I met him in Miami few years ago.Da Yoda wrote: ↑Fri Feb 09, 2018 9:25 pmMaybe it's been mentioned already, but what is Shannon Best up to now? Last I heard he was going back to KiteSurf to design some new kites for them.
https://www.air-head.com/2013/08/shanno ... urf-brand/
http://kitemovement.com/general/shannon ... g-company/
I used to see him doing downwinders all the time on those kites, and there are still one or two of them around. Think the company is dead though and he's doing something else now.Da Yoda wrote: ↑Fri Feb 09, 2018 9:25 pmMaybe it's been mentioned already, but what is Shannon Best up to now? Last I heard he was going back to KiteSurf to design some new kites for them.
https://www.air-head.com/2013/08/shanno ... urf-brand/
http://kitemovement.com/general/shannon ... g-company/
So true as long as there are people with a bit of cash willing to lose it all on something they are passionate about....Chrisedt wrote: ↑Wed Jun 14, 2017 6:49 pmlocal kite shops will be around forever. The reason has nothing to do with economics and everything to do with lifestyle. It's like being in a rock and roll band. Most, I mean nearly every band out there loses money. You go look at how much they spend on their gear the amps, travel, hotels, and how much they get paid and for the merch they are not making money and usually losing money. Why? For the dream. Being a kite dealer is the same way. They aren't in it for the money but for the dream. The dream is to kite every day and earn your living while doing it. Even if brick and mortars lose money, a new shop will open up every time an old one closes down. This is a lot different than say, how Amazon killed the local book stores. Now I know there are a handful of people out there that their dream was to operate a book store, but most people, that's just not their dream. So when it quit being economically feasible for book stores to stay open they just shut down and nothing replaced them. Restaurants by the way are the same. Most restaurants lose money, and the only reason people start them up is for the dream of operating your own restaurant. So any time a restaurant fails, there's always a new one that opens up in the same spot ready to try it. Kiteboarding is not just economics, it's a rock and roll dream. There will always be brick and mortar. Don't know anything about the economic situation at Best, I'm waiting for more information there.
qbanboy14 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 20, 2018 8:01 pmnew kites from best in April...
https://www.bestkiteboarding.com/en-us/ ... eview-2018
Looks like Best is still in action. I'd now contact them directly to see how they're handling their warranties moving forward. Don't contact their old retailer!Da Yoda wrote: ↑Fri Feb 02, 2018 12:52 amI'm in the US, but I believe it's the same in the UK. Warranties are provided and supported by the manufacturer, not the retailer. If the company is gone, so is the warranty.
However a retailer can offer some type of extended warranty, but that is generally independent of the manufacture.
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