BARGAIN BIN!!! - 210cm Landsem Early 1970s Wood Cross-Country Racing Skis - NORWAY - "Plastrelagt" BaseDid you know that Magne Myrmo of Norway was the last person to win a World Championship or Olympic gold medal on wood skis? It's true! In 1974, on a pair of skis very much like these. Don't believe me? Check out the last two pics, taken on a recent visit to the Holmenkollen skimuseet in Oslo. Ski nerds might debate whether these skis are "real" wood skis; by this time manufacturers were experimenting with coating the bases of skis with epoxy base

50 at Herman's Sporting Goods

Camping Gaz International was founded in France in 1949

hickory edge skis have had the bases restored and tops immaculately cleaned

But they look cool

but is identical to the 1-3-5 ToKo line from the 1950s and 1960s

and the smooth and shiny (rare) brown bamboo will make these poles a gold medalist on display or out on the tracks

which without any protection were subject to damage

adjusting the bindings to fit

unless you were Norwegian

was already an accomplished ski racer when he decided to apply his knowledge to the manufacture of skis

Width at center: 48mm

the company is known worldwide for the ToKo brand