Old wakeboard magazines

flixmaster · Site Owner Joined: 30 Oct 2003 Posts: 7488

I always go back and check out back issues of my wakeboard magazines.

I find it interesting to see what changes have taken place year after year. Team changes, product changes, company changes etc.

Do you guys care about the past or just what is new in the sport?

Blindside_137 · Posted: Nov 08, 2008 7:31 pm Post subject:

I liked the 100th WBM issue, comparing the boats, bindings, and boards of yesterday to those of today (err 2 years ago)

It's easy getting caught up in all the new high tech gear all these companies are throwing out... but getting into the sport just 5 years ago, it's a lot of fun to see how it all started before my addiction and how far things have come.

LFADAM · Posted: Nov 09, 2008 6:13 am Post subject:

I love old mags (and videos). I got a stack of alliance and WBM since about 2004. Its a cool flashback to open up an old mag. Some of the pictures are amazing too. Those are timeless

Ejazzle · Soul Rider Joined: 22 Aug 2006 Posts: 345 City: Tequesta

i have the same thing as LFADAM in my room. Its a huge stack. I always will just grab a random one a flip through it. I love lookin back on stuff like that, it always brings you back to your roots and how you got started. Sometimes it will rekindle that little flame you had burning inside you the first time you got up.

wsuwakeboarder · Posted: Nov 09, 2008 10:08 am Post subject:

I've got a lot of older WBM stashed in my room, I always going back over them if I am looking for tips tricks or I am just bored and want to read something. I love the fan mail that they publish. Also the older boarders buyers guide to see the difference between years on their products.

ORIGINryder · Posted: Nov 09, 2008 11:44 am Post subject:

ive still got almost every mag i've ever gotten since like '99 i think, the new mags are nice new gear, new photos and what not but the old mags are SO inspiring, each time i bust one out it makes me want to go ride more than anything in the new ones, same with old videos.

benjaminp · Criminal Joined: 30 Jan 2008 Posts: 65

Do you know anywhere to get back issues? Newcomer to the sport here, and to answer the original question, yes, I am interested in the history of the sport. I find it is somewhat useless to know about the present news, riders, and products, without knowing what gave birth to all these things. Inspiration is key to innovation(you can quote me on that one if you like). But being serious, I like to know about the people who pushed the sport to where it is today.

flixmaster · Site Owner Joined: 30 Oct 2003 Posts: 7488

I am not sure where you can buy older magazines. I would suggest getting a few older wake titles.

Hit It/Spray/Mayday combo, Gravity Sucks combo or the Byerly Retrospect I think are good dvds to give a little history on the sport.

benjaminp · Criminal Joined: 30 Jan 2008 Posts: 65

Beauty, thanks a lot.

savage3221 · Posted: Nov 27, 2008 5:00 pm Post subject:

I too have stacks of old mags in my room. Have them from about 2001 until present. Not every one because I typically pick them up sporadically, but there's still tons as one may imagine.

prior40 · Addict Joined: 20 Feb 2004 Posts: 579 City: Palo Alto

I was keeping all my back issues of Alliance and WBM from the last 7 years or so, but moved and didn't have any space so I gave them away. I love watching older videos and checking out how much has changed not just with board and binding technology, but with the way riders attack the wake.

intotheflats · Posted: Nov 28, 2008 5:42 am Post subject:

I had every issue of wakeboarding mag back to July '98 but I got rid of all of them when I moved Crying or Very sad

. I did enjoy going back and looking at how things were back in the old days of Wake Tech and Stinger. Anyone remember when Rusty made wakeboards for a few years? I think they stopped in 2000 maybe.

flixmaster · Site Owner Joined: 30 Oct 2003 Posts: 7488

I remember Rusty...

