REMOTE

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: Oct 07, 2011 4:59 am Post subject:

sorry if i missed it, but who is manufacturing these decks?

bmr712 · Posted: Oct 07, 2011 6:31 am Post subject:

-=AlexXx=-, slingshot aka moonshine manufacturing i believe.

jxpxsx · Pop Shuvit Joined: 17 Aug 2010 Posts: 149 City: Fort Worth

http://www.remotewakeskates.com/2011/10/06/alliance-wake-check-in/

FTA: "BH:Our boards are 100% made in the USA and they are made by moonshine MFG."

senza wake · Backside 180 Joined: 07 Jun 2011 Posts: 600 City: SLC

Bamalurker, ha sorry im not tryin to be a jerk, thx for the responses on the base technology. sounds legit! for me that seems to justify the cost completely. go remote!

miller · Backside 180 Joined: 08 Aug 2004 Posts: 2394 City: Regina

I was checking out -
http://www.standarddefinitiondesign.com/portfolio.htm

I just found these graphics

Jake S · Backside 180 Joined: 29 Dec 2010 Posts: 683 City: SLC

i liked the ones at expo better than those.. i thought mangus did them...

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

TexasBlazed · Frontside 180 Joined: 13 Nov 2008 Posts: 384 City: DFW

yea i liked the other ones.. they arent gonna be like those are they? or the ones from the pics posted before

Jake S · Backside 180 Joined: 29 Dec 2010 Posts: 683 City: SLC

my bad.. it says on the site "in collaboration" sorry

Bamalurker · Posted: Oct 17, 2011 3:38 pm Post subject:

The ones I saw didn't have the dams/mills in the background. Just the roadkill. But I never saw silas's board or yan's. Leos board was the black sheep of the group this year like Hooks was last year. It had a robot or somethin on it.

Zero. · Posted: Oct 18, 2011 7:19 pm Post subject:

anybody catch this?

http://www.perfski.com/cart.cfm?cart_action=category_detail&category_guid=081a8806-6af5-4268-b2bc-6a297609d123&manufacturer_guid=2ae45251-ffb2-22af-264a-3833d4d075bb

say they arrive 10-22-11... for 369 Very Happy

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: Oct 18, 2011 8:28 pm Post subject:

thats RIDICULOUSLY pricey for a concave... wow...... and if they last like last years remotes did thats really terrible. pretty bland graphics too....

WERDna · Backside 180 Joined: 07 Jan 2009 Posts: 541

i also feel those are a bit steep in price, even though they have re-done their construction, remotes are not notorious for being very sturdy...but i'm interested to see what people think of them, and if they feel they are worth the money.

DaeDae · Posted: Oct 19, 2011 7:40 am Post subject:

id have to agree thats really steep for a wood concave, thats almost integrity/mutiny prices and i know they last.

acesfull420 · Pop Shuvit Joined: 13 Apr 2009 Posts: 155 City: slicker

For what its worth,the new remotes are supposed to be "bullet proof". In this interview ben states that he doesn't need to bring a backup board with him anymore when he travels.
http://www.remotewakeskates.com/2011/10/06/alliance-wake-check-in/

senza wake · Backside 180 Joined: 07 Jun 2011 Posts: 600 City: SLC

ya i dont know what to think! cuz integs have the record of lasting so long, but who knows, this might be a new long laster and it'll be nice to see a different shape besides just the integs that last and are bought for that reason. i like both companies and its just fun to see growth in the industry. im sure the price will match the quality. just as with integ/mutiny. go remote!

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

I don't even know how anyone can immediately hate and just call these boards expensive wood concaves. I get that they aren't proven yet, and for that I can understand some hesitation and waiting for some results. but It's not like this is a cheaply made board. Slingshot is making these boards (but ben and silas still own remote), and I haven't heard anything bad about their wakeboards, which tells me that they have their process down and know how to construct a board. And on top of that, I think they'll bring a little bit of professionalism to the game as well. It's october and performance already has the 2012 line, so I think that's a sign of good things to come.

Jake S · Backside 180 Joined: 29 Dec 2010 Posts: 683 City: SLC

electricsnow and senza wake, , agreed, i think we all know that cheaper wood concaves - although they ride super well - never last as long as we want, and some end up breaking super fast, REMOTE is putting out a QUALITY wood product, something that some brands don't do, and you end up buying 2 $200 decks, - thats more than the new REMOTES!!

texasT · Posted: Oct 19, 2011 9:58 pm Post subject:

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

just to be clear, I'm not at all against good, affordable concaves. My mind always goes back to something thomas horrell said about wakeboarding, which was "blah blah blah, wakeboards shouldn't cost 800.00..." Wow, I did a pretty crappy job with that quote (I kind of feel like tracy jordan), but you get the idea. the whole point with wakeskating was accessibility, and not everyone is going to want a 350.00-400.00+ dollar wakeskate. but not everyone is going to be hanging out behind a boat or PWC on a wakeskate either.