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Cricket Manufacturers / Brands => Ayrtek Cricket => Topic started by: petehosk on September 04, 2010, 02:55:33 PM
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Was just watching a bit of the pro40 game with Warwickshire starting their batting innings!
We have already had the now normal comment about the Ayrtek looking like a cycling helmet! But Carter is wearing his, and I know that most of the players use the Ayrtek helments for Warwickshire. But I also noticed that Trott seems to be the odd one out!? Is he just a stubborn git who won't comply with Ayrtek? Or is it cos he's an England International, and may be 'encouraged' to wear a different brand of helmet?
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you can tell the Ayrtek makes all the difference :)
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Were the rest wearing them I.e bell etc? Didn't see any of it yesterday as I was at a wedding.
Trott has worn his before and scored runs but may stick to his masuri after his latest big score for england?? Who knows!!
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bell wasnt either!
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Shame.... perhaps masuri are paying them to wear the lids?? who knows.....at least they won again!!
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good stuff, through to the final, great exposure hopefully!
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Watched a bit of the IPL and looked like some Ayrtek helmets on there too!!
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The ones in the Champions league looked well. They dont stand out as much as i thought they would. Its a pity i got an albion on sale last week as i would like an ayrtek now
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ayrtek, u should have sponsored somerset instead...
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why?? they are playing each other lol, altho somerset did get to t20 final! warks approached him so it wasnt as if he sponsored them either!
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i never knew that warks appoached him.
because somerset, this season, have done well in all 3 formats.
and have made it into 2 out of the 2 finals.
so there would be some good exposure.
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I was born in Hampshire so I will always support them, and was so pleased they won the T20 this year!!!
However, I must admit that Somerset are almost certainly the strongest all-round County this year!
Bowling is very good, their batting is even better and their fielding is generally top notch!! And every time they play, they play as a team.
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Yeah busy weekend for the helmets it seems both in the Champions league and in the CB40 with the Warwickshire lads as well....
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Bit of a mixture of helmets/grills and rather large stickers....12 vent helmets, 4 vent helmets our 09 grill as well as albion grill being used!!!!
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Would love to kit somerset out with their helmets as its only down to road to both somerset and Glos are even closer....like to look after the local lads but as Warwickshire came along and were the first county to want a full squads worth we were more than happy to supply them....I wouldnt say we sponsored them as they paid for the helmets :)
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Seems not as many of the warwickshire lads are wearing them for the CB40 stuff but in fairness they were designed to go with their T20 shirts/kit so im still quite happy that they are making an appearance.....seems Darren Maddy likes his :)
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Wayamba are playing today so should see a few about then as well as on saturday in the CB40 final :D
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Barkers just worn a beauty!! Now talking about how good they are!
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;)
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Shame he sensibly replaced it for another one that's not an ayrtek, was some hit tho!
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It was!!! :(
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surely that's advertising peplow's £12 Ayrtek Ti Grill more than anything.
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sam is a 2009 version the warwickshire lot had the 2010 version as its lighter again :D
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would there have been a difference?
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nope just that the 2010 is 25g lighter
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ours are made from higher spec titanium that the Albion grills though as ours are made by an actual titanium manufacturer so its not diluted as such
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What are the standard colour options for the acis elite with titanium grill?
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Got barkers helmet being sent back down to me after the game so can have a good look at it then ;)
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stock colours are blue, green, maroon and white
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What cost for a black one then? and any pictures of the blue ones? Is it an Albion blue?
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stock colours are blue, green, maroon and white
plug :)
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no plug mate just answering bd's questions ;) black would cost an additional £10 as a custom colour...pictures are on our website of all stock colours along with 3D rotational images
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Sorry mate didn't see that.
How much is a refurb? :)
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will have to sort out prices as may well be 2 different ones depends if people want a update of the liner and for those with the latest liner just wanting it refurbed
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Tom how come you've got an 0207 central London number and you're based in Bristol?
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as thats where the admininstration is done in terms of our accounts/website admin/order processing etc
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How would I go about ordering from you at discount?
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you can order but it wont be at a discount on the helmets for obvious reasons...you get what you pay for as they say!
