New Cable Stick

ky1e · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 31 Mar 2008 Posts: 2693

Picked up a Hyperlite Vigilante 138 from performance. They basically took a Roam and added a layer of foam to it. Still has no bottom contours but now you can put fins on it. I changed out the junky looking fins that it came with with my Ronix Sintered slider fins. Definitely going to play around with the fin setup, I may leave the back fins for control and take off the front fins for better presses. I don't really plan on hitting kickers with it because of the wood core. The 2010 Ronix boots fit on perfectly without having to get any sort of extenders or special plates or what have you. Here are some pics. For $260 along compared to the average life of a true cable board, it definitely seemed like it was worth a shot. It comes in a 143 which just seemed a little too big. The biggest board I've ridden is a 141 and that is pretty much my limit. Plus since the cable is going a little slower, you don't need as big of a board logging you down.

shaggyboarder · Posted: Jan 13, 2011 3:03 pm Post subject:

As soon as you get your other board I bet this goes straight up for sale Laughing

ky1e · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 31 Mar 2008 Posts: 2693

shaggyboarder, yeah whenever that may be... Rolling Eyes

lol My card was run on the 5th btw so lets see how long it takes

shaggyboarder · Posted: Jan 14, 2011 8:55 am Post subject:

I hope soon Im runnin out of boards over here! Forums sure are dead these days must be the off season huh? Gotta pay tuition then off to revo.

GnarShredd · Posted: Jan 14, 2011 8:59 am Post subject:

Those corners look like pretty frail if you ever came up short on an ollie or ran in to something, I guess edges would blow out on a lot of boards in that scenario but those tips are just screaming "BREAK ME!"

edit: I say this as someone who's done it before.... a few times.

da Liks · Addict Joined: 22 Aug 2010 Posts: 594

ok, so you have a cable board but you're not going to hit kickers with it? bummer..

ky1e · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 31 Mar 2008 Posts: 2693

da Liks, I have a few boards for the cable Wink

. Witness grind and Watson hybrid for all around boards that are sturdy. Bombing off kickers on a board like that will put havoc on my knees that I can't afford. just had an extra set of bindings that I figured I could throw a rail setup together and for $260 it is worth the boards purpose.

ky1e · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 31 Mar 2008 Posts: 2693

GnarShredd, yeah Ive been there too many times as well. it will be a fun experiment

GnarShredd · Posted: Jan 14, 2011 12:36 pm Post subject:

ky1e, Let me know how that thing rides, I'm a cable-rat myself and it looks interesting.

da Liks · Addict Joined: 22 Aug 2010 Posts: 594

ky1e · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 31 Mar 2008 Posts: 2693

couple shots on the witness from today..

Liquid*Force*Rider · Posted: Jan 19, 2011 1:13 pm Post subject:

Looks like a nice board for sure. Ride the same as the roam then when the fins are removed?

GnarShredd · Posted: Jan 19, 2011 2:06 pm Post subject:

Nice shots! I love the witness. I've been riding the Watson hybrid all season and it's a ton of fun but I think i might hop back on the Witness soon, gotta work on my air tricks this year.