On Fri, 08 Aug 2003 15:43:19 GMT, "Mike T" allegedly
wrote:

I will spend a moment to vent too. Why is it soo difficult to find
usefull information about snowboards on the manufacturer's websites?

No kidding. Alas, such is life when most of their revenue comes from
kids that are more interested in image than performance.


Which is really what I don't get. Surely we the "adults"[1] have the
disposable income to blow on boards/bindings/etc. For sure a lot of
kids want to get into the "scene", but the percentage of them that have
good jobs themselves or parents willing to shell out that sort of cash
must be small.

Maybe it's a "get them young" kind of thing. As they break into their
teens and go through their teenage angst crap[2] they look for cool
things to make them feel cool. When they're no longer cool, but have
money of their own, maybe they stick with the cool brand.

Ah, I'm waffling now.

- Dave.

[1] I use the word loosely :-)
[2] Greatest movie line ever from Heathers: "My teenage angst bull****
has a body count".

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