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mr3vak 
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Yeah it would be really nice if when I go to read a review it doesnt just say some thing like, great *blank* and looks cool.
Something thats describes what makes the *blank* so great or not so great. |
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mr3vak
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the beast inside is out Joined: Oct/08/2010 Location: 14 Online Status: Offline Posts: 38 |
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Posted: Mar/22/2011 at 9:28pm |
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yeah whats up with this guys profile. seems to have either bought or rode everything Sierra offers!
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watching-sunset
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Posted: Apr/04/2011 at 7:04am |
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well, very usefull topic... But guys often ignore these requirements..
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derbytownjoe
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Posted: Apr/05/2011 at 1:36am |
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Lewdog21
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Posted: Aug/13/2011 at 11:40am |
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Well put. I don't see the point in being biased towards any one brand. Base reviews on performance, feel, anddurability.
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XxboardKingxX
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Posted: Sep/09/2011 at 7:56am |
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people just need to tell legit reviews that can help others!!
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jdix
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Posted: Sep/22/2011 at 12:38am |
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Appreciate it Doug.
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GnarGirl
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Posted: Sep/22/2011 at 9:02am |
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What an ironic post. This kid's reviews are horrible. He should be blocked from writing reviews. He has one that says. " Hard to go wrong with these bad boys... get em." That's his whole review. Please go flag this guy people. Wish I could flag his posts too. |
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njironman6
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Standing Sideways Joined: Sep/19/2011 Location: 34 Online Status: Offline Posts: 223 |
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Posted: Sep/22/2011 at 9:16am |
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LOL  good looks I hate those kinds of reviews.
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gxsnowboard
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Posted: Oct/09/2011 at 11:54pm |
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I agree. I won't write a review for a product if I don't really understand it. that's not helpful for other viwers.
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gat1555
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Posted: Oct/11/2011 at 8:45am |
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mabey now people can write good reviews lol
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JDiggidy
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Lodge Butter Anyone- Joined: Oct/25/2009 Location: 43 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1193 |
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Posted: Oct/11/2011 at 8:46am |
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Umm... Have you read your own reviews?
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jenni
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Posted: Oct/11/2011 at 9:10am |
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comon now, dont be mean. l see at least 1 useful one... sorta....
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gmarek07
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Posted: Oct/12/2011 at 6:25am |
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the reviews system it's really important... helps me a lot to decide & compare products I want to buy ! thanks !
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AmyLynne
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Posted: Oct/19/2011 at 5:57pm |
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So true! There really should be some rule about not being able to review products you've only watched someone else use. I mean, I want stylish stuff, but not if it doesn't perform well!
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ccroks
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Posted: Nov/26/2011 at 8:11am |
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yeah bad reviews suck
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trewyn15
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Posted: Nov/26/2011 at 8:19am |
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so do all your short, useless posts, you've posted twice and i don't like you already.
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jrvaughn13
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Posted: Nov/26/2011 at 2:35pm |
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Yeah, pointless forum posts are even worse than pointless reviews in my opinion because they tend to get people off topic and then the conversation starts suckig and people lose interest.
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ksobon
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Posted: Nov/26/2011 at 2:42pm |
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yeah that is a great idea! i made the mistake of writing a pointless review once, but the more i read other's review the more i feel like they hould be giving us more than just "yeah it looks great!"...please write quality reviews!
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brettg34
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Posted: Nov/26/2011 at 3:24pm |
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I dont see how people can try to write a review on a product THEY didn't personally use.... How accurate could that be??
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derbytownjoe
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Posted: Nov/26/2011 at 8:07pm |
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they cant be.... and thats why they usually get spammed.
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ippollite
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Posted: Dec/01/2011 at 12:49am |
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Its actually pretty easy. Here, let me write a review on the rome agent rocker.
