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| Area 51 |
 Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2005 11:11 pm |
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| Looking to get some shop wheels. Any suggestions? Looked at Creative Urethanes, but their minimum and configuration is a little restrictive. Trying to avoid junk. I'd like to be able to get a mix of sizes and colours/effects if possible. Just like to get a nice alternative to blank wheels. |
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| TenetSW |
| Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2005 10:33 am |
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| talk to joe at www.pennswoodmfg.com . they have great product, prices, and are very helpful. tell em Ryan from tenet skate wares sent 'cha! |
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| slob-air |
| Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2005 11:04 am |
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| Shop wheels? Shop decks? It's all hurting skateboarding in my mind. If kids ride shop decks and shop wheels why would we need pros anymore? What's next? Shop shoes? Stop the madness! |
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| skinny |
| Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2005 12:49 pm |
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| Do we need pros? They are jobs created by people looking to boost their sales. I say lets bankrupt a few millionares and see what happens! |
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| dangersticks |
| Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2005 12:56 pm |
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I think Slob's being sarcastic.
At least I hope he is. |
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| Adrian |
| Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2005 2:12 pm |
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| sarcatic maybe, but thats a really good point. anything generic hurts the image of skateboarding. it's like if the government sold really cheap cars to everybody. we would be russia! |
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| MileHighSkates |
| Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2005 3:04 pm |
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| I think there's a real stigma attached to certain "blank" products. It's as if they can't be good if there's no logo or high(er) price attached to the item-in-question. We had some longboard wheels that were identical to the branded version that we stock, and the blanks simply didn't sell. Ended up practically giving them away. Weird. |
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| slob-air |
| Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2005 3:47 pm |
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dangersticks wrote: I think Slob's being sarcastic.
At least I hope he is.
Nope. I believe we need some of the big companies as anchors for skateboarding (not all, but some) and I think we need pro skaters as well (though that herd needs to be culled) -- but the way things are going, we may not have any of them for long. That would be a travesty.
I totally support independent manufacturers like F-13, Shitbird, Rockin Ron and the like, but I think shops need to stop the cheap shop deck/wheels madness because real damage is being done.
Wood shops all over America (and China) are now supplying shop decks and decimating companies that have built a label and brought on pro skaters. 8 oot of 10 decks I see at the park are shop decks. How sad is that? That means they're not supporting the indies either!
I could offer speed-dealer shop decks by Monday -- it's too easy. One phone call, an e-mailed graphic file and I could be up to my hips in cheap shit popsicle sticks like they rest of the shops.
But I won't do that.
I am, however, developing a line of decks unlike what�s being offered today. Hypocrisy? Maybe, but you can be sure they'll be high quality and aimed specifically at a niche that will not conflict with my pro deck sales. |
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| oasis |
| Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2005 3:47 pm |
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| shop decks hurt my sales and make it harder to pick up shops. |
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| slob-air |
| Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2005 3:54 pm |
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| Case in point: I just recieved an e-mail from Mimic with an order sheet and instructions on sending them art. $10 per deck. Sad. |
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