We all know how well it worked in the skate market so now snowboarders Brandon Bybee, Rob Foy, Jason Murphy, and Benson Miller are bringing blanks to snowboarding with a new anti-brand called Blank Snowboards.
We are on a mission to take snowboarding back from corporate America by making snowboarding affordable without compromising the quality. We were there before snowboarding became what it is today: mainstream, unaffordable, and all about the hype. We want to give back to the sport that has given us so many memories, friendships, and great “sick” days by providing the best product at the correct price. We have found that by cutting out all the unnecessary costs (ie: retailers, graphics, and high-paid riders) we can provide the best decks in the industry for ½ the price of any comparable board. We are about the sport not the hype. We are the traditionalists not the trend.
Never quite seen retailers called out as “unnecessary costs” before, but it makes sense. And getting a snowboard for less than 200 bucks does make paying $500 to ride a logo emblazoned billboard seem kind of foolish. Wonder if the major snowboard labels will band together and pressure Transworld Business into creating a special advertorial supplement next fall to help educate the market about how blank snowboards are killing the entire industry?
[Link: Blank Snowboards via The Spectrum]
Wait, snowboarding was ever “affordable?” Maybe those guys are talking about when they were big time pros and got all their gear for free.
i like this blank snowboard idea… i wonder how easily you could decorate it yourself.. i mean – would graphics stick to it
these guys go on mormon missions get cut from sponsers and then come up with this ??? Lame
yep, thats bad. stupid idea for washed up pros. Why don’t they ride for omatic
Just face the facts guys, your washed up, time to get a job. You continuing to try and ” Live the dream” through a blank snowboard company is going to leave you broke, and in debt.
I was a little skeptical of the whole idea but I went and bought a board to see for myself how it measured up. Surprisingly so I was stoked. I don’t care if they are washed up or not, all I know is that there boards are sick!!! I would rather pay 200 for a board instead of 400 any-day.
I don’t understand – what makes this a stupid idea? A blank board for $200 seems pretty sweet to me. What does the “washed up Mormons” stuff have to do with anything? If the boards are high quality, who cares?
Ya why is a good idea make them “washed up pros” they dont need a job this is a good idea and im sure this will get big
Blank boards are the way of the futute. smooth ride an very forgiving. The most bang for your buck.
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