2012 Spruce Lineup

[shortydude]

Where's the boards?

I was so looking forward to seeing the new Spruce lineup today.

[slow]

The Spruce skiboards have not generally followed the annual release schedule that the Revel8 skiboards are on.

[SkaFreak]

And it seems that they are more produced on the basis of when the last set of boards sell out instead of launching new models every year. Even G does the same thing if he has plenty of one size of board left over. It's the reason you don't see a new set of every board every season.

[mahatma]

What, no planned obsolescence? No releasing something "new" that is nothing more than a new paint job? No inconsequential, minor modifications that are presented as "changing the way we skiboard".

Man, no one around here is going to make a dime off these things. I don't know what these so-called "businessmen" are thinking. You almost get the impression these people are "honest" and doing all this out of some form of "passion".

I just hope they never "wake up". I love them so much with that touch of sleep in their eyes.

[ysb33r]

What about the direct-mounted Fritschi binding on the Sherpa? That was a prototype last season, and according to the honourable jjue, performed very well. Is it it going to be released as a commercial option?

[jjue]

What about the direct-mounted Fritschi binding on the Sherpa? That was a prototype last season, and according to the honourable jjue, performed very well. Is it it going to be released as a commercial option?

Hi Ysb33r . the Fritschi direct mounted Sherpa is available for immediate purchase now .. it is sold directly by Jeff Singer at Spruce and not through the SBOL store .. if anyone is interested in purchasing this contact Jeff singer directly at Spruce . I am not sure what the price is and Jeff will let you know .
I think this is a fabulous product and is great for ski area use as well as backcountry use . Besides myself . the combination has been ridden by three other riders with excellent results including Skafreak on the forum .
Here is the contact information for those interested in purchasing the Fritschi mounted Sherpa .

Jeff Singer
Spruce Mountain Skiboards, LLC
90 Grafton Road
Wilmot, NH 03287
603-768-3569
contact@spruceski

For those who have not seen the thread here are some reviews and pictures of the new Fritschi mounted Spruce Sherpa
http://www.skiboardsonline.com/forum...php?t=11149#en

[SkaFreak]

Yup, I can definitely vouch for the Sherpas with Fritschi touring binding as being excellent in the bc. They held my heavy arse up on top of absolutely bottomless powder without even batting an eye. I can't vouch for how the bindings change the ride when charging on piste since I only rode them in the bc, but I would assume they are pretty much the same as the normal Sherpas.

As for new things, I'm sure if we give Spruce some time that we will eventually get another gem like the 120's and the Sherpas.

[shortydude]

I would be all over a set of rockered Sherpas.

[SkaFreak]

I've been kinda pushing for something similar for a while now. It is a small enough community that if enough people start asking, the people who can make it happen will probably do so.