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Old 02-19-2010, 07:26 PM   #1
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Anybody watching the Olympics notice the similarity between leaning on skis and leaning on a motorcycle? I was watching the downhill and saw a skier leaning way into a gate. She held her poles almost like they were a handlebar. Looked just like how a rider looks, leaning way into a curve.
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Old 02-19-2010, 07:32 PM   #2
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Nothing alike, not even a little bit.
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Interesting... I can see the correlation... how the body responds to the forces wanting to put it out of the turn... Never really thought of it before.
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Old 02-19-2010, 09:10 PM   #5
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the stress on a skiers legs and core is like nothing experienced on a bike.

It may look similar, but its nothing like a bike.
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the stress on a skiers legs and core is like nothing experienced on a bike.

It may look similar, but its nothing like a bike.
I would argue that the similarities of how the geometry, physics, and all go together are similar... Legs on a skier are not attune to legs on a motorcyclist, but they would be similar to the suspension...
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ok, fair enough, the overall is alike. I was talking about the stresses on the body.
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ok, fair enough, the overall is alike. I was talking about the stresses on the body.
Too detailed for your own good!
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My problem with skiing is that it's being shown on the broadcast network instead of hockey. Similarities or not to bikeing be damned!
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Old 02-23-2010, 12:16 PM   #10
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the stress on a skiers legs and core is like nothing experienced on a bike.

It may look similar, but its nothing like a bike.
You are wrong.

Try going out and racing 4 or 5 races on a Sunday and I guarantee you that you'll realize just how much stress your legs and core can experience on a bike.

The basic physics and physicality of the two is very similar.
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