slapos Posted January 26, 2022 Report Share Posted January 26, 2022 Hi all, Did anybody hear anything that capita went out of business ? I heard some rumors that the factory has been closed down Seeing this picture below made me think too Looks like ledecka is riding F2 with SG graphics... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveo Posted January 26, 2022 Report Share Posted January 26, 2022 mmm iirc the graphics might be created by her brother or something, don't think sg owns the rights to those. could be wrong, it's a distant memory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapos Posted January 26, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2022 They have been designed by her brother true She is still posted as SG prorider on their website ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapos Posted January 26, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2022 Seems Ledecka is on F2 since a year... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveo Posted January 27, 2022 Report Share Posted January 27, 2022 Maybe she got sick of her sg boards constantly delaminating 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapos Posted January 27, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2022 Tell me about it ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack M Posted January 27, 2022 Report Share Posted January 27, 2022 Could just be a sticker. Maybe she's repping her bindings, which would be kind of funny since F2 already has 99.9% of the racer market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapos Posted January 28, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2022 (edited) Unfortunately what Daveo says seem true. At least this is what I have heard from one of the Czech junior racers - she changed the board due to issues with SG. Seems she isn't the only one - Stefan rings a bell ? Edited January 28, 2022 by slapos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottishsurfer Posted January 28, 2022 Report Share Posted January 28, 2022 I wonder if capita/mothership/sg is using one of the newer eco epoxy's? My experience with mervin boards and there eco epoxy is that its pretty shit and leads to more than a few delams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wulf Posted January 28, 2022 Report Share Posted January 28, 2022 2 hours ago, scottishsurfer said: I wonder if capita/mothership/sg is using one of the newer eco epoxy's? My experience with mervin boards and there eco epoxy is that its pretty shit and leads to more than a few delams Yep. SG stated that they are using that "eco" epoxy. I experienced also severe issues with their base material. Not holding any wax, drying out at the edge within a few runs and severe abrasion starting as a result. Unfortunately they were not very helpful solving that thing. So I decided to step away from SG. I've been suprised to see quite some WC boys & girls changing from SG to F2. Usually riders stick to their longterm partners unless they are "forced" to move. There might be something going on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottishsurfer Posted January 28, 2022 Report Share Posted January 28, 2022 3 hours ago, wulf said: I experienced also severe issues with their base material. Not holding any wax, drying out at the edge within a few runs and severe abrasion starting as a result. Unfortunately they were not very helpful solving that thing. So I decided to step away from SG. I guess i never experienced this as i dont wax my boards as i use a long life coating instead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wulf Posted January 28, 2022 Report Share Posted January 28, 2022 (edited) 17 minutes ago, scottishsurfer said: I guess i never experienced this as i dont wax my boards as i use a long life coating instead What is it you are using instead of wax? Edited January 28, 2022 by wulf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottishsurfer Posted January 28, 2022 Report Share Posted January 28, 2022 I'm friends with the guy that owns and runs Snocoat so its on all my boards I havent used wax in years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wulf Posted January 28, 2022 Report Share Posted January 28, 2022 30 minutes ago, scottishsurfer said: I'm friends with the guy that owns and runs Snocoat so its on all my boards I havent used wax in years I've just checked that product & the applications videos. Can't believe that this will last for "months" on an alpine board on man-made snow. If it would I'd buy that immediately... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st_lupo Posted January 28, 2022 Report Share Posted January 28, 2022 Regardless, I'm fine with eco-friendly whatever, but it needs to deliver performance on par with conventional state-of-the-art materials, otherwise it is just so much added junk in the landfill and that isn't eco-cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottishsurfer Posted January 28, 2022 Report Share Posted January 28, 2022 (edited) 48 minutes ago, st_lupo said: Regardless, I'm fine with eco-friendly whatever, but it needs to deliver performance on par with conventional state-of-the-art materials, otherwise it is just so much added junk in the landfill and that isn't eco-cool. I think the manufacturers see it as a win win they can claim to be green and sell more snowboards to replace the ones that fall to bits quicker than they should. My local small shop if i remember correctly stopped selling capita boards as they were having so many issues with the die cut bases coming apart, in addition to orders turning up late or not be completed until late into the season. Edited January 28, 2022 by scottishsurfer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nextcarve Posted February 8, 2022 Report Share Posted February 8, 2022 Found this Article:https://isport.blesk.cz/clanek/ostatni-zimni-sporty-snowboarding/406565/ledecka-po-roce-na-novem-prkne-kouc-rikal-ze-pro-juniory-jsem-babicka.html Quote Ledecká goes into battle with a new brand of board. For a long time she has been riding the SG brand of snowboard guru Siegfried Grabner. But before the Olympic season, she decided to ride with products from F2, a company with a 40-year tradition that was once behind the development of windsurfing. And she won with SG and now with F2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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