I also remember:

WakeTech
Stinger
Fulltilt
Iconn
Rusty
Serum
Original Krown
Core
Neptune

intotheflats · Posted: Nov 28, 2008 1:37 pm Post subject:

flixmaster, damn, you are old school Laughing

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I'm still bummed fulltilt went out. I liked them a lot. And if I remember right, Serum was only around for a very short time. Wasn't that Josh Smith's start up after he left double up?

intotheflats · Posted: Nov 28, 2008 1:39 pm Post subject:

What about "Wiley's" Bindings? I had a pair of their pro series that I rocked on a wake tech blunt in like '98 I think. That was actually one of my favorite setups ever. That board popped like hell

flixmaster · Site Owner Joined: 30 Oct 2003 Posts: 7488

Wiley is still around. Darren runs his shop in the Washington area still. I do not think he is making bindings any longer.

Serum was some other guy.. I cannot remember who it is right now but he may have had Josh as a rider. I think he also got Collin on board for a short time until they did not make it.

Double up and a bunch of stuff was bought by the guy that ran wet tech. He bought out a bunch of smaller wake companies and then I think he sold to the archer group.

DRAGON88 · Posted: Nov 28, 2008 2:10 pm Post subject:

flixmaster, how could you leave Thruster off that list. Wink

flixmaster · Site Owner Joined: 30 Oct 2003 Posts: 7488

good one.. I knew I was forgetting someone.

LFADAM · Posted: Nov 28, 2008 2:36 pm Post subject:

flixmaster, Blindside! My first board...loved it.

Blindside_137 · Posted: Nov 28, 2008 3:17 pm Post subject:

haha my first board as well (hence the user_ name Laughing

) and loved it, well.. for the first few years...

flixmaster · Site Owner Joined: 30 Oct 2003 Posts: 7488

I did not include Blindside and DoubleUp because I think they are still making boards. I think I have seen Blindside in some big box stores and I think Doubleup is going strong international.

scott a · Ladies Man Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 9810

www.DoubleUP.com

Looks like they're still goin strong with all of Nelson's old shapes from 5+ years ago Laughing

intotheflats · Posted: Nov 29, 2008 5:50 am Post subject:

As of a few years ago Blindside and DoubleUp were owned by the same company. I'm not sure if that is still the case though

prior40 · Addict Joined: 20 Feb 2004 Posts: 579 City: Palo Alto

Wow, DoubleUp even has a website. I'm impressed. I haven't seen one of their boards in years.

joebananas · Posted: Dec 01, 2008 1:45 pm Post subject:

At one point I had a Blindside DV8 with some Soulbound shackle bindings. I remembe those binding's as being miserable to get in and out of.

flixmaster · Site Owner Joined: 30 Oct 2003 Posts: 7488

Soulbound.....another blast from the past.....

intotheflats · Posted: Dec 02, 2008 8:13 am Post subject:

I'm still rockin a spoon watch Wink

flixmaster · Site Owner Joined: 30 Oct 2003 Posts: 7488

Shows they last... Is the company still around? I have not seen a Spool ad in a long time..

intotheflats · Posted: Dec 02, 2008 11:23 am Post subject:

flixmaster, The company that made them, Pulsar, is still around but they discontinued the Spoon line years ago. Crying or Very sad

burt reynolds · Criminal Joined: 07 Jun 2004 Posts: 66 City: cashville

No Billy No

flixmaster · Site Owner Joined: 30 Oct 2003 Posts: 7488

I remember NBN... Did they get into boards at all?

burt reynolds · Criminal Joined: 07 Jun 2004 Posts: 66 City: cashville

I thought they were a board company...??

Cary K. · Outlaw Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 225 City: Wilson, NC

Not quite as old, but I loved my Origin. Then sold to Joyride IIRC.

intotheflats · Posted: Dec 09, 2008 1:43 pm Post subject:

burt reynolds, Yea thats what I thought too.

brinks · Addict Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 566 City: Orlando

Here are a couple more
Primitive Designs
Barton Wakeboards
Redline (Way back)
K2 made a board for a while. Greg Nelson rode for them.
I know there are a few more.

You can't forget Skurfer