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Mangy Peasant
Social climber
Riverside, CA
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Jun 29, 2011 - 06:19pm PT
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¿Hay alguna noticia en Inglés?
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Jamulian
Trad climber
Jamul, CA
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Jun 29, 2011 - 06:24pm PT
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Translation by Google:
Fixe-fader starts making the Alien after reaching an agreement with the widow of David Wagoneer
By EDITORIAL BARRABES.COM - Wednesday, June 29, 2011 - 3 comments Share90
The guidelines David Wagoneer, inventor of the Aliens, left his widow before she died were clear: the company to continue with making the aliens would have to be of medium size, would have to continue with the name, the same philosophy and he performed precise manufacturing, including machinery and raw materials. Finally, after 1 ½ years of negotiations, Fixe-Faders has obtained the patent, the machinery and all the knowledge transmitted and begins manufacturing
There have been many major brands of both American and European material that have sought a patent for the legendary Alien Cams. But the guidelines that the inventor and manufacturer, David Wagoneer, left his wife before his death were unclear, and all aimed at the spirit of your device is not lost. Thus, to avoid the loss of the name and got a fabrication more industrial arguably less careful, the company proceeded with the patent should be small to medium size, never an industry giant, but with extensive experience in factory and manufacturing of high quality. The name should be retained, and the granting of the patent must include machinery and knowledge. Even suppliers of raw materials, carefully selected, should remain the same. In short: Wagoneer that he wanted to continue making exact replicas and perform the same level of reliability and good work he performed. And after eighteen months of negotiations, the former U.S. manufacturing resumes at Barcelona, to get the company Fixe-Faders the patent after considering the widow who was the most suitable plant for this. In fact, the whole machinery moved from Colorado to St. Quirze Besora, and Nadia, the widow of David Wagoneer has been two months in Catalonia teaching all the secrets and tricks of manufacture. From the workshop Fixe-Faders tell us that is quite manual and craft, which was already known by thousands of users worldwide Alien, who appreciated the constructive excellence of these devices and their effectiveness on the wall. Once past the learning period, and to guarantee the appearance of your device cam by using the same machinery and even the same original raw material, soon will begin manufacturing the end-user. It is expected that the first Alien in September are on sale in the international market. May be purchased in blue, green, yellow, gray and red.
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msiddens
Trad climber
Mountain View
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Jun 29, 2011 - 06:35pm PT
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gotta have hope
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Lambone
Ice climber
Ashland, Or
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Jun 29, 2011 - 06:37pm PT
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SWEET!
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happiegrrrl
Trad climber
www.climbaddictdesigns.com
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Jun 29, 2011 - 06:37pm PT
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Bets of luck to Fixe! I love my Aliens - but the big question: When will they make offsets?
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kev
climber
A pile of dirt.
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Jun 29, 2011 - 06:59pm PT
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At least all the gouging done by peeps with used aliens will stop!
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Jun 29, 2011 - 07:08pm PT
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It will be curious to see how this goes. One prospective buyer looked at the design and manufacturing and came away with the conclusion labor costs of the existing design might be such that it isn't financially worth producing. But, possibly they got it all at a price that mitigates those concerns or maybe the location of manufacture will change again after a period of time.
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Larry
Trad climber
Bisbee
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Jun 29, 2011 - 07:09pm PT
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Shoulda unloaded while the market was high.
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ramonjuan
climber
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Jun 29, 2011 - 07:11pm PT
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Another question is when will they be available in the states?
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Elcapinyoazz
Social climber
Joshua Tree
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Jun 29, 2011 - 07:17pm PT
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That release is pure comedy gold.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Jun 29, 2011 - 07:25pm PT
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Cool.
Be interesting to see the new ones. Sounds like they may be identical.
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Chinchen
climber
Way out there....
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Jun 29, 2011 - 10:22pm PT
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Lol....
They are being made in Spain.
A large number have been ordered for sale in the US.
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squishy
Mountain climber
sacramento
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Jun 29, 2011 - 10:28pm PT
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Wow, that was interesting
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tom woods
Gym climber
Bishop, CA
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Jun 29, 2011 - 10:53pm PT
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Spain? Cool. Soon they will be as widely available as Boreal shoes.
Kidding. It's good to see that the lady found a buyer for the company that will keep the product alive.
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climbrunride
Ice climber
Purgatory, CO
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Jun 29, 2011 - 11:13pm PT
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SWEET! I've always likes Faders, then Fixe. I trust they will make 'em well.
I'll finally be able to replace my partner's green which I left somewhere at Pat& Jack one evening, when we were having so much fun that we climbed into the dark and had no headlamps. We found our way out by feel, but I left her green Alien behind. I went back the next day and, of course, it was gone.
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Studly
Trad climber
WA
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Jun 30, 2011 - 12:54am PT
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Really awesome
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Captain...or Skully
climber
or some such
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Jun 30, 2011 - 12:54am PT
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We will see what we see. Good day.
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squishy
Mountain climber
sacramento
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Jun 30, 2011 - 01:00am PT
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everyone loves to hate the chef
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Jun 30, 2011 - 01:01am PT
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Great...Kevin D is a great guy and aliens are by far the best small camming design.
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