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  Groovy!ELEMENTARY V2 (Part 1) The Elementary Stem has been out for well over a year now, and with thousands more people running it we thought it was worth checking to see if there was room to make it even better. The few warrantied stems we have had back have shown that the only thing that […]
  Inter-Office News.We’re all pleased to welcome Ben Ward as Odyssey’s newest R&D employee. Ben will be working with us to take our new products from the concept stages through to full on production. As a long time Portland resident, he’ll have to adjust to the constant sunshine and terrible traffic. I recommend sunglasses of some kind, […]
  The Elementary Stem is Patented.The Elementary Stem patent was published by the United States Patent Office on October 18, 2005. The assignment number is 6,955,371. Getting approval is a loooooong process. It’s usually close to two years. This is George French’s first U.S. patent, and there are certainly more to follow. A lot of people worked on this product […]
  1988?I found this photo when I was cleaning my office last week (for the first time in 5 years). This is Brian Blyther during the “warm up” session at one of the 1988 2-Hip King of Vert comps. Try to ignore the poor quality of the image. I was a 13 year old using an […]