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Anyone cross country/nordic ski?
jackelope:
Looking for some advice on nordic skis. What's quality, sizing, etc. We went cross country skiing over the weekend and my wife seems to be really interested in continuing with it as a source of winter excersize. She's interested in purchasing some used skis as renting will quickly cost more than purchasing after a few trips. Can anyone point me in the direction of a good online resource or some advice in what's good, what's not good, etc??
Thanks in advance.
-JB
Fl0und3rz:
No advice, but tagging along.
jennabug:
When I lived in Redmond, I did a season-long rental for downhill skis, which was less expensive than per-trip rentals. Looks like the business is now called Edge & Spoke (http://edgeandspoke.com/), they were really helpful. They may have used set-ups available for sale too.
Rainier10:
We used "play it again sports" for snow boards and boots for the kids. I would think craigslist wouldn't be bad for cross country ski stuff either. Cars and ATV's I am always skeptical of on Craigslist but I would think cross country ski stuff wouldn't be as sketchy.
Not sure if you googled options already but here is an old article with some good information.
http://www.justtrails.com/winter-trails/xc-ski-series/how-to-acquire-used-cross-country-ski-equipment-and-free-rollerskis/
jackelope:
I'm not opposed to Craigslist skis at all, just want to make sure we get something at least decent quality. Sizing seems pretty straight forward now that I've looked.
Thanks again.