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Cricket Manufacturers / Brands => Ayrtek Cricket => Topic started by: Ayrtek Cricket on January 27, 2010, 06:46:04 PM
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Right hada play with some helmets and the maximum size possible with the new grill they turned out as below, these are obviously the maximum size you can achieve as people have asked for a bigger gap to be allowed between peak and grill....needless to say smaller settings are able to be applied to such as 45mm for a junior sized ball requirement and 55mm for an adult sized ball.
Pics as below
Ayrtek = 85mm
(http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq167/tom_ayrtek/ayrtekgap2.jpg)
(http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq167/tom_ayrtek/ayrtekgap1.jpg)
masuri = 73mm
(http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq167/tom_ayrtek/masurigap2.jpg)
(http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq167/tom_ayrtek/masurigap.jpg)
Albion = 84mm
(http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq167/tom_ayrtek/albiongap1.jpg)
(http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq167/tom_ayrtek/albiongap2.jpg)
They grills will be arriving on 5th February if people are keen to upgrade to a titanium grill?
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Surely a ball could slip through any of those huge gaps!
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Thats the MAXIMUM gap, read the topic!
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Swami...yes indeed it could but when we designed the 2009 grills we specifically designed them in guidance with BSI standards so that a 45mm and 55mm gap between peak and grill could be applied. This in hindsight was an error and a learning curve for us as it seems people aren't concerned with having a gap that meets BSI safety standards and would much rather have a gap that gives them a better view of the ball coming towards them.
Hence why we have revised the mounting plates for the 2010 season version as pictured above.
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Couldnt help but notice the Ayrtek Scottish helmet, have you got a player wearing/endorsing your helmets?
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lol no that i have seen i did give two of the helmets to their team manager when i was at wormsley for the world cup T20 warm up games but havent seen them wearing them as yet!
We did some samples for each of the 12 world cup teams as we had the shells back from BSI testing which had a few cracks etc in them after testing so thought we would put them to use any spray up a few designs. the above was the scotland one that we did.
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Picked up the stickers today to slap onto the grills so will come as below....
(http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq167/tom_ayrtek/grill2.jpg)(http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq167/tom_ayrtek/grill1.jpg)
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Grills look nice. Haveyou thought of ear pads?
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Grills look nice. Haveyou thought of ear pads?
Tom didn't bother as the pros don't like them, that's my understanding.......
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Ok then but most pros i see wear them ???
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With Masuri's? I see a few with Albion's. I spose it's preference and the majority of pros don't really wear them as they block out sounds, like calling...
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Tom, not sure if this is the right place, but how is the more traditional shaped helmet coming along?
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Leeroy...will be in Wisden good gear guide this month (??) or whenever it comes out. Got the ability to make them but need to make a decision if we want to put them through BSI testing etc to be able to sell them to the public.
Trying to gauge if there is enough demand to warrent proceeding with it TBH. or if to focus on the modern shell now that its started to get recognition. Will see what the review says and take it from there i guess.
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The new Wisden Cricketer is on sale from the 19th Feb according to their website! The good gear guide is always worth a read.
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Good to know mate not sure if we get to find out the review before it goes public did get put on the spot to come up with a name for the traditional helmet when they rang me the other day! lol
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Thats the MAXIMUM gap, read the topic!
I know, I was just wondering who the hell would want a huge gap which you could easily fit a ball and a half through!
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Good to know mate not sure if we get to find out the review before it goes public did get put on the spot to come up with a name for the traditional helmet when they rang me the other day! lol
lol, what did you tell them?
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Think i just told them to lable it as the ACIS Elite "traditional" with a recommended RRP of £99 still, but when submitting it i did point out its strictly a prototype which hasnt even had the air vents trimmed out as yet due to the fact there are only 2 in the world in exisistence lol so will see what they made of it on reivew i guess.
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If it's anything like the modern helmet it should come out quite well!
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Who knows!! Made alot if improvements to the ACIS since they gad our 1st prototype to review. Should really have sent them a fully finished modern one as well but that ended up going to cricket365 who are part of sky for their review in order to get two independant views on them
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Leeroy...will be in Wisden good gear guide this month (??) or whenever it comes out. Got the ability to make them but need to make a decision if we want to put them through BSI testing etc to be able to sell them to the public.
Trying to gauge if there is enough demand to warrent proceeding with it TBH. or if to focus on the modern shell now that its started to get recognition. Will see what the review says and take it from there i guess.
Did the final version of the traditional shape vary much from the prototype pics you posted a few months back? I am really tempted to go Ayrtek, but normally opt for traditional style gear, thats all!