There you go: Factory assembled generic 'jack of all trades' board review. Way more informative than about 80% of the shit out there, and yet not a bit of it is true or based on anything i actually legitimately know about the board. I have NO IDEA how good it is in ANY terrain. I havent ridden it, none of my friends have. Ive barely read anyone on here talking about it. Its a DODDLE. Of course, if i was sly, id go have a look at the rome page and then throw in some of their buzz words and say some shit like "and it really delivers! you [rephrase market spiel] and it does exactly that!" Generic reviewing is a piece of piss. I could game the shit out of this system no problem. But i dont, because im not evil... Instead i tell you on forums all about boards ive never ridden like i have some kind of actual knowledge on them, based entirely on their stats and some reviews other people wrote about them. EXPERT!!! (at spinning a bit of a yarn to be honest) :p
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ippollite
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Posted: Dec/01/2011 at 1:31am |
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CHALLENGE ACCEPTED (DTJ just challenged me in chat to write a bullshit review of a beanie).
Rightyo, lets pick the first beanie from burton i can find. Why burton? Why the hell not? Step 1: read all the other reviews and rewrite the gist... thats too easy though, so ill pick one with hardly any reviews.
Always be extremely suspicious of peoples reviews out there. Its easy to make shit up. And when you have a system that gives you an incentive to do it, well, you know... Keep a critical eye, bullshit isnt as easy to spot as you might think :) |
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derbytownjoe
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Posted: Dec/01/2011 at 1:42am |
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so in the meantime is that what we were trying to accomplish here is say that it IS possible to do a decent review of somethings, but please dont do a "it looks cool, ive got a big head and it fits"
IF, and thats a big if, you decide to review a beanie.... please consider that we all know what a beanie is and what it does (keeps your head warm, derp!), so take some time to tell us something about THIS PARTICULAR beanie and why it is that you like it or dont like it...... " its warm and looks great" is not acceptable!
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snowj720
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Wish it was cold in my backyard all year long..... Joined: Jan/28/2009 Location: 36 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2083 |
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Posted: Dec/01/2011 at 5:00am |
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I'm afraid to write a review now with the high standards being set. I'm not the greatest wordsmith so next time I do review something I'll try to get an editor and proof reader to make sure it's top notch.
I think it'd be nice if someone finds a review they don't feel is top notch to maybe write the reviewer and tell them where they could improve it before it gets flagged. I'm not talking about the obvious- "It looks cool." type review that obviously is just a point grab, but ppl that tried to write a half way decent review but came up short. Not everyone is good at translating how they feel about a product. Some ppl are just bad at communication. This forum is helpful as to what ppl are looking for in a review, but if someone doesn't write a perfect review I don't think we should jump down their throat right off the bat. Now dude that just tried to lay down reviews (yesterday) for like 5 pair of bindings he obviously never used, that's a different story...
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derbytownjoe
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Posted: Dec/01/2011 at 5:14am |
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the problem with asking ppl to rework or rewrite their review is this.... there is no edit function for the reviews....
so either its gonna get flagged or its not..... so take a few moments to figure out what you want to write and write it well the first time.
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H,Bros
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Posted: Dec/06/2011 at 6:50pm |
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It would be sweet to have an option to post a pic of what you are reviewing so people know if you actually have it and or the set up.
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JDiggidy
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Posted: Dec/06/2011 at 7:05pm |
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There's been a ton lately where they say "I haven't used these yet, I'll get back to you." So, they're trying to get 10 points out of the same item??
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jhoang6
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Posted: Jan/05/2012 at 10:39pm |
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How would
"I haven't used these yet, I'll get back to you." be considered a review.
that should surely be marked as spam btw there SHOULD be an edit button for your own reviews. ie..you liked it at first then started to develop a hate relationship with that product
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derbytownjoe
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Posted: Jan/05/2012 at 11:40pm |
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that is also why you shouldnt write a rewview, until you have used the item for a while, very thoroughly! this gives you time to develop your love-hate relationship....
no need to edit, just take the time first to use it first before reviewing it.
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humblerooster
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I really like the new layout that adds bike, skateboarding, and all that at the top but it wont let me review the skateboarding section. I click on write a review and it refreshes the page.
Just wondering if it is blocked from reviewing skateboarding stuff or it is a glitch or something is wrong with my computer. The skateboarding stuff it sold at good prices here and it would be cool to see TruSnow become a bigger website for online shopping. |
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derbytownjoe
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Posted: Feb/22/2012 at 1:40pm |
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its probably because theyre still messing with adding new stuff
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humblerooster
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Posted: Feb/29/2012 at 7:30pm |
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Okay. But they will put it up eventually? Idk maybe they don't want people reviewing skateboarding stuff just because its mostly a snowboarding website.. |
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derbytownjoe
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I havent heard anything about it yet... maybe they will, but maybe not... it would however make it a million times harder on us... as theres is THAT much more to scan through.
