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JalmarKalmarHonestly it would be mistake for him. Jet probably doesn't have proper funds to support him like some other companies do.
Vish-shoeThey probably sell a good amount of skis and spend near zero on marketing. They don’t do warranties and no real cost in product development. I don’t see any reason that they wouldn’t be able to pay a few riders as well or better than larger brands.
SlowbroHe was riding Armadas earlier. It's possible he's just on the skis because he likes them / the team but who knows. Ferdi could probably get a contract + a pro model from any small brand out there
coronaFrom a marketing perspective, probably the worst ski brand name you could have. I'm trying to search for them but everything I try results in the first 10 pages being about watercraft. Anyone have a link to their website?
steez_apprenticeJetskis.xyz but there’s really not much on the ski and I’ve never seen a review of them since they’re supposed to stay underground. I’ve talked to a good number of their riders and only heard great things though.
coronaThanks. I doubt they'll be around long if they're making an effort to stay underground. Unless it's just someone's hobby and they have another job or enough money this is more for the fun of it.
Farmville420I heard from a decently reliable source that he's just fully on jet
SlowbroOh damn. I hope we get an edit.
This is just speculation but I wonder if Jet is mostly owned by Icelantic but ran by the riders.
SlowbroOh damn. I hope we get an edit.
This is just speculation but I wonder if Jet is mostly owned by Icelantic but ran by the riders.
Farmville420Probably gonna be in the jetskis movie in 2025, which jokes aside if they do release a movie in 2025 and it bangs as hard as it could, I think the entire perception of jet is gonna change amongst the casuals
coronaThanks. I doubt they'll be around long if they're making an effort to stay underground. Unless it's just someone's hobby and they have another job or enough money this is more for the fun of it.
SlowbroMy guess is that it's owned by icelantic but they let the riders make the marketing material / manage the team. And they seem to sell out every run so I don't think they're going to cut the program. I doubt the jetskis team is getting paid a whole lot haha.
coronaThanks. I doubt they'll be around long if they're making an effort to stay underground. Unless it's just someone's hobby and they have another job or enough money this is more for the fun of it.
Farmville420Probably gonna be in the jetskis movie in 2025, which jokes aside if they do release a movie in 2025 and it bangs as hard as it could, I think the entire perception of jet is gonna change amongst the casuals
SlowbroMy guess is that it's owned by icelantic but they let the riders make the marketing material / manage the team. And they seem to sell out every run so I don't think they're going to cut the program. I doubt the jetskis team is getting paid a whole lot haha.
Woody.I promise you jet is not owned by Icelantic
SlowbroI don’t know anything I’m just speculating. It just seems strange that they’re producing the same ski as an old icelantic in the same factory but aren’t owned (even partially) by them. Although I guess if they were run by Icelantic they’d probably at least give people shipping numbers lmao
reminds me of Valo in rollerblading, a “rider owned” brand that used a mold owned by Roces. Turned out they were in fact largely owned by Roces and the rider owned thing was for marketing.
JemsIt's owned primarily by sanch, never summer manufactures their skis.
JemsFirst generation jets were essentially direct copies of Icelantic DaNollies, I believe they bought the old press or something but I'm not really sure. Second gens were a different shape, less rocker, and I believe a little stiffer. Third gens introduced the wides which idk anything specific about them.
JemsThere WILL be a movie around then, they've been talking about it since like 2022. Hoping its as ground breaking as zootspace was a few years ago.
SlowbroMy guess is that it's owned by icelantic but they let the riders make the marketing material / manage the team. And they seem to sell out every run so I don't think they're going to cut the program. I doubt the jetskis team is getting paid a whole lot haha.
Christian_Balewhere did you get this idea from lol
motthuh, ferdi isnt on the k2 team site anymore
Farmville420My assumption is that they operate kinda like Magma, all these mini parts they've been dropping are just leftovers from what will be a generational banger.
Vish-shoeThey probably sell a good amount of skis and spend near zero on marketing. They don’t do warranties and no real cost in product development. I don’t see any reason that they wouldn’t be able to pay a few riders as well or better than larger brands.
JalmarKalmarHonestly it would be mistake for him. Jet probably doesn't have proper funds to support him like some other companies do.
JemsIn one year K2 probably sells more skis in the state of idaho than jet does globally
Vish-shoeThey also have almost 400 people working full time for them that they have to pay, and a lot of those skis are sold to shops at wholesale.
coronaThanks. I doubt they'll be around long if they're making an effort to stay underground. Unless it's just someone's hobby and they have another job or enough money this is more for the fun of it.
ethannnThats the whole point though. They use him to than get enough attention from others to gain the proper funds.
SlowbroHe was riding Armadas earlier.
ecsm.Ferdi was riding the 190cm Jet ski the entire week at sugar bowl for jib league fwiw.
Could see Armada being a better fit for him, they at least have some kind of budget for team shoots etc.
S.KiIf Ferdi is now on Jet the movie will have Joel Magnusson, Lauri and Ferdi which would be way to crazy!
**This post was edited on Apr 19th 2024 at 4:14:23am
