What Happened to C.D.?

Buergday · Guest

Anyone know what happened to Collective Development? Did they go out of business or something?

Dpierce37 · Ladies Man Joined: 23 Apr 2003 Posts: 7659 City: Austin

Buergday, they should....at first I loved the bindings cause I never came out when I fell....now I hate them cause you never come out when you fall! HAHA

I have a pretty new pair sitting in my closet ready to go. Rode it for about 4 months, then I couldnt take the pain anymore..and I went to Zuess...he has been my best freind ever since!

chavez · RIP MHL 04/25/1958 - 01/11/2006

Buergday, pretty much yes. There was hopes of a buyer swooping in and picking them up but I think at this point that is no longer a possibility.

Too bad, IMO the best bindings made - ever.

chavez · RIP MHL 04/25/1958 - 01/11/2006

Dpierce37, which one are in your closet? PS01?

Buergday · Guest

Yeah - I love my PS01s. The footbeds are so damn comfortable. Granted, on certain types of falls it can feel like your heel has been ripped completely off of your foot.

chavez · RIP MHL 04/25/1958 - 01/11/2006

Maybe it's just my feet which require me to have a large binding even though their size chart indicates medium, but I don't have any trouble releasing - granted I purposely don't tighten the laces too much.

Also, I don't need to use lube to get in anymore...

Bowen · Posted: Mar 11, 2005 11:53 am Post subject:

The company that made most of their bindings, Concrete, is still an active company...in Japan. Be looking out for their stuff in the U.S...its coming.

itch · Posted: Mar 11, 2005 12:18 pm Post subject:

CD closed it's production late last year I can not say for sure but it wouldnt be a stretch to say the lack of sales would be the major factor.
Duane has said he wanted to concentrate on KAmPuS.
ITCH

Kento911 · Addict Joined: 07 Dec 2004 Posts: 958 City: Devore

chavez, I agree I love my CD's

Bowen, concrete is still producing in japan??

itch, thats what I was told too, to bad I really wanted to take some VS01's for a spin

Ocean Rider · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 24 Jun 2003 Posts: 1597

itch, is right... CD couldn't compete with hype and LF putting out package deals (cheapo board and binding) because they would be the same price as the CD's.... like Itch said they have put more focus and money toward Academy Snowboards and Kampus wakesk8's

juiced4ever · Outlaw Joined: 11 Mar 2003 Posts: 212 City: Truckee

ocean is exactly right that is how the whole deal went down. Great product, as well as great company i have never had a better sponsor. But who knows what the future holds if rumors come true they could be back before you know it.

Kento911 · Addict Joined: 07 Dec 2004 Posts: 958 City: Devore

juiced4ever, well perpetuate those rumors light a fire I need new bindings and Im getting CD's one way or another, b/c I love my aso1s /jk but seriously Im going to either get a newer pair of ASO1's on close out or maybe ait til their triumphant return if it happens I cant goback from those bindings

cwaker4 · Soul Rider Joined: 09 Dec 2004 Posts: 465 City: Gilroy

i think they just werent making any money. i think thats what happened to Nice too. theres just no way a binding only company can copete with someone like HL or LF.

Kento911 · Addict Joined: 07 Dec 2004 Posts: 958 City: Devore

cwaker4, Nice is still around, they got all new 05 stuff last I heard

juiced4ever · Outlaw Joined: 11 Mar 2003 Posts: 212 City: Truckee

yah well from last i heard is that Duane at CD is trying to sell the brand and if all goes according to what he wants CD will be Double Ups binding. However this means that the people that are trying to buy double up do so. I am leaving perpetual buyers names out of this for fear of angering anyone. Sorry. Kento911 i know what you mean they are the best bindings on the water and they are a couple of years ahead of everyone else. Duane still has all the new samples for Vs02's and Kyle's binding which are all just crazy looking. But wish for the best it could and i hope will happen.

Tim B · Criminal Joined: 21 Apr 2004 Posts: 63 City: Auburn, AL

I love my AS01's. They are very comfortable and supportive. Like chavez said, just don't tighten them so tight in the laces and they will come off on a hard fall. I have size large ones and even my 11 year old cousin (wears like a size 7 shoe) put them over his feet and pumped them up just to see if they would work so he could try wakeboarding for the first time and they worked fine. They seem kind of universal and will mold to anyone's foot. I can't compare them to the high end HL or LF bindings being I've never riden on them but for me they seem pretty good.

Kento911 · Addict Joined: 07 Dec 2004 Posts: 958 City: Devore

juiced4ever, double up is already bought. . .by KentSG and I seriously doubt they will pick up CD. . .unless Kent has decided to dump D-up already . . .but that doesnt make any sense from a buisness standpoint

Oh BTW I heard Duane sent all the 04 product remainin gin inventory to a distributor to be sold. . .anybody know who that is??

juiced4ever · Outlaw Joined: 11 Mar 2003 Posts: 212 City: Truckee

Kento911, one of the big rumors is that double up is on the move again however nothing is set in stone. Kent sports however was entertaing an offer from an outside company. And that company is interested in CD. So that is what is going on. And i dont know the name of the distributer that is selling off the last of the 03/04 product.

NorthwestRider · Posted: Mar 16, 2005 4:19 pm Post subject:

I just got a pair of CDs off of ebay. FS02 XL 89.95 buy it now. pretty stoked.\

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7142162065&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT

Kento911 · Addict Joined: 07 Dec 2004 Posts: 958 City: Devore

juiced4ever, yeah "so and so" at Kampus told me the name but I forgot, (if you really want to know Ill find out for ya, but Im kinda broke til summer when work picks up) wow thats interesting that Kent would kiss that off so quick hmmmm thanks for sharing, any Idea if said company is goign to continue the Vandall and Murphy series I really would like to see them flourish as riders as well as CD since their locals

juiced4ever · Outlaw Joined: 11 Mar 2003 Posts: 212 City: Truckee

Kento911 i know that murphy, and Schwnee are still riding CD bindings right now as far as randy i have no idea what he is doing. The samples for the VSo2 's were crazy and hopefully if there is a next time there will be more than six final products made. The Murphy binding was also pretty sick. I am hoping they come back they treated me real well and if i didnt wear through my fs02's and my ws02's i would still be riding them. But wish them the best and hopefully Duane will find a buyer in a board company.