Great videos, Michael! Steele came through my town on his van tour and spent several hours hanging out. I was blown away at how down to earth, approachable, and helpful he was! It was very clear to me in that time he is truly a genuine person who cares about FPV and wants to grow the community the right way. I have the utmost respect for not only his incredible skills, but the person he is.
Steel's method has always been the same for me. I always made everything for myself. I have lots of respect for Steele. I first met him was in Dubai and had been following him since he had
Working with TBS is maybe the best decision he made. 8 or 9 yrs ago i meet the tbs team im germany. they flew a frame from a friend at german tv show with their components. at this meeting i remember i did a very bad show flight and crashed, bcause i cant fly. ;-) but is was great fun to talk to them in the first "good" years. all things changed since the years we started in 2006, but one thing remains. 80% is useless stuff compared to the 20% good products and to find out which is good is getting more difficult every year. watchin paid channels is maybe not the solution. ;-)
Michael Rollins is one of the better interviewers out there. He lets his guest speaker talk without interrupting them.. valuing what they have to say and why they were chosen to be there to speak. Thank you for not being like so many others who feel what they have to say is far more important than the guest.
@@kevincortez6227 so you are sub cactus, not even at the level of a prick? i see no content on your empty channel, too difficult? I wouldn't begin to disrespect all of the good trolls out there by calling you one due to your lame ass comment.
Just want to say how much I appreciate Mr. Steele calling out T-motor. I’m new to the fpv drone industry but already have 10 drones and am addicted. I’m successful in business by learning from many failures and what you just described and put out for the public to hear is exactly what we need more people doing in all industries. Thank you for being real!
Great Ethix Mr. Steele. I have ran my business that way since 1994 and have never spent a single cent on advertising. All word of mouth. Different industry but same customer care. I have an independent BMW shop and stay covered up, and it’s all word of mouth. I don’t try to make a mint on everyone. I can do it with the same parts and skill level for less than anyone else. You have to take care of your customers because if it weren’t for them you wouldn’t be in business. Great interview.
I found Steele b4 the event in Atlanta in 2016 I believe, I found him though another pilot I was checking out because I was just getting into the hobby. Loved his freestyle and it got me hooked even more and so here I am 4 years or more later still ripping every time I get a chance. Never once thought I could make any $$$$ out of this brand new hobby and never tried. I enjoyed it for what it was and still is for me and that's a really cool ass hobby.
Steele videos are what turned me on to this great hobby. This is one of the funnest things I e been able to experience in my life. And I’m an old kid.... thank you brotha. And this interview gave me much more respect for the brand.
Awesome video!!! I have always liked Mr. Steele but now I see his story I can appreciate him for who he is and what he has done and stands for. Thanks for such a Awesome show and I will start supporting Ethix when possible and this show as well 👍💪🙏
Glad to see that he realized his potential and capitalized on it. That’s something worthy of cloning. That’s not taking sides that’s just a mentality I think everyone should have in their quiver. Fun is fun and business is business and you have to be forward thinking savvy and keep things in perspective. Even if you produce things that are nearly at cost if it’s a quality product that means repeat customers that will purchase your other products that have perhaps greater margins.
Such interesting insight, really puts to the forefront what was going on in the background of this fpv business, some companies and what not while I was just mostly watching and having fun with the content from these big players
Ethix stuff always works well for me so far. You can feel it when you use it. Whodathunk a goggle strap & ear bud would matter that much? But they do. Those v2 motors are still awesome two years later as well because you can get parts easily & for a fair price.
Fantastic, Michael. Awesome job! 😃 Steele is a guy who definitely has a vision. He knows what he wants, know how to get it and everybody gains from it. That's fantastic! Only one critic: he needs to start selling at Banggood. For some of us, like me, it's the only option. 😕
You should look into interviewing the Steele of LOS Quadmovr, who the heck is this guy? His LOS is incredible, his equal is RC addict, both have superhuman skill at flying LOS! Check it out!
Steele is the kind of guy that ppl kind of hate AT FIRST but then you realize he isnt just some fake prick trying to hawk a product and is an amazing pilot and just a cool down to earth kind of guy.......Admittedly at first I thought he was a d bag but hes been my favorite guy in the game for a while now.
