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estwing - Sep 09, 2007 - 01:46 PM
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my local store just had the winter stuff in.Baselayers the best bargins
liam0114 - Sep 10, 2007 - 09:41 AM
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woohoo, now i know the new season is on its way when tk max starts to get their winter stuff in. I think i'll be heading down to pick up a cheap pair of trousers
estwing - Sep 10, 2007 - 06:09 PM
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thanks for tip on ben and jerrys early this year liam0114 just got back from florida where i sampled the cookie dough magic!
milney - Sep 10, 2007 - 07:34 PM
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off to try fareham and southampton tkmaxx tomorrow
liam0114 - Sep 10, 2007 - 10:17 PM
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lol estwing glad you had a good time!
freestylepumper - Sep 10, 2007 - 10:49 PM
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ditto into Ayr's superstore tomorrow
ROBster - Sep 10, 2007 - 11:09 PM
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SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SNOWBOARD SHOP!!!!

dont buy stuff thats 3 seasons old from tk-craps

its cheap for a reason, tkmaxx is just a money making company that doesn't care about snowboarding

snowboard shops help keep the uk snowboard scene alive, yes they are businesses but they are run by people who actually snowboard and have a good idea of what is good and what isnt and most will go out of there way to make sure you have the right gear and not just the most expensive!
Branny - Sep 11, 2007 - 03:36 AM
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Ditto, "SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL INDEPENDANT SNOWBOARD SHOP"

The stuff in TK Max is cheap for a reason, most it was only available previously from Catalouges(sp?) and didn't sell for a reason. If you want cheap at least buy last years sales offers from your local store rather than pumper brands that are sold in TK

;o)
Branny - Sep 11, 2007 - 03:37 AM
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Ditto, "SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL INDEPENDANT SNOWBOARD SHOP"

The stuff in TK Max is cheap for a reason, most it was only available previously from Catalouges(sp?) and didn't sell for a reason. If you want cheap at least buy last years sales offers from your local store rather than pumper brands that are sold in TK

;o)
milney - Sep 11, 2007 - 07:54 AM
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ROBster wrote:
SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SNOWBOARD SHOP!!!!

dont buy stuff thats 3 seasons old from tk-craps

its cheap for a reason, tkmaxx is just a money making company that doesn't care about snowboarding

snowboard shops help keep the uk snowboard scene alive, yes they are businesses but they are run by people who actually snowboard and have a good idea of what is good and what isnt and most will go out of there way to make sure you have the right gear and not just the most expensive!

Nothing wrong with seeing if they got any good stuff on sale, i seen section stuff at tkmaxx too, im looking for some medium pants and its nearly impossible to find medium pants right colour in snowboard shop sales, i have bought every item i own from uk snowboard shops and i really detest paying £120 for a pair of pants,knowing they could sell for less(ie like they do when sales on)
Also my mates wife works for oxbow and old stock they dont sell to retailers go to tkmaxx, going by what your saying if we didnt buy up this old stock from tkmaxx the manufacturers could go under(if retailers didnt buy up enough stock).Catch 22 situation,i also have a baby so this year im running on a budget Wink
flippant_guru - Sep 11, 2007 - 08:11 AM
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I'd say it depends on your local shops
and as preston has just lost Tantrum

that leaves AJ's or TKmax


Flipp
Snowaddict - Sep 11, 2007 - 08:29 AM
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TKmax's equipment is so ugly, haha i don't know how you COULD ride in it
flippant_guru - Sep 11, 2007 - 08:37 AM
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erm.... all the stuff i've got from there is named brands
same as is stocked in TSA etc

Flipp
biggstu - Sep 11, 2007 - 08:57 AM
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i dont see the problem with buying stuff for fridge riding in shops like tk maxx, for instance last year they had a good batch of westbeach stuff in some of the scottish shops, and sice when has that been cr@p stuff?!?

all of the gear i wear when out riding on proper piste comes from proper snowboarding shops, but who can afford to pay ~£100 for pants and ~£200 for a jacket everytime they rip the @r5e out of them in a fridge?

