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[Adam]

Bullocks Flat.

 

[FR34KO]

Damn damn damn dayyyyuummmm

[Mitch.]

First trip booked in for next weekend. So keen

[aekOne]

Perisher..

 

[CodeBurn3r]

I'm hitting Buller next weekend. Hopefully the wind has died down by then.
But I'm looking forward to getting some Freshies!
Would love to go to the good mountains but just to far for a weekend.
Atleast I have a house to stay at 30 mins from Buller. And that is only 2 hours away if that so I won't be stuffed the next day at work

Any Mexicans keen to plan a trip up in July?

[Adam]

ANYONE ELSE HAVING TROUBLE NOT THINKING ABOUT GOING TO THE SNOW!?

[Bumpty]

I having trouble not thinking about a foot of mud every where I go.

[CodeBurn3r]

Man I'm so keen.. I think I might take Friday off. I'm owed like 12 hours overtime. . I was going to cash it in but seeing this I want to hit the pow early!

[simon]

ANYONE ELSE HAVING TROUBLE NOT THINKING ABOUT GOING TO THE SNOW!?

 

+41 MILLION

[CodeBurn3r]

Officially got Friday off!

[simon]

Next Thursday looks like I'm heading down for the day. Yeeew!!!

[Bumpty]

Ben Lomond - wanna bout me....

[Mitch.]

Just out of curiosity, what boards are everyone riding and how do you find them?

[aekOne]

Last season i was riding a ThirtyTwo 155 camber and a ThirtyTwo 158 rocker and even though i should probably be riding the 155 i always found myself going for the rocker. I guess on the shitty Australian report conditions that extra softness is just that much more rideable all day (not that it really makes a difference, especially the way i ride these days, but if i did have to make a comparison).
 

I'm an old man who tries to avoid any kind of challenging conditions or terrain if i can help it so whether i ride a 152 rocker hybrid or a 165 swallow i don't think it makes much difference to my riding haha.

 

If we're talking brands it really don't matter any more does it? Theres like 4 factories that make 95% of the boards out there, Burton (verticle), Mervin (Lib, Gnu, Quiksilver/Roxy, DC[now GST]), GST (ThirtyTwo, Flow, Forum, Arbor, Jones, Yes, Stepchild, Bataleon, Rome, Santa Cruz, Fanatic, Sapient, Northwave/Drake, Volcom, Gray, F2 etc) and SBF (Battalion, Lobster, Nomis, APO, TechNine etc). Capita have bought the old Elan factory and make their own boards and in time you'd imagine make boards for a bunch of other crew like Elan used to.

 

EVERYONE makes boards in China while some still make their top end stuff in Austria or the USA. They all use the same or similar machines with similar or same materials and the fact they're all basically coming from the same factories has completely changed the game compared to when i first started. Pretty much every brand was handmade in the USA in a small factory by the guys who designed them. I remember going to the Mervin factory in Seattle in 1993 and it was basically a storage unit with a press, various other power tools and a mini ramp manned by a three man team. The quality of your board was directly related to the amount of cones the guy cutting it had just smoked (which was past of the charm). Now all the factories use the same or similar machinery, manned by professional operators and they all churn out the same product of a similar standard. In my options buy the board with the prettiest picture or has your favorite team riders name on as in the end of the day they're all one in the same

[Mitch.]

Cheers aek that was a good read. I knew a couple of those brands were owned by the same mob e.g. bataleon and lobster and lib making gnu but didnt realise it was so extensive.

Ive previously had rome artifacts which i loved for the fact they are noodles and i can mess around on them and have recently picked up a 147 capita horrorscope whilst in canada. There isnt a whole lot between them, they both have stupid amounts of flex and are pretty useless in anything other then the park but park laps are all i really do when i go down there anyway so it suits my needs.

[FR34KO]

Freaken hey, I've been waiting to read something like that for a while and I didn't even know I was [waiting].

 

I ride a Rome Crossrocket, 154. Interesting kit really; even considering what Aek has stated, it seems to be quite unique.... "No hang-ups edges", diamond shaped base, and a carbon rod running along the length in the centre of the board. Equals flexy but poppy also. Plus some other 'tech'.

[Adam]

I have an old venue

My next board will be a catalyst. Custom sidewall colours, awesome graphics and Aussie made

[simon]

I currently ride a salomon 155 villain for all mountain and a salomon drift 152 for park. Both camber boards. I've riden about 5 or 6 rockers. Just don't like the floaty blerrggg feeling you get. I guess I love the direct feeling you get from a camber board. Also edge hold from the equalizer side cut is amazing.



I also know the salomon rep so I get a good deal

[Adam]

I'd really love to get down on a demo day! But they are always badly timed for me!!!

[aekOne]

Or when there's no snow!