I don't know if I got a cloned product or what, but the green radio neck strap that says Ethix on it, that I see everyone wearing, broke after 4 months or so. After a flight I just let go of my radio as usual but this time the strap broke and the radio and crossfire module bounced off the parking lot, throwing batteries everywhere, breaking a stick and cracking the crossfire module. What in the holy hell? Had to be a clone, right?
Oh man! That absolutely sucks! Possibly a clone? Where did you buy it? It could also have been a defective product. That would be very strange or even a cheaply made neck strap to fail like that, though. Did you contact the seller?
I always enjoy your videos. Especially when you have people I aspire to be like on, and they talk about things that are real and honest. I know there are some people he's probably done business with or collaborated with that watched this and are like, " that want his idea," or " he didn't give me credit," but the t- motor thing. That's going to make waves, but he doesn't care. After I went to I.O. the hobby became real for me. What I mean by that is I have a different perspective now. I learned things about the business side and practices of a certain group of people that will remain unnamed, and it just made me change from a guy who just wants to fly toys to having a different perspective on the whole community and fpv world. My innocence was taken! Lol
Good stuff, but I missed one of your opening questions about why the bearings were replaced last minute in the V1 motor. Guess I'll have to go back and listen closer!
I respected Steele before. But this ups the game! Not just a good pilot, but someone who’s innovating and cares about making fpv better! And make that money in the process👍🏼
I still have my corbras, never had a problem. I never bought T-motor because of what steele said. I completely agree that ethix makes high quality gear!
After watching this I'm definitely going to purchase some ethix gear. I had planned on it anyway but this definitely confirmed it. I'll spend the extra $.
Subtle S3 on the wall behind Michael. These interviews are awesome man and I've been lucky enough to actually meet Steele in person. He talked with me and my friend for at least ten minutes just chill, it was like taking to any other person with the same hobby. You ask way better questions than drunk me in Vegas though. Love him or hate him, you have to admit that Steele keeps it real and has fun.
like 10 👍 I start to really like what you do. I keep on getting your new videos on my feed, without even having to subscribe to your channel. I'll probably hit the subscribe button at some point haha but now I'm scared that TH-cam wouldn't recommend your videos if I subscribe hahaha. TH-cam is so weird... anyway... just watched two ads of 1min before your video and another 5sec ad. That's the little help I can give you to this day. it's not much I know, but it's a start
Ha! Bro, I do the same 💩 for creators I like... I'll sit and watch a dumbass ad just so the creator can get their 0.02 cents 😆 You're a good dude Fry Bro 👊🤖
I don’t know where I could pull good b-roll from that wouldn’t get repetitive. Besides maybe flight videos. But it’s not a bad thought to break up the visuals some.
lol. Ethix... great name, and idea. I too had a t-shirt company when I was 16 years old. Let me know where to pick one up, will you sign it for me? flick, flick, flick.
The hotdog strap is not a clone of the fatshark strap. It's obviously well above and beyond anything fatshark ever used two strap their goggles to someone's head. the elastic is much higher quality, the design/pattern itself is definingly different, every single thing about that strap is different and was undisputably a complete redesign and refinement of a goggle strap. what ethix did was take a hotdog strap, use lesser materials, have worse workmanship, all the while using a design conceived by somebody else. Two VERY different things.
Hey, what happened with the Stingy interview video? I was halfway through it and went to finish it, but it now says the video is "private" and not available. What's up with that BS?
Would love to know that as well. Saw some BS video he made about The Impulse Apex frame. Saying it's 20% or something better than the Alien. Just useless info.
I scoured the website looking for even a used ethix power box with no luck haha it sounds so much better than my bench full of batteries and chargers lol I'd love something like that and I'd gladly pay the price for it because of what it does. I wish he could find some ways to make it more affordable for ethix and not even so much us consumers. If ppl want it they will pay.. I mean not everyone buys into quads but here we are right?... not everyone buys fat shark $500 goggles either but they don't charge batteries as mobily either hahaha
Hej I have the Mr. Steele slik v2. To day I connected them to a Lipo, and then they began to say something. I don’t know what they said. Something like “ Esc ready.....bla bla bla detected...”. Somebody who knows what the motors a saying.
It was nice to see Steel on your channel. It was the only reason I have watched the last two videos from you. Great video but, just not a fan of you or the channel. Maybe someday I will feel different.