would like to point out i have only ripped pants once, but they were only 3-4 months old, would have been gutted if i hadn't only paid 30 beans for them - and they were nice trousers!
GEM83 - Sep 11, 2007 - 09:07 AM
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I saw some nice looking Ripcurl gear in last year, looked decent enough to me.. and to be honest wherever you get it from makes a profit, loyalty is an old idea in my opinion.. Charity starts at home.. Wink
nickmotture - Sep 11, 2007 - 09:18 AM
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Supporting your local store is the right idea in theory and it is something to be encouraged but when it comes down to it economics take over. Also by that rule does everyone support their local non boarding shops, does everyone buy in their local fruit and veg store and butchers? Nope i bet most people go to Tescos.

And by the way, i never buy in my local store as they only sell the usual suspect, i.e anything made by Burton...first time i went in there they even tried to tell me that was the only stuff worth buying which was why it was all they stocked........you can learn alot about the people you are buying from if you pretend not to have a clue and just see what they come out with.
JimmyLad - Sep 11, 2007 - 09:55 AM
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If people didn't buy the leftovers from places like tk maxx then they'd just get thrown away contributing to landfill, or get shipped abroad contributing to our carbon footprint.

The only way to stop it is for clothing companies to produce quality tasteful things that aren't over-priced in the first place! Smile
JimmyLad - Sep 11, 2007 - 09:58 AM
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Personally I still buy stuff from local shops but that'll never stop the market for cheap reject items
charlie - Sep 11, 2007 - 10:10 AM
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I tend not to buy proper outerwear from TK Maxx because they tend not to have stuff in styles or colours I like. They're great for base layers though, something which my local shop tends to lack or stocks overpriced branded base layers that are often inferior products. Otherwise I tend to get stuff from my local, they often knock a bit off because I'm such a nice customer Wink
xsjado_ - Sep 11, 2007 - 10:36 AM
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Hey at the end of the day if you like something in tk maxx and its cheap why not buy it?

Yeah supporting local shops is a great theory, but not everyone can afford to drop around £250 on an outfit. so buying it from ebay or tk maxx makes finacial sense!

this argument always crops up at some point. I find its usually people with in the industry saying
'support you local shop' then its normal riders ( not kids whose parents will pay for anything they ask for!) saying 'theres some bargains on ebay or tk maxx'

anyway theres my view!
norton - Sep 11, 2007 - 12:02 PM
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i'd be tempted to buy a backup pair of gloves and then things like thermals and some socks...
my mate got a nice ACG goretex thing last year which was pretty good.
rachie - Sep 11, 2007 - 12:11 PM
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xsjado_
My children certainly dont get everything they ask for, theyre both at senior school now and have an allowance of £25.00 each in their bank accounts monthly and thats it, they dont get pocket money now so anything they want they use their own money as in mags make up etc
Think we must be quite lucky parents because mine havent been the kind of children who ask and get, they've learned the value of money,
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back to the TkMaxx we got our girls clothing for Italy in 06 from there and its still going good, good quality items which didnt cost the earth, hopefully will be good for Canada in 08 Smile

I can understand "supporting the local scene" but with 4 of us into winter sports its not cheap lol
Branny - Sep 11, 2007 - 12:44 PM
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I appreciate that "funds" or lack of often determine where you buy your kit, and yes buying at your local independant store is an ideal. However you can pick up some real bargains at the end/start of season at local stores (or even ski show bargains) and the kit is still (hopefully) the best bit of kit for the job.

