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m8 dek

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Created by bennie > 9 months ago, 18 Feb 2011
bennie
ACT, 1258 posts
18 Feb 2011 10:49PM
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has anybody got any experience with a m8 dek. I can't find any reveiws. specifically I want to know how it handles choppy conditons, as well as overall performance for general freeriding

Cheers

Rhys McClintock
NSW, 995 posts
18 Feb 2011 11:39PM
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I noticed about 4000 in the used gear section? I've never seen so many of the same board up for sale...

BigBlock
53 posts
18 Feb 2011 9:01PM
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I tried one around 2 years ago.
first impression was, what a piece of crap. Didn't edge well or handle the chop was as stiff as a chopping board.

Then i got to try one again last year and my opinion really changed on it. Biggest piece of puss board on the market. If i had one it would be in the buy and sell for $5 and that would be asking to much.

bjw
QLD, 3691 posts
18 Feb 2011 11:59PM
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I could be wrong, but aren't they made by card boards?

philmb
WA, 110 posts
18 Feb 2011 11:56PM
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Shame coz they look pretty sick. Which is what its all about =)

I was looking into getting one ages ago but never bothered coz i couldnt find much info on them.

Card
QLD, 77 posts
19 Feb 2011 8:01AM
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bjw said...

I could be wrong, but aren't they made by card boards?


We built them many years ago, don't do them any more. I think they got a large shipment in from Thailand?

Dan

bennie
ACT, 1258 posts
20 Feb 2011 1:34AM
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BigBlock said...

I tried one around 2 years ago.
first impression was, what a piece of crap. Didn't edge well or handle the chop was as stiff as a chopping board.

Then i got to try one again last year and my opinion really changed on it. Biggest piece of puss board on the market. If i had one it would be in the buy and sell for $5 and that would be asking to much.


thanks for the heads up mate. I think I'll stay away from this board then, with so many great boards out there. I did think it was weird that apart from their own website I couldn't find any info at all online.

RPM
WA, 1549 posts
20 Feb 2011 1:38AM
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philmb said...

Shame coz they look pretty sick. Which is what its all about =)

I was looking into getting one ages ago but never bothered coz i couldnt find much info on them.


obviously if they look 'sick' they must be good??

RPM
WA, 1549 posts
20 Feb 2011 1:39AM
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Card said...

bjw said...

I could be wrong, but aren't they made by card boards?


We built them many years ago, don't do them any more. I think they got a large shipment in from Thailand?

Dan


You guys have had a quite a few delaminations of late? What's the go???

Bigwavedave
QLD, 2057 posts
20 Feb 2011 8:26AM
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RPM said...

Card said...

bjw said...

I could be wrong, but aren't they made by card boards?


We built them many years ago, don't do them any more. I think they got a large shipment in from Thailand?

Dan


You guys have had a quite a few delaminations of late? What's the go???


Loaded question with alterior motives?

Send them a PM

RPM
WA, 1549 posts
20 Feb 2011 12:01PM
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Bigwavedave said...

RPM said...

Card said...

bjw said...

I could be wrong, but aren't they made by card boards?


We built them many years ago, don't do them any more. I think they got a large shipment in from Thailand?

Dan


You guys have had a quite a few delaminations of late? What's the go???


Loaded question with alterior motives?

Send them a PM


Nope just a question. Why would I have unterior motives as you put it?? I just have seen a few delaminate in WA. Genuine question. Do you ride one bigwavedave?? Maybe shoe is on the other foot?

dusta
WA, 2940 posts
20 Feb 2011 12:14PM
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RPM said...

Bigwavedave said...

RPM said...

Card said...

bjw said...

I could be wrong, but aren't they made by card boards?


We built them many years ago, don't do them any more. I think they got a large shipment in from Thailand?

Dan


You guys have had a quite a few delaminations of late? What's the go???


Loaded question with alterior motives?

Send them a PM


Nope just a question. Why would I have unterior motives as you put it?? I just have seen a few delaminate in WA. Genuine question. Do you ride one bigwavedave?? Maybe shoe is on the other foot?


my fr is holding up fine so far

RPM
WA, 1549 posts
20 Feb 2011 1:20PM
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Well around 8 weeks at ago at AKS we had a tempo delaminate after Charl DV did a board off. And an FR delaminate also. Plus there was 1 other. All in the space of a few weeks of getting the boards. Plus loads of footstrap clips snap.

Not saying anything bad about Cardboards, just thought they might have had some issues with the adhesive or the clips.

Card
QLD, 77 posts
20 Feb 2011 3:24PM
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Hi Guys,

We did have a minor de-lam issue early this season when we started to use a different method of treatment to our ABS side walls, long story short, we fixed this long ago if any one has any de-lam issues the boards are replaced immediately...

Cheers,
Dan

RPM
WA, 1549 posts
20 Feb 2011 1:47PM
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Card said...

Hi Guys,

We did have a minor de-lam issue early this season when we started to use a different method of treatment to our ABS side walls, long story short, we fixed this long ago if any one has any de-lam issues the boards are replaced immediately...

Cheers,
Dan


Thanks for clearing it up.. My question didn't have any ulterior motives at all.. Was a simple question which got a direct simple answer. Thanks Dan. Seems some lame Seabreezers are too politically correct and and read into things because they sit behind a computer way too much.

Bigwavedave
QLD, 2057 posts
20 Feb 2011 5:46PM
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questions like that usually draw out the forum trolls until Laurie shuts it down.

Personally I would have contacted Dan with a private message.

Maybe I'm too polite but some seabreeze posters like to stick the knife in.

Politically correct or just good manners?



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