Sooooo.... Where should I be ordering all my parts then? I want my money to go to "a good place"... Basically I wanna support the straight shooters. Anybody enlighten me?
He was super smart to leave rotor riot.. The owner doesn't even fly for god sakes.. And you can bet they did everything to keep steele down.. He was smart to leave because even he said T motor screwed him over...
You make a good quality product that people want and they buy it and therefore put money in your pocket as the item is worth more to them than the money, it's called capitalism.
LOL this kids want to re invent the wheel, we did brushless motor 12 or more years ago with cd roms from computers. we use N50 magnets, you guys are funny. Is like the foam airplanes without flaps, now you cut the foam install a servo, call it you idea and charge 500 dollars for the model of 50 box. please kids get real, in this hobby is professional people, that invent everyday what you think you invented. LOL
I bought an ethix goggles strap. Worst strap!!!! Even worse then stock strap. I got a hotdog strap now and its 100 times better then the ethix goggle strap. Its not a clone, its just worse.
Exactly the opposite experience for me. I bought a hotdog wide goggle strap, thought it would be more comfortable but it was not, and within a month of started stretching out with ripples at the bottom. Bought an Ethix strap a couple months ago and it is much more comfortable, battery fits better as well.
Same concept, but hotdog's elastic/fabric feels a lot different. I do prefer the hotdog strap, but both do the same job and the ethix one is more affordable.
Exactly why I started Project Mockingbird...much respect to Mr. Steve.
Great videos, Michael! Steele came through my town on his van tour and spent several hours hanging out. I was blown away at how down to earth, approachable, and helpful he was! It was very clear to me in that time he is truly a genuine person who cares about FPV and wants to grow the community the right way. I have the utmost respect for not only his incredible skills, but the person he is.
"down to earth, approachable, and helpful" = he was high AF LOL
Who Knows lmao
Steel's method has always been the same for me. I always made everything for myself. I have lots of respect for Steele. I first met him was in Dubai and had been following him since he had
KababFPV he got me started as well🤜🤛
KababFPV well idk how u started lol. But damn thats some good data
Working with TBS is maybe the best decision he made. 8 or 9 yrs ago i meet the tbs team im germany. they flew a frame from a friend at german tv show with their components. at this meeting i remember i did a very bad show flight and crashed, bcause i cant fly. ;-) but is was great fun to talk to them in the first "good" years. all things changed since the years we started in 2006, but one thing remains. 80% is useless stuff compared to the 20% good products and to find out which is good is getting more difficult every year. watchin paid channels is maybe not the solution. ;-)
Michael Rollins is one of the better interviewers out there. He lets his guest speaker talk without interrupting them.. valuing what they have to say and why they were chosen to be there to speak. Thank you for not being like so many others who feel what they have to say is far more important than the guest.
My pleasure. Thank you.
a cactus could do a better job.
@@kevincortez6227 so you are sub cactus, not even at the level of a prick? i see no content on your empty channel, too difficult? I wouldn't begin to disrespect all of the good trolls out there by calling you one due to your lame ass comment.
Just want to say how much I appreciate Mr. Steele calling out T-motor. I’m new to the fpv drone industry but already have 10 drones and am addicted. I’m successful in business by learning from many failures and what you just described and put out for the public to hear is exactly what we need more people doing in all industries. Thank you for being real!
Great Ethix Mr. Steele. I have ran my business that way since 1994 and have never spent a single cent on advertising. All word of mouth. Different industry but same customer care. I have an independent BMW shop and stay covered up, and it’s all word of mouth. I don’t try to make a mint on everyone. I can do it with the same parts and skill level for less than anyone else. You have to take care of your customers because if it weren’t for them you wouldn’t be in business. Great interview.
Great video series. I've always found Mr. Steele to be very easy to listen to and come away learning a lot.
I found Steele b4 the event in Atlanta in 2016 I believe, I found him though another pilot I was checking out because I was just getting into the hobby. Loved his freestyle and it got me hooked even more and so here I am 4 years or more later still ripping every time I get a chance. Never once thought I could make any $$$$ out of this brand new hobby and never tried. I enjoyed it for what it was and still is for me and that's a really cool ass hobby.
Steele videos are what turned me on to this great hobby. This is one of the funnest things I e been able to experience in my life. And I’m an old kid.... thank you brotha. And this interview gave me much more respect for the brand.
