by RadRab » Mon May 02, 2005 1:54 pm
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In my small experience with them, a little speed really helps turn them. But, you have to have a lot of room to slow down with either a couple of big traverses after the shorties, or a flat or uphill run out - with no cars. Natural beveling due to wear will also inceasingly make turning easier.
But, I have the following question:
How do the Carvers really simulate on snow skiing, and foster proper modern carving technique (besides from the fact that they force you to tip them on "edge")? A ski turns because of the deformed sidecut of the ski when its camber is reversed as it is pressed onto the snow. I assume that the Carver's wheels don't have such dynamics, so I'm afraid that perhaps there is some steering going on? Yeah, the wheels don't want to go sideways, but they also don't have camber to reverse or sidecut. Am I missing something in their design and wheel dynamics?