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A new way to GRIND!

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Nicolo1180
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Dear Sir,
My name is Nicolo Anastasi the Director Of Operations for ELDAR Innovations inc, a company that is working hard to push the limits of Freestyle Skiing. As you well know extreme sports has led many mountains to include terrain parks that include rails; the type one would use to manage down a set of stairs. We have developed a product that allows the skier to grind with his or her skis parallel to the rail rather than perpendicular. This opens the door to allow the skier to multiply the amount of tricks he or she can attempt. The, 'EL SOUL' can remain on your boot while skiing in normal conditions but we suggest that you remove it when skiing in powder, glades and other extreme conditions. The entire device, including the hardware is made of high-grade stainless steel with 6mm bolts holding the blade in place. The blade is easily removed on or off the mountain, so We are working on a, 'Quick Release' mechanism that will make it even easier, but we will cross that bridge when we get to it.
Looking back the idea came to Egan Picken quite a while ago, when he took the idea the soul grinding from rollerblading and applied it to skiing. About two years ago Egan asked me a help with his dream, and soon enough is was a dream of mine as well. We combined our resources, and produced our best design yet that performs as well as it looks. So far Egan has been the only one using it on a regular basis, because it requires some modifications to your boot to make it work.
We are in the process of editing the new footage and still shots we collected on the slopes of Beaver Creek,in Colorado. During my stay we ran into allot of people on the mountain that are extremely interested in the product, and would like to try it. I am curious to see how may people in this forum are interested in trying it as well. Last but not least I would like to say thank you to everybody in the freestyle skiing community for inspiring us along the way... we would not have come this far with out you.

P.S. I am looking for any feedback, good or bad to make our product more conducive to skiing community. You can check out our website (very cheesy) www.eldarinnovations.com to get a better idea of what I am talking about, and just to let you know the skier in the picture is Egan Picken. Thank you for your attention and I look forward to hearing from you soon.


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Nicolo A. Anastasi
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ELDAR Innovations Inc, NY
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Feb 9 2005 1:24PM
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Freeskier21
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the soul plate was tried with snowblades for a while, didnt really catch on. I for one wouldnt want to ski around with it on my boot. Plus, when skiers it a rail 50-50 with one ski, and try and grab the other ski, I think it looks horrible. I just dont see it coming into fashion any time soon. But good luck.

Feb 9 2005 1:28PM
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rodadeaco
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I have no frickin clue what you've invented. We need pics please.

big whoop wanna fight about it?
Feb 9 2005 1:28PM
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hazel_32
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yay give people more of a reason to assume us a rollerbladers, fuck this invetion



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Feb 9 2005 1:31PM
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Kev
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is a soul plate, Line makes then for there ski boards, you can still buy them.


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Feb 9 2005 1:31PM
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Freeskier21
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Its a small plate about 5 inches long, 2 inches wide that is parallell with the ski, on the outside edge of your right or left boot. you can clink on to a rail, with your ski basically running right next to the rail, parallel with it. you'd be free to do what you want with the outside ski. snowbladers tried it and it failed.

Feb 9 2005 1:31PM
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SteveDorsey
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line invented it.. it didnt work.. if u tried 2 reinvent it line would prob sue u... im sure they have a patant... i cant imagine it works anyway and it must look extremely gay... other than that i think its a good idea... hahahahaha
Bear Creeks new Park will be sick cya

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Feb 9 2005 1:34PM
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hazel_32
Posts: 170 - Karma: 14
and wouldnt it be super easy to slip of and take the hell out of your knees and or shins



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Feb 9 2005 1:35PM
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FULLBLOWNAIDS
Posts: 125 - Karma: 10
i dont think it would be idea
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Feb 9 2005 1:48PM
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J.D.
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Why wouldn't you just 50-50 the damn thing... gives you the opportunity to turn and reg. grind the thing halfway through if you so desire. And I second the comment about not wanting it on my boot when I'm not in the park. Soul plate = bad idea.

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Feb 9 2005 1:56PM
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wiglaf
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its been done before and didnt work.. i would want shit hinging off my boot anyway.
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Feb 9 2005 2:09PM
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404404
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no thanks
Feb 9 2005 2:21PM
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gabeski
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http://www.eldarinnovations.com/_wsn/page3.html

This is where the sport is going whether we like it or not...super steezy. I hate this idea!
Feb 9 2005 2:48PM
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michiganjibber
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Please, make it stop. Please.





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Feb 9 2005 2:53PM
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dontH8innovate
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It could be dope, then again it could suck
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Feb 9 2005 3:16PM
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ztragnoB
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does it latch on to your boot? and it looks pretty bad, i dont know if it is possible to incorperate the same steeze as sliding it normally.




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dontH8innovate
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watch a rolling video, FULLBLOWAIDS has posted some good ones, a good roller whos also a good skier could mak it look ill
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Feb 9 2005 3:22PM
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Grammar_Nazi
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this looks hella gay... http://www.eldarinnovations.com/_wsn/page4.html

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Feb 9 2005 3:24PM
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Mr.Bishop
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I tried this like 6 years ago.... bolting a piece of metal to your boot does definitely work.

