Ground Control Featherlight Frame (Prototype)
Check some Ground Control Featherlight Frame pictures taken from the Razors Podcast (’visit to Rat-Tail’ episode), expect maybe to see a Stefan Horngacher Pro Model.
Thanks Razor_dave!
Tags: ground control
June 8th, 2007 at 8:51 am
looks kinda weird and not that innovative…
KIZER ELEMENT 4 LIFE!
June 8th, 2007 at 9:22 am
looks like a regular razor frame just with nice decorations on it of the ground
control logos so
ill stick to the duel injections
June 8th, 2007 at 9:23 am
i agree with sdsrenagade
June 8th, 2007 at 10:32 am
If they’re as strong as they’re meant to be then they’ll be sick
June 8th, 2007 at 10:41 am
kizer elemnt ftw
these looks good tho, looks light and like it would last ages.
June 8th, 2007 at 11:11 am
after watching the podcast, sounds like their structural engineers need to go to university a bit longer.
why would making the top of the frame(that touches the flat of the boot) thinner and the bottom of the frame fatter (the bit near the axle holes) result in a strong enough frame?
look at your legs: you don’t see many people with skinny upper legs and massive lower legs, do you?
but i’m sure they will test these as much as they tested the original bullets. ;)
June 8th, 2007 at 12:25 pm
looks to me if ground control is far away frome the old design 2nde generation to bullet there was a similar but these are looking like kizerfluids! but however xsjado frames are the best!sry 4 my bad english
June 8th, 2007 at 1:27 pm
copying the kizer fluid 3 frames. kizers are where its at
June 8th, 2007 at 4:17 pm
kizer rip off!!!
and they stole stefan horn too lol
June 8th, 2007 at 6:37 pm
i see cracks in their future.
June 8th, 2007 at 8:56 pm
look fairly un-innovative and standard
non-removable h-blocks = worst
if they’re made of same material as bullets/dual injections then they will die within a few months
GC fell off as soon as the bullets came out
kizer FTW
June 8th, 2007 at 9:45 pm
ooh nooooo
they chould have those things that the old ones have under the 2nd and 3rd wheeln because that was good!!!
June 8th, 2007 at 10:35 pm
Damm, when they´re gonna give up on this rockets? They suck !!! 50/50 started using the round one with 8mm axel a long time ago, kizer too, … gc is using 8mm for just a wile… but … man… is time to give up on this old rockets, they´re useless
June 9th, 2007 at 1:16 am
listen, did you really think these pathetic rollerbladers know anything about engineering? i love how all these companies love to say theyre skater run for skaters only…
the downside to this, is they dont know what the hell theyre releasing. all they do is build a random frame they “think” will do the job, test these frames out on their pro skaters, and then if these pros skaters say the frame is good enough for them, the company releases them assuming they’re good enough structurally and physically.
seriously, “rollerblading” companies need to step up and do SOME ACTUAL MATH AND R&D’ing. NO MORE PATHETIC SHITTY PRODUCTS PLEASE. half of you shitty frame and wheel companies do no proper testing. like the guy above several posts said: GO BACK TO FUKIN SCHOOL A GET A REAL ENGINEERING DEGREE before you release any of your pathetic shit.
/rant off
June 9th, 2007 at 2:23 am
creed sucks ass and so did that vidcast. I couldnt even understand what jon elliott and the handle bar mustache guy were saying thanks to scott strapps wack ass voice. i shall now deem this frame as the “arms wide open” frame. go market that GC!
June 9th, 2007 at 2:34 am
but legs arent frames jomu
June 9th, 2007 at 3:18 am
if you fags are so smart about engineering then step up yo damn self and show us the real products. or all you bitches could stop bitchen and support a company thats been around for ages, supporting what you love. also to be noted is that these are just proto, im sure that when shit drops they will be dope.
June 9th, 2007 at 3:44 am
I am so lost when it comes to frames man. I mean I’ve been riding bullets for as long as I can remember and they’ve worked out fine but they only last me a couple good months of skating before they break or ware down. I hope these aren’t like that, I mean if they’re “feather light” thats cool and everything I just wish someone would tell me what the perfect frame is because I need new ones and yeah if i don’t get any advice I am probably just going to buy some more bullets for my remz
June 9th, 2007 at 5:35 am
“john”, you’re just a retarded little cliched fuck. you’re probably one of those 16 y/o kids who’d sucked the dick of your fave company even if they gave you aids or sketchy hardware. you need to get your dick out of their ass, you dumb nuthugger.
instead of blindly sucking up to so many companies, you need to get your head out of your ass, retard. just b/c they’ve been here long doesnt mean they always give good product. so tell me, if GC releases fisher price quality UFS frames, would you buy em? considering what you wrote, your pathetic ass probably would. my advice to you is to research and buy what is worthy of your fucking money, dont just buy shitty ass frames cause you suck the nuts of jon elliot.
seriously, rollerblade garbage is expensive; i wouldnt pay 50% for what they charge considering how little durability and R&D they put into their products.
otherwise, there are *some* good solid products out there, but not many.
June 9th, 2007 at 4:50 pm
SamG>
get some KIZER Fluids. They will never break on you and you flip them over when they are worn. So it will last you twice as much than bullets. Choose between small and large and you will find your best match! I use a small on size 9 skates, more control!!
June 9th, 2007 at 6:25 pm
Thanks Shimmy i was reseaching last night and I was thinking about geting some of those 50/50 richard johnson’s the cs ones and those seem like they’d last a long time but I never considered the kizer fluids so I’ll look into those thanks again for the advice man.
June 12th, 2007 at 7:11 am
if any wants to know, these things should be coming out around august.
please shut up about engineering. ground control is basing these designs off the designs that have been around and dependable for years, and they have done a lot for the sport. cutting out some material in the middle isn’t going to make them brittle. and this was stefan horn’s idea. the reason why the industry isnt making loads of crazy innovative technologically advanced stuff is because THEY CANT AFFORD IT. huge ass companies with shitloads of money (like fisher price, asshole) can afford to hire scientists and engineers and testers and whoever the fuck they want. as for rat-tail and ground control, they are working out of a small ass warehouse and are doing it for the sport, not the money. if you want better shit, either go out and make it yourself and quit whining or help the industry grow. skobberhouse shut up too. look forward to the kizer frames, i think they have done their research. and by the way, im not 16, im 15.
June 24th, 2007 at 11:11 pm
all i’m going to say is i like them and will continue to skate them after they are released… i’ve been on mine for months now.
June 25th, 2007 at 3:17 am
I love how all of you know how frames are designed. You really think skaters are designing these frames?
Anyone who hates on gc and says they fell off with bullets obviously doesnt skate. Go skate with some people and see that over 50% of skaters skate GC. And thats not including me so im not biased.
June 28th, 2007 at 3:07 am
these frames suck!!! they look totaly gay! stick with kizer they keep coming out with new and GOOD LOOKING stuff
June 28th, 2007 at 3:08 am
why dont you just take the bullit plate off your ground controls, it would be the same shit