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There's really nowhere to go.I'm watching the semi's with Ethan and Crosby and their borts look so dialed-in. I was thinking how different would their borts look in 10 years? I wonder if there will be some seismic shift in design or just subtle changes like we've had for the last 43 years.
For now we’ll have to be satisfied with different color carbon strips (which aesthetically is an improvement I guess).
Agreed. If only to will the longer board trend into existence.One thing I have noticed is that both Ethan and Griffin appear to ride slightly longer equipment than some others on tour. I get the feeling that we reached peak stubbiness a couple years ago and that board lengths are increasing slightly again. I have no evidence to back this up it's just a hunch based on watching the contests this year.
Dark Arts lam with PU blank.If p/u didn't have such a relatively short life expectancy for a DD (IMHO) I would have never looked elsewhere. My old bort routine (prior to my bro deals at cost ending a more then a decade ago) of 5-7 new borts a year had to stop according to my wife and that's when I started looking at XTR and Varial. In my mind, Varial, is the best bang for the buck IMO, heat stability, doesn't suck water, flex feels like p/u and the added bonus, unless it's their carbon construction, you can remove pressure dents pretty easily without compromising the integrity of the bort. Dark Arts is lighter and while I haven't dinged a bort in years, I'd be bummed if I was on a trip and had to worry about a potential small ding and/or snackle sucking water at their cost.
Couldn't you just put a sticker over it or do a temporary repair with solarez (I assume they have epoxy)?If p/u didn't have such a relatively short life expectancy for a DD (IMHO) I would have never looked elsewhere. My old bort routine (prior to my bro deals at cost ending a more then a decade ago) of 5-7 new borts a year had to stop according to my wife and that's when I started looking at XTR and Varial. In my mind, Varial, is the best bang for the buck IMO, heat stability, doesn't suck water, flex feels like p/u and the added bonus, unless it's their carbon construction, you can remove pressure dents pretty easily without compromising the integrity of the bort. Dark Arts is lighter and while I haven't dinged a bort in years, I'd be bummed if I was on a trip and had to worry about a potential small ding and/or snackle sucking water at their cost.