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JamesRE

Boulder climber
San Francisco
Topic Author's Original Post - Jul 6, 2015 - 07:13pm PT
Hey guys,

Just wanted to throw a little shameless self promotion at you. A friend and I just started a hangboard company and we'd love to hear what you think. We're producing hangboards with the intention of marketing towards intermediate climbers who don't want to spend a ton of money. Another goal of ours is to create an aesthetically pleasing board that highlights the grain and look of natural wood. All in all, we're just a couple of climbers trying to live out the dream of supporting our addiction to climbing. Please let us know if you have any questions or suggestions. Check us out at http://royal-edge.com
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climber
Justin Ross from North Fork
Jul 6, 2015 - 07:25pm PT
The website and hangboards look great. Very reasonable prices too. Thanks for the link.
JamesRE

Boulder climber
San Francisco
Topic Author's Reply - Jul 6, 2015 - 07:40pm PT
If it's a new company, when were the hangboards being sold at the higher prices???...


IMO having the prices slashed on all of them makes it appear like fake pricing...

The reason we have everything starting on sale is (a) this is a way for us to get the first batch of these out for people to train on and review as quickly as possible and (b) a buffer so to speak for us to have some leeway with pricing as we fine tune all of our overhead and shipping costs as we ramp up our production volume. I can see how some might find this to be coming across as a little fishy but we're just trying to price these reasonably and get a feel for the market. We appreciate the input.
apogee

climber
Technically expert, safe belayer, can lead if easy
Jul 6, 2015 - 07:45pm PT
I gotta say, my immediate reaction (without looking at them) was, 'oooo-yawnn, another pad person accoutrement'.

But those are quite pretty! I'm kind of a sucker for simple, natural, aesthetics and beautiful wood products made with craftsmanship. Best of luck.
looks easy from here

climber
Ben Lomond, CA
Jul 6, 2015 - 08:26pm PT
Nice looking boards. Are they made out of a single piece of wood, or multiple pieces? Are they made out of the types of wood they're listed under in "Shop" or one type of wood and stained/finished differently?
ß Î Ø T Ç H

climber
Jul 6, 2015 - 09:05pm PT
RR might be pissed.
(cease and desist)
Edge

Trad climber
Betwixt and Between Nederland & Boulder, CO
Jul 6, 2015 - 09:14pm PT
Ahem.
ß Î Ø T Ç H

climber
Jul 6, 2015 - 09:26pm PT
The only thing I don't like is you have to buy it before knowing the shipping cost.
It should just be "add to cart" bada-bing a flate-rate shipping charge shown.
Kalimon

Social climber
Ridgway, CO
Jul 6, 2015 - 10:12pm PT
I thought hangboards were a thing of the past . . . my bad.
nah000

climber
no/w/here
Jul 6, 2015 - 10:20pm PT
first, they are things of beauty...

second, are you testing the edge below the sloper on every hang board you manufacture to some large weight, say for arguments sake at least 4-500 pounds, hung near to the outside corner of that edge?

because while i can't give an exactly scientific argument, that cross section on the highest "edge" looks to my carpenters eyes prone to issues if there is the slightest defect in the grain of the wood and with some of those species even if there aren't defects. the other issue is going to be that some of these hang boards are going to go to drier climates than your manufacturing location in san francisco and even if they pass an initial test as they continue to dry that top edges inner cross section is only going to become weaker... while the 90 degree inside corners are beautiful, damn are you asking a lot of an organic non-homogenous material...

if you have a testing regime in place or have a process that renders these concern to be non-issues than good on you [maybe that edge has some steel reinforcement coming in from the back side? - given the price point i'm guessing no]... if not, i suspect you're going to have a lot of returns over time...

best of luck. always cool to see people getting out there and making sh#t and putting their belief in a product to the test of the market...

does oprah still have an oprah's favourite things or whatever the hell that list was called? if so i hope you get on it... :)
Guernica

climber
dark places
Jul 6, 2015 - 11:20pm PT
Looking great, and I wish you guys unalloyed success in your endeavor. I'm sure it'll do well. If I may offer a small piece of constructive feedback, I'd like to suggest that you disable the auto-rotate on the slider images on your site and just leave it to the viewer to shuffle through with the arrows... or maybe increase the delay if you just have to have it auto-rotate. It's not really enough time to read the copy and take in the images as it is IMO.