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Few pics knocking around...this was a good un
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Ps does anyone know how to get something off ur sky+ box onto a pc? Would be good to get barkers bouncer as a video clip for our website etc? Any computer whizz kids out there let me know :)
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Just found this on the Lords website that made me chuckle...
Crunch! Barker misses a hook and is struck on the grill by Thomas, nearly knocking him off his feet!
Barker is fine but there is a slight delay while he changes his helmet. That was a vicious ball from Thomas who checked Barker was OK straight away. It's the end of Barker's rather shiny gold helmet though, it's Bears blue now.
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http://www.youtube.com/user/Ayrtek#p/a/u/2/q3xEUkaZ9Bs
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What's on there mate?? Doesn't seem to work on my iPhone :(
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The simulation of your grill being hit at 101 mph lol
'Does exactly what it says on the tin'
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Oh right yeah lol seemed to survive 84mph :) will have to try and get the video sorted out of it somehow!!!
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Lord's Ground (@HomeOfCricket)
18/09/2010 06:18 PM
Ouch! Barker will be thanking every centimetre of that helmet as a rapid delivery from Thomas crashes into the grill. #CB40 Lords.org/live
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Have managed to get a copy of it up on youtube...not amazing quality as had to use my iphone to record it off the TV ::)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMVR_MEeVOk
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looks like it held up more than ok!
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Its the first time that i have seen a batsman uninjured or cut after getting hit in the grill..ponting,strauss,pollard,flynn etc.
Well done ayrtek, that shows how important helmets are in this game. You should see sales increasing now
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Yeah nice when the design features pay off and are proven to work....4 point chin strap stopped it pivoting, side flares and rib stopped the helmet flexing upon pact and pushing the grill back towards the face!
Hopefully people will be less sceptical now of the shape and technology as it's been proven to work as shown :)
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Tom, it's officially your fault as to why Somerset lost the T20 cup.
I hope you sign them up for this year!
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Well I was down at M&H on Thursday hoping they will stock the helmets next season so people can go there and try them on etc but will wait to see if they get back to me. Will be emailing out the other county sides shortly in advance of next season to see if they are interested in using the helmets as well :)
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I wonder will he use one the whole time or will he stick with his albion?
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Well his one from yesterday is hopefully being sent back so I can take a look at it andhave offered to replace it for him so he can continue using our lids.
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Ayrtek give Somerset priority!
Or at the very least, give Pollard one for free!
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watching the vid where ponting gets hit in his elmet by harmison.
then watching the vid of your helmet same sort of impact really shows how strong these things are. the balls hit him in the grill and peak and its intact 100% the main thing u see on helmets being hit as well is they end up being pushed up toward the top of the head!
10/10 tom cant wait to get mine
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Wasn't Ponting's a steel grille though???
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no idea mate?
surely titanium grills have been out for yonks tho?
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Ponting was a ti220 i think from what i remember will have to dig it out and see though as havent watched it in a while
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You'd be surprised. Some grilles the pros wear probably aren't titanium on the basis that it doesn't happen very often. You can tell between Albion steel and Albion Ti.
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You want to quote bumble off the clip. "That new style probably saved him there, not sure the older ones would have done the job"...
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ70wtD-fLA
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yeh ponting has a stell on his lid there....the integrity of these though were questionable when we took them to be tested at the BSI
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"That new style probably saved him there, not sure the older ones would have done the job"...
Quotes like that all help ;)
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Well his one from yesterday is hopefully being sent back so I can take a look at it andhave offered to replace it for him so he can continue using our lids.
any chance you could put up a pic of his helmet if there is any damage ?
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Will do once i get it back but looking at the replay it looked fine.....once i get it back will have a look and see :)
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Any reports back from the bears lads yet
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no mate their director of cricket texted me back yesterday though saying hed send keith's lid back...spoke to him a few weeks ago and he said that the lads would be the first to comment if they didnt like the helmets so everything was fien with them and they were happy! :D
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No news is good news I suppose
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you think your helmet will survie being run over by a ford mondeo?
as that is what happened to my last helmet lol and i never got a replacment lol
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well we managed to stand on top of a shell when deciding if it was strong enough but not sure about 2 tonne of weight running it over im afraid but took my 14 stone mass!
