new shape: zai laisa

[selle]

http://www.zai.ch/de/ski/ski-kollekt...isa/laisa.html

Looks interesting... Any thoughts?

[Shu Shu]

http://www.zai.ch/de/ski/ski-kollekt...isa/laisa.html

Looks interesting... Any thoughts?

my thoughts are that ski looks fucked up; below from the site via google translate. I don't really know enough about ski building to say one way or the other if there design makes sense, but my immediate reaction is that breakable crust would be a nightmare not sure if that's what google means by Windharst.

'A high-performance freeride skis with the tip geometry invented by zai DT (double tip / double peak). The narrow front tip spurt with little resistance through the deep snow and helps trigger the lifting of the second peak. A smooth-skiing even when Windharst, since neither of the two peaks can fall accidentally.

material
Vulcanized natural rubber. zaiìra ®. UD (unidirectional) continuous fibers of carbon, used in 7 different running directions. In layered cedar core (knots). Dyneema ®. Nano high-speed racing base. Steel HRC38 edge.

ski package
Each zai ski is solely as a complete, perfectly matched system sold. >> More

technical data


Mm width in front
129 middle
99 back
116
M radius in front
17.5 center
20 rear
5.17
Weight 1590 g per ski without binding'

[selle]

oh yeah, sorry. I forgot to translate:

The important bit is:

Die schmale, vordere Spitze spurt mit wenig Widerstand durch den Tiefschnee und hilft der zweiten Spitze den Auftrieb auszulösen. Ein laufruhiger Ski auch bei Windharst, da keine der beiden Spitzen ungewollt greifen kann.

which translates roughly to:

The narrow front part of the tip cuts easily through deep snow without much resistance. This helps the second (wider) part of the tip to float to the surface easily. This results in a stable ride, especially through crud, since none of the two parts of the tip can easily catch/engage.

[rabbit]

It's definitely nothing new.

http://www.tegsnas.com/ehandelskidor

When it comes to skis, everything has already been tried or done several times over the history of the human race.
Some things are re-introduced to the retail market or in a new niche or to an unknowing public every now and then but thats all.

-peace
/r

[1000-oaks]

http://translate.google.com/translat...a%2Flaisa.html

[Cosmic Suncloud]

[Cosmic Suncloud]

yeyah isak -- //>\... i hate school too!!

[jfost]

IIRC these are pretty cheap, maybe just snag a pair on closeout?

[MnO_____]

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