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Ski companies making skate wheels

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FruitBootPro
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What if a ski company decided to sell some team skateboard/inline wheels? It's not really hard to do so, you just work with a urethane factory to determine the size/shape you want, urethane color, and you have them print your graphic on them and order them in bulk. I would kill for some inline wheels with the Vishnu V on them.
Aug 2 2020 6:33PM
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theabortionator
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Just to have a ski logo on them? Also why would they go into an unrelated industry that already has it's own companies. Idk. I get it I guess maybe, I just don't really see the point.
Aug 2 2020 6:52PM
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FruitBootPro
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theabortionatorJust to have a ski logo on them? Also why would they go into an unrelated industry that already has it's own companies. Idk. I get it I guess maybe, I just don't really see the point.


I mean, Faction makes skateboards, and you could say the same thing about that market though...
The industries are far from unrelated as many freeskiers skateboard and some do aggressive inline.
Aug 2 2020 7:12PM
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Lonely
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Print out ski logo, cut out with scissors, use as a stencil for wheels?
Aug 2 2020 7:34PM
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FruitBootPro
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LonelyPrint out ski logo, cut out with scissors, use as a stencil for wheels?


Pretty sure wheel graphics are done with something else with paint. Could work ig but I'm not a big DIY/modding person when it comes to this sort of thing.
Aug 2 2020 9:08PM
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Thegenericskier
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FruitBootProI mean, Faction makes skateboards, and you could say the same thing about that market though...
The industries are far from unrelated as many freeskiers skateboard and some do aggressive inline.


its a whole lot easier to make skis and skateboards because they're both made of wood. i don't think there are wood skate wheels. why would a company that make products from a completely different materiel than what they already have in house
Aug 2 2020 9:44PM
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FruitBootPro
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Thegenericskierits a whole lot easier to make skis and skateboards because they're both made of wood. i don't think there are wood skate wheels. why would a company that make products from a completely different materiel than what they already have in house


Nobody makes wheels in house. Like I said, they outsource it to a urethane factory and they tell the factory what formula, core, and mold they want to use for the wheels. Then they have the factory produce a bulk order of wheels and stamp a graphic on them all. Almost every company that makes skateboard/longboard/inline wheels does this, and many even sell the exact same wheels as other companies with different graphics. It definitely wouldn't be hard for a freeski company to do a couple runs of wheels.
Aug 2 2020 10:12PM
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rubberpantaloons
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Wouldnt make any money off it, almost everyone i know who skates swears by bones or spitfire, hell i was even super hesitant to get rictas because the quality diff between wheels is super noticeable
Aug 2 2020 11:32PM
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shiles
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FruitBootProNobody makes wheels in house. Like I said, they outsource it to a urethane factory and they tell the factory what formula, core, and mold they want to use for the wheels. Then they have the factory produce a bulk order of wheels and stamp a graphic on them all. Almost every company that makes skateboard/longboard/inline wheels does this, and many even sell the exact same wheels as other companies with different graphics. It definitely wouldn't be hard for a freeski company to do a couple runs of wheels.


profit margins are probably extremely low on wheels so there’s no point for a ski company to make limited runs just so you can put a v on your skates
Aug 2 2020 11:32PM
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Thegenericskier
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FruitBootProNobody makes wheels in house. Like I said, they outsource it to a urethane factory and they tell the factory what formula, core, and mold they want to use for the wheels. Then they have the factory produce a bulk order of wheels and stamp a graphic on them all. Almost every company that makes skateboard/longboard/inline wheels does this, and many even sell the exact same wheels as other companies with different graphics. It definitely wouldn't be hard for a freeski company to do a couple

It would be a lot more expensive and pointless for a small ski company to send a order to a factory to produce wheels for them. With faction making skateboards they are able to do that in house with extra material to because the construction of boards and skis can be made on the same machines like a press. With making skis and skate decks all you need are sheets of wood a cnc router and press instead of injecting into a mold
Aug 2 2020 11:33PM
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Static
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looks like you could get them made for $1/wheel with 1000 wheel minimums on alibaba
Aug 3 2020 5:41AM
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270on420out
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Market is already over saturated. If a ski company wanted to make wheels for shits and giggles that’s one thing but to actually try and make a profit off of them is a whole other beast.
Aug 3 2020 10:07AM
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armchair_skier
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Why wheels? I hardly skate but the printed design on the wheels break down pretty quick until its unrecognizable. I know ski companies have done skate decks before though.
Aug 3 2020 12:59PM
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FruitBootPro
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armchair_skierWhy wheels? I hardly skate but the printed design on the wheels break down pretty quick until its unrecognizable. I know ski companies have done skate decks before though.