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well thats good to know! as are changing rooms are small and (No Swearing Please) is allways getting stood on lol
stud marks in bats are a pet hate of mine! lol
with all the gear we are getting of you mate dont worry about postage cos if possible we will have a drive down to collect it. maybe go for a beer or something 8)
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Sounds like a good plan.... ;) never turn down a chance for a beer!!!
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"That new style probably saved him there, not sure the older ones would have done the job"...
Quotes like that all help ;)
according to my dad, there wouldn't have been such a thing as a helmet back in his time!
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yes bumble said the same as he wore one when not wearing a helmet as well!
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http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/474700.html
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Quick update from our website on the feautres of the helmet that helped keep out the delivery
Barker Bouncer not a Problem Posted on 19 Sep,2010
Keith Barker took an 84mph bouncer to the face in yesterday CB40 final from Alfonso Thomas but shook it off without any issue due to the fact he was wearing his ACIS Elite helmet. In the words of David "Bumble" Lloyd....
"That new style probably saved him there, not sure the older ones would have done the job"
footage of this blow can be seen in the video below.....and in our gallery section
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMVR_MEeVOk
Ayrtek unique design features helped him avoud any form of injury, unlike Kieron Pollard who have to leave the field for Somerset a few weeks ago.
* The 4 point chin strap stablised the helmet upon impact, where as a single attachement at either side would have pivoted.
* The grill (made from grade 5 titanium) absorbed the impact and transferred the energy into thhe flares at the side of the helmet acted to stop the helmet deforming sideways and brigning the grill towards Keiths face.
* The rib which reenforces the peak of the helmet acted to keep the shell rigid and performed as per BSI and Simpact testing theory.
* The ACIS aided the fit of the helmet on Keiths head so that it wasnt loose fitting and kept him protected.
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Nice one tom
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Quick update from our website on the feautres of the helmet that helped keep out the delivery
Barker Bouncer not a Problem Posted on 19 Sep,2010
Keith Barker took an 84mph bouncer to the face in yesterday CB40 final from Alfonso Thomas but shook it off without any issue due to the fact he was wearing his ACIS Elite helmet. In the words of David "Bumble" Lloyd....
"That new style probably saved him there, not sure the older ones would have done the job"
footage of this blow can be seen in the video below.....and in our gallery section
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMVR_MEeVOk[/url]
Ayrtek unique design features helped him avoud any form of injury, unlike Kieron Pollard who have to leave the field for Somerset a few weeks ago.
* The 4 point chin strap stablised the helmet upon impact, where as a single attachement at either side would have pivoted.
* The grill (made from grade 5 titanium) absorbed the impact and transferred the energy into thhe flares at the side of the helmet acted to stop the helmet deforming sideways and brigning the grill towards Keiths face.
* The rib which reenforces the peak of the helmet acted to keep the shell rigid and performed as per BSI and Simpact testing theory.
* The ACIS aided the fit of the helmet on Keiths head so that it wasnt loose fitting and kept him protected.
Thats some great free marketing for you. Really couldn't have planned anything better than that with all the marketing guru's money can buy.
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haha yeah wouldnt really sit there sitting and hoping for someone to wear a bouncer but having had it happen its silly not to capitalise upon the marketing of it ;)
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I know this is abit off topic but when are ayrtek going to update the items on the website
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With our 2010/11 kit?
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Caught a snap of Barker's grille after
(http://i875.photobucket.com/albums/ab312/JoeColes/Bounceer.png?t=1284928162)
Not bad seeing it got hit at over 80mph
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He still has all his teeth don't see the problem
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Yeah the 2010/2011 kit
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haha yeah wouldnt really sit there sitting and hoping for someone to wear a bouncer but having had it happen its silly not to capitalise upon the marketing of it ;)
I struggle to believe the thought has never crossed your mind ;)
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tom can you show us a pic of a normal warks ayrtek helmet.
and a pic of barker's ayrtek after the incident.
i want to see how much damage happened.
thanks
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Haha not really as wouldn't want to see anyone get hurt....got to be confident in tje prdouct though and I think it has passed the test now :)
If/when the helmet comes back I can have a look and see then.