The majority of stuff I've seen in TK (bristol) is Trespass, head, quiksilver stuff, and usually only the cheaper end and poorer spec' gear that is sold to the holiday and school trip crowd via catalouges(sp?) low waterproof & breathability rating etc

and just to clarify..I consider myself a normal rider...I'm 35, not in the industry, mum & dad don't pay for anything, in fact I am Dad to the wanting kids....but I'd still rather support my local independant store...because they support me, when I'm organising a competition, when my board snaps in warranty, I snap a baseplate, or when they just knock a couple of quid off the bill for being a good customer....................

maybe I'm lucky and have a good relationship with my local shop that you don't get with the "snowboarding chain stores" or maybe it's just not important to each individual if they are buying their kit from a snowboard shop or an arse feeder ...but hey what the hell we'll all be able to buy our snowboard kit from a Nike superstore with our Nike credit card before long anyway!!!
steve3 - Sep 11, 2007 - 01:15 PM
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what is it with people wanting the latest bling snowboard gear and happy to pay the price for it,does wearing burton make you a better snowboarder than some one wearing tresspass the people wearing burton prob think so,i myself wear anything i can blag for free no matter what the brand is and when you take the likes of people like luke paull who has been wearing trespass for yrs and he can kick ass against all these bling wearing snowboarders,and i,m with nickmotture on this one who does buy their fruit and veg from their local shop and their paint from the local hardware store ermm!!! no one hardly anyway moan over ,,,and hi branny howz it hanging m8!
nickmotture - Sep 11, 2007 - 01:41 PM
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Im with you on the end of season sale bargains at your local stores, I dont think ive ever bought anything full price, im never desperate enough to but something as soon as it comes out and always get my gear at this time of year. In the last few months ive bought stuff from 5 different 'small' snowboard stores via their websites at really low prices, make so much more sense than rushing out in september because youve just gotta have this years graphic or print. Never bought anything from TX maxx but thats mainly as i dont have one anywhere near my house..........if i did i wouldnt have a problem with it though.
xsjado_ - Sep 11, 2007 - 01:41 PM
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rachie - I'm not say all kids are like that. But the majority of kids you see wearing the latest must have gear get their parents to buy it. then next season something else will be cooler and then they'll have to have that!
so I'm saying they'd chose to 'look good' rather than buy some cheap gear from tk maxx like us!

anyway thats not the argument!

without local shops putting back into comps etc where would the uk scene be? theres another way to look at it!

If i see a bargain somewhere regardless if its tk maxx or tsa i'll buy it if ive got the cash.
James_Mio - Sep 11, 2007 - 02:09 PM
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Tough call this one, in an ideal world I'd buy all my gear from the local shop, but it's very very hard to ignore some of the prices that TK Maxx are putting some of their stuff out at sometimes.

Yes, the bulk of the gear is obscure brands, or Columbia/Trespass stuff, but who needs anything better than that for a fridge / dryslop?

I've got 2 pairs of Goretex trousers, one cost me £100 (Burton) - and even at that they were in the sale, and another cost £23 (RipCurl). No prizes for guessing which ones came from TK's!
ROBster - Sep 11, 2007 - 03:55 PM
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Nick - what is your local shop casue they sound a bit gay!

i can see the point in getting stuff from tk-craps if your on a tight budget, but there are ways to get stuff from snowboard shop cheaper..

first off is the SCUK membership and the numorus discounts tha come with it, or there's the pre/pos season sale
of you could just go in, say hello and talk to the guys in there...there usually friendy and full of good advice(apart from nick's local) and if they know you there mroe likely to give you some discount

and as for what steve3 said mos of us know that new 'Bling;' gear isnt going to make us ride better. but unfornunatly there are people who do and insist on gettign the latest Pro gear, qwhich does make me laugh

i just like having gear that looks good and does a good job
charlie - Sep 11, 2007 - 03:58 PM
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says the man who bought a bright blue all in one Laughing

Wuv yoo Rob Wink
nickmotture - Sep 11, 2007 - 04:39 PM
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BUSTED HAHAH Smile
Branny - Sep 11, 2007 - 04:52 PM
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"anyway thats not the argument! without local shops putting back into comps etc where would the uk scene be? theres another way to look at it!"


yep that's what I was looking at, I'm not condoning the all the gear no idea consumer desire that we all get at the start of each season, I would just hate it if indy shops died because we're all shopping in TK Maxx!!

My Local Shop is Big Dreams in Wareham...so big up to Ben & Jake Very Happy

and I'm fine thanks steve Cool the surfings getting better but I miss the plastic!! Idea
two-seasons - Sep 11, 2007 - 05:21 PM
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Obviously we would like people to support their local shop but we understand it is not always possible due to finances, so with that in mind.......

