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well its official, line snowboard is happening. even as someone who snowboards occasionally idk how to feel. curious to see how this plays out
NSCrip69Ppl really out here thinking they’re winning the next Nobel Peace Prize by choosing to buy from brands that are “for skiers, by skiers” 😂
There's no shortage of people who are clearly unsatisfied (perhaps fairly, perhaps not, idk) with line skis for the past few years at least. Now we got line snowboards (and currently no snowboard team). Honest question: do you think this will make people more likely to buy lines?
Christian_BaleThere's no shortage of people who are clearly unsatisfied (perhaps fairly, perhaps not, idk) with line skis for the past few years at least. Now we got line snowboards (and currently no snowboard team). Honest question: do you think this will make people more likely to buy lines?
Fr, I want to like Line, cause of their history and involvement with skiing (plus they do make some cool skis), but I just can't get past the shitty quality. Had a pair of Bacons a few years ago that blew up after 15 fucking days (mostly pow days and groomers mind you), and the response from Line was "tough bud, you bought em on pro deal". Hands down the most fun pair of skis I've owned, but I can't justify spending $$$ every 2 weeks for new skis.
SendyMcSendyfaceFr, I want to like Line, cause of their history and involvement with skiing (plus they do make some cool skis)
exactly. Wouldn't ever want to disrespect what line has done/is doing for skiing/skiers but this is wack, and if any other company did it I would also say it's wack.
SendyMcSendyfaceFr, I want to like Line, cause of their history and involvement with skiing (plus they do make some cool skis), but I just can't get past the shitty quality. Had a pair of Bacons a few years ago that blew up after 15 fucking days (mostly pow days and groomers mind you), and the response from Line was "tough bud, you bought em on pro deal". Hands down the most fun pair of skis I've owned, but I can't justify spending $$$ every 2 weeks for new skis.
Yeah my first pair of twin tips were lines and I honestly really want to support them again but the durability issues are just so glaring and instead of investing in higher quality skis they go and make snowboards, like wtf. If the skis were still good and they were branching out that would be more chill but at this point it seems like they are just trying to flood every niche of the market with cheap flimsy bullshit
The more I think about this the wacker it feels. You would never ever see a core, founding company of snowboarding start making skis. Feels like a slap in the face to the community for line to basically say yeah snowboarding is actually cooler and our skiers agree.
The edit was weird to me. It's always fun watching Will, Andy, and crew but it felt kinda distasteful to not have some actual snowboarders in there too?
I really don't see what the problem is. You guys are overreacting. I don't think it's wack. I don't think it's disrespectful.
It doesn't seem like too serious snowboarding industry take over. Their marketing makes it seem like it mostly so their athletes can represent Line if they choose to get out with the board. To me it seems like this is like one time thing(someone can correct me on this one). And I think they are trying to send an important message with the "it doesn't matter what you are riding" unity type of saying.
And if it's serious business decision to sell snowboards? If there is no demand like most of you are saying they will stop selling them. In this case their aim would be to make money and if they can't profit they will stop.
Sounds like the more you think the dumber you get.
nCrowThe more I think about this the wacker it feels. You would never ever see a core, founding company of snowboarding start making skis. Feels like a slap in the face to the community for line to basically say yeah snowboarding is actually cooler and our skiers agree.
GrandThingsThe edit was weird to me. It's always fun watching Will, Andy, and crew but it felt kinda distasteful to not have some actual snowboarders in there too?
KungKalmarI really don't see what the problem is. You guys are overreacting. I don't think it's wack. I don't think it's disrespectful.
It doesn't seem like too serious snowboarding industry take over. Their marketing makes it seem like it mostly so their athletes can represent Line if they choose to get out with the board. To me it seems like this is like one time thing(someone can correct me on this one). And I think they are trying to send an important message with the "it doesn't matter what you are riding" unity type of saying.
And if it's serious business decision to sell snowboards? If there is no demand like most of you are saying they will stop selling them. In this case their aim would be to make money and if they can't profit they will stop.
Perfect take. It’s NS’s. 90% of the people on here’s lives are based around hating shit.
PartyBullshiitPerfect take. It’s NS’s. 90% of the people on here’s lives are based around hating shit.
People here care, sometimes it is raw hating, this isn't just hating for the sake of it, this is what happens when you frustrate your fan base to the point of resentment.
stating a fact about an overpriced brand is not “shitting” ON3P.
Christian_BaleYou must be joking your last thread was you shitting on on3p. Say what you will about on3p but they have enough sense not to sell snowboards
Farmville420People here care, sometimes it is raw hating, this isn't just hating for the sake of it, this is what happens when you frustrate your fan base to the point of resentment.
Most are hating for the sake of it in this case. Line makes shitty skis but they didn't do anything wrong with this snowboard adventure.
KungKalmarMost are hating for the sake of it in this case. Line makes shitty skis but they didn't do anything wrong with this snowboard adventure.
That's exactly what they did wrong. @hi_vis360 explained it very well somewhere in here, but instead of fixing their shitty products, they decided to further alienate themselves from their clientele and produce something for a completely different demographic. They used resources for developing a snowboard instead of making their skis better... they're one of the most iconic names in freeskiing, skis should be their number one priority.
