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Cruzr posting teasing pics of a platform

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Chrighton said:
What's interesting is I've heard that Chad has contacted people and put threats out there saying people are copying him. These were unrelated to a platform, but worth noting.
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That’s hilarious. The guy is delusional. I think he somehow convinced himself that copying others is innovative and original.
 
Sorry not sorry. This is something I’m definitely interested in. I designed this very platform in my head a year ago on what I’d want. I actually talked a to a friend that can weld aluminum about modding a predator platform like this. I have a shikar fixed and the monarch on order but this has that extra real estate for me to stand and turn for that bad side shot.
 
gcr0003 said:
Dang, y’all are letting em have it! :fearscream::dizzy:
I’m sure tethrd is happy to not be on the receiving end for once.
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Gen 3? I see they only copied from the front end though...Sorry, couldn’t resist.

On a positive note, seems like companies are taking in some of the gear talk going around. On the negative, well, sucks to have another company use your product as a springboard for theirs.

I don’t know the fair rules of play here, but there is usually a % difference of design that is required when there isn’t a specific patent involved. Maybe that’s the angle. Probably CRUZR could have offered some more originality regarding certain aspects of the design.



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I can’t wait to see what company’s climbing stick is picked to get the Cruzr sticker slapped on it as their own.

I have $10 on beast sticks.
 
tgreeno said:
The cruzr looks better. The V in the center, to help standing off the corner. And the angled front for more comfortable leaning.
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That angle is nice. Also, hopefully the QC will be on point and they break less often compared to some others. And maybe they are a little lighter for the same size.

I guess the moral of the story is do not have the same overhead platform outline as another company, or get wrecked.

All platforms either use a post and a folding design (copying elements from all hang on stands, but minus the cables) with a strap and some type of button....or they are a cam over design like OOAL (which I don't like). Other platforms that are basically the same style (post, folding, versabutton) but aren't getting heat just have a different top down outline of the platform and an innovative place to stick your toes for grip on a rotating shot. Before the Predator, I believe there were Lone Wolf versions with the same post/fold design and also people were making them out of Lone Wolf seats.

I'm not sure what people are expecting. It's like complaining about a new suspender company like "I can't believe they are wanting to attach adjustable elastic to pants ?!? Very derivative." Saddle platform design is not an industry where you should expect to see a lot of innovation....compared to electronics, etc. The next quantum leaps I see are borrowing tech from the climbing industry (forging, heat treating, etc) to make truly strong and light things out of aluminum or other metals (instead of all these castings).

If this platform doesn't crack as often and is the same weight or lighter than the Predator, then it will be a better stand for those that want an angled front (which many people here like, it is often advocated to adjust your Predator angle down to achieve this).
 
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