Nice to hear Mr Steele speak about his brand...and it made me appreciate his efforts waaaayyyy more...Keep up the good show Michael.
Best interview. no interrupts.
Love this guy for many reasons, keeping it real is the best thing I appreciate about Steele. Keep Ripping guys
I love what you do! Definitely the best interviews in the hobby! You hit all the right spots! Keep it coming! I will become a patreon soon!
great interview, nice to have an insight into great people trying to genuinely further the community
Thank you Michael for this awesome Interview !!! 10/10 !!! we want more as usual !
Damn... I thought my FPV oven-gloves were a brilliant idea but Steele shot me down :-)
lmao!!!!
I'm new to the hobby and Steele to me came across quite snarky. Now I can see why. Mad respect now. Keep the vids coming!
Awesome video!!! I have always liked Mr. Steele but now I see his story I can appreciate him for who he is and what he has done and stands for. Thanks for such a Awesome show and I will start supporting Ethix when possible and this show as well 👍💪🙏
I’d love to see an interview with the dude that designed the blackout frame. To my knowledge there are 0 interviews with this dude.
Glad to see that he realized his potential and capitalized on it. That’s something worthy of cloning. That’s not taking sides that’s just a mentality I think everyone should have in their quiver. Fun is fun and business is business and you have to be forward thinking savvy and keep things in perspective. Even if you produce things that are nearly at cost if it’s a quality product that means repeat customers that will purchase your other products that have perhaps greater margins.
Really love your content! It feels like getting a real insight into the industry and the people who influence it the most. Thanks for all your work.
This is so good. Thank you for this one! Steele is a good man. Happy to own and use ethix gear with this man behind that namesake.
Great video. Wasnt a huge fan of mr steel before but from these two videos I am becoming a fan
Such interesting insight, really puts to the forefront what was going on in the background of this fpv business, some companies and what not while I was just mostly watching and having fun with the content from these big players
I love ethix gear. So well thought out and usable. And the black green combo is easy on the eyes as well. Keep up the good work!
Steele us such a cool dude, feels really genuine and thats pretty rare in this world.
Been waiting for Mr Steele on your channel for a while, he is finally here:)
Ethix stuff always works well for me so far. You can feel it when you use it. Whodathunk a goggle strap & ear bud would matter that much? But they do. Those v2 motors are still awesome two years later as well because you can get parts easily & for a fair price.
Man if you could put turn these into podcasts I would so be listening to this while working!!
This dudes life got so much better when he said PEACE to ol' Kapperccino. Glad to see how well things are going for him after Rotor Riot. 420
Fantastic, Michael. Awesome job! 😃
Steele is a guy who definitely has a vision. He knows what he wants, know how to get it and everybody gains from it. That's fantastic!
Only one critic: he needs to start selling at Banggood. For some of us, like me, it's the only option. 😕
I'm really loving your content. What a great find
Thank you, Michael. It was a good interview. Subbed
Steele is is like a quality stamp, nice. I will have to save some money to upgrade to his products :)
You should look into interviewing the Steele of LOS Quadmovr, who the heck is this guy? His LOS is incredible, his equal is RC addict, both have superhuman skill at flying LOS! Check it out!
I'll second that. That guy is not human.
another great one senor leno !!!! I always thought the Ethix name was a jab at RR and now we know . great job cant wait for the next one .
goooooood content; i wouldn't have known almost any of that. thank you.
The best part is that I typically get to learn at the same time.
I run the Facehugger and that thing is a lifesaver.
Nice, i've respect for Steele. His fantastic i couldnt be happier that his working with TBS. Same with Botgrinder. !
Cool lil podcast u got here my good sir I'm new to fpv thanks 👍🏾
"MAKE GOOD PRODUCTS THAT PEOPLE CAN BUY"
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.brb making motors with tbs...
Grinders V2? Nice. My ashtray is on it's way....
I love Ethix products . But my favorite is the Taranis case V1.
The Ethix Powerbox looks absolutely awesome.
Steele is the kind of guy that ppl kind of hate AT FIRST but then you realize he isnt just some fake prick trying to hawk a product and is an amazing pilot and just a cool down to earth kind of guy.......Admittedly at first I thought he was a d bag but hes been my favorite guy in the game for a while now.