Two Seasons Solihull store are having a massive blowout on all last seasons goods, including tech clothing, boards , boots , bindings , skis , googles , everything must go.

Sale goods will all be in store Monday 17th, give us a call on 0121 705 5544.

Very Happy
ouzodan - Sep 11, 2007 - 05:36 PM
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I bought some Gore tex Rossignol Snowboard Trousers out of Tk Max last year for £30.
Sums up the debate quite nicely I think..

If your prepared to rummage through the Bootsale esque clothing racks at TK you will find an absolute bargain.

I flatly refuse to pay £250 on a jacket & Trouser Combo in a shop knowing all too well that in 6 months time it will have a 50% off Sticker on it and (particularly TSA/Snow & RocK) still make a profit on these given the astronomical margins they command we as punters are being fleeced royally.

Local shops are good for Hardware but I wouldnt buy clothing full price anywhere.
milney - Sep 11, 2007 - 05:45 PM
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Just got back from southampton, went into ESW and they were overly priced ie burton ronin jacket priced at £160 2007 range gear too, on there website they advertised it at £87, they had a foursquare jacket priced £180 i seen from other online shops(local shops websites that is) for £80. I then walked the 100 yards to tkmaxx and bought a Section mfm insulated jacket 2007 range as well for £79, probably would have dropped in price but they had my size so i bought it thats 10,000 breathability and waterproofness heres pic of one also bought a pair of 10,000/10,000 pants from a company i never heard of "static snowboard" they well comfy and loose fit £39, Had ESW been competitive with other shops i would have bought there, they were charging £140 for 2007 burton vent pant Shocked
northernboarder - Sep 11, 2007 - 05:55 PM
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I agree, don't buy from snow and cock, they know nothing about snowboarding and just in it for the money. However, deffo take the Robster approach, local board stores are mint. Get to know them, they will sort stuff out for you ... they'll tell you when the sales stuff's coming up and put aside the stuff you want if you ask nicely, even putting on evenings for their loyal customers with 50% off etc, normally with lots of beer and mad karaoke sessions (Big up Jo@Subvert manc!!!!!). Yes, TK Maxx has it's place for a cheapie pair of fridge pants, but if you're buying proper gear for the mountain, support your local shop, we'd be buggered without them!! (And a big up to Si at Boardwise for ordering me the only new Ride Control 151 in the country, making the effort cos they can and you won't get that from TK or cock!!)
estwing - Sep 11, 2007 - 06:26 PM
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o dear what have i started, i've created a monster....
piixal - Sep 11, 2007 - 06:50 PM
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Cant see a problem myself - TK maxx stuff is there for those of us who cant afford to go paying out stupid money on clothes at your local shop. not everyone has that kind of cash in this day in age, what with massive mortgage payments, car payments, credit cards.

To be honest, not everyone wants to live their life in a overdraft or off credit cards. A life of debt is not for most, thats why we have shops like tk maxx. for those who want to just get on and experience the joy of boarding without being judged for what clothes we wear. I wear sh1t tresspass stuff when I ride as its cheap and does the job fine.

Roll on down to TK Maxx and get yourself rocking with the bargains Smile
melons - Sep 11, 2007 - 07:12 PM
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i buy my board, bindings and boots from local shop (Big Dreams) as they offer the best advice- they know what i need to progress as there riders!!!......

i do however by my kit from places like tk max as its cheaper and i dont wana pay for a label - it doesnt make me a better rider... if it did then id buy named!! hehe

plus ive ruined so much of my stuff on the dry slope, my better stuff is for seasons abroad... come on scuk winter bash and britts!!!
stupidstu89 - Sep 11, 2007 - 07:15 PM
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FAO: Milney. Have they got much stock at the maxx? Might be worth a trip. Ps Don't buy stuff at all, make it, of course not hardwear and outerwear silly, but who here actually likes paying £20 for a funking t-shirt?
milney - Sep 11, 2007 - 08:57 PM
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stupidstu89 wrote:
FAO: Milney. Have they got much stock at the maxx? Might be worth a trip. Ps Don't buy stuff at all, make it, of course not hardwear and outerwear silly, but who here actually likes paying £20 for a funking t-shirt?

