The RS1 Ski - Hinged ski design - this is an interesting concept

[Nick]

http://www.rs1ski.com/?goback=.gde_104817_member_159362374

 

[wa-loaf]

That's someones joke right?

 

[Nick]

Believe it or not I do not think so. Found it on a Linkedin group, the creator was looking for feedback.

 

[Nick]

Now with more bendy technology 8)

 

[jaytrem]

Didn't we have something like that on here a couple years ago, except it was hinged the other way (up and down in the back)? Might have been on Snowjournal.

 

[bdfreetuna]

So are you supposed to stop between turns and switch the bend to the other side? I don't see how this possibly works, but I do see how it looks rediculous.

 

[deadheadskier]

Does "RS" stand for real stupid?

 

[Nick]

Install GPS on it and maybe it will autopilot down the slope.... again I think it's designed for learning to ski, not the kind of skiing most of us are doing. Maybe I will see if I can get the creator to explain it here.

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[Puck it]

Dumb

 

[ScottySkis]

Even my dumb as* would never try those.

 

[Ski_NH]

So who will try em first and video it too?

Perhaps this dude?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QenJ6SrqJOA&feature=plcp

 

[andyzee]

Is it like a hook and ladder, you need someone on the back to steer?

 

[bdfreetuna]

Oh I see, it's supposed to bend as you ski. Spring-loaded, or something.

Still don't see how having a sudden angle occur in the sidewall of your ski is either a good way to carve or hold an edge. Perhaps it's normal range of motion is more subtle than it's full range of motion.

Strikes me as a total gimmick either way. Then again when "shaped skis" first came out I thought they were a gimmick.

 

[Nick]

The video on the site didn't show very extreme bending that I could see. I think its targeted specifically to beginners

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[wtcobb]

Hmm... no sir, I don't like it.

 

[SkiDork]

Burt Retractables

 

[TheBEast]

Can you say "Epic Fail"?

 

[Cannonball]

I'm building a fence out of old skis. These will make a sweet gate!

 

[snowmonster]

Didn't we have something like that on here a couple years ago, except it was hinged the other way (up and down in the back)? Might have been on Snowjournal.

I believe that was a Rossi ski. It was adjustable so that you could camber/de-camber the ski. Saw photos but I don't think it ever hit shops. Good.

 

[Nick]

I asked the guy creating them on LinkedIn and he told me they are not designed for moguls, and reinforced the beginner / intermediate intent. I'd like to hear his take in more detail on the physics of it and why he thinks this helps.