bc it's easy and cheap to make and also it's a relatively cheap consumable for skaters and bladers

also it's cool idk
Aug 3 2020 1:00PM
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FruitBootPro
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Staticlooks like you could get them made for $1/wheel with 1000 wheel minimums on alibaba


yeah I think those are garbage quality urethane tho lol
Aug 3 2020 1:02PM
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theabortionator
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FruitBootProI mean, Faction makes skateboards, and you could say the same thing about that market though...
The industries are far from unrelated as many freeskiers skateboard and some do aggressive inline.


True, but what's thw point to cross into an established industry that's not your specialty? I'm not saying they would do a shitty job at making skate wheels, but if it's not to advance in some way there's not much of a point. I get when an industry wants to expand into new markets but making skate wheels just to have skate wheels that are no different than other skate wheels. Idk

Burton could probably make ski bindings and then I could have some sniwboard companies bindings on my skis, but there are already a bunch of ski binding manufactures. If somebody from burton was skiing and saw a flaw in design and though they could do better, that would make sense. Maybe a new take on the brake, or something else. Whether a big success or not those steps drive innovation. Other wise to just copy existing stuff to have a logo on it seems dumb to me.

Armada could probably make car tires, but my bf goodrich's seem to do fine.

Idk. I guess I'm saying I get it, but it seems pointless.
Aug 3 2020 1:16PM
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theabortionator
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armchair_skierWhy wheels? I hardly skate but the printed design on the wheels break down pretty quick until its unrecognizable. I know ski companies have done skate decks before though.


Yeah I feel like even not skating that mich my logos were toast after a few weeks. It seema like the logos are just a marking on the package almost. They look decen, they differentiate the wheels, tell you what they are, but once you purchase them that logo no longer matters. Its not like ski bases or top sheets that you really see.

I can understand carying about deck graphics but even those get scratched to shit pretty quick if you hit rails, ledges, coping even occasionally.
Aug 3 2020 1:21PM
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rubberpantaloons
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theabortionatorYeah I feel like even not skating that mich my logos were toast after a few weeks. It seema like the logos are just a marking on the package almost. They look decen, they differentiate the wheels, tell you what they are, but once you purchase them that logo no longer matters. Its not like ski bases or top sheets that you really see.

I can understand carying about deck graphics but even those get scratched to shit pretty quick if you hit rails, ledges, coping even occasionally.


Exactly this, unless ur dogshit at skating logos couldnt matter less
Aug 3 2020 1:40PM
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FruitBootPro
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theabortionatorTrue, but what's thw point to cross into an established industry that's not your specialty? I'm not saying they would do a shitty job at making skate wheels, but if it's not to advance in some way there's not much of a point. I get when an industry wants to expand into new markets but making skate wheels just to have skate wheels that are no different than other skate wheels. Idk

Burton could probably make ski bindings and then I could have some sniwboard companies bindings on my skis, but there are already a bunch of ski binding manufactures. If somebody from burton was skiing and saw a flaw in design and though they could do better, that would make sense. Maybe a new take on the brake, or something else. Whether a big success or not those steps drive innovation. Other wise to just copy existing stuff to have a logo on it seems dumb to me.

Armada could probably make car tires, but my bf goodrich's seem to do fine.

Idk. I guess I'm saying I get it, but it seems pointless.


Yeah I guess it's not really a profit move, more of just a community type thing.
I'm just kinda inspired by some companies reaching out into making wheels just because. I think of Palace Skateboards's team wheels or DWI Kendamas's inline wheels.
Honestly if a brand did like one run then I think they'd probably sell out by the end of a season, but what do I know.
Aug 3 2020 3:32PM
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