Salomon completely overhaul for 2004 / 2005 - StreetRacer
Written by Dan Morgan, Wednesday, 07 April 2004It has been a week since we last posted any news on next season’s equipment – but it was worth the wait when we opened the press pack from Salomon. The marketing department for Salomon are certainly comprehensive and this is reflected with the sheer amount of information the pack contains.
The entire range has been overhauled, with new series being added and also a back to basics theme with some of Salomon’s kit from the seventies making a reappearance.
2004 – 2005 is going to be an exciting season if you are a Salomon fan, or even if you are not.
Let’s start from the top with what’s new
StreetRacer
A brand new product, the StreetRacer line fills the gap between the Equipe Race line and the Skier Cross Crossmax line.
Billed as high performing powerhouses, the StreetRacer has over sized tips and tails, while underfoot is a skinny waist. Easy carving on the trail is certainly the intended market, and technically these skis are very similar to the Omecarve range from Dynastar.
If you want to fly down blues and reds all day, carving effortlessly then this is the ski for you.
Technology wise the StreetRacer skis feature Spaceframe and Autocarve. Autocarve is designed to facilitate easy steering on the full range of carved turns – very similar to Autodrive from Dynastar.
(StreetRacer 10)
(StreetRacer 8)
Tech Spec
StreetRacer 10 - StreetRacer 9 - StreetRacer 8
Size(cm) / Radius(m): 150/10.5 155/11.1 160/11.7 165/12.3 170/12.9
Sidecut : 121/66/102-125/66/104
StreetRacer 7
Size(cm) / Radius(m): 140/9.6 150/10.8 155/11.5 160/12.1 165/12.8 170/13.3
Sidecut : 114/63/96-120/63/99
StreetRacer 6
Size(cm) / Radius(m): 130/8.5 140/9.6 150/10.8 155/11.5 160/12.1 165/12.8 170/13.3
Sidecut : 112/63/95-120/63/99
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