Bonés  Graphene,  Non Plus Ultra Rollerskis

Bonés Graphene, Non Plus Ultra Rollerskis

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[caption id="attachment_16308" align="alignnone" width="1920"] Jorge Vidal: Put simply, Bonés Skiroll Graphene are "the non plus ultra " rollerskis...[/caption] Today we share with you our recent conversation with Jorge Vidal, Bonés Skiroll founder & director. What makes them truly unique is that , they are both really flexible and reactive. Why? Graphene! It's a nanomaterial that is 100 stronger than steel and is 20% more flexible to the point of breaking than any other product made with fiber carbon. It's the "wonder material" made of " carbon nets" just one atom thick - yet its virtually indestructible in real life: even a 200kg skier won't break them. https://www.instagram.com/p/CC7vynwI_Ms/?igshid=15ui5bq6ij7ji Graphene is, as you would imagine, expensive: about €1000/ kg if you order in industrial quantities. The technology is unique and was developed…
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Bonés Skiroll Graphene Or Fancy Engineering Comes To Rollerski World

Bonés Skiroll Graphene Or Fancy Engineering Comes To Rollerski World

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Let’s start with admission: it’s great fun to write about something new, different and, with a right push, with a potential of changing things around. Drastically and to the better. Let us explain. You all have noticed that in the past few years the “carbon fiber revolution” has arrived to cross country skiing. First all boots manufacturers then ski makers ( not all) turn to new ways of adding stability, cutting down weight and utilizing high stiffness carbon fibers provide. This year rollerski manufacturers caught up and put out on the market more CF models than ever before. End of the phase? Nope. Enter Jorge Vidal a former television reporter and avid sport enthusiast from Jaca, Spain. Back in 2013 Jorge launched Bonés Skiroll, a clean-slate project in the country…
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Fibra De Carbono Or How One Company Started By Designing Rollerskis , Then Expanded Elsewhere

Fibra De Carbono Or How One Company Started By Designing Rollerskis , Then Expanded Elsewhere

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...Which pair of rollerskis has the most striking looks? Not weight, balance, performance – those things are not immediately obvious – just looks? Here at the Daily Skier we vote for Quionne Carbon Fiber. Amazing piece of carbon fiber monocoque, looking somehow more like a powerful bow than rollerski. A total keeper, looks-wise! But is there a substance to go with that chiseled form? We got in touch with Marcos Rupérez, Quionne Tech S.L. co-founder/co-owner. And guess what? - contrary to expectations, our conversation went all about the substance – never the looks, never that Oomph! factor. Perhaps, because Marcos is not a marketologist or a salesman – he studied industrial engineering, has an MSc in renewable energies and an MBA. And he really, really does not mince his words.…
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Jorge Vidal of Bonés Skiroll: ‘Some athletes ask us for 5.000€ for sponsoring, just to put a logo somewhere. With that money we can make advertisements for a year on Facebook or Instagram, and believe me, that’s much more effective’

Jorge Vidal of Bonés Skiroll: ‘Some athletes ask us for 5.000€ for sponsoring, just to put a logo somewhere. With that money we can make advertisements for a year on Facebook or Instagram, and believe me, that’s much more effective’

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This is a second part of conversation with Jorge Vidal, founder of  Bonés Skiroll , where we talk about what it takes to build the brand from scratch and where the whole rollerski industry is going. - What's your main development goal as a company, what' that niche on the market you're aiming to take? - Our core business is recreational use, aimed at people who are making transition from other sports like cycling, trail running or ski mountaineering, the people who want hard workout that does not impact joints. We know a lot about that, about the feeling you have when you start and what you need, because we are beginners too. If you focus too much on professional use, saying things like “best rollerskis in the world”, it…
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