Beta Board Testers Wanted!

[Ted]

I posted this on the Lush boardbuilding forum and thought it a good idea to put it here to.

This contest is looking for all types of riders for testers. I'm hoping that there will be a real mix of people, both in ability level and age.

The technique I have come up with, in the grand scheme of things may not change the way skateboards are built but it's an interesting way to build a deck and worth experimenting with.

Pulling 5 decks out of thin air for this contest is going to be a challenge for me. My expertise is playing with ideas and leaving it up to others to take them to the next level. (ie: Roarockit) I'm not a boardbuilder. So don't be looking for an indestructible, explosion proof board or the best handling slalom stick on the planet to come out of this. I've got an idea and I want to share it. Simple as that!

I think this is a great way to get people who don't have an industry in to get involved in a bit of R&D.

Ted from Roarockit

[PancakeOfDoom]

Originally Posted by Ted

I posted this on the Lush boardbuilding forum and thought it a good idea to put it here to.

This contest is looking for all types of riders for testers. I'm hoping that there will be a real mix of people, both in ability level and age.

The technique I have come up with, in the grand scheme of things may not change the way skateboards are built but it's an interesting way to build a deck and worth experimenting with.

Pulling 5 decks out of thin air for this contest is going to be a challenge for me. My expertise is playing with ideas and leaving it up to others to take them to the next level. (ie: Roarockit) I'm not a boardbuilder. So don't be looking for an indestructible, explosion proof board or the best handling slalom stick on the planet to come out of this. I've got an idea and I want to share it. Simple as that!

I think this is a great way to get people who don't have an industry in to get involved in a bit of R&D.

Ted from Roarockit

so..., if i read the bulk of that correctly, particulary the part about you not being a boardbuilder, and wishing to share an idea... does this mean sometime in the future we can hope for some roarockit kits that come w/ a combination of materials? such as the usual veneers and some composites? or am i being ignorant/hopeful?

[Ted]

Originally Posted by PancakeOfDoom

so..., if i read the bulk of that correctly, particulary the part about you not being a boardbuilder, and wishing to share an idea... does this mean sometime in the future we can hope for some roarockit kits that come w/ a combination of materials? such as the usual veneers and some composites? or am i being ignorant/hopeful?

This is a possibility. We have been experimenting a lot with maple/carbon over the last 3 months with some positive results. Need to see how it fits with what we do though.

Ted from Roarockit

[dcphotos]

Is "old fat guys that carve grind, but not well" a discipline?

[Ted]

Originally Posted by dcphotos

Is "old fat guys that carve grind, but not well" a discipline?

I would think so! I believe that's half the guys on this forum.

I don't know, from the pic on your link David, the bellies not hanging on the floor yet.

I sometimes call myself a "pasty white guy from Canada"

Ted

[Crappysurfer]

does it need to be google video or can it be youtube, i have all my videos on youtube already....

[Ted]

Originally Posted by Crappysurfer1

does it need to be google video or can it be youtube, i have all my videos on youtube already....

I think as long as it is no longer than 90 seconds, youtube would work.

[Ted]

We are going to postpone this contest until the Arcane contest on the Front Page has finished.

I will inform everyone about the dates when more details are known.

Thanks

Ted

[circle]

Ted, check your email

[crazy_boarder_dude]

Originally Posted by Ted

We are going to postpone this contest until the Arcane contest on the Front Page has finished.

I will inform everyone about the dates when more details are known.

Thanks

Ted

Aw Darn, Just started filming...

[arcane]

Originally Posted by Ted

We are going to postpone this contest until the Arcane contest on the Front Page has finished.

I will inform everyone about the dates when more details are known.

Thanks

Ted

The Arcane comp. is slated to end on July 3rd with a week long voting thread to follow. It's strictly for sliding. If you think it's best to hold off your's I'm sorry if it has disrupted your plans at all.

[Loki440]

ted just send one to me, ill test it

[crazy_boarder_dude]

Originally Posted by Loki440

ted just send one to me, ill test it

Better yet ill come by to pick one up and test it

[latenite]

bah ill test it and i wont even make you read an essay or watch a video!

[Ted]

Keep working on the video's, The technique used in the boards will be unique and you will want to be one of the winners. Good news! An addition to the contest which should be quite interesting. Brainfartalerts and I are going to co-build one of the five boards together. The board will include Brian's GiVA Track System.

It is no problem holding off until your contest is over Austin. Thanks for the concern. I hope that everyone steps up to the plate and enters your contest.

Ebasil and Malakai rock!. Thanks!

Ted from Roarockit.

[shapeshifter]

to be honest i haven't been excited by anything in the skateboard world of late until ted let me in on his latest innovation for the manufacturing process. it is a step forward in durability and functionality, taking natural design into its core. it's really so simple (yet difficult to execute) and makes so much sense that it's no surprise that no one has come up with it or a way to do it.

got to hand it to you ted... you're quite the innovator.

[grimble]

waaaghoozaa, it's the 'shifter!


carry on everybody.

[longboardorific]

does "all around" count as a discipline. cause i use my favorite board for everything. i take it to the park, speedboarding, dancing, standup slides, pretty much everything.

[saab900]

Hi, my name is Alex Jones, Im 17 years old and Im a freeborder. I would love to test out one of your boards, 1. because it would be cool to be a part of something new, and 2. Freebord's may not have been what you are looking for, but a light strong deck is definitely what the Freebord community is looking for, I would love to help out your company and the skate community in any way I can and this seems like a great opportunity! Heres a short video of some of my down hill, Im currently working on a more diverse video though, thanks for the opportunity!
ZuneTV - First Freebord Vid - (sorry its not on Google video)

Edit: Dam, this vid is longer than 90 sec, ill see if ive got another one, my bad.

[Zach_Wolf]

Ted, I'm going to drop by on Maple Bacon day and bug you about this. What are your plans anyways? I'm going to be skating the hoof for a bit so I'll be in the area.