Baller ToddL Posted September 15, 2010 Baller Share Posted September 15, 2010 http://www.ballofspray.com/images/stories/AndyBin.JPGDoes this picture bother anyone else?  I just look at it and think - why? Those skis could be donated to wakeboarders everywhere to lure them from the darkside.   Heck, I need a few good benches on my deck...  Why the waste!!!???!!   Andy - PM me and we'll work out a distribution channel for discarded skis... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member Than_Bogan Posted September 15, 2010 Supporting Member Share Posted September 15, 2010 True.There's also another reminder from this picture: Engineering stuff is expensive. All the carbon that went into all those test models was not exactly free.And that means that if ski makers are actually going to make a profit (and thus continue to exist), they have to make up these R&D costs, which are spread over a small number of potential customers, and thus increases the price of each ski sold non-trivially.Ultimately, I'd rather have this R&D taking place than not, but it's no fun to pay 2 grand for a blank ski, and I do worry what these kind of prices mean for the future of our sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller tru-jack Posted September 15, 2010 Baller Share Posted September 15, 2010 I'd love to get my hands on that garbage. let's think, benches, shooter skis, and I would panel the inside of my boathouse with skis... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller thager Posted September 15, 2010 Baller Share Posted September 15, 2010 Is Andy moving? Never mind, just read Brent"s article on BOS front page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller rawly Posted September 15, 2010 Baller Share Posted September 15, 2010 Might be all the skis Horton has been on this year.Looks like the alley behind his house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skifreak Posted September 15, 2010 Baller Share Posted September 15, 2010 Wow. Kinda makes me want to cry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old MS Accout Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 Blame it on the Lawyers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Jody_Seal Posted September 15, 2010 Baller_ Share Posted September 15, 2010 Â It was always amazing to see the stack upon stacks of skis he had in that old warehouse. He threatend to utilize most of those skis for a fence! Sad that they went into the land fill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member Than_Bogan Posted September 15, 2010 Supporting Member Share Posted September 15, 2010 Giving skis to people leads to issues with liability & lost ski sales. Fair enough, but making them into benches seems to mitigate both concerns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted September 15, 2010 Administrators Share Posted September 15, 2010 Clearly some history.... but nothing you would want to ski on. Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes ★ Baller Video Coaching System Drop a dime in the can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller rayn Posted September 15, 2010 Baller Share Posted September 15, 2010 Actually I think Andy is missing a business opportunity, he should clean them up and sign them or he could sign them and sell them to those companies that make chairs out of them. A collectors item :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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