90% of what I see for sale in NZ is Burton, do Kiwis love Burton or is just the way the industry has been governed over here?
What.well as a Queenstown local 13yrs ,been snowboarded couple yrs longer than that ....
I personal just really like the burton gear currently(And I say that will be the same for many kiwis) not saying other brands don't make good gear only really been the last 3 years I've been on Burton decks only(run 2 boards/bindings each season) loving the EST set-up these days ....but other gear boots -thirtytwo-Ride outerwear etc ....
many of my mates also like the burton Boards/bindings .....just the way it is
now if some other brand comes out with a better setup I'll try it out for sure..
As for Burton fading into the back round locally....bout as likely as Toyota being surpassed in sales by Mazda
Also find RnR the best in town for gear in Qutown
Oh we're moving into this Territory now are we? Well yeah, if you're in with the weekend warrior crowd, struggle down a slope of 30 degrees without a slip slide and think it's an amazing day when you get 5cm of dust on crust- Yeah, any old brand will do you fine and I bet you'll gobble that salesmans pitch on how burton are fucking great because that's one of the few brands they stock.The view of Burton in NZ is subjective, but they are definitely not loved by Kiwis. They are just here, and were here early on....
Really ?? well up Coronet yesterday I seen plenty burton gear round...not loved
well maybe in your small mind...but many do
this whole "Burton hate crowd" are absolute tools IMHO
Personal I really like thirtytwo boots have owned burton Ion's , Vans etc in the past ,,,,but at present I'm a fan of the thirtytwo boots.....not going go round hating on other brands not my style or most boarders
.... Everyone I know, like myself running EST/ICS system likes it....(Guess is the reason why Burton took over Forum)
NZSHRED Is your nick name "GOD"? cause you go on like you know everything and what every snowboarder likes and dis-likes......
Just love the attacks on me personal and all burton users as being weekend warriors ...shows up how full of it you are,,,but as your a pro right.:laugh:doing stiff leg back-flips of 100 foot cliffs right ...da man
"burton overtook forum" no I said burton took out i.e brought Forum and it's patents ,,,(do you understand what a patent is ?going from your post I'd say no) well Forum had a similar system to the Burton ICS but was two and not the one channel ICS... years before Burton brought Forum in 05 then 07 we had the release of the first ICS ..No other brand can just bring out a channel system without break the worldwide Patent law....go do some research Samsung Vs Apple
you said in one post Burton was overpriced then next post your saying it's cheap n easy ....:dunno:
Now GOD what brand is about to put Burton in it's shadow ?? (with burton having round 50% of the market place)