alright, so i posted this in another thread, but i think t deserves to be seen by more people so there can be a decrease in the overall line hating.
i think line is probably the most misunderstood company that there is.
everyone says they ski like shit and break to easily, but nobody ever
looks at how progressive they are. this years skis, the chronic as well
as the chronic blend are both very good all mountain/park skis at a
lower price point than a lot of twins. sure you can look at the the
pe's or karmas, but those skis are garunteed to be more cash. lets talk
about why you SHOULD support line though. though you may not be fans,
line was the first rider owned/operated ski/skiboard company, and, up
until last spring (10 years), they were stll independently owned. and
what did they bring us? With the weapon skiboard, the first concept of
a grind plate came about. with their fs bindings, you could efficiently
adjust, without tools, the bindings to fit most boots. also, they had
the soul plate to attach the bindings to encourage different kinds of
jibs. also, can i remind everyone of the origins of urban skiing? it
was Mike Nick on some skiboards in Line ad. moving on to skis though,
Line has been a wood core right from the start. no foam bullshit and
they never lose their life. what was the first backcountry twin? The
Ostness Dragon, and it was sick. so sick in fact that up until a couple
of years ago, youd still find people looking for a pair. then there is
the infamous binding. did it have its problems? absolutely. was the
idea revolutionary? incredibly. Had other companies been more
cooperative with Line, we might have seen a standard hole pattern in
all twins today, similar to snowboards. This means that you could have
several skis, without needing to have several bindings. remounts would
ahve been as easy as 4 screws. but the binding and concept was not
adopted by any companies or well endorsed by riders, so it flopped. but
the innovation was there, like all aspects of line. lets talk about the
invaders. what ski before the invaders was fully symetrical and could
be mounted either way? to my knowledge, none. once again, were there
problems? sure, new concepts always have new problems. but line was
innovative and took skiing there with the invader. so here we are and
line has been bought out and is moving out west. but will it change
anything? not for the worse, thats certain. line now has more financial
backing so hopefully problems such as delaming tips wont exist anymore.
hopefully whatever new concepts they develop will be subject to more
thorough testing so the product wont be dismissed as shwag. everyone
who hates on line really needs to take a step back and look at the
progression and innovation from line. without line, skiing would not
have progressed nearly as far. Think about it. what other company has
made this many innovations and has contributed this much to the sport
in the past ten years? I highly doubt you can name any, simply because
there arent any. hopefully this will bring some more understanding and
line wont be seen in such bad light anymore
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