Perry:
Sorry to hear that the prior knee pain is more real. Any chance that some kind of brace would add enough support to let you finish vacation.
Btw, be careful what doctor you pick. I hear that not all of them graduated with straight A's.
When I was needing back surgery my method of picking a surgeon was asking doctors who they would use. It worked well; I eventually got three answers and they were all for the same guy. Doctors always know who the good doctors and not so good doctors are -- if you can find a way of getting them to say so.
BTW, as you know, Steadman Hawkins is just a couple of hours down the road. You might get the same OR that Kobe was in.
Jim,
your method for picking MD's is spot on. I have an orthopedist at home I will see. Not my favorite person but he is a wizard with an arthroscope. I injured that knee in 73 playing football. It swelled as big as a cantaloupe and I missed a game and it really didn't get right the rest of the season. Dr Sisk said that is likely why that knee hurts and the other doesn't. I have heard many patients talk about the old sports injury but I have never been sure just how credible/science based that was. I may have some irregularities/erosions on the meniscus or just a bunch of junk - looks like shag carpet of fibrous stuff. They have a shaver/vacuum and can clean it up.
Thanks all for the care and concern. LP - I did have some signs for about 3 years now. It would act up a only after fairly strenuous exercise, like a 3 hour bike ride but lately has been giving more problems going up and down stairs after only a hard 1 hour bike workout. I have been an Egyptian (living by da Nile). So again, the good news is that now I know that it is worth pursuing more aggressively.
Skied today and really didn't have much pain......WOW!!!!!!!! (the patient's I inject are always some of my most grateful, now I know why)
Gary -
Rev 85 short review 184cm mounted 1cm forward (86mm under foot at this length)
6'2" 200lb usually fairly good skier but have been tentative, which for me doesn't go well with this sport.
I moved my bindings back and forth and for me the 1cm forward works the best.
Overall - a very versatile ski. I does everything well except for powder more than 12-14 inches. I skied them up to just above the knee - a wider board would have been more on top.
Groomers - very predictable, nice even flex, soft tip. The early rise is very slight and I didn't notice it at all. No tip flap, no sudden engagement when the rocker tip engages. I was not skiing them that fast or trying to lay them way over due to the knee. But I did ski a series of turns PMTS style, pulling up my free foot after the top of the turn to get bigger angles and they started digging trenches and laid over very predictably. Even gave a little rebound when pressured this way. Now - these were soft groomers, hero snow so east coast skiers will need to consider accordingly.
Bumps - didn't do a lot but these made me better on the first run. For me, the best bump ski I have ever been on.
Crud - really fun. On the runs with pushed up piles I was just plowing through, carving around. Toward the end of the day today I started just lightening my stance/inside foot and they would come around nicely, very predictable, nice round turns in 8 -10 inches of crud. Very fun.
Stability - jury's out since I am out of shape and hurting. I have not felt any need to slow down so far but probably have not had them over 30 - 35 MPH.
Edge to edge - Not quick or slow - I wasn't impressed nor was I disappointed. About what you would expect for an 86mm ski.
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