Posted: February 24, 2006
About STI
The Sole Technology Institute, also known as STI, is the world's first and only biomechanics research organization dedicated to the study of skateboarding. What the hell is biomechanics? That's just a fancy word for how we measure all of the stress your body goes through while jumping off huge objects during everyday skateboarding.
We even have a big lab full of stuff like handrails, flat bars and mini-ramps surrounded by sensitive measuring instruments. Why? So we can have fun goofing off at lunch, of course. Just kidding. Really, it's to test and develop new technologies to make the highest performing skateboarding footwear around--shoes that improve the performance of, reduce the risk of injury to, and increase the longevity and enjoyment of skateboarders everywhere.
(26) responses to: About STI
STI really works.No heel bruises. Its amazing. yeah
werd it helps me out alot and it is way better than EVA. i wonder how "SupraFoam" is gunna be...
yeah its mad better than EVA
"HECK YA" these STI's really work It's More comforting and when your skating drops your feet don't take such a beating.
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i love it
i think that abc system is better than g2 and other. i got the reynolds1 and no injure ever and it feels like walkin on clouds
shut the fuck up all of you, you have no idea what you're talking about
Shit, this stuff(G2) kicks ass. They should put really thick heel and ball-of-foot gel pads in the soles. It would fuckn' RULE for the huge drops. It could be like an air bag, but it couldn't break and fill with water and mud and shit!!!!
I also want to say thanks to everybody that works for Emerica and STI. It is so cool of them to use that much time to help US. Well, it must really rule getting to skate in prototype shoes all day while doing what you love. And to top it all off, THEY GET FUCKN' PAYED TO DO IT!!!
i dont know if any of this shit is in reynolds 3's but it should, these babies hurt if you dont land on you board from somehting big
..who agrees?
I DO!!!
Good point pietro.
But u wouldnt be able to feel ur board ant that helps damn good 4 kickflips and tres.Im gettin bryans new shoes but ive got a pair of nike zoom air e-cues rite now the nike delta forces r pretty good.U no WAT? i just thought of this.Nike should make shox for skateboarding that would be DOPE but emerica is still better
Peitros cool lets be online freinds p.s. check out hte response i put on da bryan herman wallpaper wen u asked if ndbody watches this is skateboarding
i got heel bruises, im in reynolds 3...
yeah, but i think VANS WAFLE SOLE beats the g2 nonsense.
Shit's extreme. but I'm not too big of a fan of the g202 just cause I can't really feel anything. I vote Emerica makes a vulc shoe with full-length straight-up g3 and no airbag. That would be tight.
i don't hame feet!!! fuck you holleywood high!!!!!
yo..no heel bruises....hell ya.....buttery landings.
Dude i got the reynolds 3 and there hella of a tight shoes.=))))))!
I'd like to skate there!
emericas sick but so far i like the airbag in the prod 1s the best
the downside to it is it can break
I alway like HUGE stairs so it works 4 me
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