Best of luck!

edit: I agree with nah000 above ^^^ vis-a-vis the durability, but if I were in the hangboard market, a clearly worded and generous warranty would go a long way towards allaying my fears.

edit V.2: maybe change the word cheap in this sentence on the "Why Royal Edge" page: "Price-Tag: Our boards are significantly cheaper than anything else you can find."

Use something like "least expensive" or whatever, but I'm telling ya brother, you don't want to subconsciously plant the word "cheap" in your prospects mind, no matter how obliquely, anywhere on the site.

Alright, one more edit: this sentence: "All in all, we are a couple dudes in love with climbing who are trying to pursue the climbing dream." might work on something like an "about us" page, but it's on the "Why Royal Edge" page- your prospect wants to know why this is the best hangboard for them, so keep the copy there driven by the features & benefits.

The way it currently reads has a subtext of "this is what me and my buddy came up with to make some money in the climbing world". Not that there's anything wrong with that exactly, but it detracts from the mood you created with the prior 5 points.
tripmind

Boulder climber
San Diego
Jul 7, 2015 - 02:57am PT
Best of luck to your company, but I just gotta say that hangboards and the people that make them seem to be a dime/dozen these days, it is certainly a saturated market.
steveA

Trad climber
Wolfeboro, NH
Jul 7, 2015 - 03:48am PT
I've worked with all those woods, and considering the cost of hardwood today,
I am surprised you can offer the product at these prices. Your certainly not going to get rich!

Good luck on your endeavor.
patrick compton

Trad climber
van
Jul 7, 2015 - 04:26am PT
i'm thinking a bomber hand crack and a beer cozy for the ST demographic
couchmaster

climber
Jul 7, 2015 - 06:06am PT


Sweet lookin boards! If I didn't already have 2 I didn't use I'd get one of yours. Might get it anyway for a Christmas gift. BTW, I'm fine with the word "Sale" in the ad, but how about "INTRODUCTORY PRICING" for those who seem offended?

Roots

Mountain climber
Tustin, CA
Jul 7, 2015 - 04:25pm PT
Please let us know if you have any questions or suggestions

My only comment is that you have created an aesthetic, clean CAMPUS BOARD.
murcy

Gym climber
sanfrancisco
Jul 7, 2015 - 05:09pm PT
Dimensions. Width, depth of edges.
karabin museum

Trad climber
phoenix, az
Jul 7, 2015 - 05:41pm PT
My choice would be the Zebra wood hangboard.

When I had my store I was selling 24 different hang boards and if this board was in the lineup it would never sell. The Royal Edge board looks nice but it has no warmup feature. The climber is immediately pulling down on the edges which will blow out beginner climbers tendons. I like the sloper on the top but a jug rail for pull-ups may be a better sale.

Also it gets hot here in Arizona. Are the rails thick enough to withstand the weather? My Metolius 1" thick wood campus rails were splitting just after being outside through one AZ summer. The wood rails look very thin and once the weather gets to them will they still hold my bodyweight without snapping off?

I am a woodworker and I give you five stars for your beautiful craftsmanship. But if I am planning to put a hangboard up at my house, I will pay whatever price to get the hangboard that gives me the most.

ß Î Ø T Ç H

Boulder climber
Shitalkqua, WA
Jul 29, 2015 - 10:33pm PT
You should list these on eBay.
No shame in getting your price, and be "down the road" with a hefty Paypal balance.
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