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I think 90% of people have lost grip with reality. To the point where they will fund and market a product in an industry they have no idea about, funny thing is that people are so dumb that the product is probably not doing terrible.
I've bouldered like 3 times this year, am I going to go and market/fund anchors that are cheap, break easy, more expensive, and less effective then anything else on the market. Nah.
I bet you a Jerry on TGR forums owns these, showed his friend, got fucking roasted, and now hides it in his closet out of deep shame and embarrassment.
EDIT: After reading the website this is 3x worse then what I thought. Take everything I said and times it by three.
**This post was edited on Dec 10th 2021 at 2:03:23am
Me and my buddies all have these on our motorcycle helmets and always talk about how much fun it would be to wear em skiing for a day. If I was super rich I would by this
Not_GoodMe and my buddies all have these on our motorcycle helmets and always talk about how much fun it would be to wear em skiing for a day. If I was super rich I would by this
Kinda related...?
Used to have a lot of fun with these back in the day before cell phones became what they are today.
Got your iPod Nano, your walkie-talkie, and water bottle of liquor you friend took from their parents... you've got yourself a wild high school spring break right there.
**This post was edited on Dec 10th 2021 at 3:01:22am
If you're shredding with your buddies probably not but not the worst idea with kids/lessons groups having to stop regroup every 5 minutes, "hey dad stop, i've gotta pee" vs "i pee'd my pants because I couldnt tell you to stop"....and now the day is ruined haha. but id be surprised if didnt just sound like pure wind while riding and trying to talk though
gfanuckaaIf you're shredding with your buddies probably not but not the worst idea with kids/lessons groups having to stop regroup every 5 minutes, "hey dad stop, i've gotta pee" vs "i pee'd my pants because I couldnt tell you to stop"....and now the day is ruined haha. but id be surprised if didnt just sound like pure wind while riding and trying to talk though
The single most annoying aspect of owning skis is transporting a pair of 1.7-meter planks with sharp metal edges to the slopes without doing damage to yourself, the skis, innocent bystanders, your clothes, the car, fellow travelers, or your general sense of decorum.
The simple fact is that most of us don't live anywhere near to within a snowball's throw of a mountain resort. And while a lucky number might be close enough to drive to one, the rest of us are forced to opt for trains or planes when it comes to getting that winter sports fix. And for skiers serious enough to shun rental options, this means carting about those unwieldy planks.
hoodratz47The single most annoying aspect of owning skis is transporting a pair of 1.7-meter planks with sharp metal edges to the slopes without doing damage to yourself, the skis, innocent bystanders, your clothes, the car, fellow travelers, or your general sense of decorum.
I remember when GIRO had a tuneups system like this way back in the 2000s where it would hook into both your phone and your Ipod. (Yes, back in the day your music player and phone were different devices.) It actually came with a bunch of little plastic bags with every plug in for the different phones on the market:
SuspiciousFishI remember when GIRO had a tuneups system like this way back in the 2000s where it would hook into both your phone and your Ipod. (Yes, back in the day your music player and phone were different devices.) It actually came with a bunch of little plastic bags with every plug in for the different phones on the market:
The single most annoying aspect of owning skis is transporting a pair of 1.7-meter planks with sharp metal edges to the slopes without doing damage to yourself, the skis, innocent bystanders, your clothes, the car, fellow travelers, or your general sense of decorum.
The simple fact is that most of us don't live anywhere near to within a snowball's throw of a mountain resort. And while a lucky number might be close enough to drive to one, the rest of us are forced to opt for trains or planes when it comes to getting that winter sports fix. And for skiers serious enough to shun rental options, this means carting about those unwieldy planks.
No. Just FUCKING no
Wtf those aren't even backcountry skis, so fucking pointless
Might be fun actually haha. Just earrape your buddies or sing em a song instead of that hot rap song people listen to nowadays. In seriousness, it’s stupid and imagining a group of skiers going by talking not to anyone directly is cringe, but I could see this in the backcountry maybe. Just looks kinda weird. Walk-e’s are much cooler.