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go for it mate, you wont regret it! mines coming soon and i thought i was a traditional man, but apprently not!
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Love mine :)
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Hmmm, really tempted, especially with club colours and all.
Tom, got any of the traditional prototypes that I could have with club colours?
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As mentioned above we only have 2 in existance currently! One is now with mr the other with wisden so none knocking around spare currently
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not to worry for now, I am fairly sure I will take one, just need to recover my finances post Oz holiday!
How long would it take to get one (a standard one) done up for me? Pretty certain once I get one done the rest of the club would follow!
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in the modern shape i presume you mean? when you say club colours do you mean a 2 colour design/club crest etc?
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I think he means he wants a standard one but his club may follow him in purchasing one
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Yep, Colesy has it right, I mean the standard shape as used by KSang etc... in club colours with crest. How long would that take?
I reckon once done, a lot of others at the club would follow.
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Shouldnt take very long providing you can get hold of your club crest in a high res format that can be printed from. Once we had that prob a week to sort it out and deliver it
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Took delviery of the 1st batch of 2010 Titanium grills today...as a forum offer to members they will be £36.75 posted as opposed to the £40 + P&P on our new website due for launch in march.
If anyone wants pics please let me know...they can have a gap of between 45mm-80mm between the peak and grill when put onto Ayrtek/Masuri/Albion helmets and weigh 150g.
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can i see them tom?
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awesome, so does this mean the "other" new items have arived? ;P
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which other ones??
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(http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq167/tom_ayrtek/7758da27.jpg)(http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq167/tom_ayrtek/57c45270.jpg)(http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq167/tom_ayrtek/44f36b07.jpg)(http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq167/tom_ayrtek/d6f0c5e4.jpg)(http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq167/tom_ayrtek/a6319c44.jpg)(http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq167/tom_ayrtek/dfbbc9cb.jpg)(http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq167/tom_ayrtek/9bfbc023.jpg)
Quite impressed with the iphone camera in these lol
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Skully they will be here by the end of the week mate ;)
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liking the bottom helmet actually! picture quality on that one is good too!
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I think the Trad shell's paint is too glossy....
being picky :P
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whats the finish on the bottom helmet thomas, looks really smooth, stylish and perfect!
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Thats the bog standard PCS Premier sample that I have left as a display model just a bottle green matt that was used early on when having them done but people said they wanted them glossier
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Skully they will be here by the end of the week mate ;)
lol though so, but was worth asking :P and those new grills look sweet man
btw, be very impressed with the iPhone camera. I do some videos of my table tennis team playing and upload them to youtube, and DAM the quality is quite amazing. Here's my youtube page with the links to prove it http://www.youtube.com/user/skull277 even more amazing that its only a 3.2 Mp camera
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ahh think they look alright actually. grille's looing good though mate, they should shift!
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I think it's preference and the colour that may decide the glossy-ness :P
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Hope so mate running out of space to store stuff now lol my old bedroom at the parents house looks like a trashed showroom at the moment! :)
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Lol get selling!!!
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Tom, I have one if the old ayrtek ti grilles at home, I was going to chuck it for sale on here for £15 posted, but didn't know if you would want it back first.
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Entirely upto you mate what you do with it as its yours, im sure someone will make use of it as its still £30 cheaper than any other titanium grill.
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comeon Tom, time to get your stuff out of the parents bedroom and into a cricket shop lol. Nah serously with this "recession" I know its hard, but even though you can do custom helmets surely it would be great to get your helmets in the shops no?
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lol yeh the problems of moving into a top floor flat in the middle of town mate! severe lack of storage comparred to a house. parents house now has my workshop set up now for use ;) keeps overheads down then as well as weve no need for a formal office.
Had a meeting about getting them through the retail route today as it happens but will see how things progress over the next few weeks :)e
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man your doing the right thing in keeping those O/Hs down. It would be great to see the helmets in shops. Keep with it man, one day you'll have that storage you need
and if you dont.....
theres always dragons den LMAO
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Lol turned that down going on there with my 1st business at uni so dont think we need them now with a proven product on the market already ;) hopefully......
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is that demo helmet for sale tom???
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Afraid not mate its going to one of the lads at nets tonight who if required to wear a helmet after a aortic valve operation so said I would donate one to him...I take it you meant the bottom one of the pics?
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either of your lids mate
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The other one is the one that I got back from Wisden today and as there are only 2 in existence at the moment i need to hold onto it or sell it for £400 as a limited edition helmet ;)
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the new one looks good i tell you what after initial not likeing your first helmet it appealing more and more might have to break the bank again or try and see if watsonstotty will let his Lancs helmet go doubt it though
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Which one of Rich's do you mean...a proper lancashire one or the one i did for him with the lancashire lightening logo?
