FINALLY!!..some decent mat video that captures the essence of speed, and pure trim, that are fully realized on these unassuming vehicles! Both Dale S. & Paul G. are purveyors of classic stoke! Thanks for the clip, KP.
reminds me of some of the older grennough vids-both made it look soooo easy; i.e., i still have trouble NOT sliding off my two solomonson bags... this was just plain inspiring thanks for posting
restrain me. oh yeah, make it cool, of course, thats our main goal around here. mat surfing is new? really? your very own "cool" little secret? does the craft you ride make you cool? is being cool more important than having fun? i thought greenough "spread the word and made it cool" several decades ago. or was that john severson?
Do you think that paddler tries to spear him at 0:16? What with that and the flying kick out toward the end of the vid, there seems like some serious envy going down. If you can't have it, impale it!
I have personally talked to a number of people in the US and Australia who have paid for and not received their Dale Solomonson Neumatics. I know he was in ill health some years back... If you are lookin for a mat, try Paul Gross through fouthgearflyer.com
roger "hope dale is o.k." like hell you do mate go ahead stick the knife in and twist dale is working hard catching up everyone will get their mats in due time he has been having extreme difficulties most others would have given up by now but he still makes the best mats at any price and has not gone bankrupt like you know who
we may not even have nylon mats as we know them without dale solomonson think about that those of you who are among the select converts life without the high performance nylon mat !!!!! ????????
dale solomonson is the man! the wait is way worth it. that long triangular box that arrives by mail is like a lightning bolt sent from haven! jeremy ny
Dale Solomonson makes a good mat. But his original business model of demanding full payment up front and then having his customers wait up to 6 months or more for a mat, finally broke down with his health. Now there are alot of people waiting 2 years for a mat they've already paid for-- their money spent. This is what happens when people/businesses require more than a reasonable deposit for an ordered product. Risky business!
have to agree with the last statement. Dale makes a great mat, is a true ambassador for mat riding and its a shame that health issues have gotten in the way of his business. I understand where Warren is coming from, but also understand that 4th gear has been able to put very functional mats under the bellies of many stoked matters is a very short amount of time. I am lucky to own and enjoy both and am glad there are two mat makers to fuel the addiction!
As to that video above, I like to watch it before bed and have amazing matting dreams...
Well there are alot of people who ordered through Dale for their first mat and they have been waiting 2+ years. If it was a $100 deposit, they could blow it off and order with someone else. But he demanded and took $280-350 from people upfront for full payment when he was also running a huge backorder on these, unable to fulfill orders in a timely manner. Its hardly any reconcilliation that they get their mats some 2-3 years later waiting for their first try in the sport or worse ordered from 4thGearFlyer with still some obscure promise of getting a neumatic??. They'll really be toasted about all this when good quality Chinese mats at affordable prices start rolling to a shore near you.
envy? I think he was nearly speared b/c he's a drop-in artist. Why would you leave that last abominable takeoff in your video, the accentuate it with a cymbal crash? The raft may be fast, but the guy's a dick in the water.
We're still waiting for those good quality Chinese mats. The current crop are piss poor. I guess we'll just have to make do with quality mats built by craftsmen until the factories in China and Taiwan get some children in who take pride in their work.
I don't know who this Dale Solomonson or Paul Gross are. Mat history goes Surfoplane... Krypt. Nothing in between.
It's all there on the Krypt website so must be true. I mean, I don't believe for a second Mark Thompson would make it up and take credit for developments that aren't his. That would make him a right cunt wouldn't it?
That was insane!
ReplyDeletelook how f'in fast he was going!!
ReplyDeleteFINALLY!!..some decent mat video that captures the essence of speed, and pure trim, that are fully realized on these unassuming vehicles! Both Dale S. & Paul G. are purveyors of classic stoke!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the clip, KP.
look how f'in fast he was going!!
ReplyDeletethat was 2005
you should see him now
So much speed... amazing. Laughing at the 'double-fade' at the end though.
ReplyDeleteFor sure - best capture of that slippery speed sizzle I've seen to date.
ReplyDeleteFantastic stuff!
ReplyDeleteG
DAMN! EXCITING!!!
ReplyDeletereminds me of some of the older grennough vids-both made it look soooo easy; i.e., i still have trouble NOT sliding off my two solomonson bags...
ReplyDeletethis was just plain inspiring
thanks for posting
open minded bliss.
