So what is your experience with demo gear from your local shop. My experience is
1. demo gear only available on demo days, outside of that you have to pay to hire.
2. you demo wave gear on flat water.
3. only specific brands available for demo
Is it just me or are these unwritten rules unrealistic ie i dont think you will get the right/best setup at the end.
1. Take it out whenever you want.
2. Take the wave board to a surf beach of course.
3. If you break it you pay to have it patched up.
As far as boards go, I've found the stores in Melbourne to be super accomodating when you want to take one out for a demo.
given the fragile nature of boards those policies aren't unreasonable, you'd still get an idea of whether its what you're looking for. same as for buying skis, bikes etc.
I have demoed boards from two local shops, not specific demo boards or specific demo days. One got really snakey with me when I said I didn't want to buy the board after trying it and hating it (never ended up so bruised in my life!).
The other let me borrow a couple of other boards to try.
Guess which one I buy from now?