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oh did not know he had 2 either being a lancastrian myself also fit the colour scheme of the one we discussed
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nor me i thought u meant he had a proper Lancashire one! Well iv still got a spare lancashire lightening logo if you did order one up im sure i cud chuck it on the front as a freebie....as im kind like that me!
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I am loving the matt green, I think that would please me rather than being arkward and wanting a cloth covered one! Are the matt colours an option on a custom traditional style one?
I think the new side shape of the grill will result in more people buying them for masuris as they look the same
Also did you get my PM tom?
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Mines available for £400 as its a Double Limited Edition Special !
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Liam got ur pm at nets at the moment with the under 10/11's gettin bombed bytennis balls. Steep mark up rich...does the fact you have touched it increase it's value? Think it's the other way with me anything I use is priceless...literally!!
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mmm does it come with a head to bat with as it well rich
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Yer i can supply what ever you want with it lol, Tom its now a very Special Limited Edition hence the mark up and after all i would have to send via a security company as id not risk a special cargo like that with the fools at royal mail.
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first a £400 bat now a £400 helmet!
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I have a used box that i'm valuing at £400 if anyone is interested.....
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When i read that I thought about a cardboard box, maybe it's the blackthorn impairing my judgement! Time for bed
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Still got plenty of the 2010 grills in stock......fit albion and masuri lids easily and leave a gap range between 45mm-75mm to keep everyone happy.
Drop me a line if your interested :)
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Afternoon chaps.....got eleven 2010 titanium grills which havent meet our quality control standards due to having uneven measurements on the mounting plates of over 3mm on each side.
In view of this I thought I would see if people on here would want to pick them up for £15 inc P&P to at least make use of them if there is any interest?? They are made of grade 5 titanium and weigh 150g and wouldnt be rejected on any other basis.
If you want further details of pics drop me a line if your interested.
Cheers
Tom
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Can I see some pics please bud?
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yeh will sort some out tomorrow mate as im at home at the moment and they are out in the office/stock room.
They are exactly as per earlier pics except the mounting plate on one side is for example 57mm from the bottom of the mounting plate to the bar on the grill and the other is 61mm. Easier to explain when i get a pic uploaded i guess. Its not something that will be massively noticable when on the helmet but they didnt meet our quality control levels.
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Ok, so its not like uneven or anything?
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Used one of the pics to try and show u as below....they will have a 3mm bigger size at one side to the other but can still be set to the BSI safety levels.
(http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq167/tom_ayrtek/grill1-2.jpg)
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I've had one of these and they aren;t actually bad, only noticed mine as the odd drilling on the side made it even more obvious!! But if it hadnt been for that then wouldnt of notcied, didn't notice it when i put it on my masuri.....
a steal for anyone after one i say!
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hey tom, do you still have any of these grills that didnt meet quality control? Just that after a long think Im llloking at picking one of these up because at £15 its worth it
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drop me a Pm mate down the the last few now as @ £15 they are nearly being given away lol
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done mate
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quick (and silly) question. Did you get the PM? as Im not 100% sure if it was sent
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no mate i didnt lol
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lol, no idea what happened there then. Ive sent it again mate, hopefuly you get this one lol
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Got it Mate will get one winged out to you tomorrow
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cheers mate, nice one
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got anymore of these left?
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I have one, if Tom's out. I'll happily sell it for £15 inc p&p aswell...(Tom I'll send you the money if he wishes to buy it off me)
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down the the last few now...let me know if you want one as im off to post out a few later on today so can include it with them 1st class
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Off topic Tom, but when's the new site up & running? Looks top draw from the previews...
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Just sorting otu the last few bits now mate...3D helmets look really good as when you select the different stock colour from the drop down menu the 3D rotation changes colour to your selction so you can get an idea of what your buying!
Hopefully by this time next week as literally checking it now to iron out any functional issues with it....would post up the link but as its not 100% finished you'll have to wait a few more days ;)
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hey tom, grill came today, looks great.....now Ive got to put it on, and thats a tight squeeze :S
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This illustares why a grill should be set at the correct settings to block out a ball i think....get those rulers out for ur 55mm gap!!
(http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq167/tom_ayrtek/117699.jpg)
(http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq167/tom_ayrtek/117700.jpg)
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Any of these still available ?
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Afraid not, they are back at full price now
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Few 2010 grills back in stock now limited numbers at the moment so be quick if you want one!
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Are they at a special price again or the normal one?
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£42 posted to forum members....seeing as the raw cost of titanium has gone up in price I would expect to see a price increase from the bigger brands fairly soon!