Remote mini-interviews, part three of three

electricsnow · cassette Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10756 City: Jefferton

ben, andrew and silas were kind enough to take some time to answer some questions about their pro models. here's a link to ben's interview: http://www.wakeskating.com/showarticle.php?a=800

andrew: http://www.wakeskating.com/showarticle.php?a=802

silas: http://www.wakeskating.com/showarticle.php?a=802

loganhursh · Frontside 180 Joined: 08 Jan 2010 Posts: 401 City: Orlando

Looks good, cant wait to get one! Laughing

stompin9s · Posted: Mar 25, 2010 7:57 pm Post subject:

who's the parent company behind remote?

JB_CANSKATE · Posted: Mar 25, 2010 9:22 pm Post subject:

Company wake

disco hippo · Posted: Mar 25, 2010 9:23 pm Post subject:

how heavy are remots?

zip · Backside 180 Joined: 27 Feb 2008 Posts: 752 City: Sydney

nice little write up.......im totally psyched to try one out

ALWAYS FRESH is awesome....and FAST wooooo Very Happy

electricsnow · cassette Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10756 City: Jefferton

I don't know if you can say company is truly the parent company (or, I wouldn't describe it like that). It seems like remote and company are treated as separate entities, but they share distribution chanels and such. It's not like a wakeboarding company dual branding wakeskates or something like that.

Here's andrew's mini-Remote interview. http://www.wakeskating.com/showarticle.php?a=802

I will post silas' later on this evening.

Also, I put links to the boardstop in both of those becuase I don't know of any other place online (yet, anyway) where you can get the remote soft goods and of course, remote stickers. Ed should be getting the wakeskates and handles as well.

mojo · Posted: Mar 28, 2010 3:41 pm Post subject:

i don't have any more hard evidence, but i remember reading an interview with justin stephens saying that company would be starting to produce wakeskates, and that is where remote came about. In a full guess i would say that J.S. is the owner, with riders being part owners. the same way randall, nicola, greg, etc are part owners.

ShutItDown · Frontside 180 Joined: 03 Jan 2010 Posts: 452 City: KC

EDITED: 3 designs so far

electricsnow · cassette Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10756 City: Jefferton

ShutItDown, there are three pro models, and then you posted a shot of the very first remote that came off of the production line. That's basically a one of a kind graphic they're giving away.

mojo, I'm not by any means trying to say that remote and company aren't linked. I'm just saying that remote is given a bit more credit than being "just a wakeskate divsion" of a wakeboard company. For instance, my remote shirts have a remote logo on the outside and on the inside, as opposed to having a remote logo on the outside and than a company logo on the inside. But maybe my impression is off.

Anyway, here's silas' graf. I love it. It has a rendition of the gal on the morton salt container. And according to the guys, the graphics are going to be changing after awhile; they're not going to have one season of the same graphic.

ShutItDown · Frontside 180 Joined: 03 Jan 2010 Posts: 452 City: KC

electricsnow, I know they are going to change, I'm just trying to see all the options before I pick one up. Very Happy

electricsnow · cassette Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10756 City: Jefferton

I really dig the current graphic line...I'm not sure how I feel about the frequent graphic changes. I only say this because I look at skateboarding, and how graphics used to have a greater impact and more detail because they were meant to last a full season or more. Now graphics rotate frequently, and most don't have the visual impact of the older graphics. But it could prove to be something really good, only because some companies in the wake industry have full season graphics that completely suck and aren't worth keeping around anyway.

ShutItDown · Frontside 180 Joined: 03 Jan 2010 Posts: 452 City: KC

Well in the article they said they aren't doing anything fancy. Just making damn good skates. I think that mindset is sweet. Plus the frequent changes make your board more "exclusive."

mojo · Posted: Mar 28, 2010 5:17 pm Post subject:

what kind of wood are they made out of? or is it just remote's design and new's process?

electricsnow · cassette Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10756 City: Jefferton

mojo, I don't think they're going to release that (or they're trying not to anyway). Here's silas' mini interview and he does a good job of shedding more light on Remote as a whole.

http://www.wakeskating.com/showarticle.php?a=803

ShutItDown, true. They have the best of intentions! Cool

lllongneck · Pop Shuvit Joined: 08 Jun 2007 Posts: 235

you all will like them!!!!!!!!!!!

mojo · Posted: Mar 28, 2010 7:22 pm Post subject:

welp, Silas' interview clinched it for me. I will be ordering a 40.5 as soon as i can; even if I happen to be honored with that 1st production deck. being 5'7 wearing an 8.5-9 shoe and being the not uber skinny side it sounds perfect.

remote · Faceplant Joined: 28 Mar 2010 Posts: 41

Just showed up!

http://twitpic.com/1bor0j

ShutItDown · Frontside 180 Joined: 03 Jan 2010 Posts: 452 City: KC

remote, It would look better in my room. Wink

On a side note, it would be sweet to see you guys posting on here more. I have a feeling a lot of us will be purchasing from you guys this summer. Very Happy

electricsnow · cassette Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10756 City: Jefferton

Just as a little remote clarification, remote wakeskates is its own thing and company wakeboards are their own thing. The business Company wake inc is the parent company that distributes boards from both brands. Just reading reactions on here and looking at other announcements/write ups from other sites, the whole thing seemed kind of misleading (mainly from a terminology standpoint).

So yes, you are buying wakeskates from a wakeskate company!