LINE is not going to SIA...

That is what our LINE buyer told us today at work, and that they are not shipping until late Oct. He also said that they have a new VP of something and that not going to SIA was apparently a change that he made. I may be way off, but this is what I heard.

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if they have already made their shop orders and have no scheduled meetings...then why waste the money if they dont feel that they get a return...the purpose of those shows is to meet with dealers and finalize orders for the next season...it is not about giving out stickers.

the booth space is uber expensive, the hotels cost cash, add on travel and stripper expenses and you have to sell more than a few skis to make up for it

 
^ exactly, SIA is an expensive proposition.

I don't know why you would automatically assume that Line has made a bad move.

two miles an hour so everybody sees you.
 
^believe thats k2. idk i might be completely wrong though

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Valley-Lu

"most of the time, majority is wrong"- punk_rider
 
ya lines factory is in china but i dont think that would affect the date. last i heard the skis were on a boat coming here but maybe im wrong also haha. also, SIA is a big convention in las vegas every year. all the big companies get together and have fun

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yeah well jonathon judd from line just got back to me and they cant ship out there stuff until early october and it is cause of the factory change...damn....owell im still stoked to get my skis even if it is a month later.

 
most of their shit is already out its just there second batch of skis they are shippping out

and i dont think SIA is really worth it. all it is is one big hype for there shit. they can just do there site earlier than SIA and it'd be the same thing if better

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Puff the magic dragon, lived by the sea. and frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called honaley - The Mamas and The Papas
 
ok well i emailed the guys from line again about that other thing you just said about most of its out, so im checking it out

 
what do you mean? they probably moved out of there other factory cuz they needed a larger one? how could they not continue doing anything, they basically originated this sport, how could they just stop?

 
hoping this doesnt start a trend with other companys, dropping out of sia that is

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Valley-Lu

"most of the time, majority is wrong"- punk_rider
 
well now that this happened, um, maybe i should reconsider the line invaders, im gonna start up another thread, i know someone will bitch but i dont wanna mess this one up and throw it off topic, if you have advice on skis for me post it on there, ill get the link on here asap

 
Ya Line's not going to SIA this year. For those that don't know, SIA is a big show that is shops and brands go to learn about the next years brands. It can be a great thing for larger companies, but very expensive for smaller ones like LINE. LINE felt that it would be best for us to talk to shops on a more personal level this year and come to your territories. By not going to SIA we are freeing up a ton of money to sponsor dope events for you and travel more to everyone's territories to bring the brand to you.

 
Think about what you just said for a second... when was the last time LINE started ANY trend in skiing.... ?

Thats right. NEVER.

 
skiboards do not equal skis.. and if memory serves me correct Jay had some less than cordial things to say about skiers at the time.

K2 rekeased the poacher, a full lenth twin tip in '97. At least a year before any of the other ski company was doing anything with twin tip skis. No one even knew what to do with that ski...

The Following season was the year that Line released their first full lenth twins. It was the same year that Salomon released the 1080 to the public, (its development began in 97) The Volant machete, Rossi powair, and K2 with the enemy....

That being said, its worth mentioning that NONE of these companies were single handedly responsible for starting "the trend" of twintip skiing. It was a colaborative effort.

 
Thats funny, cause two posts ago you tried to tell me that line was responsible for the twin tip ski trend...

did you forget about that already?

 
It's quite the argument, but you are pretty much correct, Line was making the skiboard movement and hadn't moved to full length twins just yet, and Salomon had been developing the ski for the riders, but was not the first to get to release it to the public, only the team riders rode it before the Poacher came out(Make note, thats like right now, everyone skiing on non-twintips and seeing Thall ride armadas, EVERYONE knows about them and wants them.)

Either way, everyone dropped their first twins around the same time, and not one company single handly changed the ski landscape.

Stay Classy Newschoolers
 
haha... "jonathan". armadaar6, you're an idiot.

there's so many misconceptions and rumors in this thread (mostly towards the top of it) that's it's crazy. soup's comments are the worst. a) this is not the "second batch" coming from china. no retailer has their 05/06 line skis yet unless they were the rep's demos. b) sia is not for the public and thus updating their website sooner is not their goal. companies go to sia to get buyers to place orders, not the public. keeping it secret from the public induces more hype.

 
i may be mistaken about this but, GS in whistler has shit loads of LINE skis right now. Im pretty sure they arent demos. whistler always gets next years skis early for the campers

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aahaha 1 full day of school and you learned only that. in fucking 1 minute on ns i learned how to say "shut the fuck up or ill spit on your mom" in norweigen. my conclusion.

skip school, go on ns"

LORD OF THE PARK 2006.....
 
Thats way dope they will be doing more events instead..actually ive heard some skis will be in early september....like invaders and bindings, but the skis they made less of will be coming in later

I wish i was a gangster
 
line makes a good ski. so dont say line sucks cause it just aint true

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It's gonna be a long four years...

NS SKATEBOARDERS

 
very true again lilhorsey your words have compelled me

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Valley-Lu

"most of the time, majority is wrong"- punk_rider
 
I better not have to fucking wait. I was skiing in october last year and hopefully i will again this year and i want my fucking Elizibeths , fuck it im gonna go talk to the rep.

"you only live once, Just Fucking go for it!!"

 
do they realy need more than pollard? anyways i got ahold of my boy brett who talked to his rep and turns out all this shit is true. the skis for next year arent even cooked yet. Im pissed but i guess il live.

"you only live once, Just Fucking go for it!!"

 
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