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Re: The Official CAPiTA Thread

Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2022 8:27 am
by C.Fuzzy
Vanni wrote: Sat Jun 18, 2022 2:35 am
C.Fuzzy wrote: Fri Jun 17, 2022 8:00 am She's a beaut. I'd hate to mess up a board like that.
I don't know if I'll get the condition to take this out, it will be hanging on the wall right now
Well lmk if you need help. I'd hate to do it... but I'd still do it! :D

Re: The Official CAPiTA Thread

Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2022 8:42 am
by C.Fuzzy
unsatisfiedus wrote: Fri Jun 17, 2022 1:29 pm
Vanni wrote: Fri Jun 17, 2022 5:28 am
Corey Smith few weeks ago posted in instagram that the Ultralight Powder Displacement Series will be discontinued after 2023.
some of you are closer to/in the industry. we've had a proliferation of cool but niche stuff like this over the last few years. will that continue into the future? maybe some things shut down but new ones pop up, or has it been unprofitable to the point that it was an experiment that didnt work out?

i'm definitely holding a couple decks that i dont ride a ton but doubt i'll be able to get again in the future
Idk shit, but m $.02 is the materials between a wacky shape and a basic shape are roughly the same so the cost differential is largely "R&D" whatever that means when it comes to this stuff. That's just a business cost imo. Like, what else are these guys going to do all day besides dream up weird shit to slide down a hill of frozen water on. The rotation of board shapes is also a driver of new sales. Additionally, it's a function of marketing to come up with something that grabs attention.

Imo, even if the number of shapes in a lineup diminish, there will still be niche things made. Maybe just more limited and costly. But it's like Libs "the most expensive board" (or whatever it's called), they'll make 1 or whatever just to keep that marketing claim going.

If board companies start closing up though due to no sales or lack of supplies to make shit, bc factories need to be repurposed, or bc we're all in soup lines... that's a different thing.

Re: The Official CAPiTA Thread

Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2022 12:16 am
by Foxpuppet
After many years on the Big B (still quite a few on hand though) I have switched up to Capita. I’ve wanted one ever since the Unorthodox and Shapeshifter but couldn’t stop my burton love. After 2 years off snow due to Covid restrictions here in Australia it was time.
Got myself a Mega Mercury 155 and strata bindings.

I’ll try to upload a pic


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Re: The Official CAPiTA Thread

Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2022 10:25 am
by coleslawed
longo is riding a new shape up at hood. blank base/merc topsheet. wonder what’s in store.


Re: The Official CAPiTA Thread

Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2022 2:42 pm
by PacEnDubya
^Word. I was wondering the same. I watched him and Benny ride that in person over the past week. I saw each of them in the parking lot and lift line and was tempted to ask them about it...but I didn't want to be annoying.

Re: The Official CAPiTA Thread

Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2022 10:03 pm
by coleslawed
it’s pretty dope seeing those two ride together.

Re: The Official CAPiTA Thread

Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2022 10:05 am
by PacEnDubya
coleslawed wrote: Sat Jul 02, 2022 10:03 pm it’s pretty dope seeing those two ride together.
For sure. Just watching them ride in person (especially in the pipe) was mind boggling.

Re: The Official CAPiTA Thread

Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2022 7:26 pm
by Spenser
Arthur is just 🤯

Re: The Official CAPiTA Thread

Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2022 11:42 pm
by G.D.
coleslawed wrote: Sat Jul 02, 2022 10:25 am longo is riding a new shape up at hood. blank base/merc topsheet. wonder what’s in store.


Directional DOA, maybe?

*sidenote: what was up w/ that random user asking for the Admin? Looked like they spammed the forum, too. Shouts to whoever fixed that 👊🏻.

Re: The Official CAPiTA Thread

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 7:31 am
by J0_Zehp
coleslawed wrote: Sat Jul 02, 2022 10:25 am longo is riding a new shape up at hood. blank base/merc topsheet. wonder what’s in store.

Maybe a pro model 🥳