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Same brand or band switching

Just curious,

Do you ride the same brand of boards (boots bindings etc.) every year or do you switch brands?

Which brands do you stay with or why did you switch?

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i stay with the same board and binding companies-i have for years now (i think i've ridden t9 for 13 or 14 years at this point).

the only thing i look for every season are better boots. currious to know how celsius will feel.

money

i like to stick with the same brands. but reality makes me purchase what ever is on sale. its too much to buy items full price. right now is the time to buy new stuff, it might be a season old. but the enternal question. . . have the newset and coolest and not ride as much, or actually the last season newest and coolest! i would rather ride!!

snowboarding is FUN

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yes, ride more... anyways, most of next year's stuff is the same as this years-just re-packaged.

I try to support brands that

I try to support brands that invest back into the sport and have good people behind them, unfortunately I surcome to sales more often than I'd like to admit.

Brand Pride

I always stick with Option Snowboards, but I switch it around each year for bindings and boots. I usually get a good price on the current year's board and get boots for cheap and then get bindings for full price and get my outerwear for a discounted price.

I like to stic with the same bindings

for a couple of years. Same goes for booots but usually I get a new board- used to ride Burton, but this year I rode a Ride and am thinking of checking out some other stuff for next year.

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I stared out riding burton stuff because my uncle (who taught me how to shred) swore by them.

I'm divided on the company. The whole emphasis on fashion / trying to turn into a household name isn't really my cup of tea. Obviously they are still focused on tech development (albeit the vapor is a step in a direction that is somewhat unnecessary) and general dedecation to shredding, but I question how long that will last with Jake out of the driver's seat.

I can't really pinpoint a specific event that would make me drop the brand completely (short of the infamous nike rumor). For now, I stick with burton stuff because i've been taken care of pretty well by a few people there (without paying the dues that a lot of people have) and i'm greatful for it. Plus I know it's what my uncle would have wanted. Someday that may change though.

There's my unnecessary rant for the night.

I usually use the same bindin

I usually use the same bindings/brand for years, switching out parts, etc. Board- I always rock a compatriot, and boots- always switching boots. I have picky feet, and no perfect boots out there yet it seems.