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All Year Ski

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EasyEast
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So i'm in this engineering class and we spend the majority of our senior year comprising a project and designing something. I had the idea to make a ski that you can use year round with some sort of interchangeable base. Something you could use on snow, grass, and sand. I didn't know if ns had any thoughts or info on this. Or maybe even a better idea?
Oct 12 2010 9:04PM
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Jombob
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I had a similar project in design and built these Click for larger image
They weren't too hard too build if you have the right machinery, came out a little too heavy though would be better in aluminium or Carbon Fibre. I can send you the designs if you want.
Oct 26 2010 10:10AM
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Dhane
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you wanna sell me those binders?
Oct 26 2010 10:11AM
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bry9ar
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haha, those look sick :D
Oct 26 2010 10:13AM
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Jombob
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Nope
Oct 26 2010 10:16AM
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PowManiac
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You should probably come up with like some skid plates for the edges for making tight turns... Makes sense, if you really wanted to get into the whole "All Year Ski"

Oct 26 2010 10:17AM
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Jombob
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Another shot of them with straight bars which gave them a bit more clearance
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Oct 26 2010 10:22AM
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PowManiac
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Break design's in process?
Oct 26 2010 10:28AM
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Jombob
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Trialled a few different things for break designs, used some mountain bike V brakes which worked pretty well. What do you think, brakes on one ski or both?
Oct 26 2010 10:30AM
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PowManiac
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Well what type of breaking are you thinking about?

Just the brakes that come down, after your pop out of ur bindings?

Or just breaks on overall stopping, while your still in the bindings?

Oct 26 2010 10:36AM
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Jombob
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Don't have to worry about the breaks that come down if the ski comes off as they just roll onto the side and stop. You can stop them on wet grass by putting in a skis but the doesn't work on other surfaces.
Oct 26 2010 10:39AM
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PowManiac
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So are you suppose to kinda like regular snow stop? Or what?
Oct 26 2010 6:11PM
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Jombob
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I originally designed them to kite ski with so stopping wasn't a worry, could fit brakes really easily though
Oct 26 2010 6:24PM
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PowManiac
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Ahh, okay. Makes logical sense.
Oct 26 2010 7:12PM
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JahJahBinks
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That would hurt to fall.
Oct 26 2010 7:17PM
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T.DUDE
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i'd actually buy those bad boys.
Oct 26 2010 7:22PM
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Sam.Carson
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legit but if you cant break on those bad boys then youll get fucked up fast i feel like
Oct 26 2010 7:25PM
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