Bruce Irons splits from Volcom ...

[Makka]

Now I'm not really one to care for which surfer is sponsored by which company but ever since I've surfed Bruce Irons has kinda been 'the face' of Volcom. Kinda like Slater is always associated with Quiksilver.

Today's news of him departing Volcom was a bit of a shock & for him to be headed to MBK was an even bigger one!

Volcom's budget been capped?

or

Is Volcom making room in the budget for a certain Mr JJ Florence?

Any thoughts on it all?

[jaktequila]

That's indeed shocking for me. What is MBK by the way?

[surf patrol]

Here's some background: http://blog.swell.com/surf/bruce-irons- ... -with-fox/

[quote]Off contract for 8 years, Bruce turned down competing offers and expressed his lifetime loyalty to Richard Woolcott for putting faith in him at the age of 13 [quote]

The move could well be about $$$ from Fox.

[Makka]

Interesting read, thanks. No mention of MBK tho!

MBK = My Brothers Keeper (Bra Boys)

They announced on their FB page that they had signed him.

Tracks Magazine have ran an article about it & it seems the true outcome is a little up in the air ...

“Tracksmag.com called Fox Australia for information, but they were unaware of any such deal. “We’ve tried to contact head office in the states for confirmation too,” said Fox Australia’s Scott Runciman. “But they’re on a break for Thanks Giving and unavailable. We have our fingers crossed – we hope it’s true!”

http://www.tracksmag.com.au/20121122529 ... -Deal.html

Well, whatever the outcome the more we see of Bruce surfing the better!

[surf patrol]

He's pictures on the MKB homepage - http://www.mbksoldiers.com/