Hey boarderpaul - how much is a premium quality longboard in NZ now? (a McT or similar) No I am not having a dig - the extra you guys pay for boards reallly blows but it isn't just sups - its all forms of surfboards.
The average price for a premium locally made longboard in Aus is about $1400 so in my books that makes a premium locally made sup a bargain at $1800 ish bucks. As to what the chinese/thai import sups are worth - I really have no idea of production or other costs so i am not qualified to pass judgement - but I do have an awareness of the blood, sweat and tears that go into many of our quality australian made boards and there are not too many if any aussie shapers getting rich making boards.
I guess its just the nature of our smaller population that will make it harder for the limited number of dealers to always be able to afford to carry much of a range of craft so good on the dealers who make the genuine effort and hopefully some of the good aussie shapers can help you guys out a bit and get some local boards in amongst your retail and demo stock.

Billboard, I have no Quibble with the cost(sorry goaty) of hand made Aussie shapes ,just the price(sorry again) of the mass produced board. Oh yeah and the attitude of "the spirit of Aloha " and the "Stoking us all out" stuff ,thats meant to make us feel all fuzzy

Hmmmm.....let me see....BC is a businessman making a product. How he runs his business is exactly that...his business. He is not in the business to be a benefactor to the great unwashed.

What's all the fuss; if you're not happy with his product or prices then don't buy PSH, it's that bloody simple.

Anyone would think that BC committed a crime because he wanted to make SUB's more affordable in his home country.

Some of you guys need to come down off your high horses and get a life. I for one am sick of the constant nitpicking and denigrating going on in this forum.

Time some of you got in the water and focused more on lifes pleasures.

Sheeeesh

log man said...

Billboard, I have no Quibble with the cost(sorry goaty) of hand made Aussie shapes ,just the price(sorry again) of the mass produced board. Oh yeah and the attitude of "the spirit of Aloha " and the "Stoking us all out" stuff ,thats meant to make us feel all fuzzy

I sincerely hear you mate. I guess if you could equate it very liberally to a car then a lovely new hand made morgan could be say $150k and my hyundai getz is say $13k then does that make a mass produced import brand sup worth about $125 in comparison to a local premium custom board. I dont have the answers mate and I dont think anyone is gunna serve them up anytime soon. I guess all we can do is have faith in our resellers/importers and trust they aint ripping us off hey.,

Brooko , hand me down lycra as well?

You serious Brooko?? Sam the man? or Rennie?

I have been Mtn Biking for a few years as well but the injuries have taken their toll.

Anyway time for me to go, the coopers is kicking in

goatman said...

log man said...

Brooko , hand me down lycra as well?

DHillers don't do no lycra

What about Goat boaters?

My thaughts as well, But im just a mindless kiwi.

Andrew started it phill.

Hey Mac,

We loves YA!

Phill, Kristi Nesha and Niki group hug

Phill

downwind said...

loco4olas said...

What about a wholly Australian owned product line, designed by TOP OF THE LINE Australian shaping legends-BUT manufactured in Asia at one of the exact same factories that do one of the current top of the line name brand SUBs?

Coming to a beach near you......

I'd like to support that, provided that the product and service was world class!

But lets not kid ourselves if it was called JP-Australia - see the current discussion in the windsurfing forum:

www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=53713

Its NOT-this one's still under wraps and blows away the hoax windusrfing companies.

Hey Locco,

There are 2 actually!

Phill

surfho said...

I love the way some of you guys endlessly kiss the ##ses of your saintly local retailers of overpriced imported sups. Be realistic - other than your local shapers what choice do you have - 2 or 3 shops in sydney maybe the same on the gold coast and don't know how many in other capitals. We just come back from the states where you have choice and these guys HAVE to look after you and not piss in your pocket will fluffy demo days and promises of sensational after sales service and all the blah blah blah they dribble daily to their poor "buy from me or go without" customers. Yep, I have been riding a naish for a while and looked at other imports but now of late have ridden some really interesting and much more east coast suitable locally shaped boards and I am moving up to a bit of class and keeping my money right here in aus where it belongs.

Which board is that?

For me, Here anyway its a trust thing. If the shaper can shape what you want has he or she done many sup boards before. As the answear is mostly No

It does not want me to drop 2 grand for a hmm i hope it works.

So best to buy proven boards or at least from a shaper who has been in the big game side of this for yrs.

AA said...

.....I am very clear on where I stand.

We only have a handful (of dealers) and they do an excellent job. Especially when it comes to knowledge, back up service and demo boards.

I am interested in what the consensus is out there –

My gut tells me that that is what most people want and without question the right thing to do for the sport and the brand and those who have supported us from day one.

For sure, I am putting it out there to test if my gut feel is correct, and I know not everyone will agree.

It is after all a forum!

I don't feel strung out by Blane because he is doing what he feel is best for his market and he has given us his full support to do what we think is the right thing for Australia.

Prices for Australia will be announced before Aug. 15th through our dealers and our websites.

For those that don't believe in the passion of dealers and people like myself, I fully understand the healthy dose of cynicism. But meet some of the crew like Ang, Jacko, Sessions and for that matter Sam from down the road at WS&Snow and you know these guys are legit, totally committed and helping to grow the sport.

Still cynical? Come to the Mambo I am pretty sure we will all be there!!

YES!! Three BIG things to look forward to - this Sunday, CASSO's new mag and the MAMBO!

Only 111 more sleeps to GO!


AA