What Kind of Gear Do You Want TGR To Review

[singlecross]

send three forum users on each tgr spansered trip and let the whole trip be a ski off to see who gets in the movie

then review the three mags

This is a great idea but seems better suited as a TGR filmed reality tv show. Send 12 mags to hole up in a condo for a week. ski offs and shit fights ensue until a victor emerges. Start with regional qualifiers and end the season with a National Championship. Sorry Canada, maybe next year!

[I've seen black diamonds!]

I find their "catagory" reviews to be better.

Thanks. I'll check those out.

[doebedoe]

This is a great idea but seems better suited as a TGR filmed reality tv show. Send 12 mags to hole up in a condo for a week. ski offs and shit fights ensue until a victor emerges. Start with regional qualifiers and end the season with a National Championship. Sorry Canada, maybe next year!

Here's a simpler idea:

Fund a few mags trips to BBIEuro. Film as a reality tv-show. Buster, someone like Norseman/MoFro/TAFKALS/2Funky, and IRipOnSnow would be a fun comparison group. All ski differently but all would have valuable feedback.

Plus you get to film it at Vendul's place with his newly TGR-named bar.

P.S. Most of these skiers would never agree to be on film for this.
P.P.S. And posting Venduls place to TGR main site would destroy it's magic. (But that may be okay with Vendul!)
P.P.P.S. Norseman/MoFro/TAFKALS/2Funky all ski differently. But--in my limited viewing share some characteristics.

[stuckathuntermtn]

Buttplugs.

[The Artist Formerly Known as Leavenworth Skier]

I would go anywhere TGR wanted to send me to test gear and ski in europe.

[Kopi_Red]

I would go anywhere TGR wanted to send me to test gear and ski in europe.

Ditto.

[whyturn]

More backcountry gear


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[I've seen black diamonds!]

More backcountry gear


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Not sure I've ever read a good comparison of lighter BC skis.

[Danno]

I think this is a great idea. You don't have to be the best skier on the mountain to review a ski, because most of the people looking to buy them won't be that good. Seeing how a ski performs for people at various levels makes a ton of sense. This would also include your centered-stance young jibbers vs. your tip drivers who grew up on the race team, as well as a 155 pounder vs. someone who weighs 210. And yeah, let's see some footage.

Agreed. My daily driver is a ski that often gets ridiculed by the hardcore radbro reviews, but it's stupid easy to ski and for my 25-30 days a year, I prefer a ski that doesn't demand high performance driving to do what I want. So a review is only as good as the reviewers and how one compares to them, so focusing on the reviewers and their profiles would be more useful.

[iriponsnow]

Here's a simpler idea:

Fund a few mags trips to BBIEuro. Film as a reality tv-show. Buster, someone like Norseman/MoFro/TAFKALS/2Funky, and IRipOnSnow would be a fun comparison group. All ski differently but all would have valuable feedback.

Plus you get to film it at Vendul's place with his newly TGR-named bar.

P.S. Most of these skiers would never agree to be on film for this.
P.P.S. And posting Venduls place to TGR main site would destroy it's magic. (But that may be okay with Vendul!)
P.P.P.S. Norseman/MoFro/TAFKALS/2Funky all ski differently. But--in my limited viewing share some characteristics.

-I'm down!

[Huskydoc]

Buttplugs.

Spikey ones

[motogreg]

I'm gonna give a serious response here.....and this is as a cis hetero male.....gear reviews by WOMEN. I see LOADS of reviews, reports, etc. by dudes for dudes, but VERY VERY FEW by women who actually rip. The industry is missing out on a big demographic here.....

[Reformed]

Stuff not related to skiing so that this thread dies the death it deserves?

[TWODIEFOUR]

More than a particular focus on gear, it would be great to have reviews reflect the experiences of different riders with different body types.

The review of a huge 6' 215lbs guy provides very little useful information for users of average and slight builds.

The average height for a US male is 5'10" and the average woman is 5'4". The global averages are 5'8" (male) and 5'2" (female), for example.

This means that half the population are below these averages, and half are above.

Yet, most reviews (and gear) skew toward the oversized US male, with even fewer regards for female riders.

[TWODIEFOUR]

I'm gonna give a serious response here.....and this is as a cis hetero male.....gear reviews by WOMEN. I see LOADS of reviews, reports, etc. by dudes for dudes, but VERY VERY FEW by women who actually rip. The industry is missing out on a big demographic here.....

co-signed

[detrusor]

I should like Indy vs brand gear. Same target Rossi vs on3p for example. Cast vs marker.


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[Buster Highmen]

The original 2006/7 DPS lotus 120 profile, both flex 2 and 3.
One of those times someone got something right early.

I'd love me a pair of 190s.

[Lind3n]

Skis (and ski gear in general) are hard to review because choices and styles are so dependent on skill level, style, and use cases. As I don't expect TGR to be pumping out all that many reviews, you're going to be randomly picking one model in a sea of models and it will be outdated the next year or two anyways. Ski boots suffer from all the same problems except additionally fit is paramount, individual, and you probably have to check it in person. You might have more luck with outerwear, or maybe try and focus on reviews of gear from lesser known or Jackson hole/local manufacturers. I like the idea of niche products that deserve a bigger niche like CAST getting a spotlight.