The reason this is an issue is because a lot of people (myself included) want to ride Line skis, I grew up loving Line, it was the coolest brand ever. I can't afford 3 pairs of skis and season, therefore I literally can't ride their skis. Every year they say they beefed up the skis and made them more durable, and every year they get more expensive and a little bit worse, that's just giving fans the middle finger and that's whack.
And you can't say they don't have an obligation to the ski scene, they were founded to push skiing, they did exactly that for a decade, fading away from this vision is fuckin lame and they should get called out for it, and if you don't care about all that it's fine, but it is objectively shitty at the end of the day.
Farmville420That's exactly what they did wrong. @hi_vis360 explained it very well somewhere in here, but instead of fixing their shitty products, they decided to further alienate themselves from their clientele and produce something for a completely different demographic. They used resources for developing a snowboard instead of making their skis better... they're one of the most iconic names in freeskiing, skis should be their number one priority.
The reason this is an issue is because a lot of people (myself included) want to ride Line skis, I grew up loving Line, it was the coolest brand ever. I can't afford 3 pairs of skis and season, therefore I literally can't ride their skis. Every year they say they beefed up the skis and made them more durable, and every year they get more expensive and a little bit worse, that's just giving fans the middle finger and that's whack.
And you can't say they don't have an obligation to the ski scene, they were founded to push skiing, they did exactly that for a decade, fading away from this vision is fuckin lame and they should get called out for it, and if you don't care about all that it's fine, but it is objectively shitty at the end of the day.
The amount of resources they spent for their probably out sourced board is nowhere close enough to fix their skis. Even the graphic is just some straight out of pixabay camo thing. It's weird how some "fun" side project can cause so many negative emotions.
There is nothing I can say from my perspective to defend their shitty skis because there is none. But from their perspective people still buy their skis, there is demand for them even with bad durability. So maybe it's easier for them to throw few special marketing words around instead of wasting lot of money to fix them because people will fall for the marketing and still buy those shitty skis. I do think this is dishonest business model but it's working. Or maybe their engineers are just dumb and incapable to fix the skis.
They don't really have any obligations other than to make money for shareholders. That is the sad truth of today. Brands evolve with time (or maybe in this case devolve). I don't think line is as bad as you make it seem. Line still supports events, video projects and lot of athletes. All of those are still pushing skiing to different directions. Like last year we got Daycare, LTC still going and their athletes release cool things every year. imo some those athletes wouldn't even have ski sponsor without Line.
I feel like the vision to push skiing is still there but they also need to make more money. That is not objectively shitty. That is not what they should be called out for because their efforts are still visible in the scene every year. Them still making shitty skis is objectively shitty. That is what they should be called out for.
I will never buy anything from line again and my childhood feelings about them have faded away.
hi_vis360If k2 can make poachers, then line can make durable skis too. They’re made in the same factory, right?
Also crazy that you are mad at us for hating and also saying this lol
I'm not mad. I agree with hating line but not because of snowboard or their core idea fading away. Purely because they make shit skis. I disagree but I agree with you.
KungKalmarI'm not mad. I agree with hating line but not because of snowboard or their core idea fading away. Purely because they make shit skis. I disagree but I agree with you.
Actually better wording would probably be I hate skis that line makes and not the company.
KungKalmarThe amount of resources they spent for their probably out sourced board is nowhere close enough to fix their skis. Even the graphic is just some straight out of pixabay camo thing. It's weird how some "fun" side project can cause so many negative emotions.
Definitely not out sourced lol, fully designed by line engineer
GayWolf420Someone should fabricate a monoski out of these
This is tougher than it looks because snowboard cores have a lot less material where you would need to mount bindings for a mono. You'd have to laminate some metal strips or something to the board for the bindings to hold.
KungKalmarReally?? Don't tell me the graphic is also done by some artist and not from pixabay
For really, I was making the protos in between his ski designs. The snowboard guys were funny about it, majority were pretty stoked, one of them is a professional hater tho so I don't count his opinion
The camo isnt the final, it's to tie in with the release of those camo edition line skis that just dropped
If the design was outsourced then I'd say it would be as cynical a move as others here are saying it is
It seems like washed up knuckledragger trash from every ski town to LA/Bay Area/Boulder/Denver are the only ones mad about it. And all the little Line Skis fanboys.
**This post was edited on Oct 18th 2024 at 2:42:42pm
GayWolf420It seems like washed up knuckledragger trash from every ski town to LA/Bay Area/Boulder/Denver are the only ones mad about it. And all the little Line Skis fanboys.
**This post was edited on Oct 18th 2024 at 2:42:42pm
Try again
**This post was edited on Oct 18th 2024 at 4:31:47pm
I don't think there are any brands I would consider buying both skis and snowboard from, maybe Salomon. Sticking with skis from ski brands and snowboards from snowboard brands just makes sense.
TOAST.I don't think there are any brands I would consider buying both skis and snowboard from, maybe Salomon. Sticking with skis from ski brands and snowboards from snowboard brands just makes sense.
Lib boards are sick. (though they did boards first then skis.) Rossignol also makes a bangin board.