apparently some tkmax stores have some stock but some have very little, in next few weeks they getting big stock, southampton had 2 rails of jackets and only a dozen pants, i got my jacket as i liked it and i didnt want to run risk of some thing else not coming along in near future, lots of quicksilver gore tex stuff ranging from £50-£100. the pants i bought "static snowboards" is a italian company with excellent reputation inside italy,there stuff rated highly according to internet,
steve3 - Sep 11, 2007 - 08:59 PM
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i think the best advice is from your local slope,i always get asked about snowboard clothing and boards when i am teaching at southampton,and not only that just riding with people you pick up the best places to buy and get a true opinion from the people who wear the stuff,so yea you do get advice from yer local shop but yer also get good advice from yer local riders as well.
Branny - Sep 12, 2007 - 03:16 AM
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steve3 wrote:
i think the best advice is from your local slope,i always get asked about snowboard clothing and boards when i am teaching at southampton,and not only that just riding with people you pick up the best places to buy and get a true opinion from the people who wear the stuff,so yea you do get advice from yer local shop but yer also get good advice from yer local riders as well.


You sending them all down the army surplus store and creating an army on new ill-eagles then Steve Very Happy
flippant_guru - Sep 12, 2007 - 07:55 AM
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my local shop is TK-max,
unless you mean 30min drive is local

I get most of my stuff from Bluetubes these days, but if the few not-so-local shops
don't have anything i fancy when looking for new pants whats wrong with
getting them from TK-max if they have, not a price thing with me it's availability

just remember people not everyone has a local shop or slope on their door step

Flipp
steve3 - Sep 12, 2007 - 12:01 PM
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KAOS-UK wrote:
steve3 wrote:
i think the best advice is from your local slope,i always get asked about snowboard clothing and boards when i am teaching at southampton,and not only that just riding with people you pick up the best places to buy and get a true opinion from the people who wear the stuff,so yea you do get advice from yer local shop but yer also get good advice from yer local riders as well.


You sending them all down the army surplus store and creating an army on new ill-eagles then Steve Very Happy


shhhhhh! thats was spose to be a secret Laughing Laughing you crack me up man
Darkest - Sep 13, 2007 - 10:28 AM
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I always buy my stuff from my local (Conspiracy) or TSA I like to make sure my gear does it's job and usually you can't trust a third party can you.

Also, come on Aesthetic is more important than people say isn't it.
weewebbo - Sep 17, 2007 - 03:20 PM
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My mates fiancee went to TKMAX and picked up some cheap boardin pants last year. After one day at Glenshee she was cold, wet through and thoroughly miserable = False economy. TKMAX is cheap and good for summer holiday clothes not IMO for technical gear. If its cheap theres a good reason its cheap, it won't necessarily perform when you really need it. Ok for the snowdome, not up a glacier.

If you are going away to the snow then look for bargains at the end of season sales around April/May time and right through the summer. You can easily pick up good technical brands for less than half price if you have a good hunt around the internet board shops and your local high street shops tend to want to get of stock then too.

