Davenport Skeleton Sleds price list & order list

Thank you for your interest in DSS skeleton equipment.  I am no longer building sleds and am currently building runners only.  This will allow me enough time to build runners for any athlete, not just those using a DSS sled.  All runners are sold fully polished and come with runner guards, a wooden polishing block and a groove polishing tool.

In 2010, the FIBT released a new version of their runner steel, keeping the original chemical composition but increasing the strength and hardness.  All DSS runners will be made from this stronger steel unless the customer specifically requests the original FIBT steel.  I do still have some of this original steel in inventory.  Of course, it is always possible that some sliders might think that the older steel is faster for them.

I have removed all limitations on runner sales.  It is no longer required for the customer to be using a DSS sled.  Also, there is no longer a limit on the number of pairs which may be ordered.  If you are using a different type of sled and you require non-standard DSS dimensions on your runners to fit them correctly to your sled (for example, runner block width, runner post length, etc.), you MUST inform me prior to the start of runner construction.  Please see the "Runners" page for more dimensional information.  There are no fixed order deadline dates - the lists are kept open as long as possible and will close only when it's no longer possible to add any more work before the guaranteed completion dates.

Note that I do not build extra runners for inventory purposes.  I don't begin building the runners until after the orders have been placed.  This makes it difficult to complete work when I receive late orders - too many orders are coming in at the last minute, and it is limiting the amount of work I can finish.  Therefore, I am changing the pricing of the runners.  Early orders will be reduced in price, and late orders will be increased in price.  This should allow me to get more work done early in the year and it should allow me to make better plans for the remainder of the build season.  To be eligible for this reduced pricing, orders must contain all the info I will need to build the runners - groove decisions and any dimensional requirements must be finalized.  The deadlines for receiving orders for reduced pricing are May 31 for Sept. 10 guaranteed delivery and Oct. 31 for Dec. 10 guaranteed delivery (deadline time is 23:59 in Calgary).  Later orders are still accepted, assuming there is room on the order list, but the prices are higher for those late orders.

Following are the current order lists for DSS runners.  Runners are sold on a first come, first served basis according to the date on which the deposit payment is received.  The main batch of runners will be completed by Sept. 10, in time for the start of the season.  Another smaller batch will be completed by Dec. 10, allowing customers to get runners before the second half of the season.
 

Used DSS runners for sale
Over the years, I have built many sets of runners for my own usage.  Most of these are test runners which are unfit for sale.  Many more are still currently in use and won't be sold until after I have learned more from them.  On occasion, I do have some used runners I can put up for sale.  All of these runners are sold as is on a first come, first served basis.  They have not been polished since they were last used, but I have done any work necessary to straighten them.  My own sled has the runner post guide in a non-standard location, so these runners have had the old post cut off (leaving a small stub behind) and a new post welded on in the standard location.  I have indicated the approximate maximum amount of material removed from each runner.  Note that the average set of used runners I see will have approximately 0.2 mm removed through polishing and usage.  I have seen some runners polished so much that they are no longer legal by the FIBT rules, which only allow a minimum measurement of 15.5 mm.

CAN $200 - 2002 Type G special alloy stainless (= Type F, 20% cold worked) men's Big Wheel (0.11 mm / 0.11 mm removed) training runners
CAN $275 - 2002 304L stainless women's Standard (0.01 mm / 0.01 mm removed) training runners
CAN $300 - 2005 FIBT stainless Super Big Wheel single groove (0.05 mm / 0.05 mm removed)
 

SMALL PRINT DEPARTMENT:
All runner orders must be confirmed by a deposit of CAN $200 per pair.  The balance is to be paid upon completion and before delivery.  Taxes and customs duties are charged according to the regulations of the recipient country's government, and are the responsibility of the customer.  If you see me in person, payments may be made in cash in Canadian or US dollars.  5% GST is added to all orders shipped to or picked up within Canada.  Canadian and American customers may pay by cheque or money order in Canadian or US dollars.  Canadian customers with online banking access may pay by Interac e_Transfer.  All customers may pay in Canadian dollars by PayPal - please contact me to request a PayPal invoice.  Foreign customers may transfer funds electronically through their bank.  Postal money orders may also be used, although they're very slow, typically taking over a month for me to receive (if you're an American, make sure you get a pink international postal money order, not the green type which can only be cashed in the U.S.).  Please make all payments payable to Davenport Skeleton Sleds.  Shipping is extra - check the UPS Canada web site for exact shipping costs.  The community of Pie Town, NM was named for the excellent pies baked by an old miner who founded the town in the 1920s.  The town's website lists pie baking and pie eating among the local activities.  I am disappointed in my lack of general knowledge - I never knew there was a town dedicated to pies.

Ryan Davenport

Davenport Skeleton Sleds
Box 38, Site 6, R.R. 1
De Winton, AB
CANADA   T0L 0X0

tel:  +1 (403) 938-6200
fax: +1 (403) 938-9660

Davenport Skeleton Sleds - last modified Dec. 30, 2011