I think whether or not companies make good snowboards is not affected by what else they make, so I would not refuse to buy a snowboard from a company based on what else they make. K2 is actually one of the brands I recommend the most. My first board ...
Ive never heard of Alibi snowboards? are you sure you don't mean Albin snowboards?. Abin have a small range of boards but what they do make is very good quality, they are owned by Michi Albin an ex Burton pro rider.
I have never heard of Metropolis Snowboards. But I did a google search and found a couple dubious sites selling them. They look to me like either bargain basement rental type boards, imported European overstock being sold cheap, old overstock that wa...