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Interesting...
looks like the Spatula is now dead, dead, dead. Unless K2 starts making them.
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Interesting...
looks like the Spatula is now dead, dead, dead. Unless K2 starts making them.
that's sick. shane and seth riding the same stix. i wonder what took so long to work out the deal. he may have been stalling to get the spatula or some other ideas of his out. he's gonna need his own ski, isn't he. ;)
Kick ass. Props to Shane.
This could herald K2's rebirth of cool, not seen since the Schmidt/Plake/Hattrup days.
Edit- Sorry for poopin in this thread.
Congrats to the gay boy.
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Originally Posted by Punani
I was thinking the same thing....
Whats the deal with getting a pro model ski/ how does being sponsored work? I guess I'm just confused about what Shane will be skiing on this winter. It would definitely seem weird for him to be on the Seth Pistol or PE, so what are the chances he'll have his own K2 ski or prototype for the upcoming season?
The spats are his baby, I'm curious to see if K2 will make him a few one-off reverse sidecut/camber skis or if he has to go back to the old stand bys.
Who knows? But consider Pep Fujas, in it only took him being a sponsored athelete for one season before he got his pro ski. Then look at Shane's legendary stature. Maybe he'll get one right away...who knows.
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Originally Posted by Jumper Bones
Kind of what I was thinking too....Shane doesn't really have to prove himself a worthy skier, everyone knows he is at the top of his game. It just wouldn't be right to see him on Seth's ski in next years flicks.
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Originally Posted by AltaPowderDaze
He will probably ride the chief or the pistol for filming or anything public. But I'd bet he skis his spats when he can and K2 starts making them next year.
Nice glad to see shane running with a rippin crew. Will definitely be interesting to see what he skis on and of course what he'll do next.`
I think our little niche corner of our sport, just got a lot more exciting.
Yeah, I'll bet he skis the spats until they make him some. i wouldn't be surprised to see him do something like just put some K2 stickers on the top to cover the machete symbols. I've seen this with people painting boots and the like just to satisfy their sponsorship, while still using the gear they like.
Shane doesn't even need the Spats anymore for filming since almost everything in Yearbook was of him Ski-BASEing. :D
I would love to see K2 pick up the Spatula. Could you imagine Plake and Shane touring together? I agree, this would be awesome news.
Shane's on K2's and Markers.
Draw your own conclusions.
Plake + Shane = 220cm SpatulasQuote:
Originally Posted by Mr. Altagirl
Uh, like, he'll most likely be on whatever they pay him the most to be on. The signature name is kewl and all, but it still all comes down to the ching.
Dear God,
I don't ask for much: get well prayers for Mamma Pu, well wishes for those on the DL, and the ocassional blower pow day. But if you could bring me Spatulas without that heavy top sheet from hell, I would be forever grateful.
Your's truly,
Arty50
I dont think that you will see K2 spats for a while. The spat patent was property of Volant and that is now atomic and they are just shelving the idea for now. But who knows, Shane might have made it part of this contract that K2 must buy it from the squareheads? That would make sence as Atomic is not known as a cool, try something new company and K2 is a bit more.
I sure hope that SOMEONE gets the rights to use it.
congrats to shane too, nice to see him with skis again
Of course K2 will give Shane his own ski. I can see it now, the K2 McMonokonk a reverse sidecut/camber mono-ski.
I think everyone got a little over excited, my self included. But its not a total done deal yet, there are still some finalizations that have to be done. But everything is going in the direction, of shane being on the team.
Instapoll: Matchstickid = Tim Petrick, Aye or Nay?
first the reverend and red baron, now mcconkey...what a day!
Can the Gonzoboard be far behind?Quote:
Originally Posted by gonzo
Shane + Spatulas + PMgear = ?
I predict he rides nothing but madenaks those are so fatttt!
How's that? All McConkey is doing is switching ski companies. I'm pretty sure he'll continue to do whatever the fuck he wants to do, regardless of who he's skiing for. And "our little niche corner of our sport" is not McConkeys "little niche corner of our sport"... his is way off in BFE. And that's rad.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jumper Bones
I was thinking the same thing. Sid's last post in that thread says it is "almost a done deal."Quote:
Originally Posted by matchstickid
"Almost a done deal" isn't a done deal at all.
iceman: Nope. Matchstickkid seems like a good guy though.
FNG: Where is PMGear going to get the bling to pay McConkey?
By whoring themselves out to women. Everybody know that.Quote:
Originally Posted by phUnk
It is unpossible for splat to be a man-whore. Shame on you!Quote:
Originally Posted by Castro's
I read Sid's post earlier today and "almost" wasn't in the post.Quote:
Originally Posted by phUnk
So I hit the "view revisions" button on Sid's last post . . .
Hmmmmmmm, I wonder if Seth just thought better of his earlier post, of if he got a phone call . . .Quote:
Found out today that its "almost" a done deal.
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Date: 10/11/2004 8:30:46 PM
Author: sid
Message: Found out today that its a done deal.
No iceman i'm not Tim Petrick. And as of now there are no plans of getting shane his own ski, or starting to produce the spats or something close to them, although that would be pretty cool.
I dont think seth got a call or an e-mail, for the post to be changed he probably just saw how much everybody jumped all over it. It was most likely just a typo or something, i know i have had a few here and there.
This thread is gayer than a tree full of monkeys on nitrous oxide.
I'd wager that one of the major points in Shane's contract involved the Spatula patent. Perhaps he was waiting for K2 to buy the patent from Atomic before signing any deals. Remember- Shane's baby is the Spatula. I doubt he'd give up skiing on those boys, especially the way he raves about them.
Wonder if now that K2 owns Volkl I can get Spats through my Volkl pro-form?
cripes. i take off for a few days and look what happens. . . seth and shane in trees with nitrous and 220cm fallic objects. what's the world coming to?
very kewl. hope he gets to keep his spats. guy's a creative genius and definitely an inspiration.
mr mcconkey should just come over here for consultation on his contract. :rolleyes:
that McConkey fellow is just dreamy I tell you...... :p
Where is old huckstable anyhow? He didn't get the memo that we are here nowQuote:
Originally Posted by Lynx
I make hot bukkake puddle on k2 asia factory! K2 disrespect my chinese brother, pollute chinese mollusk! i flood K2 with Bukkake, flood back to america you dogs!
shinjuku, Motherfucker!