January sales are also a good time to get stuff, my ACG jacket was half price and got Quicksilver gore-tex pants off ebay brand new for £40 (saved 120) just because they were last years style and stock clearances. If its a good quality tech make then it will last a few years, its doubtful a 30 quid pair of trousers from TKMAX will.
ace_mcgraw - Sep 17, 2007 - 03:33 PM
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Went into TK Maxx at the weekend to see what they had. They had a heap of jackets, mostly pretty nasty, though they had a few nice sections ones in there. They only had about 4 pairs of pants in there including a fetching neon lime green trespass pair which were quite fetching, but most of it was pretty gash!
Nick_R182 - Sep 17, 2007 - 04:33 PM
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I tend to buy all my gear from Sputnik in Marlow. The guys in there always help me out and give great advise, even if if not actually buying. I had a look in TK Maxx with my mate and they only had a few jackets in, all of which were pretty nasty. Im a firm believer of you get what you pay for and if you dont have to be wearing the latest threads and can wait to buy in the end of season sales there are plenty of bargains to be had whilst also supporting your local store. Saying that if theres something new that i must have then i would probably just get it.
milney - Sep 17, 2007 - 05:29 PM
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weewebbo wrote:
My mates fiancee went to TKMAX and picked up some cheap boardin pants last year. After one day at Glenshee she was cold, wet through and thoroughly miserable = False economy. TKMAX is cheap and good for summer holiday clothes not IMO for technical gear. If its cheap theres a good reason its cheap, it won't necessarily perform when you really need it. Ok for the snowdome, not up a glacier.

If you are going away to the snow then look for bargains at the end of season sales around April/May time and right through the summer. You can easily pick up good technical brands for less than half price if you have a good hunt around the internet board shops and your local high street shops tend to want to get of stock then too.

January sales are also a good time to get stuff, my ACG jacket was half price and got Quicksilver gore-tex pants off ebay brand new for £40 (saved 120) just because they were last years style and stock clearances. If its a good quality tech make then it will last a few years, its doubtful a 30 quid pair of trousers from TKMAX will.

Sorry but your wrong to a certain degree, Tkmaxx is stacked with loads of acg and quicksilver gore tex stuff, in fact 80% of jackets and trousers in fareham and southampton branch were them brands, some are cheap and nasty but others are cheap and good quality, istance i bought a section 10,000/10,000 jacket and a pair of static snowboard pants 10,000/10,000(italian brand rated highly inside italy and by usa).Its like any shop there are low grade clothing as well as hi in most shops,you have to know what your looking for, most clothes stocked in snowboard shops people rant and rave about are not any where near as technical as most tresspass for instance
weewebbo - Sep 18, 2007 - 08:58 AM
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milney wrote:
weewebbo wrote:
My mates fiancee went to TKMAX and picked up some cheap boardin pants last year. After one day at Glenshee she was cold, wet through and thoroughly miserable = False economy. TKMAX is cheap and good for summer holiday clothes not IMO for technical gear. If its cheap theres a good reason its cheap, it won't necessarily perform when you really need it. Ok for the snowdome, not up a glacier.

If you are going away to the snow then look for bargains at the end of season sales around April/May time and right through the summer. You can easily pick up good technical brands for less than half price if you have a good hunt around the internet board shops and your local high street shops tend to want to get of stock then too.

January sales are also a good time to get stuff, my ACG jacket was half price and got Quicksilver gore-tex pants off ebay brand new for £40 (saved 120) just because they were last years style and stock clearances. If its a good quality tech make then it will last a few years, its doubtful a 30 quid pair of trousers from TKMAX will.

Sorry but your wrong to a certain degree, Tkmaxx is stacked with loads of acg and quicksilver gore tex stuff, in fact 80% of jackets and trousers in fareham and southampton branch were them brands, some are cheap and nasty but others are cheap and good quality, istance i bought a section 10,000/10,000 jacket and a pair of static snowboard pants 10,000/10,000(italian brand rated highly inside italy and by usa).Its like any shop there are low grade clothing as well as hi in most shops,you have to know what your looking for, most clothes stocked in snowboard shops people rant and rave about are not any where near as technical as most tresspass for instance


Well looks like the Glasgow and Edinburgh stores are pretty badly stocked then! Maybe things will improve this winter. Just from experience of friends who have bought Trespass/Dare2Be stuff from TKMAX claiming it was fairly techy and after a day or 2 stuck up a mountain were cold and wet. But you are right as long as you know what to look for then I'm sure there are good deals to be had if a bit harder to find on the rails! Razz
whippyice - Sep 18, 2007 - 09:16 AM
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well iv been buying from tk max and evan tho the stuff may be seassons old that dosnt mater if you like it wear it at the mo im on budget and tk max have saved my but
that dosnt mean im not supporting my locals

