Synergy? what crap...

wakeshredder · Posted: Mar 16, 2007 9:28 am Post subject:

You know what, this thread seems to be alive and kicking, so why not chill out a bit. The whole point of this thread is to illustrate my opinions and share them vs. yours. So what if $300.00 or $265.00 plus shipping and all else is something that some of you all are willing to pay, even though you'll need to turn around and resand and re-paint, possibly even adjust the hardware that stabs in to the wood then re-seal. That's rediculous. End of story. Keep telling me I am an a$$ and what-have-you. What goes around comes around. Go buy a Synergy. I am sure, though, that after this post, someone from Verge is going to take special care to make sure that all his future boards are tip-top and look the part. All in all, I've probably done their future customers a favor.

GOLD!en · Backside 180 Joined: 05 Feb 2007 Posts: 505 City: Edwards

Bring it to KCW opening weekend, unless you are planning on riding it before then. Then you can ride it, see what you think, your friend can ride it, see what he thinks... and then I can ride it so there is a third opinion on the board Very Happy

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Also, don't bash a company before you've tried their product. This could be the best board you've ever ridden, too. Embarassed

Slapdown · Kickflip Joined: 20 Apr 2005 Posts: 4240 City: Austin

wakeshredder, I wouldn't describe your harsh words as being an ass... more like just a whiny little girl. But that's just my opinion. Why would you need to resand and repaint? Do you really care that much about how it looks? Because god knows, if you replace that "brushed on housepaint" with something cool, the board will surely ride much better. Bashing a companies product alone is lame. People work hard to make them. But doing so before you've even tried the product is just flat out retarded. Maybe if you'd noted about the problems instead of instantly saying the product is shít, it would have been fine. Or even better, you should have waited until you actually rode the board to say shizzle about it, so that you could give your opinion on what ACTUALLY MATTERS about the board. Confused

Jeff_Knox · Backside 180 Joined: 31 Jan 2005 Posts: 712 City: J-ville

wakeshredder, slapdown brings a good point... i mean the paint on the bottom of my boards tend tolast a week anyway once they get a taste of our pool gap... but i love all my boards even though their paint has been all scratched off Razz

nopulseimpulse · Posted: Mar 16, 2007 3:39 pm Post subject:

wakeshredder, Theres no need to b!itch if he said a refund could be given.

Don't forget to wax it after you paint it, it gives it more pop... Laugh

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Trey · Posted: Mar 16, 2007 4:47 pm Post subject:

wakeshredder, I'm with you man, If I pay $300 for a board (which I wouldn't) it better be professionally constructed. What does your buddy think about it? Tell him to get his money back.

electricsnow · cassette Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10756 City: Jefferton

I don't want to get too into this. On the one hand, I'm impressed with how he's (verge) been able to lay up those boards and create the concave for the top deck...it looks nice from the pics, and I'm totally curious about the deck overall. but on the other hand, I agree with trey, labellethrasher (I think) and whoever else--some amount of professionalism is expected if you are a board maker and you are charging a premium for your product. You shouldn't have to sand any rails unless you're expecting to (think: customization). Think about it, a number of you would be FREAKING OUT if you had a board that was some how imperfect and it came from LF or whomever. Straight up, I'd put money on that.

but verge seems to be fair about it all...overall, it's a bit disappointing that things couldn't have been straightened out directly, instead of creating an issue out of it on the site.

McLOVIN · Backside 180 Joined: 03 May 2006 Posts: 1673

electricsnow, i dont really have anything to say on this thread cuz im not to sure whats goin on but, i do admire verge's enterprenuership ( oh that is spelled soo wrong haha) but all i was gunna say was that labellethrasher's name is brett...

i think 99% sure

everyone let the conflict go on hahah Laughing

electricsnow · cassette Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10756 City: Jefferton

I admire it as well--it's totally cool that he's making boards and I'm actually impressed with what he's be able to come up with in the way of a bi-level, considering he's such a small operation.

And yes, I know who brett is... Very Happy

McLOVIN · Backside 180 Joined: 03 May 2006 Posts: 1673

oh yea my bad i remember you and him riding together haha

brain fart...

Verge_Wakeskates · Pop Shuvit Joined: 27 Jul 2006 Posts: 150

wakeshredder, its seemed that you have calmed downt a bit? but still, its hard for me or maby even some other peopleto chill when you came out right away in your first post and say

SleuCrew · Posted: Mar 16, 2007 10:50 pm Post subject:

I really wasn't going to post on this but here's my two pennies. This was kinda retarded from the get go. If you aren't happy with with someone's product bring it up with them first, if they treat you like shizzle by all means come and bash them on the forums.

Although I can understand why you would be upset, what you got looks like something someone built in their garage and took little to no time to finish. Definitely not worth the $265 you paid for it.

All in All Verge has been really cool about taking the board back and returning your money, that says a lot about them as a company.

And hey look at it this way... Not everybody can afford to pay Saudi's little to nothing to make shizzle that they know nothing about Laughing

NotSoBueno · Backside 180 Joined: 16 Oct 2005 Posts: 1806 City: SoCal

NaRC-P rider · Posted: Mar 16, 2007 11:36 pm Post subject:

I have ridden this board once when TJ was at my house and actually really really liked it. consider that i rode it finless and i always ride fins and that makes it even more impressive. it had a different feel to it for sure. it is pretty squared off at the ends and thick in the body of it, plus it was very definitive where the kicktails start to go up. one of my favorite things about the board was the hardware design (that wakeshredder apparently is appalled at). it was so awesome to ride a bilevel that didnt have screws getting in the way of my feet the whole time, and the screws on the bottom are like countersunk or something like that so that rails would totally not be a problem at all on it. seriously i really liked this board and want to take another set on it when i get the chance. again im' not sure about their durability or anything like that but i enjoyed the time i shared with it... awww.

nopulseimpulse · Posted: Mar 17, 2007 10:27 pm Post subject:

Everything in the pics look just fine to me. If you can tell that from looking at those pictures its bad quality your an idiot straight up! Sorry its true.

Just don't take sides, actually really look close to it. If it didn't have any paint on it at all I bet there wouldn't even be a problem. Who knows I could be wrong.

Sleucrew, Nice way to call him out while at the same time making yourself look good, I doubt you actually saw the board yourself. Rolling Eyes

righteous · Backside 180 Joined: 25 Sep 2006 Posts: 679 City: orlando

in wakeshredder, 's defence.
if i paid 300 for a board, id expect Complete perfection.

if i paid 50 i could care less if there was afew scratches,
so a complete reimbursment is in order here.

Jeff_Knox · Backside 180 Joined: 31 Jan 2005 Posts: 712 City: J-ville

coon, i payed 300 bucks for a cassette that broke almost immediately... but the ride was amazing so i never really cared too much and i still love cassette and their boards... dont judge a book by its cover and definately dont judge a board before you ride it... besides even after you ride it i bet verge would still take it back...

righteous · Backside 180 Joined: 25 Sep 2006 Posts: 679 City: orlando

TheLeprechaun, then u made a stupid desision by not returning it?

but most people who cant pull 300 bucks out of there a$$ dont like
to waiste it so easily.

and i bought a bi level for the same price, 5 months later its still better then ever,
point im trying to make is, 300 dollars in my opinion says that its gonna look good and ride better. is its not what u expect either waiste 300 dollars or do some thing about it.

righteous · Backside 180 Joined: 25 Sep 2006 Posts: 679 City: orlando

Vicuna · Faceplant Joined: 04 Feb 2006 Posts: 7

The board looks like junk.