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LINE WEBSITE WHAT??????

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husker05
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I've never really seen another company completely shut down their website, which is pretty much their face to the world, altogether. adding content doesn't require a complete shut down for days at a time. didn't they have enough money to pay for bandwidth?

i really want to buy line skis, but man, it's almost embarrassing how bad they are at handling their business. it's peak season for ski sales. why would you do that now?

final comment. topsheet = dick. if your skis' topsheets start tearing off and you are going to cry about it, please just stay home and keep them wrapped in plastic all winter. it does not affect the ski's performance in any way. that being said, i sincerely hope that line is adding something about this on their site. if they don't, they really are not in touch with the buzz surrounding their own products, and it's hard to keep coming up with new stuff that way.

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Jan 12 2006 3:18AM
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husker05
Posts: 161 - Karma: 10
no comments?
Jan 12 2006 3:29AM
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roussillon
Posts: 1305 - Karma: 170
non need to
Jan 12 2006 7:33AM
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Coalescent
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i personally dont care...

1. because i have been loyal to line
2. because they are updating their site
3. because i think i could wait 24hrs to look at their website
Jan 12 2006 7:44AM
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pales
Posts: 1125 - Karma: 25
toatally agree my shop dropped them and it sucks because i work there and dont get employee discounts on their stuff anymore which is why im not on lines this year. they only reason they dropped them was because they werent making good business decisions.
ya its real novel and heroic sounding to be like oooooh im gonna progress the sport, not the industry, but the industry is what people see and how you sell your skis and get people riding them. granted if you make a great ski you wont need much promoting, you will still at the very LEAST need to send your stuff to the shop that you have sold your stuff to. how do you think solomon makes shit for bindings and they still sell? they make sure thier stuff is in the shop first and is at the lowest price possible, which is what line was doing, but they did it a month before the season started. levinthal's fuck conformity attitude towards the skiing world got him where he is today by making radical skis, but he needs to stay on top of his products and the business sense of it all. simply making a good ski isn't all that you need and i hope he learns this quickly cuz i love line skis and hate watching shops drop them because of their business policies.
Jan 12 2006 7:50AM
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Itsbackfliptime
Posts: 18901 - Karma: 75
i bought fujatives cause the invaders hadn't shipped yet. But I really love my old 1260s. If they werent so short and ruined I'd keep using them.
Jan 12 2006 8:41AM
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Adamskinick
Posts: 3353 - Karma: 126
Agreed, we don't carry any of the mens Line Skis anymore, just the mini invaders and the girls skis because they are underselling. It's no shot at Line because I like their skis..
Jan 12 2006 9:25AM
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Schoening
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everyone has to update there site sometime......
Jan 12 2006 9:31AM
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Fairview
Posts: 430 - Karma: 33
Bad business decisions? You mean like completely selling their entire inventory this year? The majority of which sold before stores even had it. It sure is bad business to sell all your products. Ha. I love this "I work in some shithole ski shop, so I obviously know everything about the ski industry" attitude.
Jan 12 2006 12:37PM
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Phrosty
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so sassy!
Jan 12 2006 12:41PM
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acoustikrage
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you try maintaining a website on your own, or maybe with a few people. it takes time, and anything major requires a shutdown. they don't exactly have an entire IT department...
Jan 12 2006 12:53PM
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Jeff_Lo
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wait last time i checked, half of newschoolers have there invaders falling apart...i know 3 ppl that have them, and all 3 of those ppl are having problems...i've only skied them once, and all the glue between the edge and the topsheet is completely gone...i've never seen this happen on any other skis...it doesnt seem like there product quality has been maintained for this season...probably the move to asia! if you ask me it doesnt seem like a quality product
Jan 12 2006 1:16PM
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617jibber
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YUP
Jan 12 2006 1:31PM
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DirtyMick
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yeah, if they are overhauling their site completly, then its gonna take a while.
Jan 12 2006 1:38PM
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pales
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actually i work in a nice shop but thats beside the point.
think about this before you say they arent making bad business decisions: they moved their entire source of production to asia a month before the season started, leaving shops without the inventory they ordered. so what if their skis have been sold? if they are relocating instead of making skis, then pretty much none of that matters.
Jan 12 2006 1:47PM
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danoliver
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Everyone's invaders are falling apart, everyones knows how to run a business and everyone can do a switch 9. ha
Jan 12 2006 1:52PM
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denver11
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Its a lot more than 24 hours. I have been trying to get on the site for about 3-4 days now. And it says only 24 hours. I agree...they could definitly be more professional about it.
Jan 12 2006 2:07PM
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Liam.
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who cares..u dont but skis of their website anyway
Jan 12 2006 2:12PM
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DrewR.
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well said zach
Jan 12 2006 3:05PM
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KRASHED
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I completely agree with everything this guy just said, as long as your still maxing out your production you can safely say that your doing something right. I find it funny to see all the line haters on this site jump on something as little as a current website shutdown like its the end of line. So when newschoolers shuts down its server for a day or less is that bad business too? I dont see anyone bitching and complaining about that too often.
Jan 12 2006 3:17PM
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ski8990
