One of the things that we unfortunately don't see enough of in the industry, is innovation. Though every once in a while we get lucky. Well, guess what? We're about to get lucky again. Blunt Pro Scooters has been working on something special for most of the year in 2010.
What Blunt is working on might possibly be the "future" when it comes to wheels in our sport. For a while now, Blunt has been testing and perfecting the first, and only, Polycarbonate Core Scooter wheel. The BMX industry has already found the great advantages of polycarbonate pedals, and now Blunt will be bringing this technology to scooters.
Polycarbonate, or what you might know it better as, is the stuff that makes bullet proof glass. It is half the weight of Aluminum and the strength is incredible. In January Blunt will be releasing the first range of their polycarbonate products to all Blunt Pro Scooters Dealers throughout the world.
Take a sneak peek below
i like it!:P
ReplyDeleteive been wanting something like this on the market for a while now....how much will they cost?
FUCK YEAH!
ReplyDeletesPENNY!
They look pretty good, is the price confirmed yet?
ReplyDeleteThat is amazing!
ReplyDeletethey are probably going to be just as much or maybe a little lower then then price of metal cores now
ReplyDeletePolycarbonate FUCK YEAH!
ReplyDeleteI saw them weeks ago on DSA's catalog list thing. I've been fapping to them ever since.
ReplyDeleteforget it this just amazing.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't bank on this product being 100%.. Where I live when Blunt first started to release their products they were very popular. But a lot of it has shown to be pretty faulty.. There has been two pairs of strippers bent within 3 months of riding.. ALOT of bearings. and an Ace of Spades deck was broken..
ReplyDeleteS#*% breaks.. you're crazy if you think everything lasts for ever.
ReplyDelete^ well buddy. what you gotta remeber is that the first model of a product that is released, is usually the worst.they build on it from there.im sure these wont be the best wheels Blunt makes.but these r the 1st of their kind.give em a chance.: ).they sound good to me man.
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ReplyDeletenow the price haha
Yo anon, more like 4 in a month by adam rouse, hahaha
ReplyDeleteAnonymous above made one of the dumbest posts I've seen in a while.
ReplyDeleteGasp! Bars bent in 3 months?!?! BEARINGS BROKE TOO?! And......NO!...ONE OF THE DECKS BROKE!?
Madness...pure madness...
sounds expensive but really good
ReplyDeleteAdam is a hack, and he hates blunt for dropping him. :( <-- Adam
ReplyDeletethe two on the far left look sick.
ReplyDeleteMy only concern with this is that Polycarbonate is a very brittle material, and alot of sharp impacts might crack it over time as opposed to the softer aluminum core wheels.
ReplyDeletecracks in the bearing slots is my bet.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately I dont like light shit. Props for the idea for people who will buy it.
ReplyDeleteGmac
Hey Nick,
ReplyDeletePolycarbonate has many many different forms, from baby bottles to BMX Pegs.. We have developed these wheels over 12 months, and we have pretty much gone through all types. What we have ended up with, is pretty damn strong. I do feel sorry for those companies that follow in copying these things..
Blunt
I think the main thing companies need to focus on when it comes to wheels is the urethane formula, and not the core strength. I have not broke any cores on any type of metal core wheel. But I always have problems with chunking and dehubbing.
ReplyDeleteWell in that case I do give you guys props on keeping on the project so long and figuring it out. Im not opposed to the idea in any way. Just listing my concern
ReplyDeleteare they gonna make 110 ones?
ReplyDeleteHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH fools think im upset for being dropped!
ReplyDeletemy friend has them he ordered diff metalcores and was upgraded to blunts he was hella stoked
ReplyDeleteWhen will they be out?
ReplyDeletePlease reply :D