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electricsnow cassette
Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10735 City: Jefferton
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Posted: Dec 01, 2003 2:29 am Post subject: |
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Totally (onthewater)...
Anyway, I'll put in my last piece on this thread. First of all, yes, all companies are interested in turning a profit. It is this profit that allows you to be creative and to continue to turn your ideas into something tangible. Some people have their heart in it, some don't, that's all I'm saying.
As for Lf and Cassette being the same thing, they weren't. Cassette had a deal where LF would help distribute their decks (which did help cassette out a ton, there's no question about that) and I do know that scott crumrine(sp) from LF helped out a bit with some wakeskate stuff (I think he had something to do with the concave). Anyway, cassette was making true wakeskates long before LF had any interest in it--unless you call the sponge legit. I still don't think that makes it right to use everything cassette brought to the table to keep their foot in the wakeskate market.
On a similar note, if wakeskates will all look the same in five years, shouldn't the companies be experimenting now to find something that will really work, rather than leaching off of each other so early in the game? I forgot who said this and I'm not trying to start a fight (sorry, it was frye), I'm just bringing in my point of view. If all wakeskates will look the same at some point, it shouldn't be four to six years after they were first produced. I should think the major players that really care would be trying to develop their own revolutionary technology to claim...much like wakeboarding, actually. All wakeboards don't look the same right now. Yeah, it seems like some designs stand the test of time more than others, but they're all fiddling right now, trying to find the hottest, latest technology to claim. (flow through technology anyone? It's just an example...) I think that there will be differences between wakeskates. Right now, some like wood, some like compressed foam, some like schmaltz's secret soy sauce and right now, mutiny is making it look like it's what's on the inside that counts. Wakeskate development is young right now and interestingly enough, it really has come a long way (think back to the aforementioned sponge, FWT, or the "waterskate.") It's way too early for all of them to be looking the same because there are so many things that can be toyed with--remember, water is ever changing. So, where's the beef? Right there my friends, right there....
Lastly, Parky, people just want you to type your stuff out because sometimes it's hard to read. It's not like we don't have a sense of humor or anything. It's nothing personal, it's all grammar....
Until next time.... _________________ *The opinions expressed are on my behalf and not those of wakeskating.com* |
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greg van wagnen Backside 180
Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 1924 City: Columbus
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Posted: Dec 01, 2003 12:16 pm Post subject: |
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onthewater, i was saying that there have been a lot of arguement that are very similar to this one and its getting old.
and i doubt wakeskates will ever be the same shape. _________________ P.S.... this is what part of the alphabet would look like if Q and R were eliminated |
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freerider4 Backside 180
Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 2462
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Posted: Dec 01, 2003 1:25 pm Post subject: |
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why do we not make such a big deal about skateboard decks being the same. after a while wakeskates will be just like skateboarding probably where every thing pretty much looks the same. |
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