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Virus on facebook.

Apparently Virus had been working with UPZ on some new toys The bottom looks awfully similar to the infinite adjustment of a 951

Yes, we all know English no primo language por me.

Because their piste Is short, thickly packed and not that steep, which doesn't strain the ankle nearly as much. All Japanese softie carving boards (ogasaka, gray, bc, etc.) Are designed with a super soft nose to control speed, the board naturally doesn't want to go fast, which promotes big angles and sometimes sadly incorrect supporting technique (knee out of alignment of foot and hip). All of this is not a problem as long as you don't have speed. European boards (SG, Kessler, Oxess, etc.) Are designed for stable and faster carving, what I'd like to call speed carving, which is why they teach a more ergonomic and support oriented style of softboot carving. In my experience in china, those who ride a Japanese board seldom exceed speed more than 50km/h, even on black slopes, but when someone with a European board is taught to ride how the boards are designed, instantly up to 60km/h.

No idea, don't know them, I'm an uneducated fool. Maybe you'd like Gray's Alpine selection. Performance for off the shelf-models are more or less the same, plus it's pretty much a rotation between the three for podiums. I would pay extra for Oxess' custom service, Kessler well....... I have mixed feelings.

Yes, pretty much, the best example I can give in addition to what has already been said by @lonbordin, SBX riders. They never have anything close to 30, from pictures most are roughly 21/0. They undergo the most extreme pressures on softboots.

In china, only very few people know the operating principles and differences of the plates, even though it's pretty much very accessible information (if you go here). People's understanding of plates in general stays at: pro athletes use them, they must be good, I must have one. It's not driven by need, it's mere immitation.

Well, seeing I AM in Switzerland, it should be easier to go to you as opposed to Munich But then again I'm in Lugano.......

It would be very hard to visit the other ISPO.... I do know some people who might be going tho... It's almost easier to visit you in Switzerland, hmmmmmm

The commercial reality is Asians.... Crazy, Rich Asians....... Sorry but yeah, even though hardbooting and carving is pretty big in Asia, I feel it's big for all the wrong reasons... Of many thousands of Asian Carvers, hardboot or not, there are only two on this forum, @Caswell and myself.......

If only someone could fill in the history part between these two, there's only one side issuing a statement, and it's an accusation.....

Nice, always liked POCs @Caswell the insane Chinese board collector rides with an Uvex downhill biking helmet in Chongli, super awesome actually

Cool, WTF! I was there at ISPO Beijing! How the friggidy fudge did I miss it???!! But what about side stiffness? Wasn't it kinda the consensus that putting pressure sideways on softboot is dangerous? Since they can, well, fold sideways, with ankles in it and all..... While riding at SG camp, all the riders and SG himself told me to not go over 30 degrees because of how much pressure would go sideways on the softboot, which encouraged me more to pick up a hard setup this season

I mean If you're lonely, you can just say it This is a safe space Biking helmet???

The big three really have not much difference, it's all about preference and which company's culture the riders like the most. Sometimes riders get bored and jump ship, Galmarini and Karl both left SG because of that, Nevin's been there for like 7 years. I do love SG tho, super fanboy of them (and him), think I'm actually more enthusiastic than the Chinese distributor haha. So you'd choose Sense from Korea? Got this baby to test ride for the weekend, not your MAGICAL K168, but it'll do, I think, maybe, perhaps, possibly. Also, going to Galmarini camp in April Game theory Zero sum game Inelastic prices Monopolistic competition Dov'è Dovea?????????

I've been looking To Karl's plate from FIS Smugmug, it's pretty interesting: In 2009 he is the only one with a sliding plate, most others have gecko type separate riser, but Karl's plate is built on top of two similar risers, and it's not one plate on top but rather two (almost scrap steel like) pieces propped on a rider, then connected with steel bars on either side. They are those C bars too so literally no bending them..... Then in 2010, JJA rides a floating axle type, really long in the front, always covered in tape and stickers until the last two races, revealing it to be Apex. 2011 2012 surprisingly not a lot more floating axles, more vist and K plates for sure. Karl still rides his monstrosity, Nevin starts competing around this point, Rok Marguc rides Allflex and appears to be the only one to do so for these two years, more or less..... Will look at following years in the next few weeks, it's tangible history about equipments as well, lol

Nice, The Economies of scale, SG can keep costs lower by outsorcing manufacturing to Capita, I wonder what the deal is with Kessler, they must sell 100-200 in China alone each year, still the high price? Nein, mein daveo

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There is a difference between strikingly similar and blatant (and lazy) copying, it's often the case when something great first gets invented, the original creators don't end up very well. That is because the upfront cost is huge both in manufacturing and opening up the market, while competitors will borrow the idea, make adjustments to it and compete. Sometimes the adjustments turn out to be improvements and it drives the industry forward. But what's happening with Iron-Rock is just lazy and blatant copying, they have crossed the fine line of acceptable "improving the design". The fact is that Rok Marguc has been selling these copies (often unbranded) for a few season now, it's kind of like Tim Cook selling exact iPhone copies, and calls it the oPhone or something, charging a slightly lower price to steal the market.

Communism actually works in an idealistic society where all parties involved are equally educated, socialism does that and it works. Wait, communism is good, party is good, everyone happy and things. Chinese good me, me english no well ho devao

I wouldn’t be surprised that the Asian distributors for Iron Rock is pushing Europe to not sell to Asia, in order to maximize the profit (priced at 1.4k+ usd) in the three asian countries. It would also seem that Iron rock’s branding has many asian contributors, literally no other company in alpine snowboarding has six languages, AND THEY ARE ALL CORRECTLY TRANSLATED! The international cabal, if you will... The Chinese distributor is a complete tool of a person

precisely, looking at all developed countries there is always an emphisis on IP, which is at the core of significant economic growth in a global world today. Looking at China, the government tries to develop a system for IP but its not doing so well, however successful and sustainable companies like DJI and Huawei have strong IP holdings, whereas copycat companies almost never live long. However the average joe in China does not yet realize the importance of Intellectual Properties and a lot of the time doesn’t respect it. Alpine snowboarding is a small world, what Iron Rock is doing is just killing our sport from within, it its more or less a cash-grab, and I’m would not be surprised if there are a few asian players behind Iron Rock driving it to disturb the scene, not in a good way.... Here comes the Asian influence. Non ti comprendo

Russians made a composite version with circular and rectangular cuts Also, Allflex made the spring plate which eliminates the material bending in the middle by cutting it and adding a spring, that is quite a step forward from the existing one piece metal design, innovation! I don't get you daveo, I never will

You won't believe how big the market is in Asian countries, carving vs freestyle is close to 50/50, and within carving you have newbies buying 1000USD softie boards like BC, Ogasaka, Gray and such, someone going hardboot might go directly to 951, oxess AND Allflex. There is a lot of money to be earned in an affluent and uneducated market, I'm sure @daveo (hi daveo) can attest to this about the Japanese market. Prices of the Asian softie carving brands are steadily rising every year, while improvement and better material is seldom seen, this is what prompted the creation of Horizon Snowboards (which has since disappeared, they charged 1100USD for boards for one season), softie carving boards from Nobile (900 Euros IN EUROPE, only much more expensive in China). When I was at ISPO Beijing, any random snowboard company based in China or Japan has at least a few hammerhead softie carving boards, it is absolutely a craze and everyone tries to get a slice of the pie, and the consumers are just absolutely eating it up..... Rant over