I don't know if I got a cloned product or what, but the green radio neck strap that says Ethix on it, that I see everyone wearing, broke after 4 months or so. After a flight I just let go of my radio as usual but this time the strap broke and the radio and crossfire module bounced off the parking lot, throwing batteries everywhere, breaking a stick and cracking the crossfire module. What in the holy hell? Had to be a clone, right?
Oh man! That absolutely sucks! Possibly a clone? Where did you buy it? It could also have been a defective product. That would be very strange or even a cheaply made neck strap to fail like that, though. Did you contact the seller?
Really nice interview man 👍🏼
I always enjoy your videos. Especially when you have people I aspire to be like on, and they talk about things that are real and honest. I know there are some people he's probably done business with or collaborated with that watched this and are like, " that want his idea," or " he didn't give me credit," but the t- motor thing. That's going to make waves, but he doesn't care.
After I went to I.O. the hobby became real for me. What I mean by that is I have a different perspective now. I learned things about the business side and practices of a certain group of people that will remain unnamed, and it just made me change from a guy who just wants to fly toys to having a different perspective on the whole community and fpv world. My innocence was taken! Lol
Great video indeed.. Love this dude(Steele)
Admit it, you love me, too!
Michael Rollins lol get MCK in. I will send you money 👍👍
Good stuff, but I missed one of your opening questions about why the bearings were replaced last minute in the V1 motor. Guess I'll have to go back and listen closer!
Oh wow, that was actually really interesting from an engineering & manufacturing perspective, wish I had his connections
I respected Steele before. But this ups the game! Not just a good pilot, but someone who’s innovating and cares about making fpv better! And make that money in the process👍🏼
And by the way. Put this s4 props on AMAZON!
Was Ethix not initial about sharing quadcopter parts? I remember a vlog of Steele about the concept.
Great conversation anyway 🙂👍
I still have my corbras, never had a problem. I never bought T-motor because of what steele said. I completely agree that ethix makes high quality gear!
I must meet this man. I live near Atlanta.
After watching this I'm definitely going to purchase some ethix gear. I had planned on it anyway but this definitely confirmed it. I'll spend the extra $.
I fuckin luv his no bullshit business. I love my Steele motors
Been quite happy with all the Ethix products i have bought :)
Subtle S3 on the wall behind Michael.
These interviews are awesome man and I've been lucky enough to actually meet Steele in person. He talked with me and my friend for at least ten minutes just chill, it was like taking to any other person with the same hobby. You ask way better questions than drunk me in Vegas though.
Love him or hate him, you have to admit that Steele keeps it real and has fun.
Just a few S3s. No bigs. 😜
Impulse Mr. Steve Apex Build 6S....it’s my favorite quad now
I still haven’t made the jump to 6s. Kind of scared to, tbh.
Michael Rollins I think you will love it 👍
In my opinion, the BMC3D hero mount is awesome. It's a 3d printed part (obviously) but it protects the WHOLE gopro.
I'm a BMC fan, too. He prints all of my mounts.
Gotta laugh a little bit since my ETHIX tool set broke and he’s talking about ethically he couldn’t have a bad brand connected with him.
like 10 👍 I start to really like what you do. I keep on getting your new videos on my feed, without even having to subscribe to your channel. I'll probably hit the subscribe button at some point haha but now I'm scared that TH-cam wouldn't recommend your videos if I subscribe hahaha. TH-cam is so weird... anyway... just watched two ads of 1min before your video and another 5sec ad. That's the little help I can give you to this day. it's not much I know, but it's a start
Ha! Bro, I do the same 💩 for creators I like... I'll sit and watch a dumbass ad just so the creator can get their 0.02 cents 😆
You're a good dude Fry Bro 👊🤖
before cobra i had sunnyskys in 2013. the magnets would fall out at the sneeze of a cat lol
Very cool guy,,always straight to the point without any bullshit,,great interview,,hope rotor riot can interview steele 😂
Cool story. Some b roll would be nice lol but awesome seeing good people succeed.
I don’t know where I could pull good b-roll from that wouldn’t get repetitive. Besides maybe flight videos. But it’s not a bad thought to break up the visuals some.
Hi Michael, do you have this available on a podcast as well? Easier to listen when on the go...
Yes, it’s a perk on the Podcast Tier of my Patreon. Link in description.
