McConkey on K2s?

**FNG** · 10-11-2004, 10:13 PM

Shane + Spatulas + PMgear = ?

**ak_powder_monkey** · 10-11-2004, 10:13 PM

I predict he rides nothing but madenaks those are so fatttt!

**BakerBoy** · 10-11-2004, 10:29 PM

Originally Posted by Jumper Bones

I think our little niche corner of our sport, just got a lot more exciting.

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.

**phUnk** · 10-11-2004, 10:49 PM

Originally Posted by matchstickid

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.

I was thinking the same thing. Sid's last post in that thread says it is "almost a done deal."

"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?

**Castro's** · 10-11-2004, 10:52 PM

Originally Posted by phUnk

FNG: Where is PMGear going to get the bling to pay McConkey?

By whoring themselves out to women. Everybody know that.

**BakerBoy** · 10-11-2004, 11:07 PM

Originally Posted by Castro's

By whoring themselves out to women. Everybody know that.

It is unpossible for splat to be a man-whore. Shame on you!

**eDub** · 10-11-2004, 11:24 PM

Originally Posted by phUnk

I was thinking the same thing. Sid's last post in that thread says it is "almost a done deal."

"Almost a done deal" isn't a done deal at all.

I read Sid's post earlier today and "almost" wasn't in the post.

So I hit the "view revisions" button on Sid's last post . . .

Found out today that its "almost" a done deal.

Reply Revisions:
Date: 10/11/2004 8:30:46 PM
Author: sid
Message: Found out today that its a done deal.

Hmmmmmmm, I wonder if Seth just thought better of his earlier post, of if he got a phone call . . .

**matchstickid** · 10-12-2004, 10:14 AM

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.

**fesser** · 10-12-2004, 01:39 PM

This thread is gayer than a tree full of monkeys on nitrous oxide.

**Plakespear** · 10-12-2004, 09:44 PM

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?

**Telekóptero** · 10-12-2004, 11:05 PM

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.

**Lynx** · 10-12-2004, 11:48 PM

mr mcconkey should just come over here for consultation on his contract.

**Blurred** · 10-12-2004, 11:54 PM

that McConkey fellow is just dreamy I tell you......

**ak_powder_monkey** · 10-13-2004, 12:46 AM

Originally Posted by Lynx

mr mcconkey should just come over here for consultation on his contract.

Where is old huckstable anyhow? He didn't get the memo that we are here now

**Angry Whelk** · 10-13-2004, 06:50 AM

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!

**Jumper Bones** · 10-13-2004, 09:04 AM

Dude that bukake shit is HILARIOUS.

I'm still laughing about it.

**The AD** · 10-13-2004, 09:19 AM

The Spatula discussion got me wondering why Volant has the patent and not Shane? He's the one that came up with the concept, right? If he was thinking he would have patented the idea himself and not let Volant have the patent.

**AltaPowderDaze** · 10-13-2004, 09:42 AM

they probably wanted to own the patent before they produced it. or maybe shane sat down with their designers, made it on the contingent that volant would own it, and got screwed.

**Twoplanker** · 10-13-2004, 10:16 AM

Originally Posted by FNG

Shane + Spatulas + PMgear = ?

= trouble.

**splat** · 10-13-2004, 10:44 AM

LOL, 2P.

I don't think we're in the same league as the big guys when it comes to buying talent, but we have been contacted by some athletes pondering free agent status, as well as some up-and-comers, who have expressed an interest in riding the wave with a struggling PM Gear because it's a ground-floor opportunity with the coolest company on the internet - due, of course, only to the support group we have here. The industry knows this community has an impact on the sport and could well be a harbinger of future trends in consumerism that will affect their business.

**grrrr** · 10-13-2004, 03:09 PM

Well, if it's budget talent you need, I am the guy. I will work for a fraction of the $2 million that Atomic is paying Bode this year. Of course I will only bring in a fraction of the business that he does. (Assuming of course that I can convince my sister she really really needs a pair of Bro Models. )

**Lane Meyer** · 10-13-2004, 03:20 PM

Originally Posted by The AD

The Spatula discussion got me wondering why Volant has the patent and not Shane? He's the one that came up with the concept, right? If he was thinking he would have patented the idea himself and not let Volant have the patent.

Shane is on the patent, along with the engineer, who (I think) no longer works at Volant. And really, all this excitement about k2? Pshaw. Last I heard, he is over skiing and moved to Africa to lay pipe all over the continent.

**optics** · 10-13-2004, 03:23 PM

So - how much of the spatula idea could be patented?

Who has the patent on traditional sidecut, cambered skis?

Can you patent overall shape? At what point does it infringe?

Seems like 5mms could be enough to differentiate as a unique design, and there's plenty of actual market precedence.

I think that if they decided it was a feasible product, K2 could do a similar (but different enough) reverse camber/sidecut ski without hassle from Atomic. Hell, didn't Atomic just do the same thing to Phantom?

**Lane Meyer** · 10-13-2004, 03:30 PM

Actually, a reverse camber ski was patented in 1982 by Norman and David Johnston of Illinois:

United States Patent 4,343,485
Johnston , et al. August 10, 1982

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Reverse camber ski

Abstract
An improved ski has a reverse camber bottom surface and an hourglass shaped side camber. The waist of the hourglass side camber configuration and the bindings are positioned slightly back from the usual ski binding placement position.

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Inventors: Johnston; Norman H. (Valparaiso, IN); Johnston; David A. (Valparaiso, IN)
Assignee: Ski World, Inc. (Indianapolis, IN)
Appl. No.: 213012
Filed: December 4, 1980

**Stikki** · 10-13-2004, 03:32 PM

I think this thread covered most the patent questions.

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