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mmilhazes said..
This boom is impossible to get in europe!!
No answer about the retail price in europe?
Can you recomend a dealer thats has them in stock?
Thanks!!
The distribution here in Australia is run in house. This boom has been in the works for a few seasons now, and we've had these 170's on order since before they were even cleared for production. We've also ordered them in good numbers, knowing how many of our local shops and sailors here have been waiting for them. Also, don't forget there are products that are available in Europe which are sold out, or in short supply here in Australia. With Metal 140's, replacement boom clips, Raceboard 9.5's being a few examples..
It's not surprising that Europe is, generally speaking, a little slower to react when it comes to new products, and a little more conservative when committing to numbers. We saw the same thing with the Blade
Pro and S-1
Pro wave sails.
'This is the best bloody wave sail we've ever produced - order at least, 80 of them!' somehow doesn't get distributors as excited as we think it should. Ben's been using them for few seasons now, we were excited, and we ordered well, backed up by the Australian Retailers who placed good orders with very limited info. Since the the Pro's were produced in limited numbers, many in Europe missed out completely.
Back to the carbon booms. When demand is high, it's almost impossible for the factory to keep up. Carbon booms are hand made, they all come out of the same mould, and there are significant curing times required.
With that in mind, there are 170's on the way, look to Germany, Spain, Holland and the UK. But don't be surprised if they prefer to hang onto their stock and supply their local customers first.
Price wise, they'll sit between the Enigma wave 150 and the Enigma slalom 180..
www.maximum-surf.de/Booms_1