Great second part.
Great freakin video
Great charger! Really happy with it!
I'm jealous, lmao.
@@MichaelRollins one day you'll get one👌✌️
Continue the good content sir 🔥
I love my kiss quads I actually have a 3rd in progress and my first two still fly perfect
An OG right there!
lol. Ethix... great name, and idea. I too had a t-shirt company when I was 16 years old. Let me know where to pick one up, will you sign it for me?
flick, flick, flick.
Artists always seem to get screwed in buisness, perfection & buisness not good bed fellows.
The hotdog strap is not a clone of the fatshark strap. It's obviously well above and beyond anything fatshark ever used two strap their goggles to someone's head. the elastic is much higher quality, the design/pattern itself is definingly different, every single thing about that strap is different and was undisputably a complete redesign and refinement of a goggle strap. what ethix did was take a hotdog strap, use lesser materials, have worse workmanship, all the while using a design conceived by somebody else. Two VERY different things.
I love Ethix products..i got them all practically. Keep making that good shit bro😀 And i love my Ethix strap!💰
Great video! Makes me want to buy ethix products...
Hey, what happened with the Stingy interview video? I was halfway through it and went to finish it, but it now says the video is "private" and not available. What's up with that BS?
I really like the interviews
But am I the only one thinking he's always looking kind of concerned about something in his in- and outro? :D
I skip the Intro.
Awesome
What happened to Snake?
Would love to know that as well.
Saw some BS video he made about The Impulse Apex frame. Saying it's 20% or something better than the Alien. Just useless info.
I scoured the website looking for even a used ethix power box with no luck haha it sounds so much better than my bench full of batteries and chargers lol I'd love something like that and I'd gladly pay the price for it because of what it does. I wish he could find some ways to make it more affordable for ethix and not even so much us consumers. If ppl want it they will pay.. I mean not everyone buys into quads but here we are right?... not everyone buys fat shark $500 goggles either but they don't charge batteries as mobily either hahaha
Mr."real deal"steel i like it i subscribe
I couldn’t imagine bucking on Steele over a fatshark strap.
Respect your elders.
Hej I have the Mr. Steele slik v2. To day I connected them to a Lipo, and then they began to say something. I don’t know what they said. Something like “ Esc ready.....bla bla bla detected...”. Somebody who knows what the motors a saying.
ETHIX FTW
respect
It was nice to see Steel on your channel. It was the only reason I have watched the last two videos from you. Great video but, just not a fan of you or the channel. Maybe someday I will feel different.
Fingers crossed.
Sooooo.... Where should I be ordering all my parts then? I want my money to go to "a good place"... Basically I wanna support the straight shooters. Anybody enlighten me?
Its the way a lot of Chinese companies operate. Steal technology or steal other products designs.
He was super smart to leave rotor riot.. The owner doesn't even fly for god sakes.. And you can bet they did everything to keep steele down.. He was smart to leave because even he said T motor screwed him over...
You make a good quality product that people want and they buy it and therefore put money in your pocket as the item is worth more to them than the money,
it's called capitalism.
+1👍
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LOL this kids want to re invent the wheel, we did brushless motor 12 or more years ago with cd roms from computers. we use N50 magnets, you guys are funny. Is like the foam airplanes without flaps, now you cut the foam install a servo, call it you idea and charge 500 dollars for the model of 50 box. please kids get real, in this hobby is professional people, that invent everyday what you think you invented. LOL
I bought an ethix goggles strap. Worst strap!!!! Even worse then stock strap. I got a hotdog strap now and its 100 times better then the ethix goggle strap. Its not a clone, its just worse.
Can you maybe explain more. What make it the worst? Why did you buy. You statement is useless without providing more information?
Exactly the opposite experience for me. I bought a hotdog wide goggle strap, thought it would be more comfortable but it was not, and within a month of started stretching out with ripples at the bottom. Bought an Ethix strap a couple months ago and it is much more comfortable, battery fits better as well.
invisibleaznDJ is that you hotdog??
Same concept, but hotdog's elastic/fabric feels a lot different. I do prefer the hotdog strap, but both do the same job and the ethix one is more affordable.
Cheap chinese goggle strap is overpriced. 😒😒😒
This guy is full of himself , did not like him then , Don't like him now !!!!
what a joke !!! mr steeel !!!