Comments on: Shay’s Take on the 2012 Platinum Picks

By: Peterborough

Peterborough — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:05:06 +0000

As paper media dies, I think we will see more of this (cheaper to run, pandering to advertisers and trends) style of “testing.”

Have a look at a current buyers guide, and compare it to one from the 90’s, and you will see the same thing – not exactly a fair representation of the offerings across the industry.

You do it better, Shay!

By: Martin Drayton

Martin Drayton — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 06:50:04 +0000

I think it’s a shame that it has come to this. With so many repeat winners, how do we know it wasn’t an ‘on paper’-only test? We deserve better as consumers particularly in the current economy.
I have been involved in several board tests as a rider in Europe and several as a buyer in the States, there are plenty of manufacturers wanting to get their stuff tested and lots of willing and able testers…so no excuses!

By: Frank

Frank — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 19:35:36 +0000

Yep, I am agree too… looks like a rules of tombs or flipping coins and goes by who what is popular now in the industry….
But in this 10 boards list, I have to say that I do like 6 of them…

By: Jenise

Jenise — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:46:08 +0000

I was shocked when I didn’t see any women’s boards on the list.

I agree with you about this being a step back. I think they were definitely just hand selected like you said in your post. Someone asked on the Platinum Pick page what all the boards were that they tested and the reply was “…our Platinum Picks are based on innovation in design and technology rather than a head to head comparison. Hope that clears things up… ”
-Which pretty much translates to “We didn’t compare boards to other boards to pick the best. This is just an assortment of ten boards we think are cool.”