So is anyone saying indy brands don't make good product?
There was the assumption in the beginning of the thread that going with an unfamiliar Indy brand was a bigger leap of faith than the “safer bet for consistent quality” mainstream skis.
I was pointing there can be inconsistencies in build or tune quality on any brand of ski but also that there are many smaller or Indy ski manufacturers that might have been making fantastic skis for years that some might not have discovered yet. Companies like Liberty might not have been on a lot of PugSki members minds a few years ago until the the VMT and Evolv lines came out and now they are a very popular recommendation with many happy owners on here.