by Matthew Yunk | Jul 18, 2018 | Blog
Virtual Outdoor Adventures have arrived in Chattanooga!
For those following the storyline of launching Adventure Sports Innovation, it would be a shame to not share the remainder of the international shipping “experience” with you. It really came down to the wire and we had to adjust our Grand Opening date due to the latest issues….
Our shipment of VR simulators from SmaaashLabs based in Mumbai, India was supposed to arrive in Chattanooga mid-June. Unfortunately, a three day manufacturing delay caused us to miss loading the containers on our first scheduled U.S. bound boat. After the shipping agent reorganized logistics with the manufacturer, they then advised us that the streets by the factory were too narrow for the truck to come in and load the 40 foot container. Well…ok.
Again, the shipping agent made new plans for two 20-foot containers to be packed, and transferred into the 40 foot container. Naturally, this took extra time, and our items missed the next boat. After all was said and done, our VR equipment was 3-weeks late leaving India.
FINALLY… the container left Mumbai; set to arrive Savannah, Georgia on June 27. This time, when the agent called, it was to let us know the boat ported in Charleston, South Carolina instead. With paperwork for customs in Savannah, and our trucks waiting, the agents tried to reorganize and remove our container in Charleston to truck it to Chattanooga. We had our staff and the forklift ready for delivery the next morning when… you’ve got it, Murphy’s Law decided to go into overdrive… the ship wasn’t in Charleston- it was in Newark, New Jersey!
Ultimately, the ship left Newark and finally arrived in Savannah, GA, where our VR equipment was then trucked to Chattanooga- scheduled to arrive at 6am on July 4. We were ready to accept the container and begin unloading, but fate intervened again, and the shipment did not arrive until July 5th, a few hours after our Ribbon Cutting with the Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce. (Anecdotally, exactly 365 days earlier, on July 5th 2017, our moving truck arrived in Chattanooga! Will there be another milestone next July 5th?)
The Smaaash Labs installers from India arrived to Chattanooga on July 5, working feverishly to ensure our experiences were installed and ready to go with plenty of time before our revised Grand Opening date of July 14
Wow, this has been an experience for sure. But we can tell you that the FingerCoaster, Vertigo and FlyMaxx experiences are quite AWESOME, as family members and staff has been “testing” everything for us—over and over again. Our storefront in coolidge Park is now like a Virtual Reality arcade, but only featuring experiences that simulate outdoor adventures!
Now almost all of our innovative adventure gear has arrived – we’re only pending receipt of our our e-surfboards from Radinn in Sweden. These should be in by the end of July – we can’t wait to introduce you all to these exciting Virtual Outdoor Adventures in Chattanooga!
Adventure Sports Innovation (ASI) has been bringing new innovations for outdoor fun to Chattanooga since 2018, with unique products like the Swincar E-Spider off-road vehicle; a full set of Personal Transportation Devices such electric unicycles, mini-electric bikes and HoverShoes from InMotion, Enzo e-bikes, E-Scooters, mini-Segways, e-Skateboards and hoverboards for fun around town, and the Lift E-foil, Kymera e-jet bodyboard, Manta e-SUP and the Schiller waterbike for great times on the water! While you’re at ASI, experience the latest in Virtual Reality to bring the great outdoors inside, the FingerCoaster design-it-yourself rollercoaster, Flymax: Extreme Hang gliding simulator, and Vertigo: Walk The Plank! There is nowhere else where you can experience (and buy!) all of these exciting products in one place, with new equipment being introduced all the time. ASI helps make Chattanooga one of the most unique and fun places to live and to visit!
ASI also offers group events – BIG adventures for your small group (5-12):
– Celebrate special occasions (birthday, bachelor/bachelorette, etc.)
– Group adventures (church groups, scout trips)
– Have fun with your co-workers and learn to work better together in one of our Team Building sessions
– Learn in our STEM academic field trips for home-schooled groups, summer camps or middle and high schools.
There is nowhere else where you can experience (and buy!) all of these exciting products in one place, with new equipment being introduced all the time. ASI helps make Chattanooga one of the most unique and fun places to live and to visit!
by Matthew Yunk | Jul 18, 2018 | News
Times Free Press, Community News, Adventure Sports Innovation opens on North Shore, July 18 2018
by Matthew Yunk | Jul 13, 2018 | News
See the Channel 12 News segment below
Thank you Jamal Williams from Channel 12 news!
Adventure Sports Innovation (ASI) has been bringing new innovations for outdoor fun to Chattanooga since 2018, with unique products like the Swincar E-Spider off-road vehicle; a full set of Personal Transportation Devices such electric unicycles, mini-electric bikes and HoverShoes from InMotion, Enzo e-bikes, E-Scooters, mini-Segways, e-Skateboards and hoverboards for fun around town, and the Lift E-foil, Kymera e-jet bodyboard, Manta e-SUP and the Schiller waterbike for great times on the water! While you’re at ASI, experience the latest in Virtual Reality to bring the great outdoors inside, the FingerCoaster design-it-yourself rollercoaster, Flymax: Extreme Hang gliding simulator, and Vertigo: Walk The Plank! There is nowhere else where you can experience (and buy!) all of these exciting products in one place, with new equipment being introduced all the time. ASI helps make Chattanooga one of the most unique and fun places to live and to visit!
