Sounds like no one missed out ,smart marketing. Ben has been at maroochydore a couple of times , you think he would put a couple on the beach to demo, na. another marketing ploy, cant get a bad or good review. It looks like the kite goes for him, what wouldnt, **** on a stick perhaps , most crew will already have demoed and upgraded before there on our beach!
Select to expand quote[quote....waxman said........Bw should have spent the next season at least doing continuous R & D to fine tune the kite in all of the sizes, ...............
isnt that the 100 test team riders to give feedback, after the initial design has been tested by designers and pro's. getting feed back from 100 test riders first off is better than dumping a truck load onto the market to r&d them
SS has already done all the R and D for BW
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Kit looks pretty nice and seems a really good price.
If you have read the other 200 BWS threads you would know that the kite isn't still in development this is it and they just wanted a easy way to get kites out there. If these 100 riders were part of the R&D team they would test the gear give feedback then when the final version comes out they would send these kites back and have them replaced with the production kite that they contributed in designing at there own expense. Do you think this will happen?
If you believe that BWS only supplied the first 100 people with up to 2 kites at $1000 a go. then this privileged R & D team have contributed up to $200,000 to the company's R&D. Do you think that BW has put that much money in to the company? Seeing as these guys aren't getting new kites after the end of the development period you can only assume that they have got a share in the company and should get there share of the profits. But this is also unlikely
The most likely thing is that BWS wanted to make money quick and that is what they have done. I'm sure the thankyou card is in the mail.
Did any of the test team crew get slugged duty and tax when they picked up their BWS team kite ?
the CEO of BWS sorted it all out .........all thats left is to go fly them
BWS they love the team riders long time
Even with waxys negative point making the BW promotion train is gaining speed... Ive met the guy, hes a hell of a dude and no one can deny his passion and drive for the sport.. If anyone deserves to make a buck out of kiting then i reckon it should be him...At least hes not some faceless company man wiping his arse with fifties and never leaving the office...
As far as the kites go, as always time will tell...
Why does everybody resent anybody trying to make a living from kiting?
As soon as someone stands up and tries something, they get cut down with bitchy comments.
Flucking strange sport this one.
Hey Doc, play the ball dude, not the man.
You just sound angry, bitter and jealous.
Attack his words
not angry, not bitter nor jealous
I'm not buying a BWS
waxman is out of touch
well, its more than obvious he touches himself
i saw a guy down brighton on friday riding a 12m noise and had a chat with him about the kites. the bar and lines looks really nice and the chicken loop is possibly the neatest nicest looking one i have seen on the market, although i think it might be a tad hard to put it back together bobbing around in the water if you ejected it, but in saying that, i have till now never had to eject my kite. i gotta say, the kite shape was almost identical to the slingshot octane. the guy reckons that slingshot were not listening to the development suggestions ben was giving so decided to perfect it himself.also said just the one colour and zero marketing bull****, me personally, am keen to try one. i like home grown stuff and these look really solid in the flesh
) rider but I have tried lots of boards lately and this one has put the biggest smile on my dial.
Whats the rrp on the boards?? Is he doing a promo for the first 100 of those aswell. I like the kites im flying but would be interested in having a go on a board,Anyone got info on the construction/ Specs... close up Pics...
They have a few different constructions , I have the 6'0 signature model and that's the resin8 construction- goes sick!
Saw the boards in bali, don't know the specs but i can tell you bw does'nt use them, i wish he would and then he might sell his
i think nowdays u do whatever u can, direct, shops, promo idea or a mix - whatever works for your business.
The internet has enabled business models to work that would never have worked before. Most retail storefront shops are onto it and have ebay accounts/ online sales promo ideas, pretend shop sponsorship packages, pretend used/seconds equipment also - you do what you gotta do to get by in this fickle risky business I reckon and if you keep your customers happy all good.
I say good luck with it and fck badmouthing from kitebusiness to kitebusiness, even worse kitesurfer to kitesurfer.
