Basic Classic Roller Skiing

CANSI instructor Keith Nicol provides some tips for getting you started with roller skiing to improve your classic cross country skiing. I am using Jenex Roller Skis.

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Sports

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• Rossignol
• Skis;
• Jenex
• V2
• Roller
• Infinity
• Ski
• Poles;
• CANSI

[k2nicol]

Thanks for the note....I will see what I can do.

Keith

[k2nicol]

HI: Yes they do. The wheels usually only roll one way.

Keith

[diddymuck]

how fast can one go, tops? is this a practical to-work-and-back form of transportation?

[k2nicol]

@diddymuck

You can go quite fast on the downhills....then it can be dangerous. As a form of transportation you have quite a few extras to bring...roller skis, poles, boots. Otherwise you could use it.

Cheers,Keith

[ANKEPANK2000]

Looks to me like you lean too much forward/stoop to o much. A straighter posture, looking forward instead of down, will make it easier putting more energy into your strides without loosing balance. Easier to increase speed, and a more powerful kick! It will also be more lika snow skiiing, where you need more force downwards in order to grip the snow

[k2nicol]

HI: Thanks for the note, however note that most skiers stand too upright when they diagonal stride since they have poor balance. I have had good luck getting people to think about more forward lean when striding so they can balance abit longer and hence glide on their skis. Remember much of what I present are drills which are designed to problems.

[babeeshan9]

omg i WANT rollerski !!

[driftwolf]

Have you got more recent versions of these videos with better sound? That high-pitched buzzing makes these painful to watch, yet they're some of the more informative roller skiiing videos available.

[TheDirtball69]

Imagine if they had these with a swivled wheels in the middle like a freeboard!!! It would be amazing and just like real skiing someone please invent real roller skis

[Mysticwonderstar]

Although its not like real skiing which I have done since I was 3 or 4 it still helps your technique

[weemackee]

In classic roller skis, do the wheels have any type of ratcheting system in them so you can kick?

[boeingVSairbus]

@diddymuck When I go roller skiing I usually average around 16 km/h. Top speed depends on the route, but typically in the range between 40 and 50 km/h.

Roller skiing is great fun and good training - try it!

Greetings from Norway

[Expateach]

@diddymuck I skate to work with rollerblades but they are quick release blades and then you can walk in the boots that come with it. I use telescopic poles too so it isn't much to carry. I won't mention any brands but you can Google and find quick release rollerblades. It works for me.