Post by sukeats on Jul 19, 2006 14:14:44 GMT 8
"Uniquely colored" new plastic we're testing out.
This is a derivitave of UHMW which has a ceramic additive. This makes it a lot harder than plain UH and will hopefully prove to be lightning fast on rails and coping.
Early tester remarks hint at slower shuffles (some complain of our present plates being too fast in this aspect), fast rail/coping action, a distinct "break-in" wherein the plates seem to get faster after being skated a bit, and a refreshing minty aftertaste.
Unfortunately, this is the only color this material's available in, and it's mucho expensivo (and plain UH is a very expensive plastic at that), so there would be a (hopefully small) price difference between these and our present line.
But if testing through the winter proves they're worth the premium, which i think it will, then you should expect to see these available in the spring.
We also have a couple other materials being tested, also in unique colors. the one i'm most positive will see store shelves is a shima-4 coffee brown-ish color, when i get pics all of us be-mag dorks will be the first to see 'em!
thats from david.durrenberger.free.fr/blog/index.php?2004/10/21/67-lime-green-night-prototype-parts
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and this is from www.rollernews.com/v3/2006/07/19/green-ceramic-uhmw-night-parts/
As some of you may have already heard, there is a small batch of limited-edition Night parts now available on www.shopintegrated.com, made of Super Ceram, a super-exclusive lime green ceramic/UHMW hybrid plastic. Super Ceram is much harder than our normal UHMW, which makes it even more durable and a good bit faster on all objects, especially metal and coping.
The color is, well, unique- some will love it and some will hate it. Unfortunately the chemical makeup of Super Ceram dictates the color and doesn’t allow for additional colorants to be added that would give us more “normal” color choices. Personally, i like it- it’s as unique as our parts are in the first place. And why make a limited-edition product that looks just like all the other ones?
Super Ceram is a high-end plastic that’s normally much, much too pricey for us to make parts with (the retail prices would be close to twice what they are now), but i did a little wheelin’ and dealin’ with our supplier a few weeks ago and secured a small batch (a few dozen square feet- just enough for a limited run of a few types and sizes of parts) for a price low enough for us to sell the parts direct to consumers for a decent price.
The parts have now been machined and the webshop has been updated, so they’re ready to ship right from Integrated to your door. We do offer international shipping but you’ll need to email mark (info@integrated-dist.com) for an exact price quote as our site cannot supply one. Our Xsjado souls and Fiziks Hitchiker blocks are also available on the site, so snap some of those up too!
