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  5. Gloves?!?!

    in Carving Central

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    Hi Ray!

    Good idea, but the plastics pieces on the palm of your gloves was fixed or sewed?

    Sito

    I cut an exact opening for the new pieces into the glove so I was able to

    slide them directly on top of the other ones by about 2cm.

    Fused the whole area with super glue. For the other side I used rivets.

  6. Gloves?!?!

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    These gloves are now 3 seasons old! And no, I don’t just use them one day a season ;)

    <img src="http://tinypic.com/m9v9xi.jpg" alt="Image hosting by TinyPic">

    <img src="http://tinypic.com/m9va89.jpg" alt="Image hosting by TinyPic">

    When I bought them the first time (this is my second pair) I ripped them apart in 3 days. So I complained about the quality and my shop gave me another pair right away. They also let me keep the old ones. Now, I took the old wrist guard pieces and attached them to the outside of the new glove. Basically used the original piece inside the new glove to attach the old pieces with rivets. Worked great. The result was perfect wrist protection, made the glove last for VERY long already (at least for me) and what’s also really cool about it, they became super fast gloves. What I mean is these do not slow me down at all while I have my hands on the ground.

    So after 3 seasons now, I only hope one day when I need them again, I can still find them… Maybe I should get some now…

    When you look closely, you see that the seams are a little shiny, that’s Loctite super glue. That prevented the seams from falling apart (so far). See all the grooves and scratches in the plastic, that tells you what your hands are on when you put them down on icy snow!

  9. My helmet project...

    in Carving Central

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    Simon,

    First of all, I don’t take this as flamage. It seems you know about this more than most people and I appreciate all input. You actually made me go back to make sure what we did was done right!

    The paint used was a PU based paint, basically the same paint that aerospace and my friends in Germany use for their carbon fiber race car parts. They paint all their carbon fiber parts including the wishbone suspension parts! They need to because the epoxy is not 100% UV resistant (but mostly only discoloration). Only parts not exposed to sunlight are not painted in their fabrication due to additional weight savings…

    The carbon fiber should be fully functional for many many years to come, no expiration date here.

    Now the actual impact absorber of a ski helmet, the molded EPS (expanded polystyrene) inner liner was a way bigger concern I had. I checked this with Giro. They said the EPS does not go bad over the years of regular storing, as long as it was not exposed to excess heat or so, it will be good. The EPS liner on my MT1 was completely taken out of the shell before any prepping or painting. So no contact with any fumes at all during the process.

    I am not expecting to have this helmet under warranty. I know that (Warranty is only good for one year), but with all the research done before we started this project, I feel comfortable enough to wear it.

    For sure much more comfortable than using no helmet…what I did years ago… now I feel naked if riding without it.

    BTW. Any Polycarbonate / thermoplastic material most helmet manufacture use, I would never paint! That stuff actually can act up with paint.

    Ray

  12. My helmet project...

    in Carving Central

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    The paint may not change the durability of the fibre, but it may change the durability of the binding resin. And as you said you'd 'stripped' it, I assume you used something to clean it up? Also generally seen as a no-no.

    Still, it's a helmet that is what - over 4 years old now? It's well out of its safety period, and fit only for the bin.

    Still, it looks very nice. I wouldn't want to trust my head to it, but it looks very nice.

    Simon

    The durability of the carbon fiber resin is also not changing if paint is applied. Several tests have proven that. Especially for parts used in extreme situations i.e. race cars! Parts are being prept and painted all the time. In terms of the clean up, we used simple rubbing alcohol.

    The Helmet is 4 years old because they stopped making them 4 years ago. But it was brand new out of the box. That's new, or?

    I hope the material didn't just go bad like a banana would.

    For the bin? :nono:

    Another thing, I consider this group of helmets (Ski, BMX, skateboard ect.) anyway not as a guarantee against injury. If you really like to be protected, get a motorcycle helmet, they protect your head! BUT who would do that :p

    I guess the goal is to prevent any accidents as good and long as possible and get as many days in the meantime without (major) harm.

