C.Fuzzy wrote: Wed Oct 25, 2023 8:44 am
accused of stealing shapes from others for his brand. Iirc one of Jones early pow boards and it was a Japanese guy small brand so it flew under the radar for the most part. (Was it the storm chaser? Muff Explooder? I can't recall now)
C.Fuzzy wrote: Wed Oct 25, 2023 8:44 am
accused of stealing shapes from others for his brand. Iirc one of Jones early pow boards and it was a Japanese guy small brand so it flew under the radar for the most part. (Was it the storm chaser? Muff Explooder? I can't recall now)
Hovercraft was a rip of the Gentemstick Mantaray
I think Chris Christensen confirmed it too
I recalled it had some legitimacy to it. I had wrote hovercraft too and then edited it out bc, the HC isn't really that unique of a shape imo. but yea.
Yeah, Neil Hartman talked about how G-Remy was stoked on his Mantaray, and 9 months later Hovercraft came along, but this is nothing unique in snowboarding really.
I wouldn’t mind the boards if I liked them, but only the Frontier has been close for me, besides the wiggly nose.
I kinda like the concept of the Switchback bindings when they came along, like 10 years ago? Nice idea, meh result. Was fun to go to the boardshop and pick a separate base, footpad, straps and highback. Didn’t last long in shops though, since the bindings weren’t all that good. I returned mine for something else.
(I just bought Jones Mercury bindings - just because I can't purchase Now Drives in my size )
Available now...
Yes, sorry, H3.0 Drive (so it's the Pro)
For a foot of your size there really is no benefit/difference from H2 to H3... H3 came out purely as a solution to deal with large footprint boots that were at the "in between" size range for their bindings.
SLC, UT - Cardiff Snowcraft - NOW - Spark R & D - AK457 - DC - Dang - Milosport -
He’s been making out like he invented snow surf through some kind of rootsy epiphany somewhere between a beach in Cali and a chairlift in Tahoe. Totally disregarding that it has been the core of snowboarding in Japan since day one. I believe the correct term is cultural appropriation.
Every other brand I can think of that has copied the Japanese style of shaping has at least given the board a name and/or graphics that acknowledge where it came from.
- just because I can't purchase Now Drives in my size 
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