tom hysers new frame co.

[iglue]

since fiziks is gone, tom hyser has embarked on a new project



its just a big hblock with the wheels closer together so you can ride flat...

quite cool

oh and the pic is walt austin in hashassins...

[iglue]

it has some sort of shell piece to cover the base on the inside which is made out of some sort of metal

the shell also protects the bolts...

[sukeats]

whoa - cool


so no suspension this time huh...

[iglue]

....might have

here are the rumours that i am unsure of,

it might be comin out under k2 ala xsjado-salo or coming under the k2 name itself...

there is suspension, and the shell helps to cover the previously exposed and frail pins on the fiziks...

the team is the old fiziks team, so suspension would be highly possible

the name of the company would be called "hyper" but wasnt there a wheel company called hyper before?

but, im unsure of all 4 of this info so iono...

[sukeats]

yea - - hyper wheels is still around. though they make rec/hockey/speed wheels. if not mistaken - - they pour almost every other wheel out there too - ie they make wheels for mindgame etc etc.


but hyper is such a crap name!

gimme unpronouncables like "Phyphersm Frames" or something

[iglue]

tom said:

Here are the realities on this frame:
K2 is not making these frames

The frame design is pattent pending right now, and there will be a full on pattent issued soo

The final product wont look much like the early proto-type images show here.

The frame wont break, they are designed to last for years. The grind frame is all plastic and can be replaced for less money than regular frames.


The name of the frame is still not decied as of now.

We will release new product images and other related information soon

[iglue]

Here are the realities on this frame:
K2 is not making these frames

The frame design is pattent pending right now, and there will be a full on pattent issued soo

The final product wont look much like the early proto-type images show here.

The frame wont break, they are designed to last for years. The grind frame is all plastic and can be replaced for less money than regular frames.


The name of the frame is still not decied as of now.

We will release new product images and other related information soon

straight from the keyboard of tom hyser

[George]

wow. they look well nice.

[iglue]

-it's a metal frame. you put your wheels onto it, then the plastic stuff is like a skin that slips over the frame. this way your axels don't grind down anymore, and they replace half assed solutions like the grind walls on the 50/50 balance frames (they grind off in like 2 mins anyway...and aren't replacable...the prototype hasn't got them yet but the final product will). the idea behind the frame is that you just by the slip on shields, so that the frame itself lasts virtually forever. you don't need to buy bolts anymore (that get worn down), or the metal frame, or the hblock...or grindwalls (aka salomon)...you just buy replacement slip on shields.

-because of this, they will be able to release many types of 'skins' to make this the ultimate in customisable frames....different colors, with different types of grind walls, with different types of hblocks....made from different types of materials (i.e. diamond, regular etc.)

-the metal skeleton makes it strong as hell. they've had guy's testing the same frames for over 12 months, and after replacing over 10 skins not a single one has bent or cracked.

-that is a prototype frame, the groove isn't going to be that big for the final one.

-because the metal on the top shows, and the camera angle, it makes it look higher than it actually is. it's just as low as any other frame. also the slip on cover / plastic shield comes down a bit further to the ground...for cess sliding (minimizes chances of getting flat spots). this almost makes it look taller than it actually is. but again, it's not...

-rumors are going around that it is going to be called 'face' frames...but that's not true. the current name is THD frames (tom hyser design?), however that might change closer to release.

-tom hyser, if you dont know, is the guy that invented and owned fiziks

-there is no suspension system inside of it.

-the split might even be bigger for the final frame. expect just a tiny, tiny gap between the 1st and 2nd, and 3rd and 4th wheels. his goal with this is to bring back flat skating with a vengence.

Too many skaters are caught up in anti-rocker and even worse Free-style. That shit is just wack and holding back rollerblading. Today 98% of street skating is grinding, watch a typical section and it goes something like this (rail / ledge / rail / ledge / rail / ledge) For a while there no one even did lines anymore.

-Tom Hyser

-rumours are that hyper has teamed up with tom to make this frame. so it might come out under the name 'hyper' (the wheel company). this will help him get extra funding, production resources, marketing and distribution capabilities... because apparently he lost a lot of money when fiziks went down and he needs a business partner to make this happen.

-they want to release it in 2004 however there's a chance it might end up being 2005

here's another pic of it. this is a more recent prototype - julian bah:

[sukeats]

wow - - - - sounds nice so far..

[iglue]

[sukeats]

daily bread mag?


and what the hell is the URL? epochframes? epochcrames? both dont work though..

[Bªñ ¿£3º jB]

hmmm theres alot of thangs i cud buy next year

[George]

they look like they'd make a lot of noise.

[sukeats]

good point - thers a lot of different pieces