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[morgan_bvrns]

What you don't understand is that one is made in china, and one is made in the u.s., the production costs of the threshold are as much or more than the retail price of a v2i.

Then export the production. I don't understand what the whole "Made in USA" circlejerk is about. Let the company still be rider owned, just have people in China make it. But noooo, everyone's so prideful about keeping jobs in the USA.

 

[christianewing]

Rather run the risk of breaking a deck thats half the price and getting it completely warranteed then buying a deck that is twice as much and having to buy another if it breaks. Its logic. I dont care if the deck is made in the us or not...District decks are up to par with TSI. As long as you dont whore flyout it will wear out just as any deck will.

 

[Robert]

Then export the production. I don't understand what the whole "Made in USA" circlejerk is about. Let the company still be rider owned, just have people in China make it. But noooo, everyone's so prideful about keeping jobs in the USA.

Well, I mean you are supporting the local economy, by buying U.S. manufactured parts.

 

[Hunter Treviranus]

didnt mean to start an argument sorry

 

[morgan_bvrns]

Well, I mean you are supporting the local economy, by buying U.S. manufactured parts.

Well, he can still have them heat treated in the US, that's the one thing Thresholds have on the V2i. He could still even sell them for the same price after paying for lower production costs and profit more, and be able to put more money back into making more and better decks.

 

[Hep Greg]

outsourcing to foreign countries is the reason there's so much unemployment in the US.... so by going to china, you are putting people out of a job in america. this is why people go hard about the whole "Made in the US" deal. suport local industries, support the american economy, so we dont go fucking broke and end up in another depression.

 

[issac p]

i just watched that movie in my econ class last week haha
im sure tsi would never outsource

 

[Carson .]

I'm going to buy the best quality parts I can get for super cheap... Why spend a bunch on something that will break and you don't get a warranty. Regardless if its made in the USA or china idc. As a rider I want the best to improve my riding not worry about the income of "rider owned" companies

 

[Robert]

I'm going to buy the best quality parts I can get for super cheap... Why spend a bunch on something that will break and you don't get a warranty. Regardless if its made in the USA or china idc. As a rider I want the best to improve my riding not worry about the income of "rider owned" companies

Thats what sets scooter kids apart from people that actually care about the sport.

 

[morgan_bvrns]

Thats what sets scooter kids apart from people that actually care about the sport.

I care about the sport but I also care about my own wallet.

 

[TylerStensby]

imo, most american parts just dont suit my current style

 

[R-Dubya]

outsourcing to foreign countries is the reason there's so much unemployment in the US.... so by going to china, you are putting people out of a job in america. this is why people go hard about the whole "Made in the US" deal. suport local industries, support the american economy, so we dont go fucking broke and end up in another depression.

Not really. The reason those jobs are being outsourced in the first place is because they're jobs that Americans won't do at a certain price point. We're a post-industrial society, we have no real place for assembly line workers and mass production factories any more. If you brought back all the jobs that were outsourced to China, yeah there would be less unemployment, but I doubt that many of those employees would be above the poverty line. Either that, or prices would skyrocket due to how expensive American labor is, and nobody below lower middle class would be able to afford any of the luxuries that have been made accessible by the shift from American to Chinese production.

 

[Dom Marconi]

Made in USA is way more important than rider owned...
There is no question that any USA parts beat any China parts in terms of craftsmanship.

 

[CallumR]

They took our jobs!

 

[waltzu]

Helmeri Pirinen signiture District deck. 4.75 wide, 20.8 long, 83º HTA, completely boxed w/square dropouts.

Fuck a Threshold. This will be my next deck.

I've ridden this deck, too good. Going to be my next deck. And I work at Helmeri's shop so I know he's getting money from it.

 

[R-Dubya]

Made in USA is way more important than rider owned...
There is no question that any USA parts beat any China parts in terms of craftsmanship.

I'd have to disagree with you there. The reason American parts are of better quality than Chinese parts is because Chinese parts are made to cut costs in every way possible, from materials to quality control to worker conditions/salary. The fact that it's Chinese has nothing to do with it, it's just made specifically to be a cheaper product able to be produced in larger numbers. Given the same working parameters, I guarantee Chinese parts would be equal to, if not better than American ones.

Also, v2i.

 

[Garrett B]

The v2i blows for noseblunt stalls. I've had both the v2i and the thresh v2 now and by far the thresh fucking blows away the v2i by a mile. The metal on the bottom is twice as thick than the v2i. I wore the bottom of my v2i out in 3 months. I ride a pretty good waxed ledge every single day for like 3 hours. I've had my thresh about a month maybe and it hasn't worn down nearly as much as my v2i did. You pay 100 for a v2i-lasts 6 months AT MOST if you are actually good. Also the v2i's shitty ass front piece that bends up and then its practically round and the back dropouts bend in like shit and it bananas like crazy. You pay 200 for a thresh you get a boxed front THICK ASS WELDS. Way thicker extrusion therefore the front doesn't bend it and the back dropouts don't bend it. It's wider. better headtube angle. feels way better. you guys are fucking dumb.

 

[Thomas Brand]

I've ridden this deck, too good. Going to be my next deck. And I work at Helmeri's shop so I know he's getting money from it.

When are they going to sell it? Really want this.

 

[Dom Marconi]

I'd have to disagree with you there. The reason American parts are of better quality than Chinese parts is because Chinese parts are made to cut costs in every way possible, from materials to quality control to worker conditions/salary. The fact that it's Chinese has nothing to do with it, it's just made specifically to be a cheaper product able to be produced in larger numbers. Given the same working parameters, I guarantee Chinese parts would be equal to, if not better than American ones.

Also, v2i.

I rest my case.
You have a point when you say "given the same working parameters". That goes without saying, however that just isn't the case when you outsource manufacturing.

But why on earth would they be better? I could understand a China-manufactured part being of equal quality, given a highly regulated machine shop, but why would it ever be better?

 

[Michael Hohmann]

American companys(proto, tsi, phoenix, magray, tilt) makes the best products right now period. Anyway i orderded black heptrons and black thomcats so when they come im throwing them on my polished tsi and post a picture of it.