Zero G Boxer Squad
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 3:37 pm
0G Boxer Squad,
I don't know why Cadence was the only one to recieve my PM yesterday. I saw that he posted the email that I sent you, thank you. That generated a response from a few of the testers but I believe the rest are waiting for something directly from me. I have a feeling that the failure for the PM to reach everyone may not have been an accident... the weight weenie admin. has asked for money in the past in exchange for how I am using their forum and for advertising space- I refused; I have been silent on the forum ever since... I need all the crank testers get my request for info though:
Can you please send me your up to date mailing address to zerog@alltel.net.
Tester cranks will be 172.5 or 175 (standard drive) and come in three different weight classes, Lightweight Boxer (under 160 lbs), Middleweight Boxer (150 to 185 lbs) , and Heavyweight Boxer (over 185 lbs); please let me know the length you want and your current weight.
Now my part...
First of all, I apologize for the delay. I have been juggling four projects at once over the past year... getting my new facility finished, ramping up brake production, the Subhuman Project, and the Boxers.
Priority has been in that order. Briefly on the Subhuman Project, I am building a human powered submarine that I intend to pedal across the Atlantic from Africa to the Virgin Islands. To complicate it further, I am making a documentary about it. I had initially thought I could handle all the irons at once but the efforts on the new building were not always executed efficiently and this has been my major setback to work on the cranks. I decided to put the Subhuman Project before the cranks due to the fact that I am now 38 and figured I'd better do this adventure before I get too old. Also, I really didn't have the capacity to take on another product yet, hell, I couldn't even meet the demand on the brakes.
We have gotten caught up with the brakes now, pretty much finished the building, and the Subhuman Project can afford some down time as we head into the hurricane season. I have been making the Boxers a priority and can answer, to some extent, some questions that Cadence asked...
Any specific reason for nor going compact also?
Standard drive is more popular in my opinion; there are already enough variables with length, and weight classes; I will be offering a compact after the testing is done.
When will these be shipped out?
Within the next eight weeks.
What will the agreement between testers and ZG be?
The cranks will not need to be returned.
I am looking for severe criticism, why else would I agree to let mises test them?
Praise has no value in business; the purpose of this whole thing is to rapidly expose the weaknesses and fix them.
Knock them down, beat them up... a tough Boxer will get back on his feet.
How are the 3 weight differences handled?
The three weight classes, lightweight, middleweight, and heavyweight, are based on rider specific rigidity by adding a small amount of mass in the right places to the higher
weight class crank arms only.
Thanks,
Ted Ciamillo
ZeroG BOXER - "Get in the Big Ring."
I don't know why Cadence was the only one to recieve my PM yesterday. I saw that he posted the email that I sent you, thank you. That generated a response from a few of the testers but I believe the rest are waiting for something directly from me. I have a feeling that the failure for the PM to reach everyone may not have been an accident... the weight weenie admin. has asked for money in the past in exchange for how I am using their forum and for advertising space- I refused; I have been silent on the forum ever since... I need all the crank testers get my request for info though:
Can you please send me your up to date mailing address to zerog@alltel.net.
Tester cranks will be 172.5 or 175 (standard drive) and come in three different weight classes, Lightweight Boxer (under 160 lbs), Middleweight Boxer (150 to 185 lbs) , and Heavyweight Boxer (over 185 lbs); please let me know the length you want and your current weight.
Now my part...
First of all, I apologize for the delay. I have been juggling four projects at once over the past year... getting my new facility finished, ramping up brake production, the Subhuman Project, and the Boxers.
Priority has been in that order. Briefly on the Subhuman Project, I am building a human powered submarine that I intend to pedal across the Atlantic from Africa to the Virgin Islands. To complicate it further, I am making a documentary about it. I had initially thought I could handle all the irons at once but the efforts on the new building were not always executed efficiently and this has been my major setback to work on the cranks. I decided to put the Subhuman Project before the cranks due to the fact that I am now 38 and figured I'd better do this adventure before I get too old. Also, I really didn't have the capacity to take on another product yet, hell, I couldn't even meet the demand on the brakes.
We have gotten caught up with the brakes now, pretty much finished the building, and the Subhuman Project can afford some down time as we head into the hurricane season. I have been making the Boxers a priority and can answer, to some extent, some questions that Cadence asked...
Any specific reason for nor going compact also?
Standard drive is more popular in my opinion; there are already enough variables with length, and weight classes; I will be offering a compact after the testing is done.
When will these be shipped out?
Within the next eight weeks.
What will the agreement between testers and ZG be?
The cranks will not need to be returned.
I am looking for severe criticism, why else would I agree to let mises test them?
Praise has no value in business; the purpose of this whole thing is to rapidly expose the weaknesses and fix them.
Knock them down, beat them up... a tough Boxer will get back on his feet.
How are the 3 weight differences handled?
The three weight classes, lightweight, middleweight, and heavyweight, are based on rider specific rigidity by adding a small amount of mass in the right places to the higher
weight class crank arms only.
Thanks,
Ted Ciamillo
ZeroG BOXER - "Get in the Big Ring."