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Dear DXC, Do rollerski wheels get faster or slower as they age? Also, does the temperature make a difference? Sometimes when it’s cold, my wheels seem slower. Is that true, or am I just imagining that? I also wonder if ball bearings go bad. It seems like I have a squeaky wheel. When I hold [...]

I skied the Birkie this year on what felt like the SLOWEST skis in the world. Looking up at about 2k, I realized that the entire field had glided away while I struggled to get the slightest bit of glide. Honestly, it felt like someone had sabotaged my skis by adding peanut butter to the [...]

Dear DXC, Those new DXC jerseys look pretty neat, but there’s something I don’t understand. I see people skiing and racing all winter long in what looks like thin lycra and skin-tight outfits. Do those thin ski clothes have some kind of windproof layer? Or do people wear lots of layers of long underwear underneath? [...]

Dear DXC, I went to my first hill bounding session of the season last night. Though I have done this year after year I felt like I didn’t know what I was doing, I didn’t have “a plan” for my dry land training. Do you have any recommendations for how to use your time wisely [...]

Dear DXC, I thought things were going really well with my new-found relationship with a pair of Atomic Classic skis. But, then I had to put them into a bag in the basement. I got distracted with the sun on park point beach and my bicycle – but now that it’s cold again, I’d really [...]