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Three decades of Look bindings: On the left is a Nevada II toe and Grand Prix heel, while the right side has a Rossignol-branded version of the 1990s Look Pivot. Both are sitting on a pair of Head Standard skis. The N77, in turn, gave rise to the 89 and 99, a series of bindings for different skill levels, collectively referred to as the Look ...
A ski binding is a device that connects a ski boot to the ski. Before the 1933 invention of ski lifts, skiers went uphill and down and cross-country on the same gear. As ski lifts became more prevalent, skis—and their bindings—became increasingly specialized, differentiated between alpine (downhill) and Nordic (cross-country, Telemark, and ...
During the 1950s and 60s, several developments in downhill ski equipment dramatically changed the sport. These changes were first introduced by the Head Standard ski, the Look Nevada ski binding, and the Lange and Rosemount plastic ski boots. Each of these further, and dramatically, improved the ability to transmit rotational forces to the ski ...
In 1994, LOOK's ski binding division was sold to Rossignol, allowing the company to focus entirely on cycling products. At the 1996 Summer Olympics, LOOK achieved its first Olympic success, helping French cyclists win six medals, including four gold.
In 2009, the company unveiled the Jester Schizo, which lets the user switch stances to adjust for a more "park" configuration (more towards the center of the ski) or for a more "all mountain" configuration (back from the core center of the ski). The Royal Family of bindings has become so popular that in 2007, the Duke was the subject of ...
The family of Tennessee death row inmate Gary Wayne Sutton held a press conference asking Gov. Bill Lee to examine the case for a potential pardon.
Binding adjustment: Safety-release ski bindings [44] require adjustment to fit the weight and height of the skier. Annual maintenance assures that settings continue to be correct. For rental skis, such an adjustment is required for each change of customers. [45] Waxing: Most ski wax minimizes gliding friction on snow.
For example, Cording said, if someone has a large coffee with cream and three teaspoons of sugar twice a day, that person could try switching to whole milk and gradually working his or her way ...