Skiing and riding...Similar?

No Worries · 02-19-2010, 07:26 PM

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.

Apoc · 02-19-2010, 07:32 PM

Nothing alike, not even a little bit.

OneSickPsycho · 02-19-2010, 08:49 PM

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.

smileyman · 02-19-2010, 08:59 PM

Momentum is your friend.

Apoc · 02-19-2010, 09:10 PM

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.

OneSickPsycho · 02-19-2010, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Apoc

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...

Apoc · 02-19-2010, 09:42 PM

ok, fair enough, the overall is alike. I was talking about the stresses on the body.

OneSickPsycho · 02-19-2010, 09:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Apoc

ok, fair enough, the overall is alike. I was talking about the stresses on the body.

Too detailed for your own good!

marko138 · 02-23-2010, 12:03 PM

My problem with skiing is that it's being shown on the broadcast network instead of hockey. Similarities or not to bikeing be damned!

shmike · 02-23-2010, 12:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Apoc

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.

02-19-2010, 07:26 PM	#1
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02-19-2010, 09:10 PM	#5
Apoc For Science. You Monster. Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Canada Moto: '08 HD FLSTSB Posts: 3,546	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. __________________ Android OS causes gay. Dont let your child use Android (unless she's a hot female). And dont let your babies grow up to be cowboys, either.

02-19-2010, 09:42 PM	#7
Apoc For Science. You Monster. Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Canada Moto: '08 HD FLSTSB Posts: 3,546	ok, fair enough, the overall is alike. I was talking about the stresses on the body. __________________ Android OS causes gay. Dont let your child use Android (unless she's a hot female). And dont let your babies grow up to be cowboys, either.

02-19-2010, 08:49 PM	#3
OneSickPsycho Ride Like an Asshole Join Date: Feb 2008 Moto: nothing... Posts: 11,254	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.