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THE HISTORY OF " SUPER TUBE ".

Here you have the great history of a new product, the “tubes for slip on snow”.

It was also a very simple history of the slip with tire tube on snow, which is exactly the same one as the " Super Tube ".

 History be however very simple and begin in 1985 approximately...  

 "Il be a once " a simple Co of fabric like the other (Les Toiles St-Felix inc.), which seek a supplement for the season lowest time in the season and a golf course, (Club de Golf St-Jean Matha, and also today (Super Glissades St-Jean de Matha), which want make in the same way, therefore the owner ( golf course ) have the original idea to make some slip on snow with some " ordinary " tire tube…  

 Now you have the starting of one extraordinary beautiful history was doesn’t cease evolving/moving at a speed such as far as the beginners cannot follow it...  

 We work and make deal together before this, and the owner invites us to announce problem to us which it has... I make slip people on tire tubes, but the woman with clothes of snow, white, yellow and pink stain them while slipping on. Can you find a solution to regulate this problem, by putting a fabric around, or every thing like that?...

 Ah, surely Mr. let us answer……

 1985 to 1988 approximately...

 Yes but, after it be necessary make it... hahahah, ok it not just for fun, be necessary find a solution with Mr. At the beginning we manufacture a " envelope " with a bottom in PVC, without side and with a hole in center so that everyone can himself put it inside, ok but some weeks later, Mr. call to subject a problem, the snow remain interior of envelope and that make worn the bottom which rub on the snow, then we decide to put a product well known, some “creasy carpet” plastics, but rienforced with UV, the fabricator tell… according to the Co. which it produce. But at the end of few weeks, phone call again, the same problem are represented...

 1988 to 1991 approximately...

 We decide then to invent the " donut " an envelope which cover tire tube with the center completely bottomless and a hole in center so that the person can himself sits without fall, ok, it function, but at the end of a few weeks still, phone call, a new problem emerge, it there have some deformation around the envelope, and that worn the bottom of theses envelopes prematurely with screw of deformation, then during two winters, we have to make and modify some envelopes until it be mould perfectly with tire tube…

 1991 to 1994

 On the way, this new center add, Le Village des Sports, in Quebec city thus, much more some request, perfect for us, but still of improvement we made before it be perfect, but we never release, one be able ahhahahh, ok, but now it be necessary to make theses envelopes for a more long time, because this is very expensive for theses new " centers of slips on snow "... Then therefore, not PVC, not nylon and not plastic, we decide then to turn towards to the rubber, we things (tire tube = rubber, then that must be good)...  

 At the beginning, several tests, but that not slip as much as the tire tube and crack with cold, etc. etc...

 1994

 Finally, after 9 winters of tests and more than 3/4 million dollars spend by theses “centers of slips” and us, we have finally find ideal rubbers for make a very durables envelopes, which slips according to the specifics needs of each " center of slips " which it be add in the year, quickly, less quickly, number years of useful life of theses envelopes, etc...  

 1994 to 1999

 " Supers " goods envelopes but at the same time always in tests for improve it...  

 Year 2000…

 Here today… Theses " Super Tube " you know. Envelopes mouldeds perfectly, durable and they was put in tests during several years…

 And this very beautiful story never end ( and the tests to )…

Stephane Fournier
Les Toiles St-Felix Inc.
 

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