I'm not even sure how I would define "nice equipment". I have some newer nicer boards, but my old Burton Alp is still one of my favorites to ride. To continue the bike analogy, I used to race mountain bikes and there were a lot of guys with high dollar titanium & carbon bikes. I had a pretty good steel bike. But this one guy would show up with a cheap Trek with plastic components that weighed a ton, wearing Vans sneakers and his boxer shorts hanging out of his walking shorts, and he would proceed to kick everyone's butt. It was funny as heck.
