Re: OT: Big wheels - kitchen pr0n

[Peter Clinch]

LSMike wrote:
> After not being able to skate the London to Brighton, I consoled
> myself with a bit of retail therapy. You could pretty much buy a
> Langster for this little collection. Most of the cost is in the
> frames, with a fair sum also in the small blue box of ceramic
> bearings.
> http://www.londonskaters.com/banners/P6260615.JPG
>
> http://www.londonskaters.com/banners/P6260617.JPG
>
> Just shows how wheel sizes are so very different between different
> specialisations in the sport:
> http://www.londonskaters.com/banners/P6270616.JPG

Second one is a 404, btw. Other than that, phwoarrr! But have you seen
the roller skis with cross country pneumatics?

Pete.
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[LSMike]

On 27 Jun, 10:42, Peter Clinch <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Second one is a 404, btw. Other than that, phwoarrr! But have you seen
> the roller skis with cross country pneumatics?
>

Oops, sorry, meatware problem. Here's the fixed one:
http://www.londonskaters.com/banners/P6270617.JPG

110mm wheels and frames, btw.

LOL on rollerskis, I have to say I think that's a pretty uncool thing
to do, even if you're training for proper cross-country skiing.
Purely my own warped taste though, and that skates are much faster
than rollerskis.

 

[Peter Clinch]

LSMike wrote:

> Oops, sorry, meatware problem. Here's the fixed one:
> http://www.londonskaters.com/banners/P6270617.JPG
>
> 110mm wheels and frames, btw.

But not clap skates by the look of it: is there a reason the speed
skaters on wheels haven't followed those on blades down that particular
avenue, or is it just you haven't got around to that level of retail
therapy yet? ;-)

Pete.
--
Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer
Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital
Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
net [email protected] http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/

 

[LSMike]

On 27 Jun, 12:30, Peter Clinch <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> But not clap skates by the look of it: is there a reason the speed
> skaters on wheels haven't followed those on blades down that particular
> avenue, or is it just you haven't got around to that level of retail
> therapy yet? ;-)

They did try the technology some years ago, but it never caught on. I
guess the extra efficiency just wasn't there.