For a plank, that still seems too cheap...
+1longwhitecloud wrote: ↑Wed Jul 11, 2018 9:32 amfact is brands generally dont support youth in kiteboarding any more, they target high income /retired older riders. They used to support the youth movement and it thrived. $$$
You can see the change in target marketing if you look at adds from 12+ years ago and compare them to now.
entry
boards $399
kites 1299
harness $169
imo
I think that there's been cumulative inflation of about 25% in the US in the last 12 years - this needs to be factored in to get a proper comparison.longwhitecloud wrote: ↑Wed Jul 11, 2018 9:32 amfact is brands generally dont support youth in kiteboarding any more, they target high income /retired older riders. They used to support the youth movement and it thrived. $$$
You can see the change in target marketing if you look at adds from 12+ years ago and compare them to now.
entry
boards $399
kites 1299
harness $169
imo
Saw other dealer selling complete new boards for $200. Wooden construction, lighter by a pound than my carbon Spleen (but shorter by 50mm too and narrower by 20mm). I wonder how cheap were they getting them for in first place.
Yeah it probably is but i guess i don't value a TT much. I've always viewed them as tools like a hammer. Now directionals and foils I value more as vehicles thus a higher value. I guess there is more thought in shapping a board rather then programming a CNC router to plow out 1000's a day of wood planks and glue vs. intense man hours and multiple epoxy sessions in shaping a quality foam board that can withstand the pressures of foiling and strapless riding.
longwhitecloud wrote: ↑Wed Jul 11, 2018 9:32 amfact is brands generally dont support youth in kiteboarding any more, they target high income /retired older riders. They used to support the youth movement and it thrived. $$$
You can see the change in target marketing if you look at adds from 12+ years ago and compare them to now.
entry
boards $399
kites 1299
harness $169
imo
Give the Neocon lunatic horseshit a rest, would you please? It's got no place here.JustAGirl wrote: ↑Thu Jul 12, 2018 11:47 amlongwhitecloud wrote: ↑Wed Jul 11, 2018 9:32 amfact is brands generally dont support youth in kiteboarding any more, they target high income /retired older riders. They used to support the youth movement and it thrived. $$$
You can see the change in target marketing if you look at adds from 12+ years ago and compare them to now.
entry
boards $399
kites 1299
harness $169
imo
You do realize you can donate your two year old material to younger guys who don’t have the means yet? Why do you want to take the bread from the mouths of the producers? Stupid!
Oh and BTW CHEAP liberal economies are not into supporting seniors or their youth anymore, they support migrants, illegal migrants! So the next generation of seniors won’t have the means to support kiteboarding.
Can you try for once to think things through to their logical conclusion or is that an alien skill on this planet these days? I don’t blame you! You’ve been fed liberal propaganda for decades. It rots the brain!
Snowkiting haven't been on a resort hill in longer then a decade. the speed and pressure is far too much for boards to handle I can burn the wax off in as little as 30mins of riding add in windblown spots surrounded by deep powder and you get core shots and ptex sessions that are almost every ride! Mostly near the beginning and the end of the season, and i have kited over a road really really bad for the board. I'm trying to be more aware of whats underneath the snow but its hard and the boards are cheap so just keep getting new ones after they look like swiss cheese.dice wrote: ↑Thu Jul 12, 2018 6:49 amDo you snowboard on tarmac or rocks or something like that? My snowboards have been gone on for years and years, while I'm often doing boardslides.
Just going downhill and jumps doesn't really wear out my board.
Same with my TT, it only wears out when I start in the sand. And it's going at a slow rate in my case.