ELYTS Insight

[DerekS]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=vhoAFv12SDA#!
Zig Short's clothing/shoe company. I am expecting huge out of them, i talked to Zig about this at woodward, gonna be dope as fuck. I sure as hell want a pair of those gray mid tops. Also, not having to worry about bruised heels would be great.

 

[Carson .]

*gets heal bruise and sues company*... haha

 

[Hunter Treviranus]

dvd looks like its gonna be sick

 

[D ∆ V I D]

that flair was cray

 

[Jamie Gantz]

Sucks that they got such good riders for such a shitty company. I really want to see Helmeri, Matthias, and BenJ's footage though.

 

[TheObserver]

U kidding me?^ I want a pair of those shoes baaadd
EDIT: I got first dibs on flow team haha

 

[parrish]

Honestly I hate the "image of the sport" talk, but having a scooter shoe company is putting us in the wrong direction in that department. Like fucking bigtime.

 

[DerekS]

How so?

 

[parrish]

Because its unnecessary.
sure, make a shoe company, put scooter riders on the team, but making scooter specific shoes is actually fucking retarded and unnecessary and makes it seem like we're trying to make ourselves look official, just my take on it though.

 

[DerekS]

I dont really see these as 'Scooter Specific" shoes, more or less just shoes with a thicker sole?

 

[Zach Hamrick]

How is elyts a shitty company? They have some of the best riders in the world. Have good ass filmers, and go on crazy world trips. And they have a private skatepark and thier own apparal line. Elyts is doin' it big forsure, i don't under stand the hate.

 

[J SWEETS]

I dont understand the skateboard flex argument.
Any good skater is gunna land bolts and then the board flex wont help at all.

 

[DerekS]

I didn't understand it either Jona,

 

[Dom Marconi]

Honestly I hate the "image of the sport" talk, but having a scooter shoe company is putting us in the wrong direction in that department. Like fucking bigtime.

No Parrish, you're retarded.

 

[parrish]

Sorry if that came out wrong, I like the team and how legit they're doing it and all, I just don't see the need for the product is all. And thick soles suck.

 

[TomK]

How is elyts a shitty company? They have some of the best riders in the world. Have good ass filmers, and go on crazy world trips. And they have a private skatepark and thier own apparal line. Elyts is doin' it big forsure, i don't under stand the hate.

The private skatepark is owned by a rollerblade company, which also owns Elyts and makes their products. The hate is because Zig Short is a joke, possibly the worst rider to have as the face of a company. Elyts is in no way "rider owned" as they say, they are owned by a business man who give literally no fucks about scootering, it is basically going to be a Madd Gear v2. Elyts doesn't have my support and they never will.

 

[TheObserver]

Eh... Tom I usually agree with u but not this time. Flame and pitch one all u guys want at me, but madd gear is progressing with idea's and stuff alot more than other companies are. I think it's good that a company makes scooter shoes.... mostly because I get heelbruise all the time haha

 

[DerekS]

I dont know what is true and what isn't.. But, Zig said he got a grant from some super rich ass guy to start up elyts.

 

[TomK]

If a grant means the guy owns 49% of elyts then yeah, Zig got a grant. And Colton, what ideas is Madd Gear progressing except the idea that scootering is a bunch of 12 year olds with tight shirts, tight pants, and moonboots? That is the only idea I see them progressing.

 

[Malik S]

ELYTS < Nike Blazers