Type-A brand snowboards.. where did they come from

[nospam...@ziplink.net]

I was at my local shop the other day and the guy there was raving
about this board made by a company called Type-A. It was a Danny Way
signature deck 153. he said he rides them and they are the best thing
out. the one i was looking at in particular was a 153 and had an
effective edge of 122. he thought that was the coolest thing ever
because a 153 had an effective edge of a 157.

it was damn expensive.. $460 for the deck. anyone know anything about
them? he said they are wood from tip to tail, no plastic in there at
all, not even at the tips.

[Spaceboy]

A friend of mine rides a 157 Jim Morran (?) type-A board. He loves it and
I have ridden it a few times and it is pretty cool. I don't know much
about them either but he got his deck for $350 CDN at Skater's in Calgary,
where we live. It is true though, wood from end to end and it is
suprisingly light too. Later.......

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[Myster_E]

nospam...@ziplink.net wrote:
>
> I was at my local shop the other day and the guy there was raving
> about this board made by a company called Type-A. It was a Danny Way
> signature deck 153. he said he rides them and they are the best thing
> out. the one i was looking at in particular was a 153 and had an
> effective edge of 122. he thought that was the coolest thing ever
> because a 153 had an effective edge of a 157.
>
> it was damn expensive.. $460 for the deck. anyone know anything about
> them? he said they are wood from tip to tail, no plastic in there at
> all, not even at the tips.

Wow, a Danny Way sig snowboard. I've always wanted a SKATEBOARDER'S pro
model snowboard! Next year maybe they'll put out the Matt Hoffman
snowboard. Hey, I love skateboarding and I even think Danny Way is a
great skater. But I think a lot of skaters try to cross into
snowboarding 'cause they know they have talent and can see the $$$$$
that they can't get in skating. And the snowboard companies sign them up
over some real snowboard talent since they have a name that will attract
skateboarders to snowboarding (to spend $700 on their setup instead of
$100). It's a smart business move and they've almost got you. You will
actually pay more for a Danny Way board than for a Terje Balance. And
everybody complains about Burton prices. This is such a great example of
controlling the masses.

[James]

thats funny! I would have to agree Danny Way rules so pro model snowboard
is justified, even if the only time he ever rides is when he is doing a
photo shoot. For heavens sake he acid dropped from a helicopter on to a
vert ramp, thats more then any pussy snowboarder will do any day. Anyway
the main reason he has a pro model on Type A is because Type A is owned
by plan b skateboards the company Danny skates for. It is just
conveniant to put him on Type A and cash in on his fame.