Transworld Business Press Release on Blank Snowboards
November 18, 2008 by blanksnowboards
Transworld Newswire on Blank Snowboards
November 17, 2008
OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE - SALT LAKE CITY — In response to recent economic struggles, Blank Snowboards is stepping forward to meet consumer demands for a quality snowboard at the right price. The newly formed company’s back-to-the-basics approach to manufacturing and selling snowboards, has allowed Blank to create a board that can hold up against any of the top quality brands currently available on the market, while still offering huge savings.
The concept for Blank Snowboards started with four friends, including professional snowboarders Jason Murphy and Brandon Bybee, who were sick of facing the commercialization of a sport they had come to love. These entrepreneurs wanted nothing to do with the over-marketed, high-priced world that snowboarding had become.
“We’re all about the purity and love of the sport, not about all the other stuff,” said founder Rob Foy. “We wanted to make snowboarding more affordable without compromising the quality.” So they set out to make their own snowboards, void of all the hype.
They began by cutting out all the excess costs of corporate overhead, over-the-top graphics, professional sponsorships, fancy advertising, and retail mark-ups. Once they had stripped their boards down to the basics, the real work began as they moved into the research and production phase. After months of putting in countless hours on the mountain testing different materials and cuts they finally have their ideal line of boards, ready to launch for the upcoming winter season. Murphy can attest to the high standards they worked to meet as they slowly perfected their design.
“There were times when I spent days shooting for a video and couldn’t land a thing on my sponsor’s over-the-top, high end board,” said Murphy. “That’s why I love my Blank 155 — it’s all about the way the board rides and holds up under hard riding, not the price.”
They focused on retaining quality and creating a board that consumers could actually have fun on. Now this band of friends is releasing their product to consumers across America and reintroducing snowboarding as an affordable pastime. As a part of their pledge to cut costs, Blank only sells directly to the public and cannot be found in stores. Orders can be placed online at www.blanksnowboards.com.
In their crusade to return snowboarding to what it was in the good old days, when things were simple and riding was for pure joy, Blank has not forgotten the importance of giving back. Without snow-laden winters, finding the perfect snowboard wouldn’t really matter, so Blank has promised to give a tree for every snowboard purchased through them to combat the effects of deforestation and help restore the balance of nature. Holding true to their passion for the sport, Blank also hosts a blog and online community on their website, where fellow boarders can post pictures and share their favorite snowboarding moments.
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Great idea ….where are the boards made? Glad to see this happen!
We are currently manufacturing the boards in China, but plan to move operations to the U.S. by 2010.
guys is there a way to add your own graphics to your board? Im a dummy just trying to buy a cheap board and give it a killer look without all the cost and hype.
Glad to hear people are catching the vision of Blank Snowboards! We don’t currently offer this service, but are trying to find a cost effective way to offer it to those interested.
Below is a link to the construction details of Blank Snowboards. Our construction materials are typical for must high-end snowboards. We have a high quality board at a crazy, killer price, and that’s what Blank is all about…the ride, not the hype!
Our boards have a gloss finish and you can see the make up of the board here: http://www.blanksnowboards.com/images/construction.jpg
Yeah… there is a way to add your graphics depending on what you want to do…
Some have used:
Spray paint
Permanent Sharpies (eventually fades)
Stickers
There are also businesses that have emailed us that specialize in custom graphics. We would be happy to send you links if you would like.
I plan to purchase a Blank snowboard this week and have already begun work on my own graphic. I’m creating the graphic digitally, based on a sketch I drew. Then I’ll be taking the digital file to a professional printing service and have them print a vinyl decal for me that I can trim to fit and apply myself. I don’t know how long it will last, but I guessing I could get at least a season or two out of it.
DOPE!!! finaly a board company that isnt about the money
good job keep up the good work. when i get some extra money im deff gonna get a baord from these guys.
Killer concept, Im glad to hear the old Brian Head riders are still keepin it real. Im stoked to ride a blank snowboard, and be behind my bros 100%.
just got my blank…. such a sweet board. Its really fast, has great flex and i personally think the plain graphics give it a nice clean look