In a recentl;y answered question it was stated that 5150 boards were made by Ride and in another answer i heard someone said that most snowboards are made in the same factorys?. Also ages ago i heard a rumour that Elan made snowboards for 10 different snowboard brands? Is any of this true and if so what factory produces snowboards for what different brands?
2007-02-13 04:49:23 · 3 answers · asked by baz75 6 in Sports ➔ Winter Sports ➔ Snowboarding
I don't really know the specific details but there are only a few factories that produce snowboards. And you'd be surprised at who owns who. K2 owns Liquid, Ride, Morrow and 5150. Quicksilver owns Mervin (Gnu and Lib) as well as Rossignol. Burton owns Forum and Geenyus.
The big guys like Burton have their own factories as do most of the Ski companies. It's a safe bet to assume that many of the smaller guys are made in someone else's factory. Elan is a well known factory that makes boards for a lot of people. None of this is really a secret but most companies don't really put it out there either.
2007-02-14 02:51:49 · answer #1 · answered by Paul G 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yea thats true the same factorys can make different brands. the new m4 snowboards are being made at the elan factory along with other im not sure but i think flow and some other big brands. ride may own 5150 but i know k2 bought out ride so it may just be under k2 im not too sure tho they like to keep that kinda stuff under wraps
2007-02-13 13:12:42 · answer #2 · answered by ride3902 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
some factories probably do make alot of different brand ,,but put the other company label on it,,,i worked in a company that built items for different companies and we used ther labels,,,as the sport store who made what snowboard,,they are your best bet,,,
2007-02-13 09:57:20 · answer #3 · answered by jerry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