and also its not tk max that makes the gear its still the independant companies that make it i got a dare2be jacket from ther for 35 bob and i poo you not its the warmest jacket iv ever owned so good infact i went to got another one for my girl but they
was out of stock so im gunna get her a tresspass one that was in ther and ther stuff is mega warm
ouzodan - Sep 18, 2007 - 12:45 PM
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I popped into my local Tk Maxx at the Weekend to have a bit of a moochy I found this for my Girlfriend in absolutely perfect condition for only £35

http://www.snowboard-asylum.com/cgi-bin ... 0,1%7C9%7C

As you can see TSA are selling it in the sale for £77.50

They had some quality Quiksilver stuff in stock but alas was only in a Large and was a little short on the sleeves for me.

People seem to be missing the point that TKMaxx does stock alot of really good quality stuff you just have to be prepared to go through everything they have.
Branny - Sep 18, 2007 - 12:54 PM
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my local shop is TK-max,
unless you mean 30min drive is local

just remember people not everyone has a local shop or slope on their door step



when in the UK my "local" is about an hour away...forget the word local...INDEPENDANT Very Happy is what's important to me

You can occasionally get lucky and pick up a really good brand from TK, someone mentioned section, however the only reason the brands are there is because they didn't sell wholesale, either catalouge shop over order (usual scenario) or if something went belly up with distribution/sales and the distributor got left with a lot of stuff at the end of the season (this is rare)

And I don't mean to be rude but if your idea of quality snowboarding brands is Quiksilver and Nike ACG then I'm afraid your welcome to TK Maxx and all it beholds!!!!!!!!!!!

I'd rather ride naked than support those corporate whores! Twisted Evil


But each to their own Cool
snowangel - Sep 18, 2007 - 01:21 PM
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me and my bf got some wicked trousers from tk maxx the other day and woz a really gd price. my bf got such a wicked dare2be coat from tk maxx for like £35 wen they retail at quite a lot so we were really pleased with r stuff. and it seems gd quality. we r payin 4 a hol and the gear so we cant really afford 2 pay top prices so tk maxx is a gd place 4 us 2 go.
so i guess we'll b headin dwn there soon agen!!
Branny - Sep 18, 2007 - 01:26 PM
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sorry can someone turn the encryption device off, I can't understand that post!!! LOL

Only kidding..please try to write proper like what we does!!!!
ace_mcgraw - Sep 18, 2007 - 01:30 PM
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Quote:

well iv been buying from tk max and evan tho the stuff may be seassons old that dosnt mater if you like it wear it at the mo im on budget and tk max have saved my but
that dosnt mean im not supporting my locals

and also its not tk max that makes the gear its still the independant companies that make it i got a dare2be jacket from ther for 35 bob and i poo you not its the warmest jacket iv ever owned so good infact i went to got another one for my girl but they
was out of stock so im gunna get her a tresspass one that was in ther and ther stuff is mega warm


Quote:

me and my bf got some wicked trousers from tk maxx the other day and woz a really gd price. my bf got such a wicked dare2be coat from tk maxx for like £35 wen they retail at quite a lot so we were really pleased with r stuff. and it seems gd quality. we r payin 4 a hol and the gear so we cant really afford 2 pay top prices so tk maxx is a gd place 4 us 2 go.
so i guess we'll b headin dwn there soon agen!!



Are you two trying to double team us all Razz
mini_mofo - Sep 18, 2007 - 01:33 PM
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i have worn Nike ACg and to be fair it is warm and comfortable...
flippant_guru - Sep 18, 2007 - 01:43 PM
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well I'll buy my kit from anywhere, as long as its what i want
not force'n my self to have limited choice at inconvenient locations / availability
just for the sake of elitism

on that note though all my hardware always comes from a local/independent shop
but clothing.... thats a free for all

Flipp
whippyice - Sep 18, 2007 - 01:52 PM
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lol i dont think she saw my post

mini mofo that pic is scery lol
mini_mofo - Sep 18, 2007 - 01:55 PM
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lol ennit. self portrait
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