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DoctorJD
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 Posted: Jun 04, 2009 12:46 pm Post subject: Is a 135 too small for me? |
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| Little background first: I've been pulling my son and his friends around for a couple of Summers and I'm thinking I might give wakeboarding a go this season. I'm an old guy that has no intentions of going big, just riding. I have a 135 that came with the boat that I bought, I'm 6'0" and 175lbs. Am I wasting my time trying to learn on this board? |
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JeffreyCH
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| Posted: Jun 04, 2009 1:13 pm Post subject: |
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That's pretty small for you, you should be on a 141. I'm 6' little over 200 and tried riding my brothers 138 and even that felt small, and rode very low in the water making it difficult to edge around.
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kyle f
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| Posted: Jun 04, 2009 8:49 pm Post subject: |
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You can get out, learn to get up and learn to carve around on that boart just fine. If its riding a little low, go a bit faster. Since you wont be trying any tricks right off, it shouldn't be much of an issue to ride at 24-25mph which will help get the board up out of the water a bit.
Then if you like it, and I am sure you will, you should step up to a 142 or larger board.
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Wakebrad
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| Posted: Jun 04, 2009 9:28 pm Post subject: |
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It's on the small side, but not unreasonably so.
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DoctorJD
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| Posted: Jun 05, 2009 4:53 am Post subject: |
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| kyle f wrote: | You can get out, learn to get up and learn to carve around on that boart just fine. If its riding a little low, go a bit faster. Since you wont be trying any tricks right off, it shouldn't be much of an issue to ride at 24-25mph which will help get the board up out of the water a bit.
Then if you like it, and I am sure you will, you should step up to a 142 or larger board. |
Thanks, that was kind of what I was getting at. I want to make sure I can get up period before I commit to buying a board. I might have a trade available to me, as a friend's daughter is riding a board much too large for her (not sure what size yet) and he's open to trading. We'll see. Thanks for the responses everyone! |
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cvach
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| Posted: Jun 05, 2009 6:08 am Post subject: |
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Definitely give it a shot before ordering a board. I help my buddies Dad buy a brand new setup, he dropped around 950 on a brand new board, bindings, and line/handle (money isn't a problem for this guy), but he was pretty disappointed when he kept take water to the face. He is a good slalom skiier and thought boarding would come quite easy. Give it a shot, and if you love it and want to progress (which Im sure you will)..find a bigger board! 
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