Posts: 5961 - Karma: 19
yeah, what does their website being down have to do with their skis at all?
Jan 12 2006 3:24PM
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robbieA
Posts: 1371 - Karma: 30
to people complaining about topsheet...if it falls off it doesnt hurt the ski it just looks bad, the only thing thatll happen is the ski will turn a little yellowy, and if its just barely coming off a little apoxy can fix it
Jan 12 2006 3:34PM
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Barmski
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haha i think everyone has a pair of short and ruined 1260s lying around their house. I know mine are and im gonna make a chair out of em! haha
Jan 12 2006 3:59PM
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Jeff_Lo
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actually you do, you may knew if you looked at it
Jan 12 2006 4:55PM
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Jeff_Lo
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^^correction
actually they do sell there skis off of their site, you may knew that if you had actually looked at it
Jan 12 2006 4:56PM
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Fairview
Posts: 430 - Karma: 33
Actually, it was done right after SIA, last february. BUT, customs can be a bitch. Regardless though, unless you own a shop, not just work in one, you really have no business telling a company how they should work in the ski industry.
Jan 12 2006 5:42PM
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Jwenz
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get k2s
Jan 12 2006 5:43PM
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estaked
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i heard a rumor that microsoft bought line and that they are dune
Jan 12 2006 5:51PM
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KRASHED
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because that makes an ass load of sense from microsofts point of view....
Jan 12 2006 6:07PM
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estaked
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yea since i am soooooo serious..... i love chocolate.... but i can teat it bec it makes me FAT!..
Jan 12 2006 6:57PM
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Elijah.
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in the summer it was off of the web for like weeks... just learn to live with it dude
Jan 12 2006 7:08PM
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pales
Posts: 1125 - Karma: 25
so i stand corrected. at least someone has the dignity to say it kindly and inform me of where im wrong than just calling me an idiot with no evidence.
im pretty low on the ski shop heirarchy and all i knew was my shop dropped them after this year because they put an order in and it still hasnt come. one of my friends that i work with who is well known in the industry had to pull a lot of strings to get a pair of this years mini invaders becasue my brother broke his lines last year, and the other shop carrying line this year still hasnt gotten their stuff and they are still doing business with line.
and in all seriousness, do you really think line will be reading this saying this kid knows what he's talking about we should listen to him? im just another ns hater...duh
Jan 12 2006 7:59PM
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KRASHED
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my bad, never caught the sarcasm
Jan 12 2006 8:11PM
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Liam.
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ok fine, but why would u pay for them of their website when u can get em for cheap somewhere else
Jan 12 2006 8:21PM
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zeppelinbro
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people are dumbasses, the topsheet isnt coming off, its like a weird layer around the topsheet, like a wrapper type thing, it wont hurt the ski!
Jan 12 2006 8:30PM
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Liam.
Posts: 5172 - Karma: 21
ye been said b4 but yeah ur right it isnt the top sheet in most cases
Jan 12 2006 8:35PM
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SkiBM680
Posts: 888 - Karma: 13
ski companeys sell all there skis and make there money way befoer xmass
Jan 12 2006 8:54PM
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freeskier1316
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fuck everyone who hates on line seriously this site talks so much shit about line its so freakin lame!
Jan 12 2006 10:04PM
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Jeff_Lo
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because they are the same price no matter where u buy them
Jan 13 2006 1:11PM
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Jeff_Lo
Posts: 5809 - Karma: 263
no they arent, the invaders that are having problems have that plastic layer coming off, than the top sheet as u call it is like a similar material to a dollar bill, which will come off slowly after that
Jan 13 2006 1:12PM
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Petecanski
Posts: 941 - Karma: 7
Everyonr hates on Line because their product is shit. Everyone either has or knows someone whos Lines are haggard peices of crap.
Jan 13 2006 1:46PM
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dbag37
Posts: 457 - Karma: 11
^yo my friend's top sheet really is coming off, i can see the core of the ski in some places, i will try to post a pic later but im at school right now...
Jan 13 2006 1:48PM
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pbandj
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you're dumb,i beat the shit outta my chronics and i haven't had a problem, i've been on them for 20 days already and no problems whatsoever, the only reason that people's skis fall apart is because they don't take care of them properly
Jan 13 2006 1:49PM
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Petecanski
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OOOO 20 days! Big deal.
Jan 13 2006 1:51PM
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yourmom_ovesHEAD
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How the hell are they making poor business decisions? your a dumb ass...
Jan 13 2006 2:35PM
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dbag37
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check it out bitches

[IMG]http://media.nscdn.com/uploads/member/pictures/1137182060ste's%20tail.JPG[IMG]

[IMG]http://media.nscdn.com/uploads/member/pictures/1137182060ste's%20tail.JPG[IMG]
Jan 13 2006 3:00PM
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dbag37
Posts: 457 - Karma: 11
nevermind i suck just go to the misc. pics and its under ste's tail and ste's tail #2.
Jan 13 2006 3:01PM
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DaveHumphrey
Posts: 1758 - Karma: 82
cut it off. and then leave it. if you want epoxy it so it stays down. theres enough fiberglass(around 2mm or so) under the graphics so you will not see the core unless u realy fucked it up ur just seeing clear fiberglass thats goin to the core.
Jan 13 2006 3:04PM
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Jeff_Lo
Posts: 5809 - Karma: 263
haha fiberglass, looks like my friend just has wood under it w/ paper over it!
Jan 13 2006 3:29PM
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DynastarriderGP
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definately not peak season for ski sales.
Jan 13 2006 3:44PM
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