I was just fucking around.
Help please feedback on new project!
- Thread starter joelg1974
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I was just fucking around.
aussiechriz
Member
You have to test, alot and find all the faults first then worry about other stuff
and if you need a test/promatre for Aus im here
and if you need a test/promatre for Aus im here
zscoot95
Member
i have a skate shop in texas, i can test/promote your scooter i love the idea of a cheap but still strong scooter, it seems these days its all about the look and the cheapness of scooters/parts which disappoints me): pm me or shoot me a txt or email and i can give you my adress, please put up pics too! dmaverics41@aim.com
sc00terJimmy
Member
If your looking to sell in Western Australia when it get's up and running look at these guys
http://skant.com.au/about/
http://skant.com.au/about/
Hi all been really busy trying to sort loads of things out, almost got the deck prototype finished now, got almost everything else to bolt it together just taking time to get the main bit right! I have put a picture of a cross section in an album I just started so you can see that it is a seriously strong deck, any comments always good! Sorry not a finished deck picture yet but at least you can see its real! Also have been working with a bearing company to make our own bearings and they are makeing us some top grade ceramic ball bearings with nylon cages and removable seals so real bones swiss type quality stuff but for 4 bearings for scooters will be able to do them for £22 a set or £40 for 8 for a skateboard, which I reckon should save a lot of people money, any feedback on this, good or bad all welcome so we can get not only our scooters right but any extra parts like the bearings too, main thing is we want to make really good products but sell them at real prices rather than try to make a fortune out of everyone with huge profit margins. Cheers, Joel.
brody01134
Steel Member
the deck looks good, but will the downtube go into the deck or will it be like district wlded on( dont pull a district) but once its done and you want me to test it i will pay you to test it.
Ranga_Scoots
Member
i have a few ideas
the thickness of the two support rails down the middle of the deck, trade weight and make the underside of the deck thicker. or use three strips of slightly thinner metal, two down the edges near the wings and one down the centre. just for the bit of added strenth as well as too counteract the force exerted on the middle of the deck. backfliping and such makes even the best of scooter decks bend in the middle and then crack at either end of the scooter. having a great deck design is a massive drawpoint. great design all in all tho.
the thickening of the bottom is the major one tho. ive got reos around 3mm thick and the still bend easy.
great design tho. looks really good as well. and have you added the cost of logo stickers or painting of the scooter into the final price. and if you could get just the deck and forks out to sydney australia id be happy to market the scooter to the market out here. good scooter design is a rare thing now there are the momentum and mumbo scooters just in it for the money!!!
the thickness of the two support rails down the middle of the deck, trade weight and make the underside of the deck thicker. or use three strips of slightly thinner metal, two down the edges near the wings and one down the centre. just for the bit of added strenth as well as too counteract the force exerted on the middle of the deck. backfliping and such makes even the best of scooter decks bend in the middle and then crack at either end of the scooter. having a great deck design is a massive drawpoint. great design all in all tho.
the thickening of the bottom is the major one tho. ive got reos around 3mm thick and the still bend easy.
great design tho. looks really good as well. and have you added the cost of logo stickers or painting of the scooter into the final price. and if you could get just the deck and forks out to sydney australia id be happy to market the scooter to the market out here. good scooter design is a rare thing now there are the momentum and mumbo scooters just in it for the money!!!
jakeishectik
Member
looks off a Phoenix but that's a good design do a bended head tube like mpg an triangle in one so it easy for foot jams
Eli G-unit
Member
you should also try making them in 4.5 and 5.0 deck widths or customers being able to custom their deck width
Billie Rainbow
Silver Member
probably just do a extra set of walls right before the curve starts and it shouldnt bend. anyone noticed how thin a phoenix is?
Thanks for all of the great feedback, we are going to test the deck out but totally agree about making the bottom thicker and maybe adding a third wall inside and moving the existing two out a bit, all good stuff. Appreciate the offer of helping to market in Australia too, I have made a not and will definately keep you updated on progress and when we have a finished product will sort something out with you as would be good to carry on with the people who are helping out now. Keep all the feedback coming as much easier to change things now than later and want to get it right first time as I think that alot of what companies charge is their development time rather than what it actually costs to make your deck, we are trying to do it so you just pay for your deck, if we waste 2 years making crap prototypes thats our problem, lol!
Ranga_Scoots
Member
you also might have a problem with teh name in some countries as ther is a brand (Lifes good) that own the trademart to the LG signature. Just a thought tho.
Ranga_Scoots
Member
I think we have a legit company on our hands
I believe so.
i really like the deck design, and the fact that theyre making it so its affordable
The ranga is one happy monkey!!!
Thanks for all the comments so far folks, we have carried on with the deck as shown in first picture just to get a headtube fitted and get it a bit more like the finished article to do some strength tests and also to get some feedback as far as the look etc. goes. It is very phoenix as people have said before but at the end of the day the design makes sense so no point trying to re-invent the wheel, especially as we are trying to make a great product at a good price rather than make a gimmick that is overpriced if that makes sense! Not saying the inside walls wont change because we will try some of the suggestions make on earlier posts but at least you can see what we have now, I have put a photo on my album of the bare metal deck and then after colouring it gold just for a more finished look, what does everyone reckon? Still looking like the estimated prices we said before are on the money too so fingers crossed its going to be good all round.