ASI also offers group events – BIG adventures for your small group (5-12):
– Celebrate special occasions (birthday, bachelor/bachelorette, etc.)
– Group adventures (church groups, scout trips)
– Have fun with your co-workers and learn to work better together in one of our Team Building sessions
– Learn in our STEM academic field trips for home-schooled groups, summer camps or middle and high schools.
There is nowhere else where you can experience (and buy!) all of these exciting products in one place, with new equipment being introduced all the time. ASI helps make Chattanooga one of the most unique and fun places to live and to visit!
by Matthew Yunk | Jul 10, 2018 | News
“Adventure Sports Innovation Opens In Chattanooga”
Click here for segment
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A new center in Chattanooga will help you go on your next outdoor adventure.
Adventure Sports Innovation cut the ribbon on its new center on Thursday, July 5.
Adventure Sports Innovation opens in Chattanooga. New land and water technology for outdoor sports.
It allows people to try new equipment and companies to showcase new adventures and ideas.
The store as things like self-balance boards, unicylces, and waterboards.
The founders said they considered several places like California and Utah, but chose Chattanooga because of its specific interests in the outdoors and technology.
“Marrying the idea of technology and innovative spirit that Chattanooga has with its outdoor community is going be something for locals,” said CEO and co-founder Patrick Molloy.
“‘Hey, there’s a lot of fun to be had but also for visitors. This is something they had to their agenda.”
“You cannot imagine how I felt when I just turned that little sign from closed to open after having been here working for several months on it,” said CEO and co-founder Carolina Molloy.
The new center is located next to Coolidge park.
Adventure Sports Innovation (ASI) has been bringing new innovations for outdoor fun to Chattanooga since 2018, with unique products like the Swincar E-Spider off-road vehicle; a full set of Personal Transportation Devices such electric unicycles, mini-electric bikes and HoverShoes from InMotion, Enzo e-bikes, E-Scooters, mini-Segways, e-Skateboards and hoverboards for fun around town, and the Lift E-foil, Kymera e-jet bodyboard, Manta e-SUP and the Schiller waterbike for great times on the water! While you’re at ASI, experience the latest in Virtual Reality to bring the great outdoors inside, the FingerCoaster design-it-yourself rollercoaster, Flymax: Extreme Hang gliding simulator, and Vertigo: Walk The Plank! There is nowhere else where you can experience (and buy!) all of these exciting products in one place, with new equipment being introduced all the time. ASI helps make Chattanooga one of the most unique and fun places to live and to visit!
ASI also offers group events – BIG adventures for your small group (5-12):
– Celebrate special occasions (birthday, bachelor/bachelorette, etc.)
– Group adventures (church groups, scout trips)
– Have fun with your co-workers and learn to work better together in one of our Team Building sessions
– Learn in our STEM academic field trips for home-schooled groups, summer camps or middle and high schools.
There is nowhere else where you can experience (and buy!) all of these exciting products in one place, with new equipment being introduced all the time. ASI helps make Chattanooga one of the most unique and fun places to live and to visit!
by Matthew Yunk | Jul 7, 2018 | News
A new North Shore business is bringing an assortment of high-tech outdoor adventure equipment rentals and virtual reality experiences to Chattanooga.
Adventure Sports Innovation held a soft opening and ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday morning to launch its water-based equipment rentals. Employees will work throughout the next week to launch the virtual reality components and finalize the River Street store for a grand opening ceremony July 14.
“We’re looking to make this a showcase for adventurers,” co-owner Patrick Molloy said. “This is our starting point. We want to expand and grow this business. We’ll see what the reaction is from both our local and regional customers as well as tourists who may come to the area.”
Carolina Molloy, the co-owner and wife of Patrick Molloy, believes the business is the first-of-its-kind in North America. There’s nowhere else in the continent where customers can rent and buy the equipment they have, she said.
The store has a human-powered water bike with a propeller, an electric off-road vehicle with independent motors for each tire, electric surfboards, hover boards, electric unicycles and more. Virtual reality experiences include hang gliding, a walk along a cliff and a walk atop a skyscraper. Another virtual reality experience allows users to design their own rollercoaster and ride it. The couple poured approximately $500,000 of their own money into the launch of the store, most of which went toward the equipment.
For the couple, the business was a natural fit for Chattanooga.
“This will marry two things the city already has: the Gig City technology and the Scenic City outdoor adventures,” Carolina Molloy said.
Carolina and Patrick Molloy moved to Chattanooga from New York last year. They both had corporate careers but wished to open their own business. Patrick Molloy had a passion for outdoor adventure sports and began looking for a destination that matched their needs.
Chattanooga had the moderate climate they were looking for and reputation as an outdoor destination.
“Chattanooga checked every box we had about what an ideal community looked like for us,” Patrick Molloy said. “It had the support for startup businesses, a great outdoor community already, it was well-known for adventure sports and had beautiful scenery.”
Local chamber of commerce representatives attended the ribbon cutting event to welcome the new business to the community.
“This is a one-of-a-kind opportunity, not only for Chattanoogans but also for our tourists to come in and enjoy Chattanooga like they’ve never seen,” North Chattanooga Chamber Council President Ginny Kincer said.
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/business/aroundregion/story/2018/jul/06/new-north-shore-business-bringing-high-tech-a/474430/
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