I think judging, or making comparisons relative to the MB is perhaps a little unfair and the concept should get a bit more recognition for what it was/is. When the MB appeared at the School my phone was one of those orange/white Sony Ericsson things and the Works had declared there was no need for a training board beyond the now circuit board!At that time it'd have been hard to imagine being able to walk into your local wall and literally light up 100s of problems set by people from other countries/continents.
The MB is a great tool and a superb idea, but not without it's faults and definitely not above criticism.
Quote from: AMorris on December 09, 2019, 11:03:56 amThe MB is a great tool and a superb idea, but not without it's faults and definitely not above criticism.Indeed. Ben even popped up here a few years ago to disagree with one of my comments on the holds (I think a few of the yellow set are grim and still do). You're just comparing something ~10 years old, conceived in a time when training wasn't as 'mainstream', technology (specifically mobile phones) isn't what it now is, and I think that's worth remembering.
Indeed. Ben even popped up here a few years ago to disagree with one of my comments on the holds (I think a few of the yellow set are grim and still do). You're just comparing something ~10 years old, conceived in a time when training wasn't as 'mainstream', technology (specifically mobile phones) isn't what it now is, and I think that's worth remembering.
10 years is also a lot of time to make improvements, especially given Moon had a big head start in terms of being the first to market. Yet a lot of problems from the original setup are still present (vicious holds, funny app etc.)
I liked the first set of moon board holds. The white ones. Am I really the only one?
Quote from: remus on December 09, 2019, 03:02:43 pm10 years is also a lot of time to make improvements, especially given Moon had a big head start in terms of being the first to market. Yet a lot of problems from the original setup are still present (vicious holds, funny app etc.)True but you've got to have a certain commitment to people that have heavily invested into your system. Imagine now if you/Lattice suddenly stopped supporting L 1.0 and based all your ongoing training around another hold/rail (L 2.0). You'd p*ss a lot of people off.
This ^I'm a fan of the Moonboard and unashamed to admit that Moon is one of my few heroes in climbing..
Might be old news to most on here, but happened across this. 'Interesting' back story I was un-aware of..https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-50270731