Explanation of the delay in shipping the Grill Mount.

I thought I would post up on what the delay is on shipping the parts.

We shot the first test Grill Mounts from the molds on Monday and found that the heat generated in the production was curving the arms of the mount. We went back into the mold and added a little pin on the end of each bite pad so that when the EVA is shot onto the polycarbonate body, the arms don't curve up. The pin holds the end of the arm in place do it can't deflect when the heat is on. It will also get rid of the smiley face at the end of the EVA.



You can see the Extra Beef GoPro Mount that is a stock feature on all the parts we make. Yes... there is more cool stuff coming. It's at least three times as strong as a stock GoPro mount because the nut side takes the thickness of the nut pocket all the way into the tine. Perfect for Dungeons and Cortes Bank as well as epic sessions at Teahupoo.

The slight change has set us back a week and a bit, but we figure it's worth it. After this long in development we want it perfect. The colors you see are the food grade EVA and the food grade polycarb in the raw color. They add dyes to get it the color we want. All the material in the Grill Mount is "Food Grade" so you know there is no nasty chemicals in the part that could leach into your system during a long surf session.

The mold maker says he should have the changes done by Monday AM and we should be able to shoot the next test that day. If everything goes perfect we will drop in the right colors into the mix and press start on the injection molding machine and start pumping them out.

GoPro is celebrating their success with an IPO and we're celebrating our success with an IPA... or a Powder Mountain Lager.  You have to drink the beer that's named after your favorite catskiing resort... Powder Mountain Catskiing and Heliskiing

We should have parts by Friday and shipping the Monday after.

Sorry for the delay, quality takes time.
Ken, Greg, Matt

Fun fact about friends. They invite you to do fun things like demo a Tesla P85. A "thing" that is really, really, fun. I asked my friend Jon who was in charge of the demo, how many people get in and the the first thing they do is put the hammer down...  "All of them he replied."  So I put the hammer down. I'd be in jail in a week if I owned this car. My record time to Squamish would be a lot lower than it is now.
Thanks Tesla. A car so nice it almost makes me want to work...

Happy Birthday Bob

The snow was flying sideways for part of the day but we were having a blast celebrating Bob Smith's 51st birthday at Powder Mountain Catskiing in Whistler.  Using the Pro Standard Pole and the Grill Mount was fun, got some good shred photos too.

Grill Mount and Curved Mount Powder Testing

Snow Testing the Grill Mount
I went up Whistler Blackcomb yesterday with Bob Smith to ride some powder and do more cold weather testing with the Grill Mount and The 360 Quick Connect Curved Mount. We figured we'd ride the Blackcomb Glacier so we could see how the snow is piling up for The Camp of Champions this summer.
It was sunny and cold so it was perfect for riding pow even if the tips of our noses got a little cold being exposed while riding the chair. Good day all in all. Can argue with two good Saudan Couloir runs. Yeah... I know it the Couloir Extreme now, I just can't say the word "Extreme"
Ken