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Title: Who wants free knee pucks?
Post by: Nate R on August 13, 2003, 09:43:18 AM
Anyone interested? ESPECIALLY if you've used plastic sliders in the past.

I'm thinking of doing knee sliders, and I want to test a few different materials. I may be looking for people this fall to do some testing for me and give me some feedback. if you're hard on your knee pucks, even better. I need to find the material that feels the best to the overall racer population, and wears well. I have about 3 or 4 in mind, so I'd be looking for probably 6-8 people. Even better if you'll be at NESBA at RA in October. We'll see though, I may not get to this until next year.
Title: Re: Who wants free knee pucks?
Post by: Nate R on August 13, 2003, 10:59:22 AM
No One!?  :o Cmon, these are FREE! All you need to do is take 5-10 minutes of your time and give me some feedback.
Title: Re: Who wants free knee pucks?
Post by: tigerblade on August 13, 2003, 11:10:55 AM
They're not going to be brown, are they?   ;D
Title: Re: Who wants free knee pucks?
Post by: Nate R on August 13, 2003, 11:23:10 AM
No.  ;D White or black.
Title: Re: Who wants free knee pucks?
Post by: Dawn on August 13, 2003, 11:59:11 AM
Talk to Paul at BHF, he is about to wear his out.

Dawn   :)
Title: Re: Who wants free knee pucks?
Post by: am_#65_john_deere on August 13, 2003, 12:05:02 PM
i'll use em,    dont care about colour,there free aren't they?????
Title: Re: Who wants free knee pucks?
Post by: spyderchick on August 13, 2003, 12:05:30 PM
Nate, put Roger down for a set. Hopefully he'll get one race in before the end of the season!
Title: Re: Who wants free knee pucks?
Post by: spyderchick on August 13, 2003, 12:08:39 PM
you have mail :D
Title: Re: Who wants free knee pucks?
Post by: motomadness on August 13, 2003, 01:34:52 PM
Nate,

I am interested.  I have two questions: What is your intent to now start making knee sliders? How are you going to be competitive price/stylewise?

Have you seen the lastest Sport Rider mag?  I saw some frame sliders that had leds built-in that make the sliders lightup in different colors.
Title: Re: Who wants free knee pucks?
Post by: Tom Fredricks on August 13, 2003, 03:11:57 PM
I will take a set Nate #91 am. I will be at bhf on the 23.
Title: Re: Who wants free knee pucks?
Post by: bmfgsxr on August 13, 2003, 03:16:58 PM
sure, hit me up at bmfgsxr@msn.com

ill try a set and do a write up on them. 8)
Title: Re: Who wants free knee pucks?
Post by: Xian_13 on August 13, 2003, 03:22:43 PM
I could always use a differant set...
Would be more then happy to offer feed back, I am already learning what pucks I like and don't like ;D
Oddly the set that comes with Joe Rocket leathers are my Favorite so far! (I wear an AGV suit)
Title: Re: Who wants free knee pucks?
Post by: lil_thorny on August 13, 2003, 03:54:29 PM
nate, benji here,
the # 30 bike is trashen my boots, knee sliders,
body work.....hmn...must be the acute lean angle.
if you want some serious R+D, let me know cuz
i'd really like to try something that lasts longer than
a weekend.
i just got done ordering 2 new sets of pucks ten
minutes ago.
later,
thirty.
Title: Re: Who wants free knee pucks?
Post by: TreyBone on August 13, 2003, 05:11:20 PM
You have mail.
Title: Re: Who wants free knee pucks?
Post by: Super Dave on August 13, 2003, 06:45:41 PM
Nate...I'd do some.

I did some testing for Vanson in different compounds that they were trying.  I think I'm even the "knee" in the Vanson catalog.
Title: Re: Who wants free knee pucks?
Post by: MightyDuc Racing on August 13, 2003, 07:10:29 PM
You know I'll try some and hook you up with a nice write up if you need me, but it's highly unlikely that you'll see me at Blackhawk anytime soon. ;D
Title: Re: Who wants free knee pucks?
Post by: Super Dave on August 13, 2003, 07:12:20 PM
Quote... but it's highly unlikely that you'll see me at Blackhawk anytime soon. ;D

Your loss...
 ;D
Title: Re: Who wants free knee pucks?
Post by: r6_philly on August 13, 2003, 08:03:19 PM
I will test it for you. I am really hard on pucks, because I only wear 1 area, the top. And leathers grab, and plastics wear too fast. I end up rotating and keep the worn puck there. Or I would eat a puck a race.

Would be nice to see a hard material that is not overly grabby and wear slow and not too loud, and not too heavy. I know I am asking a lot, but I would be willing to test.
Title: Re: Who wants free knee pucks?
Post by: roadrashroeser on August 13, 2003, 09:07:10 PM
I'm broke and could really use a set of sliders, if you have any left look me up. Thanks
Title: Re: Who wants free knee pucks?
Post by: Super Dave on August 14, 2003, 05:58:01 AM
Mike is your sweetheart coming to the races at Blackhawk?  My arm misses her, although it's in much better shape now.  

If you haven't married here, you should...  She's too valuable.
Title: Re: Who wants free knee pucks?
Post by: Jeff on August 14, 2003, 06:44:18 AM
Nate, I'll review a pair for ya!

1.3 million hits last month on ONE of the two sites  8)
Title: Re: Who wants free knee pucks?
Post by: spyderchick on August 14, 2003, 08:35:04 AM
QuoteI will test it for you. I am really hard on pucks, because I only wear 1 area, the top. And leathers grab, and plastics wear too fast. I end up rotating and keep the worn puck there. ...

Your velcro might be in the wrong place. It's hard to find the sweet spot, but if you are having to rotate pucks, they're not laying "flat" enough to the pavement. Just a little something to consider.
Title: Re: Who wants free knee pucks?
Post by: MightyDuc Racing on August 14, 2003, 12:53:57 PM
Dave...I'd be glad to come there if I lived closer.  It takes 5.5 hours just to get out of Florida from here...lol. ;)
Title: Re: Who wants free knee pucks?
Post by: garthed on August 14, 2003, 02:17:03 PM
I'll take a set. I go through them once a race weekend.

Thanks
Garth
garthed@sbcglobal.net
Title: Re: Who wants free knee pucks?
Post by: ninelives59 on August 14, 2003, 04:08:34 PM
I am interested,I go through alot of pucks and really have not have found a decent set..let me know.
Title: Re: Who wants free knee pucks?
Post by: Bernie on August 14, 2003, 07:13:05 PM
I must be a chump.  I can get a whole season out of a set. ???
Title: Re: Who wants free knee pucks?
Post by: unforgivenracing on August 14, 2003, 07:34:57 PM
If your interested, I go threw at least one per weekend (left or right side depending on track)  St. Louis would be Two lefts and a right.  
  I have even resorted to cutting tire tread and taping it to my leg. :P :-[ :-/  Lets talk.  E-mail.me fast.  I'll smoke em for ya. ;)
Title: Re: Who wants free knee pucks?
Post by: Pierre - Team PMR on August 15, 2003, 05:47:03 AM
Nate,
Put me down for a pair of black ones...I just wore through my current pair.
Title: Re: Who wants free knee pucks?
Post by: KEITH on August 25, 2003, 06:52:17 PM
I can use a set and give you some feedback.
Title: Re: Who wants free knee pucks?
Post by: tshort on August 25, 2003, 07:07:04 PM
Who wants free kneepucks?  I do.