QuaggyKinda related...?
Used to have a lot of fun with these back in the day before cell phones became what they are today.
Got your iPod Nano, your walkie-talkie, and water bottle of liquor you friend took from their parents... you've got yourself a wild high school spring break right there.
**This post was edited on Dec 10th 2021 at 3:01:22am
me and my homies are about to slide past all you in the fast pass lane while talking thru our headsets about how much our line special blends 178 rip on the groomers
Haha someone got me one for xmas. It collected dust, and many insults until we started skiing at the fridge in NJ. Long ass parking lot walk, then thru the mall… It’s actually perfect, they have free lockers to put it in too.
hoodratz47Probably bs. You could claim a different angle and say it's all new
Elan 1970's claim. "The Uniline ski, a true revolution, which featured extreme sidecut for
the time was introduced. This model was prized by racers, including
Stenmark, who used them for both slalom and giant slalom."
"Extreme sidecut", IDK, but I always thought it was the snowboard folks that did this first.
ReturnToMonkeyDid Elan really invent side cut in the 90s? Or is that marketing bs
Racers were using skis with actual side cut for many years before they were actually sold to the masses. I think Elan was one of the first to really fuck around with weird side cuts, asymmetrical skis and extreme base bevel in the tip and tail with skis they actually sold to consumers.
damn some of u guys are acting genuinely insufferable
the product is obviously dumb for our demographic but the idea behind it is objectively fun.
Have you ever group called your homies while doing laps? It's actually fucking hilarious. Same concept for the wealthy 6-days-a-year skiers who aren't willing to risk their normal headphones to snow exposure like park skiers do. I mean you don't have to buy it—let them be the ones who financially sustain the ski industry.
You guys complain about money being put into our sport as if our ski lifts just appeared out of thin air. I'd be shocked if the NS crowd contributes even 1% to the total annual revenue of the ski industry that the jerry crowd does over president's day weekend. To be honest we have no right to comment on the tendencies of the industry when we incur some of the largest expenses (terrain parks) and contribute next to nothing financially.
shinbangclandamn some of u guys are acting genuinely insufferable
the product is obviously dumb for our demographic but the idea behind it is objectively fun.
Have you ever group called your homies while doing laps? It's actually fucking hilarious. Same concept for the wealthy 6-days-a-year skiers who aren't willing to risk their normal headphones to snow exposure like park skiers do. I mean you don't have to buy it—let them be the ones who financially sustain the ski industry.
You guys complain about money being put into our sport as if our ski lifts just appeared out of thin air. I'd be shocked if the NS crowd contributes even 1% to the total annual revenue of the ski industry that the jerry crowd does over president's day weekend. To be honest we have no right to comment on the tendencies of the industry when we incur some of the largest expenses (terrain parks) and contribute next to nothing financially.
As far as terrain parks go, it's like the other things ski areas do, such as cheaper passes for young folks, and cheap lessons for first timers, with pass perks for a few years after completing the lessons.
They want to get you hooked on skiing and boarding any way they can.
They know most folks will not ride terrain parks for too many years, but bank that they will be lifetime skiers.
As far as sticking a big thing on ones helmet, IDK about that. Probably a good way to break your neck when you munch it!
shinbangclandamn some of u guys are acting genuinely insufferable
the product is obviously dumb for our demographic but the idea behind it is objectively fun.
Have you ever group called your homies while doing laps? It's actually fucking hilarious. Same concept for the wealthy 6-days-a-year skiers who aren't willing to risk their normal headphones to snow exposure like park skiers do. I mean you don't have to buy it—let them be the ones who financially sustain the ski industry.
You guys complain about money being put into our sport as if our ski lifts just appeared out of thin air. I'd be shocked if the NS crowd contributes even 1% to the total annual revenue of the ski industry that the jerry crowd does over president's day weekend. To be honest we have no right to comment on the tendencies of the industry when we incur some of the largest expenses (terrain parks) and contribute next to nothing financially.
I get the feeling that not a lot of the revenue from these garbage products actually find its way back to the ski industry