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bootleg
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I notice they're are some international users writing reviews in spanish how would anyone know if the reviews is legit and not a way to rank points just because it's not written in english to discourage others from looking more into it,I know there is google translation n etc but no one has all that time to interpret it and filter the spam because of the language barrier.
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ChiTownRon
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Posted: Mar/10/2012 at 2:44pm |
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Dude, you don't need all the time to interpret it. It's called Google Translate. Takes couple seconds. Copy and paste and there you go. Problem solved. 
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derbytownjoe
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HAHAHA thats prolly the funniest thing ive heard all week. just to show you why online translators are such great tools [/sarcasm] take this to google and translate it from german to english.... Meine Nachbarin hat Kohlmeisen, Aber was macht Ein Hahn auf Meinem Esel?
The "normal" translation would be, "My neighbor has chickadees, but what is that rooster doing on my donkey? |
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derbytownjoe
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*translating is on paper, while interpreting is oral translation! HAHAHA thats prolly the funniest thing ive heard all week. just to show you why online translators are such great tools [/sarcasm] take this to google and translate it from german to english.... Meine Nachbarin hat Kohlmeisen, Aber was macht Ein Hahn auf Meinem Esel?
The "normal" translation would be, "My neighbor has chickadees, but what is that rooster doing on my donkey? |
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willo
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Hello. I usually write reviews at Spanish. I could do it in English but do not speak the language and translators are not entirely accurate, that you can see it in this comment in which I used an online translator. In addition, most of the reviews are in English. I think it is more useful to write a review to Spanish that one among hundreds in English. If we observe well, Spain has nearly a thousand users in this forum and also are Latin Americans. I am a client of this trade from 2009 and entertains me give my opinion or advice, as well as others like control reviews without having ever made a purchase on this site. There are also expert users in this forum, which dominate the Spanish and English and can let them work to verify if the reviews on Spanish have an acceptable content. No one is angry, is just to clarify. Best regards
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BearsWife
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I get what you are saying but I have tons of gear that I got before I ever found this website and I'm guessing a lot of others have the same.
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BearsWife
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lol
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JDiggidy
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chonky9
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thank you every one who writes quality reviews. very help full. i almost bought a stomp pad because it looked cool. after reading the reviews i found that the stomp pad was crap and didn't stick well. i bought one that got high reviews and love it. thanks
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nieve5552
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Yeah i think this review system is awesome too, it benefits the giver and the receiver at the same time.
Although I do think it would be better for people especially the ones whos actually used the product to write a detailed review for the future buyers. Youd want to find out every good and bad thing about something youre gonna buy before you spend your precious money on it right? I try to write very detailed reviews and just put down all kinds of thoughts I have on the product 
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Huckster92
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Posted: Dec/11/2012 at 5:11pm |
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Thanks for the helpful info!
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GoldDragon
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Posted: Dec/30/2012 at 11:34am |
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Thanks Doug for the tip!!!!!
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yaya34
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Doug,
I have read this post before and I actually emailed you about this exact topic. I understand you are busy but I would really like to get my review privileges back. I have purchased so much stuff from TruSnow over the years and see myself as a dedicated part of this snowboard community. YaYa |
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ctoma
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yaya34 - Doug is no longer here, you will have to address the support staff with your concerns. Some of your reviews were for items that you didn't even use at the time of the review, plus you reviewed the Stunt 2 times. You also reviewed bindings that you "researched" but did not actually use. Plus a review of a magazine subscription. Any time I see "I haven't even taken these on a mountain yet" the word SPAM magically appears in my head... I can see why your reviews were spammed. I don't think you have a leg to stand on with your complaint about being banned from reviews.
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Where did he go? :( New to the forums, but been watching thoose videoes for along time. But anyway ; Thanks for all the quality reviews out there! If anyone with a academy propoganda 2012 "legalize it" sees this, would you mind to make a short review for it? Thanks! -P |
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ctoma
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Doug and a few others started up their own snowboard company, Thrive. I bought the Thrive Renegade, it's a magnificent board. Use the link below to create an account:
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