    Ray

  13. My helmet project...

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    Have you checked if the helmet is still under warranty and if it is still safe after that. For every helmet I owned, the manual said that warranty is no good and helmet is not safe if sticker or paint are applied if I am not mistaken.

    Even though the Helmet came with stickers and paint I am pretty sure the warranty is no good anymore… like the one for all my Giro helmets… Warranty is only good for one year. Also, this helmet was discontinued ’02 I think, so I am not even sure if it still would be covered anyway… But, I checked in terms of prepping and applying new paint to the carbon fiber. A very good friend of mine builds carbon fiber racecar parts in Germany… Paint does not change the durability of the fiber. Just don't put it in an oven to dry or harden the paint...

  14. My helmet project...

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    wow, that does look cool. I have an MT-1 that looks like the same model. It's ugly as hell, with dragons on the sides. Do you know if this one is carbon fiber, too? I always thought it was fiberglas?

    hmm, good question. I don't know if yours is carbon fiber as well, but you should be able to tell from how the inside looks... take off the ear pads and you should be able to see. OR, just strip it down :p

    I don't think yours looks so bad actually. You should have seen mine before :lol:

  15. My helmet project...

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    So after a long time searching I finally found an MT1 Carbon fiber full face helmet at a local shop (go figure), but with such an ugly paint and design job that I decided to strip it down and get it painted by a local guy here who paints mostly Harleys and such things. I wanted a "simple" black design (to match my Virus. They are all black now), have some of the Carbon fiber exposed and didn't put me back by a million dollars!

    Also told the painter not use to much paint… hey, all weight to carry right! :p

    So today I got the last small replacement parts and was ably to put it back together… Really happy about the final look.

    <img src="http://tinypic.com/m7g93q.jpg" alt="Image hosting by TinyPic">

    <img src="http://tinypic.com/m7g7cg.jpg" alt="Image hosting by TinyPic">

    <img src="http://tinypic.com/m7g9pd.jpg" alt="Image hosting by TinyPic">

    <img src="http://tinypic.com/m7ga55.jpg" alt="Image hosting by TinyPic">

    Very curious how long it will look like this :D

    Ray

  17. Virus Black Death Custom maybe for sale...

    in For Sale

    Posted

    Ray, Quite interested, but I'm not sure I would be able to ride a 15.1cm waist with 27.5s. You wouldn't happen to be selling your Gladiator too are ya? ;)

    This Black Death is promised to someone already (if it shows up again)!

    The Gladiator is not for sale some time soon I guess. Unless something changes. Who knows... :o

  20. Virus Black Death Custom maybe for sale...

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    A brand new VIRUS Black Death Custom. 173cm with a 15.1 waist. Probably the most extreme board they built so far... This has all goodies:Zylon, Kevlar, Carbon and the brand new no wax base! It’s flat black with some shiny skulls at the tail. It just looks so darn cool :D

    Here is the hook!

    This board is currently under status “lost” with DHL. I sent it (insured) to Aspen last week and it never made it. DHL is investigating and says it “might” be found.

    I am not waiting and am going to order the exact same board probably this week again.

    I had this one in my hands, it’s phenomenal!!!

    So, in case this one shows up again, I am going to sell it.

    Who is interested?

    Email me: icom@netwood.net

  23. Way to prevent rug burn on rear leg/shin

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    I just got back from Aspen and experienced quite some rug burn on my rear shin as well.

    All due to the wrong socks I was using!

    This was the first day that I rode my new Strolz foam injected liners… and since these liners are SO extremely tight for the first 3-4 days I had to use a extra thin ski sock (UltraMax). This sock has a pretty coarse pattern from the ankles up and managed to nicely burn some parts of my shins… By the time I realized that this is happening it was already to late…

    Next day I used my favorite socks (X-SOCKS / Ski Carving Silver), but still had to ride with some pain… after the 3rd day the burn was complete gone… So, socks for sure can mess up your shins… Don’t save $$$ here!

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