Its all good. Was it a good board? Looking at buying one.
Would you suggest it

Well I'm looking on buying one of these boards. What did you think about it? good board?

It's a good solid board but a little bulky. For smaller riders like myself (160lb) a lighter smaller board would be better. Also it doesn't come with grip tape.
That said, I bet that board can handle a lot of abuse. It is built tough.

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Originally posted by sp4cem0nkey Also it doesn't come with grip tape.

That sounds like a mistake. ALL GI boards should come with grip tape.... actually all mountain boards should to the best of my knowledge.

On the website, the boards are show without grip tape purely for aesthetics (sort of like when motorcycles have the rearview mirrors removes for promo shots).

On most of the GI boards the grip tape was pre-installed on the board. For a small windows in time, they shipped the boards with the the tape packaged seperately in a plastic bag for you to install.

If you had received the Patrol without the tape, I am sure you could have gotten it from GI, gratis. Of course, with GI now defunct it's a moot point.

I have received boards without binding bolts too.... stuff happens, but one phone call is usually all it takes to get stuff like that straightened out.

ATB,
Sam

Yeah well I just found an ak pro ground industries board on craigslist for 500. Do you guys know anything about those boards? http://sacramento.craigslist.org/bik/2800287234.html

Looks like that listing's expired, but here's information on the AK Pro:
http://groundindustries.com/index.php?option=com_content&...

Are you limiting your search to GI boards? If $500 is your budget, you'd be able to find a high-end MBS board much more easily.

Oh no he still has it. He said he would sell it for 450 now and I just heard its top of the line board there.

Is that true. Is it a pretty good board?

Before GI closed their doors, the Akoni Kama was their top of the line board. I think MSRP on it was around $650 and the street price was $525 or higher.

GI is no more, since the AK uses spring bionic trucks, most replacement parts can be sourced elsewhere when the time comes for it.

At close to 46" it is one of the larger mountainboards.

With the exception of the cobweb , the AK in the Craigslist ad looks like it is in mint condition.

That covers most of it, post back if you have additional questions.

ATB,
Sam

Yeah the AK was one of if not THE top of the line from GI. $450 is not a bad price for it if it is in great condition.

Ok thanks that helped a lot. So good buy?

Good board, good buy... whether you want to spend that much for your first (?) board is between you, your checkbook... and the 24 hour locksmith that helps you get back into your house (if there is a potentially disgruntled "significant other" in the mix).

ATB,
Sam

Ok one more question... Would you prefer a top of the line mbs board or ground industire board

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Originally posted by indigo_wolf Quote: Originally posted by sp4cem0nkey Also it doesn't come with grip tape. That sounds like a mistake. ALL GI boards should come with grip tape.... actually all mountain boards should to the best of my knowledge. On the website, the boards are show without grip tape purely for aesthetics (sort of like when motorcycles have the rearview mirrors removes for promo shots). On most of the GI boards the grip tape was pre-installed on the board. For a small windows in time, they shipped the boards with the the tape packaged seperately in a plastic bag for you to install. If you had received the Patrol without the tape, I am sure you could have gotten it from GI, gratis. Of course, with GI now defunct it's a moot point. I have received boards without binding bolts too.... stuff happens, but one phone call is usually all it takes to get stuff like that straightened out. ATB, Sam

http://vimeo.com/29080855
does tape help?

Look at atrampa if you willing to drop 5 bills, prejudice but think they are the best boards out there
Scott

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Originally posted by SenturySnowboards Ok one more question... Would you prefer a top of the line mbs board or ground industire board

You really can't go wrong with either, but one long-term issue you may want to consider is part availability. GI parts may be harder to find now and in the future since they went out of business. MBS is still producing boards and parts.

Trampa is definitely another brand to consider and it seems that all their boards are top of the line. There's also Scrub, who have boards that will compete with the top of the line stuff from GI, MBS, and Trampa.

FWIW: I think GI Parts availability only comes into play with GI boards with Torsion Bionic Trucks. For Spring Bionics, you can source parts from other manufacturers for the most part. Bindings, hubs, etcs are fairly interchangeable between manufactuers.

ATB,
Sam