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 #1 Bargin or not Posted 13/03/2010 @ 18:29 |
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Hi guys i went to my local board shop today to have a look round before i left i picked up a catalogue.When i got home i took a look through and iv noticed they are doing a snowboard package which has a choice of board which are cabo,sirpreme or pinstrip some big air bindings,leash and stomp pad all of this is £139.99 is this a gud starter setup?also this may sound dum but whats a leash and stomp pad?  id like some advice of some people who know rather than a sales man who may say anythink just to get me to buy it thanks  |
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| #2 Re: Bargin or not Posted 13/03/2010 @ 18:52 |
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Google the boards in question. If therye starter price by themselves is under 100 quid I cant imagine them being very good... |
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| #3 Re: Bargin or not Posted 13/03/2010 @ 18:54 |
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hey,
sounds a bit weird to me personally! £139 for the whole package!?! in my honest opinion i would probably give it a miss. Snowboards and the rest of the equipment are usually over £100 each (minus stomp pad and leash) and so £140 for the whole package just sounds weird. For example if you were buying a car that is usually £5000 but someone is offering it for £3000 you would think slightly different about it (well i would! maybe i just look into things too much...)
anyway Stomp pads are stick on pads that offer grip for your back foot when going up a button lift. A leash is stolen from surfing where a small 'chain' is put on your back foot and back binding to stop the board 'running away' when your feet are out of the bindings. neither are necessities at all, i've never used either!
Not saying that the package is bad or anything at all, but £140 is still a bit of money. for slightly more you could get a good beginners board from a well respected name thats all. if you can try to demo a few boards before going to purchase something that way you get a good idea what feels good for you.
hope it helps! |
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| #4 Re: Bargin or not Posted 13/03/2010 @ 20:05 |
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I thought the same when i seen it,it sounds to cheap?  does anyone know a good place where i could get a good starter set or is it beta to buy them on there own?do i need cartain binding for certain boots or are they universal the shop i went to is a discount warehouse is that why they can do there starter set so cheap?i never thought snowboards etc would differ so much i gess i need to read up a little more |
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| #5 Re: Bargin or not Posted 13/03/2010 @ 20:31 |
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yer nothing against the price or company but it does sound way too cheap. you can buy a setup (some places give a discount, others don't) or you can buy it all seperately its up to you. if you take along the equipment you've purchased seperately at least you'll know whether the stuff fits!
there are a few sales on in places but you are probably looking at over £300 for a full setup (board, boots, bindings) almost all boots sold are 'soft' boots (which are like the ones you rent, see the pro's use, see almost everyone else use) but there are 'hard' boots around which are more like a ski boot then anything else. the hard ones you want to avoid, if anyone shows you anything remotely like a ski boot run (or board) in the other direction unless your a serious alpine racing dude. but seriously you will probably not see one of these hard boots, or clip bindings or anything like that at all in any snowboard shop.
as for boots to bindings, they are completely universal. Try the boots with the bindings as bindings do come in different sizes to(Small, Medium, Large, XL) and you defintely want your boots to fit your bindings. you don't want your boots to be swamped by your bindings and you don't want your bindings to be too small for your boots! i.e if you've got size 14 boots you won't fit them into a small binding, and if you've got a size 7 boot, a XL size binding will be wayyyy too big for you.
it could be that they do discounted stuff but i would stick with the independent snowboard shops or the bigger branded shops just as they've been in the business for a while. the independent shops are usually really good as they offer the best service as they want, and need, repeat customers. Bigger brands could and sometimes do come across as not caring as they literally could have someone else just walk in and purchase the setup they tried to sell to you.
it can get well complicated, at least your asking q's and finding out as much as possible before you buy! |
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| #6 Re: Bargin or not Posted 14/03/2010 @ 09:18 |
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Sounds very similar to the uber cheap & "crap" package deals on flea bay. |
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| #7 Re: Bargin or not Posted 14/03/2010 @ 11:06 |
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The web address for the shop is www.skiwear4less.com if someone gets 5mins and wouldent mind taking a look as im not sure of what to look for when buying a snowboard binding etc and as this is a new sport for me i dont want it ruined because of the stuff iv brought and i dont want to waste my money some help or tips of what to look for would be ace thanks for your help so far ya brill john |
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| #8 Re: Bargin or not Posted 14/03/2010 @ 11:23 |
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Like someone said.. get down to your local shop, who have the experience to help you get something which is suitable and of good quality! maybe you can strike a deal with them!
Nothing on that site looks to be of any quality.....
You only get what you pay for.. Generally! |
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| #9 Re: Bargin or not Posted 14/03/2010 @ 11:38 |
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If you're on a tight budget then now is a decent time to buy second hand. You should be able to pick up a board for about £50 on ebay, bindings for similar or slightly less, then you just need to hit the sales and try some boots on unitl you find the ones that suit you best.
You'll get much better kit by doing this than getting new but cheap. Generally speaking people are way too precious about their boards and change them way too often, so lots of second hand kit may have only been used 4 or 5 weeks. On a snowboard I'd say 5 weeks was still pretty much brand new, but people will see scuffs on the top sheet, scratches on the base etc and think it needs changing. Take advantage of this and you'll be laughing. |
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| #10 Re: Bargin or not Posted 14/03/2010 @ 12:37 |
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Ok thanks guys i think id like to spend around £150-£200 for a board and binding do you think i can get both for that if i went second hand what do i look for to make sure its useable when is a board no good if you get what i mean thanks guys where would i be with out you |
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| #11 Re: Bargin or not Posted 14/03/2010 @ 13:25 |
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Yeah easily for that much. Do your research and find out what kind of board you're looking for, what sort of size range etc, then just keep your eyes peeled. I'm sure if you post any you find on here people will take a look for you, but to be honest if a person is selling it and says it's fine then it will be. There's really not a lot that can go wrong with snowboards, so if it's broken there will be a really obvious delamination, a massive crack along the base or a bubble on the topsheet or something. If somebody sold you something like that without mentioning it then you'd be entitled to your money back but you'll rarely ever come accross anything like that. |
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| #12 Re: Bargin or not Posted 14/03/2010 @ 16:32 |
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| #13 Re: Bargin or not Posted 15/03/2010 @ 12:38 |
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I got my kit for £165
i got a second hand board (08/09) and bindings. Both almost brand new. Im riding an omatic awesome board and saloman spx bindings. Great kit hardly used only a season old when i bought them couple of nicks in the top sheet but whats it matter a snowboard is for riding not looking at.
Just take your time and keep an eye out for bargins buy separately maybe.
Ebay is good also gumtree and craigs list even local classifieds might be worth a look.
Like said above dont turn your nose up at second hand especially for starters people really are too worried about getting the newest stuff and flog great kit all the time. |
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