ReplyDeleteyes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteAll world! nice to see. . .
ReplyDeletehoo-ti-hoo!
so much subtlety in the flipper control, the drag and release, inspirational
ReplyDeletespread the word, make it cool and then i will try it. until then i am on my fish and it is sick
ReplyDeleteHa ha!
ReplyDelete(Fingers crossed you WERE being ironic... Sure you were)
G
restrain me.
ReplyDeleteoh yeah, make it cool, of course,
thats our main goal around here.
mat surfing is new?
really? your very own "cool" little
secret? does the craft you ride make you
cool? is being cool more important than
having fun? i thought greenough "spread the word
and made it cool" several decades
ago. or was that john severson?
Do you think that paddler tries to spear him at 0:16? What with that and the flying kick out toward the end of the vid, there seems like some serious envy going down. If you can't have it, impale it!
ReplyDeleteI thought that.
ReplyDeleteG
anyone know what's what with dale s.? heard he'd been sick. ordered a mat months ago, no word from the man.
ReplyDeleteI have personally talked to a number of people in the US and Australia who have paid for and not received their Dale Solomonson Neumatics. I know he was in ill health some years back...
ReplyDeleteIf you are lookin for a mat, try Paul Gross through
fouthgearflyer.com
Hope Dale is ok!
Roger
should be
ReplyDeletefourthgearflyer.com
Lo Siento,
Rogelio
roger
ReplyDelete"hope dale is o.k."
like hell you do mate
go ahead
stick the knife in and twist
dale is working hard catching up
everyone will get their mats in due time
he has been having extreme difficulties
most others would have given up by now
but he still makes the best mats at any price
and has not gone bankrupt
like you know who
Dale is still in buisness, don't give up you will get your mat, just have faith. Dale's the man.
ReplyDeletewe may not even have nylon mats as we know them without dale solomonson think about that those of you who are among the select converts
ReplyDeletelife without the high performance nylon mat !!!!! ????????
first wave good then YAWN!
ReplyDeletedale solomonson is the man! the wait is way worth it. that long triangular box that arrives by mail is like a lightning bolt sent from haven!
ReplyDeletejeremy ny
I ordered a neumatic surfmat from Dale early April. Heard from him in June that he had been very crook with a skin ailment.
ReplyDeleteDale Solomonson makes a good mat. But his original business model of demanding full payment up front and then having his customers wait up to 6 months or more for a mat, finally broke down with his health. Now there are alot of people waiting 2 years for a mat they've already paid for-- their money spent. This is what happens when people/businesses require more than a reasonable deposit for an ordered product. Risky business!
ReplyDeletehave to agree with the last statement.
ReplyDeleteDale makes a great mat, is a true ambassador for mat riding and its a shame that health issues have gotten in the way of his business.
I understand where Warren is coming from, but also understand that 4th gear has been able to put very functional mats under the bellies of many stoked matters is a very short amount of time.
I am lucky to own and enjoy both and am glad there are two mat makers to fuel the addiction!
As to that video above, I like to watch it before bed and have amazing matting dreams...
Well there are alot of people who ordered through Dale for their first mat and they have been waiting 2+ years. If it was a $100 deposit, they could blow it off and order with someone else. But he demanded and took $280-350 from people upfront for full payment when he was also running a huge backorder on these, unable to fulfill orders in a timely manner.
ReplyDeleteIts hardly any reconcilliation that they get their mats some 2-3 years later waiting for their first try in the sport or worse ordered from 4thGearFlyer with still some obscure promise of getting a neumatic??. They'll really be toasted about all this when good quality Chinese mats at affordable prices start rolling to a shore near you.
envy? I think he was nearly speared b/c he's a drop-in artist. Why would you leave that last abominable takeoff in your video, the accentuate it with a cymbal crash? The raft may be fast, but the guy's a dick in the water.
ReplyDeleteWe're still waiting for those good quality Chinese mats. The current crop are piss poor. I guess we'll just have to make do with quality mats built by craftsmen until the factories in China and Taiwan get some children in who take pride in their work.
ReplyDeleteI don't know who this Dale Solomonson or Paul Gross are. Mat history goes Surfoplane... Krypt. Nothing in between.
ReplyDeleteIt's all there on the Krypt website so must be true. I mean, I don't believe for a second Mark Thompson would make it up and take credit for developments that aren't his. That would make him a right cunt wouldn't it?