2010/11 kit will be up once we have proper pictures done you lot are just lucky and getting an early preview of it all. Did upload some pics to the website gallery earlier though!
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I don't think you will actually see any damage looking at the video of it...
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I doubt there is damage as it just smashed into the grill, not the actual lid.
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Thats some great free marketing for you. Really couldn't have planned anything better than that with all the marketing guru's money can buy.
Tom not being picky just thought you should know avoid's spelt wrong...... ive just checked your site and its wrong on there too
Mike
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Quote from: Ayrtek on Today at 09:10:30 PM
Quick update from our website on the feautres of the helmet that helped keep out the delivery
Barker Bouncer not a Problem Posted on 19 Sep,2010
Keith Barker took an 84mph bouncer to the face in yesterday CB40 final from Alfonso Thomas but shook it off without any issue due to the fact he was wearing his ACIS Elite helmet. In the words of David "Bumble" Lloyd....
"That new style probably saved him there, not sure the older ones would have done the job"
footage of this blow can be seen in the video below.....and in our gallery section
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMVR_MEeVOk
Ayrtek unique design features helped him avoud any form of injury, unlike Kieron Pollard who have to leave the field for Somerset a few weeks ago.
* The 4 point chin strap stablised the helmet upon impact, where as a single attachement at either side would have pivoted.
* The grill (made from grade 5 titanium) absorbed the impact and transferred the energy into thhe flares at the side of the helmet acted to stop the helmet deforming sideways and brigning the grill towards Keiths face.
* The rib which reenforces the peak of the helmet acted to keep the shell rigid and performed as per BSI and Simpact testing theory.
* The ACIS aided the fit of the helmet on Keiths head so that it wasnt loose fitting and kept him protected.
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there was another spelling mistake somewhere, I'll fish it out
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Lol cheers mike it's these Sunday hours taking it's toll
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Warwickshire Bears win the CB40 FInal. Posted on 19 Sep, 2010
Congratulations to the Warwickshire Bears who won the CB40 final yesterday vs Somerset. A fantastic innings by Ian Bell steered the bears to voctory with a magnificant hundred.
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Ah iPhone text for u will sort them out tomorrow....thanks spelling spotters!!!
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Caught a snap of Barker's grille after
([url]http://i875.photobucket.com/albums/ab312/JoeColes/Bounceer.png?t=1284928162[/url])
Not bad seeing it got hit at over 80mph
Fractured weld on the A-frame by the looks of it, easy enough to repair....will see properly when he sends it back down
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Got keiths helmet back today...will upload a few snaps tomorrow ;)
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Out on the birthday drinks tonight Tom? ;)
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No mate now I'm all grown up at 28 it was a meal with the lil lady.... Drunkness will be on Friday as it's the club golf day followed by end of season night out!
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No mate now I'm all grown up at 28 it was a meal with the lil lady.... Drunkness will be on Friday as it's the club golf day followed by end of season night out!
Happy birthday grandad :D
Friday night sounds like it could be messy though!
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Thanks nick nack! Yeh should be fun...18 holes of golf with 25 of the lads from the club should be good fun to start with followed by beers
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Reverse it and go beers followed by 18 holes :D then more beers! That could be interesting :)
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Would prob improve my game already been cut to a 22 handicap!!
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Helmet and grill for Mr Barker after his little 84mph incident...the shell is absolutely fine, few marks on it from being knocked about it his kit bag i would imagine but no evidence of a blow whatsoever......the grill on the other hand did the hard work in keeping him safe and has a nice little kink in it from the ball and a fractured weld. In Summary, new Ti grill to be added and then its good as new to send back up to Keith :D
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Do you think he will use ayrtek the whole time now?
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Well i would hope so but who knows if another brand offers him money then he may be swayed.....sending this one back upto him though so figners crossed he keeps on using it after it saves him from serious injury last time!
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tom, do ayrtek pay him to use your lids or are you not allowed to say ?
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no warks payed tom to make all their lids,
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Sammy is correct they paid for all their helmets as they had an entire squads worth, we don't pay anyone to use our product as it's in their interest to keep themselves safe by wearing one