I think the problem is that it looks really bad when you're grinding. Rollerbladers pull it off by having their boots almost undone when they grind, but the stiff tops of ski boots and the straight legs this causes makes it look really bad.

You should make it more low profile, and of plastic that doesn't fuck up how your boot looks. Plus, undo the tops of your boots, it'll look better.




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Feb 9 2005 3:26PM
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plorr
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that looks like a stupid idea, if u slip ur gunna own urself badly, plus itl make u look like a goon
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Feb 9 2005 3:26PM
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nothanks
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haha no way man look at the fucking skier on the website....no way



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Feb 9 2005 3:26PM
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CrazedSkier1080
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good god help us all

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Feb 9 2005 3:28PM
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rocktheLPs
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why can you just grind with the entire length of the ski? except the whole sole grind thing, but thats kinda ghey
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Feb 9 2005 3:30PM
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FULLBLOWNAIDS
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works for blades not for skis
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i hope i dont look dumb because im the only skier out here with all these snowboarders, i hope they dont look at skis like they're rollerblades because they might laugh at me
Feb 9 2005 3:31PM
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Grammar_Nazi
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ridiculously gay

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Feb 9 2005 3:31PM
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FULLBLOWNAIDS
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dang that is gay as hell no body buy one even if ur friends do
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i hope i dont look dumb because im the only skier out here with all these snowboarders, i hope they dont look at skis like they're rollerblades because they might laugh at me
Feb 9 2005 3:32PM
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LeBlanc
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no!
uuugh!
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Feb 9 2005 3:36PM
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CrazedSkier1080
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hahahaha

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Feb 9 2005 3:37PM
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threejay
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I'm sure gagnier would love to join your team



Feb 9 2005 3:42PM
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nothanks
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^haha, i really hope that isnt whiteface NY, its got the logo and all...



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Feb 9 2005 3:44PM
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killswitch
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sell the idea to salomon or elan or someone to put it on their snowblades. that's the only way you'll make any money off that.
Feb 9 2005 4:19PM
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huckster989
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yeah if you comapre that pic to what we think of style in newschool skiing you can tel right off that bat why its gonna fail
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Feb 9 2005 4:23PM
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LPT_311
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gaygaygay








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Feb 9 2005 4:25PM
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dspin7x
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Not gonna work buddy....id work on getting any money you put into the device back before the g uy loses his house on such a bad idea.
Feb 9 2005 7:10PM
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aggro_sk8
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actually, we shouild all band together to convince salomon that this is a good idea and we want this. then these guys can sell the idea to salomon, since they dont pay attention to reason anyway, and when they reach the market we'll just not buy it. help these kids make some $$$
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Feb 9 2005 7:16PM
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freestyle_kyle
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wow that is really gay!!! hows this for some feedback?
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Feb 9 2005 7:24PM
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Public_Maverick
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why don't they just put hooks on boots, hold on, let me pull a stupid ass mother invention out OF MY ASSS

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Feb 9 2005 7:30PM
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my dear god....
Feb 9 2005 7:31PM
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Feb 9 2005 7:37PM
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DietCoke
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this is the dumbest idea i have ever heard of. and you guys are starting a company for this? good luck. youre gonna crash and burn faster then a lead kite covered in gasoline

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Feb 9 2005 7:44PM
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holyDINOSAURS
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good god no. we're not rollerbladers..just 5050 the damn thing you idiots
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Feb 9 2005 7:47PM
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OOHapieceofcandy
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That will never work, no one will wnat that hanging off when they ski
Feb 9 2005 8:13PM
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Meh42
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wow thats not um... gay or anything. skiing is incredibly style oriented, and because sliding like that looks like shit, its never going to become big.
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Feb 9 2005 8:23PM
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dspin7x
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Lets all call his cell phone and tell him how gay his idea is.
Feb 9 2005 8:32PM
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freeskiac
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wow thats a really super idea but i really dont think i ready to make such a change to my boot. i just dont feel comfortable doing such a thing.
Feb 9 2005 9:20PM
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linesnowblades
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DSPIN7X have u ever posted something positve, u fucking suck balls at skiing stop making fun of people(even tho this is one idea that does suck)
Feb 9 2005 9:23PM
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mdvorak
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Rollerblade steeze.

pretty much the gayest thing ever.

Sounds like something line would do.

Might be popular on the east coast.

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Feb 9 2005 9:28PM
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JFerg
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fucking gay, get this shit the hell outta the ski industry. this shit is horrible.

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Feb 9 2005 9:37PM
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mnjib
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line already had something like that for their snowblades.
Feb 9 2005 9:38PM
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jflo453
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who cares, if u want to do sole grinds, buy some roller blades
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Feb 9 2005 10:17PM
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brenker
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going no where.
Feb 9 2005 10:20PM
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