Afternoon All ~ Newer member here and love these forum. I know this has been discussed on older threads but looking for more recent feedback. I'm a 57 y/o who took up skiing at 52, with one year off for some extensive shoulder surgery. I'd like to progress to be a more intermediate skier than I am, and am looking at picking up either the aeroski or skier's edge to help during the off season. I'd get a new aeroski or can get a used skier's edge version 5 (?) for $150, craigslist, no idea on its condition. Anyone familiar with using either one of these? I exercise every day, do lots of biking indoor and out, for cardio. Thanks in advance
Welcome! What region do you ski in the most?
Don't know anything about the Aeroski. Looks relatively new. I did see a negative review on Amazon about bands breaking and not being able to get replacements in a timely manner.
I've also read somewhere, may have been here or on a review, that the aeroski is easier for a woman to use as the bands on the skier's edge are pretty stiff and tight making it exhausting for a smaller person to use?
There is no question that a new Skiers Edge is quite pricey. They are designed to last. Back when I researched the Skiers Edge in 2012, they used to have more models. Included a smaller one for lighter weight adults and children.
This post in one of the old Diva threads about the Skiers Edge shows kids using the LT Carver.
https://www.theskidiva.com/forums/i...dge-on-sale-thoughts.14626/page-3#post-233247
I have a Skiers Edge II, which looks like it's similar in size to the Aeroski. The LT Carver was pretty much the same size. It's certainly enough for cardio exercise that is uses a lot of leg muscles related to skiing. I use it on the easiest setting. I'm petite, pretty strong for being over 60, and an an advanced skier at this point but was an advanced intermediate when I started ski conditioning on a year round basis after a knee injury (not skiing) in 2012. Must say that I don't really use the Skiers Edge that often. It very cheap on Craigslist from the original owner and I had room to store it, so decided to go for it after checking it out. Made sense when finishing up knee rehab. I wouldn't buy a new one mostly just because I've confirmed that it's not the type of exercise I do on any sort of regular basis.
$150 for any Version 5 is a good deal if it's in good condition. A question to ask is when or if the bands were ever replaced. Also worth asking about any accessories. Don't need them but would be indication of how much it might have been used. Here are the
MSRP prices and models from back in 2013. Typically the problem for selling a used Skiers Edge is that no one wants to deal with shipping because they are very heavy and awkward to ship. So a local sale make the most sense.
LT Carver: $1680, sale $1180 (save $500)
T5 Classic, All Mountain Master: $1560, sale $860
T5 Big Mountain, All Mountain Master: $1680, sale $980
T5 Big Mountain, RPM: $1960, sale $1260
T5 World Cup, All Mountain Master: $1980, sale $1280
T5 World Cup, RPM: $2240, sale $1540
QS5 Class RPM: $2900, sale $2000
QS5 Big Mountain, RPM: $3100, sale $2200
QS5 World Cup, RPM: $3399, sale $2499