daveo Posted September 19, 2021 Report Share Posted September 19, 2021 (edited) This guy has been around on the internet for decades. He spent a looong time building up the persona and that's what makes him some money. A lot of the stuff he says is tongue in cheek and to generate discussion, and well, this thread exists, so it's working. Don't expect him to change his stance on his "views" any time soon and definitely don't take anything offensive he says personally, that's just what he does. Good on him I say. Page 2 .. longer than a lot of threads have gone Edited September 19, 2021 by daveo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowrider Posted September 19, 2021 Report Share Posted September 19, 2021 On 9/15/2021 at 11:38 AM, Neil Gendzwill said: The guy makes these videos in his spare time from working at a snowboard shop and a liquor store. We now know where the anger comes from. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmorita Posted November 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2021 More love from this guy. I laughed, but haven't heard of these boards before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottishsurfer Posted November 10, 2021 Report Share Posted November 10, 2021 Ive not heard of the amplid since its a smaller brand but the others are pretty good choices but tend to fall a little bit more into the surf style of carve where you pitch the board on edge and just enjoy the ride. I will say the yes optimistic is a great carving board for anyone looking for a carving board thats good in powder. I rode a friends and it rode very similar to the sg soul i had at the time just a bit smaller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordmetroland Posted November 10, 2021 Report Share Posted November 10, 2021 3 hours ago, pmorita said: Rich unintentional comedy vein here... "We're not talking about these $1000 custom jobs recommended by butt-hurt, middle-aged white guys wearing ski boots." And in a list created by a butt-hurt ("angry") middle-aged white guy, the number 1 carving board is a $1000 deck created by a guy who made his reputation wearing "ski boots." I love this guy! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack M Posted November 11, 2021 Report Share Posted November 11, 2021 I love that he uses K2 Thraxis boots... one of the stiffest "softboots" on the market, if not the stiffest. Bears no resemblance to any boot anyone would use if they had any interest in park/pipe or all-mtn freestyle at all. A boot for BX racers and lame dads like me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd Job Posted November 11, 2021 Report Share Posted November 11, 2021 10 hours ago, pmorita said: More love from this guy. I laughed, but haven't heard of these boards before. 10/10 on snark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Gendzwill Posted November 11, 2021 Report Share Posted November 11, 2021 I’m skeptical that he even rides all these boards. He puts out a metric assload of reviews and they are all pretty boilerplate. There’s never any accompanying video. He’ll review a hard charging freeride board and discuss how easy it is to butter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gawdzira Posted November 11, 2021 Report Share Posted November 11, 2021 Let's face it, Hardbooting = Crossfit. Or if you are in construction, = ICF. Yeah, I am a fanatic. Intec this B!$%#@. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveo Posted November 11, 2021 Report Share Posted November 11, 2021 10 hours ago, gawdzira said: Hardbooting = Crossfit I hope not. 11 hours ago, Neil Gendzwill said: I’m skeptical that he even rides all these boards. He puts out a metric assload of reviews and they are all pretty boilerplate. There’s never any accompanying video. He’ll review a hard charging freeride board and discuss how easy it is to butter. Yeah I've wondered the same thing about him for about 15 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b.free Posted November 11, 2021 Report Share Posted November 11, 2021 And he has never tried it... What a damn man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st_lupo Posted November 11, 2021 Report Share Posted November 11, 2021 Can Jeff get me a hookup? But seriously, everybody in this day and age should know better than to try to seriously engage with people like the angry snowboarder on the internet. It's all just theater, and he rustled our jimmies. Mission accomplished. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack M Posted November 12, 2021 Report Share Posted November 12, 2021 22 hours ago, gawdzira said: Let's face it, Hardbooting = Crossfit I for one am living proof that's not true. LOL I've been blocked from liking or commenting on his Facebook page/posts. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kneel Posted November 12, 2021 Report Share Posted November 12, 2021 Lest irony not be lost on his top pick...Peter Bauer is the founder of Amplid. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philw Posted November 12, 2021 Report Share Posted November 12, 2021 On 11/11/2021 at 3:24 AM, Neil Gendzwill said: I’m skeptical that he even rides all these boards.... I took him to task before he had discovered video when he posted a review of a Burton Fish which he'd clearly never ridden in the powder for which it was designed. His "review" was pointless and misleading. There are thousands of "the best..." sites, all delivering the manufacturers' blurb as pseudo-reviews like this. I think it's a good sign that manufacturers are providing him with more speed-oriented boards to push these days. He'll be selling mono skis soon enough if they dare to produce them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atom Ant Posted November 12, 2021 Report Share Posted November 12, 2021 I have to agree with him on the gymnastics routine comment! Snowboarding equivalent of ski balet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Gendzwill Posted November 12, 2021 Report Share Posted November 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Atom Ant said: I have to agree with him on the gymnastics routine comment! Snowboarding equivalent of ski balet. He’s got some pathological hatred for Ryan Knapton and Donek that I don’t understand. Probably jealousy as Ryan kills it both in riding skills and view counts. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atom Ant Posted November 12, 2021 Report Share Posted November 12, 2021 I wouldn't argue that either, Neil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveo Posted November 12, 2021 Report Share Posted November 12, 2021 This thread is proof that he is winning. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted November 12, 2021 Report Share Posted November 12, 2021 See the Facebook research that was leaked: Controversy breeds clicks. He's doing exactly what he needs to do to make money. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted November 12, 2021 Report Share Posted November 12, 2021 He's a fool. Don't give him any clicks or comments. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st_lupo Posted November 13, 2021 Report Share Posted November 13, 2021 For me it's actually not the angry snowboarder that is shocking (it's just his schtick), it's the comments that are depressing. Conversely, we should probably keep in mind that this divisiveness is sometimes reciprocated; I've seen more than a few hardboot vids where the snobbishness against softbooters was just barely contained (and it isn't a good image either). 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philw Posted November 14, 2021 Report Share Posted November 14, 2021 (edited) On 11/12/2021 at 12:18 PM, Atom Ant said: I have to agree with him on the gymnastics routine comment! Snowboarding equivalent of ski balet. I missed that, but I was watching the "Dear Rider" documentary on Jake Burton, which is worth a look and available via torrent if you need to. Anyway, some of the modern stuff they show is very much aerial ballet, and I was just thinking whilst watching it that the tools have switched from skis to boards, but otherwise it's the same thing. Snowboarding was pretty much invented despite the wishes of herd animals like Mr Angry. They said we couldn't ride too, and look how that worked out for them. Edited November 16, 2021 by philw Correct typo: documentary, not "documentation"! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atom Ant Posted November 15, 2021 Report Share Posted November 15, 2021 So all US residents know: Dear Rider, the documentation of Jake Burton is available on HBO GO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuxdiesel Posted November 16, 2021 Report Share Posted November 16, 2021 If nothing else, he makes me laugh. I think he has a better eye for board, boot and binding technology than 90% of the other reviewers out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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