THE MAN BEHIND THE BEST WRIST GUARDS ON EARTH
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- čas přidán 6. 07. 2023
- Dave Stewart couldn't find a good wrist guard, so he made one. Today, we're bringing Dave and Fxnction in-house to make the best damn safety gear on the planet. Lets goooooooo!
Full Story:
As a Onewheel racer, Dave Stewart is no stranger to taking a fall. He knew the importance of high-quality safety gear and quickly realized no one focused on making the best wrist guards possible. So Dave decided he would.
The first step was optimizing the heavy-duty under-wrist plastic for the right amount of flex and impact absorption. Fxnction's first production run was tested at the Dirt Surferz Onewheel race in Arkansas. Racers broke a few pairs on the sharp Shale rock but came away impressed.
Dave continued to refine the design with the best riders. He incorporated premium materials and new models, which offered more comfort and protection. People noticed word spread, and Fxnction wrist guards took off.
More wrist guards meant more boxes to pack and ship, more customers to support, more investment, and as any small business owner can attest to more headaches.
The Onewheel team saw an opportunity to help solve these growing pains and double down on getting riders in the best safety gear on the market. We're excited to announce that we've acquired Fxnction Gear and brought Dave in-house as Fxnction Gear Product Development Lead. With Dave’s experience and drive to design industry-leading gear and Onewheel's capacity to help scale the operation and solve key challenges, this partnership is a win for the riding world. Instead of printing shipping labels, Dave will now spend all of his time doing what he loves, designing badass safety gear for riders. That and going on trail rides.
“I believe we can change the culture and actually make wrist guards (and other protective gear) cool. We can make them something that people want to wear and are proud of wearing,” says Dave. “That's what the brand is about.”
Grab yourself a pair at: fxnctiongear.com
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A true legend in every sense of the word! From the garage to the moon (if they wear wrist guards there...)!!!!!!
Dave is the realist dude and this is SUCH a big win for both him and Onewheel. I ONLY trust Fxnction wrist guards to save my wrists so this is awesome!
Wow only one other person saw you here I guess.
Full finger senders are my all time favorite and will never wear anything else. Thank you Dave!!
Da best out there
dude !!!! congrats Dave!!!!! lets go @onewheel !!!
Yeew!
Dave! A true living legend. We love Dave. So stoked for you! 🤙🏼⚡️🖤
Legend indeed!
How awesome is that! What a great partnership and I know you will continue to do amazing things ahead. Proud of you brother! ❤️🤙🏼
Will be cool to see what comes outa this
right!? New adventure and really stoked to be working with Dave on making awesome gear for riders.
The moment you get a chance to spend any time with Dave, it's immediately clear how insanely passionate he is and how much love he has for this sport and everyone in it. So insanely excited to see where this goes 👏 Podcast with Dave when? 👀
Fuckin love the wrist guards. Stoked for fxnction knee pads and stuff. Stoked this company is going so far
Function wrist guards are a requirement on every ride!! Good for you Dave!! And good for FM!!
They really are! Thanks
Looking forward to seeing Dave's mind on the design board for the rest...knees, elbows, and full body. My favorite is 661 (knees, elbows, body) but they are just not quite there
Good to know. And yea, us too!
Dude was crushing those trails too
Those jumps are sick!
Dave can shred!
Those brown fingerless are fire. I don’t need any, but I may pick up a pair for the color.
Yea they are. Best in the biz
Your last 2 videos actually was interesting... We want custom shaping...
Thanks! Working on it
Dave Congrats, FM thank you for allowing this AMERICAN(Dave) to DREAM. cause now he's living it.
I JUST ORDERED MINES
hell yea!
Gotta say I love my full finger gloves. Super comfortable, safe and I have no issues using my phone. 10/10 product
Fxnction Senders are amazing!! So glad you like them too :)
This song brought back memories of that old Loaded Boards Whirling Dervish video
Just missing Adam Colton
Just ordered a pair of the shredders!
Cool! So will we see Future Motion collab to make all sorts of new safety gear?
We hope so!
Hope this makes it possible to have a reasonably shipping cost to the great white north. When I looked last year it was $50 shipping.
Just checked today and $40 shipping for a $60 product. Would love to try the product but just can't fathom that shipping price for a soft good.
Hell yeah!!!
Only issue I have with the models so far is that you don’t get to rock a watch while wearing them. Which is nice when the app pairs nicely with a watch for quick information sharing. Make a set that doesn’t cover the top of the wrist and we’re in business!
This, but with a slide puck for longboarding
;)
genuine question, is custome shaping still in the works? when could we realistically expect it? Just Imagine how much more sales you would make if the gt had custome shaping
Yes! It is in the works. It's connected to the timeline of ongoing CPSC matter but hoping to have a resolution soon here.
@@Onewheel i appreciate the info.
nice looking guards, but to be "the best on earth" they should be double-sided. One thing is to protect your palm, but another is to save your wrist from impact. I am disappointed to only find basic one on the website, since the leather single-sided one looks really nice (I won't be buying it tho)
Well dang- I guess I’ll never be able to afford these with FM being the owner.
Same price bruh
@@Onewheel with no chance of price ever coming down even when manufacturing becomes cheaper bruh
Are there open source designs? You can still sell them, but make it available to those who can't afford it.
open sourced wrist guards?!? You're crazy for this one...
@@Onewheel You can find 3d models for wrist guard inserts on maker websites, freely provided to the public by the creators. Why is that idea so crazy to you?
The best wrest guard would allow me to use my watch 🤦
Bizarre move by FutureMotion.
Safety first Jared!
shitty product, elastic strap is dangerous