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![]() Down hill skiing is in the news with the Olympics close at hand. I have always been lusting over those one-piece suits they wear. Yes I know they are custom made for them, but I can find generic on-line, but not cheap.
I have singlets, full ballet suits, and other various full body suits. Does anyone know if or how the skiing suits are different or the same. Hopefully the same, since the one I am looking at are rather expensive. http://www.monstermarketplace.com/al...ng-rich-purple |
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![]() Different I would say - and the prices reflect this as they are not just any old Lycra. From what little I know they are skintight all over the body and of absolute minimal fabric thickness and weight (and leave you cold if the sun isn't shining at the event).
Just as Lzer, sharkskin and the like are technically superior for swimmers in water the object here is anti-wind resistance to give an extra fraction of a second on speed. The Spyder shown has "x static silver fiber technology". In common parlance I would simply say shiny stretch Lycra - but as this is apparently the copyright of Artechski.com have you tried a question to them to explain what they have achieved (eg windtunnel tests etc.) and how ? |
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![]() David Jacobs, founder of the Spyder racing ski suit company, apparently holds the patent on SpeedWyre. I've never seen it but is a series of raised seams on arms and legs and makes the wearer so aerodynamic that there is a wind-drag reduction of 20% (I have also read 40%, so who do you believe?).
LOL - rather amusing that there is a swimming jammer/bodysuit connection there also - the FIS banned them as giving unfair advantage to some competitors. |
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![]() Just the same, they are hot to look at.
More reading showed some have padding in certain areas, but did not elaborate. I just need to be ready to search come the end of winter, to see if a bargin can be found. |
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![]() http://uk.ask.com/question/descente-ski-racing-suits
(red Descente just sold on Ebay for $75) |
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