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DavidJohn

VIC

17570 posts

DavidJohn

VIC, 17570 posts

24 Apr 2013 7:23am

She is now with Bic.. Wow..

That's gotta be a big blow for Starboard seeing they now have a Nikki Gregg board in their range.

Looks like Bic might be stepping up to try and match it with the other big brands.

DJ

faito anto

VIC

181 posts

faito anto

VIC, 181 posts

24 Apr 2013 10:16am

If you're going to tie your brand to an individual to the degree that you name a product after them, then at minimum, you want to make sure you have a long-term-contract with them extending well beyond current production and marketing of said product.

Starboard, that first tip's free. PM me if you wish to hire me as a brand consultant

latman

QLD

177 posts

latman

QLD, 177 posts

24 Apr 2013 8:30pm

made in europe eh , no mention of france , I wonder where ?

husq2100

QLD

2031 posts

husq2100

QLD, 2031 posts

24 Apr 2013 8:44pm

thats a big Biro

latman

QLD

177 posts

latman

QLD, 177 posts

24 Apr 2013 8:49pm

the bic site says France which is more prestigious to me the Lithuania or some other eastern european lower wage country , I wonder if "europe" is all they are allowed to say with EU rules

CMC

QLD

3954 posts

CMC

QLD, 3954 posts

24 Apr 2013 8:58pm

latman said...
the bic site says France which is more prestigious to me the Lithuania or some other eastern european lower wage country , I wonder if "europe" is all they are allowed to say with EU rules

I have always found that made in France line to be a little misleading......

Towny

NSW

903 posts

Towny

NSW, 903 posts

24 Apr 2013 9:35pm

Nikki who??
Never heard of her

gregc

VIC

1299 posts

gregc

VIC, 1299 posts

24 Apr 2013 9:38pm

Could I just say Bic has always made a bloody strong product, I have had and still have the 9 foot mal which is now almost 10 years old and looks as it did the day I bought it. I also used their sailboards (as did many people) which were bloody bulletproof. Now the difference is that they were heavier than the equivalent type of board made in the usual construction.

MFPH

NSW

80 posts

MFPH

NSW, 80 posts

24 Apr 2013 10:41pm

Nikki Gregg is the ultimate stand up paddle board professional, making a living from sup for over 5 years ,when heaps of others have come and gone, she is still at the forefront of sup fitness especially .Good on her!

mooty

56 posts

mooty

56 posts

24 Apr 2013 8:43pm

Hard to beat a Bic. It was also my first sailboard and they are now producing some awesome little sailing dinghies for the kids. Tough as a bundle of plastic pens wrapped in duct tape.

nepaddlesurf

1 posts

nepaddlesurf

1 posts

25 Apr 2013 9:02am

Just to clear it up, we manufacture all ACE-TEC and DURA-TEC boards in France at the same facility we've been at since the start in 1979. We do also offer boards made in Asia, just like everyone else, but what we do that's really unique is our exclusive ace-tec and dura-tec technologies which as many have pointed out are super durable (and ace-tec is quite light too!). Here's a video that talk about the brand history and some shots of the factory (Vannes, France - Brittany Coast)

Jimmy Blakeney
BIC Sport Product & Marketing Manager

DavidJohn

VIC

17570 posts

DavidJohn

VIC, 17570 posts

25 Apr 2013 12:16pm

Thanks for that Jimmy.. and welcome to the Breeze.. Great vid..

latman

QLD

177 posts

latman

QLD, 177 posts

25 Apr 2013 2:19pm

That certainly looks like a capital expensive process , thermoforming and blowmoulding such large items !!

latman

QLD

177 posts

latman

QLD, 177 posts

25 Apr 2013 2:27pm

CMC said...
I have always found that made in France line to be a little misleading......

"Made in France" often seems to include Tunisia in French eyes ???

In the EU I think the place of origin is where the most value is added .
eg In the bicycle game an Italian spray painters wages are worth more than an asian built frame so its "italian" made

footemaui

28 posts

footemaui

28 posts

25 Apr 2013 1:05pm

oh bummer

colas

5379 posts

colas

5379 posts

25 Apr 2013 3:36pm

latman said...
In the EU I think the place of origin is where the most value is added .
eg In the bicycle game an Italian spray painters wages are worth more than an asian built frame so its "italian" made

Actually, it is the place where the product is finally assembled from parts. Some brands are honest enough to be more precise (the oven I bought yesterday states "made in Sweden from parts from China"). But Bic has always made all its molded surf/surfboards in its Brittany plant, except for the ones made in traditional EPS + hand-glassed epoxy+glass ones.

The 9' Bic prone longboard is a killer design, especially since the shaper was a one of the greatest French shapers, Gerard Dabbadie.

DavidJohn

VIC

17570 posts

DavidJohn

VIC, 17570 posts

26 Apr 2013 1:24am

If I had to pick just one female SUP'er as the worlds number one I think I would pick Nikki.. even over Candice, Annabel and Angie (sorry Angie

).. Nikki's like a female Laird of sup..

Nikki's new site... Here .. ~~http://nikkigregg.flurdahl.com~~

There's some great vids on her new site.. Like these..

angie pangi

QLD

1782 posts

angie pangi

QLD, 1782 posts

26 Apr 2013 8:50am

DavidJohn said...
If I had to pick just one female SUP'er as the worlds number one I think I would pick Nikki.. even over Candice, Annabel and Angie (sorry Angie

).. Nikki's like a female Laird of sup..

Nikki's new site... Here .. ~~http://nikkigregg.flurdahl.com~~

There's some great vids on her new site.. Like these..

No offence taken buddy.
I'm flattered you even put my name up against those awesome ladies.
When is the next big race in VICCO? Look forward to coming down again.
X angie

PTWoody

VIC

3982 posts

PTWoody

VIC, 3982 posts

26 Apr 2013 10:21am

angie pangi said...

No offence taken buddy.
I'm flattered you even put my name up against those awesome ladies.
When is the next big race in VICCO? Look forward to coming down again.
X angie

We are racing 26km at the Gippsland Lakes Marathon Paddle next Saturday 4th May. Beyond that, the next major event will be the Peninsula Winter Classic - 10km downwinder. I think that should be in August.

NNSUP

NSW

1263 posts

NNSUP

NSW, 1263 posts

26 Apr 2013 5:37pm

PTWoody said...

angie pangi said...

No offence taken buddy.
I'm flattered you even put my name up against those awesome ladies.
When is the next big race in VICCO? Look forward to coming down again.
X angie

PT is the Winter Classic on? Unfortunately I've had to pull out of this weekend due to a back issue that's stopped me paddling for over a month. Wasted airline ticket.

The Winter Classic was heaps of fun last year. Ev and I had a ball and will certainly bring a bigger crew down this year.
Look out for Kieran this weekend. He's fast.

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