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  1. F2 Declares Bankruptcy

    in Carving Central

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    I know nothing about the bankruptcy laws in F2's home country, but here in the US I know just a tiny bit about them. Over here, F2's assets would be sold, perhaps by auction. Those assets include the tooling and intellectual property (if there is any) for the Intec heels. If somebody buys them, then that somebody could continue producing them. If nobody buys them, then I have no idea what happens. Probably they belong to the creditor, who will probably sell the molds to a recycler or something like that.
    i'm not a copyright/patent lawyer, but my guess is that even if F2 (eventually) goes completely under, one of two things will most likely happen:

    1.) in recovering some revenue from the assets they own, i guess the Intec heel patent would be classed as an asset & might be auctioned/sold off to another company, who would then produce them.

    2.) even if the patent is not auctioned off, i'm not sure whether you could "punish" another company by violating that patent in case the owner "does not exist". if not, then, again, we'd expect some other companies to step-in & produce the heels (not sure whether the pun was intended or not :confused: )

    either way, i wouldn't think there's much to worry about - there's enough demand for Intecs out there that someone will take over.

    I'm sure someone is already thinking about buying that intellectual property (and maybe tooling). Who could? Obviously, Bomber could, but I don't know hw much these type of things go for and how much it would represent for Bomber. Catek could, same issue. My best guess would be Head or Deeluxe.

  5. Carver Occupations

    in The Lodge

    Posted

    i did that for a summer at my local power company... do you use SmallWorld?

    As a matter of fact, I do! We are presently in transition from other software (Geomax for older systems, AutoCAD on newer systems) to Smallworld. We have to do all the printing layouts for the maps.

  7. do you have a wish list?

    in Carving Central

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    Wishlist:

    1. Less people on the slopes
    2. Board with waxless base

    Is this realizable?

    1. Yes, my new job is 4 days/week, so I will be able to board on a weekday!
    2. Unlikely for now, the only that I know of is made by Virus and it is worth more than all my snowboard stuff put together.

  11. Requisite How Many Days Thread?

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    My season was the worst ever!

    I snowboarded... 1 evening! I lost my motivation for snowboarding because I hate evening conditions and weekend crowds. Next year should be better, I got a new job where I work 4 days a week and my work place is about 15 minutes from a (small) ski hill (that's opened on evenings).

  12. FS: Coiler AM 169

    in For Sale

    Posted

    That board is my dream board, maybe built a little too stiff for me. Can't go for it, unjustifiable for now as I have boarded once this year and 3 times last year. Good luck for your sale, that shouldn't be hard for that kind of board at this price.

  19. loose screws

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    Good point Galen. Plastics have an astronomical coefficient of thermal expansion.

    I would be careful with the locktite. Burton used to say using it would void their warranty. Something about the solvent in it attacking the board, plus, at some point, you might want to be able to take them out!

    I used locktite once on the screws of Burton bindings, and it disolved the disks. It's not a joke.

  21. Is yoga sexy or just what hippies do?

    in The Lodge

    Posted

    Is yoga sexy or just what hippies do?

    I grew up in the hippieland of Sonoma County (the local news is called The Bohemian) and my town outlawed nukes and legalized women walking around topless. A few years back in the movies yoga was still pictured as one of those down-to-earthy I-talk-slow-because-I'm-centered artistic things. I have no clue how it is viewed in urban areas (I didn't quite grow up in one) and whether its seen as a sexy metropolitan activity or not.

    So what do people think of yoga? (other than that its incredibly healthy, difficult and produces amazing bods)

    It's for sexy hippies!:biggthump

  22. Burton Furnace 26

    in For Sale

    Posted

    For the 2 years Burton made the Furnace, the shell shape was identical to the Reactors, but the shell material was different (less affected by temperature I think). Andy, I'm surprised that you find them too soft as they are know to be among the stiffest snowboard boots.

  24. What Year Craig Kelly Air?

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    The board is 1993 Burton Air 5.1, not the Craig Kelly model. It is the first year Burton had the 3D inserts. The bindings are probably from the year before as they are not 3D compatible. I have the same board in the 6.1 model and it's a real noodle, probably because it's too old. I'm sorry to say, but you overpaid for it.

    I never knew Burton made boards in Canada. Where was the plant?

    I think it was in the Eastern Townships, not too far from the Vermont factory. I'd have to search to get a more specific answer.

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