A number of members on here with a lot of retro equipment, but I am not one. Skiing an old pair of VR17's or Hart Javelins has to require a lot of different stimulus than our modern skis, but it can't be the same as in the skis' time. My old Henke's were a far site from my current Solomon's, arguably a bigger difference than the skis of then and now. Remember going from those old Henke's to a Lange Standard and how the skiing altered on the same skis.
If you are skiing a vintage ski does the required inputs change depending on the vintage of the skis?
Have you tried the same skis with period appropriate boots? If so how did that affect the stability and required input of a ski? Can you even use vintage boots with indemnified bindings?
The reason for the questions is beyond curiosity. It may be the alcohol of these past few weeks, but contemplating picking up a couple pairs of 60's/70's skis from the local sources, after the thrift stores reopen, tuning them, mounting indemnified bindings and giving them a go next season. Would really be interesting to find something really old and try with newer boots. If I go there would be interested in picking up a pair of leather boots to get the full on experience, fully understand that plastic shells from the way back are a really bad idea(I like rolling in the snow). Which brings back an earlier question: Can you even use vintage boots with indemnified bindings?
Would appreciate hearing from members of the collective and getting their input based on their experience. Thanks.