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interesting!

Post by nils » Sunday 19 February 2006, 15:10

Does it means that only Kessler and a very few names know how to make good board today??? Where are big companies spending their money if its not R&D????

Crazy world!

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Post by HotBlast » Tuesday 7 March 2006, 22:35

What about Hot-Snowboards and Hot Riders in Torino?


Guess, they (? not the Custom made?) are now produced in Spain?

Can anyone refer about changes in quality or Shape? Are they still of the quality my 1998 Blast had been?

They have been used to produce superb Boards. How are they now?

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Peter
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Hot Blast 167 new shape 03/04
Swoard 168S Gen3 broken

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well

Post by nils » Tuesday 7 March 2006, 22:49

haven't ridden one for a long time, but reputations is still that the boards are great, even since they moved prod to spain's factory. As for olympics. I know that Isabelle Blanc rides a tomahawk board with hot paintjob :) not sure about others

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Post by HotBlast » Tuesday 7 March 2006, 23:31

hot graphics on tomahawk or tropical tube board (i. Blanc)?
Hot Blast 177 old shape 02/03 broken
Hot Blast 167 new shape 03/04
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yes

Post by nils » Wednesday 8 March 2006, 8:31

i have read an interview somewhere of IB, and she said she like tomahawk ( but it could have been tropical tube sorry always mix the two names) because she can get protos for not too expensive, and she liked also the quick reaction of the factory.

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