rtz
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New Switch Land Board
I was surprised the price wasn't lower. What do you think of the price for what it is?
http://us6.campaign-archive1.com/?u=b3bb9953082bb03155433547...
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flyjump
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seems like landboards get more and more expensive depending on the materials used to make them. I get my trampa stuff for extremely cheap and some of
it is even free. I still think that landboards are extremely expensive for just being a landboard. I guess the cost of the higher end materials like
carbon fiber and other glass woven materials is very expensive. So I guess this board is par for the course?
If it was a wooden board I would think that it is way over priced, but if its made of high end materials then I guess it would be somewhere in that
ball park.
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WELDNGOD
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You get what you pay for... Looks like a MBS/Trampa hybrid. My Scrub Quasar cost over $400 a few years back. And I spent nearly $700 on my TRAMPA.
But it is made to order,so you expect that to cost a little extra.
It looks like a nice board . I never heard of the Co. though.
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Switch is the same company that builds kites.
That's a heck of a price range ($380-$550) with a jump of 43% dependent on location/exchange rates. The lower end is a pretty decent price for
channel trucks, ratchet bindings, and construction and materials that sound a lot like MBS PowerLam decks.
Cap construction is a bit down from RCC (reverse cap construction), but not a big deal unless you are doing board slides.
It does look like they are sourcing parts and putting together a board, rather that building one themselves or having one built to their
specifications (although the latter is a bit of a fine distinction).
For what it's worth, prices for landboards skyrocketed unilaterally between 2010-2011.
GI leaving the stage thinned the herd and probably made matters worse in terms of competitive pricing.
Landboards can be every bit as technical as mountain boards, but their pricing only remains competitive due to the fact that their is a boatload of
competition from both mainstream companies and artisan builders.
It's all relative, as shipping costs have also skyrocketed and some of that has to be absorbed by the final cost to the consumer.
For reference, a Jens Anso Solo sold $1975.00
All kinds of sexy, but that's a whole lot of vittles for the wee furry ones.
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It's out now and looks like the price is $410:
http://switchkites.com/warehouse_hk/product_info.php?cPath=2...
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rtz
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Pretty good price drop if anyone ever wants to try it out:
http://switchkites.com/warehouse_hk/product_info.php?cPath=2...
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hellnferno
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Any idea if trampa board would fit mbs pro matrix? Have anybody tried that? I was thinking of upgrading my comp 95 for a few parts.
Kite: 3m HQ Beamer IV
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lives2fly
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$410 seems like a reasonable price to me. Thats about £270 though its likely to cost a bit more from a UK store.
Nice looking board. 6.5kg though, which is a lot for a 90cm board when you consider that a pro 90 is 5.2kg.
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indigo_wolf
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Quote: Originally posted by hellnferno  | | Any idea if trampa board would fit mbs pro matrix? Have anybody tried that? I was thinking of upgrading my comp 95 for a few parts.
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I believe that Trampas use the same hole pattern for their trucks as MBS with the exception of the Holey Pro (cut down tip). You can confirm with
Ted before placing an order. Worse comes to worse, you can order an bare deck drilled for bindings but left undrilled for truck and then drill them
for your truck of choice when they arrive.
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hellnferno
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Yeah, I am trying to get one board for downhill and one for kiteboarding so i wont have to adjust/switch parts every time I switch sport. Still not
sure which board to get.. I am worried about shipping cost from UK for Trampa/Scurub. I might not find USA website that sell those yet..
Kite: 3m HQ Beamer IV
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indigo_wolf
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www.Dakitez.com and www.coastalwindsports.com can help you with Scrub.
www.eastcoastkitesports.com can help you with Trampa.
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