JESUS, how do you Ronix people do it?

TheHebrewHammer · Addict Joined: 03 Dec 2010 Posts: 526

I rode my buddy's 2010 Ronix One today and holy **** that thing is tight. It had the standard 1-inch fins and breaking it loose was scary. The speed and pop were excellent and felt pretty similar to my LF Harley, but the One was waaaaay less forgiving. My buddy says that's the reason he doesn't do many surface tricks like backside butterslides/powerslides/surface BS 180s. I wonder what it would've been like finless.

I know this board is hugely popular, but are all y'all who ride it not bothered at all by this? Is it something you just get used to? Does it become manageable with more skill/experience? I'm not knocking the board. I'm just curious!

Enygma · Soul Rider Joined: 26 Jul 2009 Posts: 356

I found my old CWB board was MUCH easier to break loose for surface tricks then my new Ronix. I can understand what your buddies saying when he says he doesn't do much surface tricks for that reason.

That said I still intend to buy a Mana or a One next year because I love my Vault. The Vault will be demoted to community board as it's a great beginner to intermediate board.

erikneufeld · Criminal Joined: 27 Aug 2010 Posts: 72

yeah i hear ya, i took my buddies ONE out thinking i wanted a ronix board, but after one lap i was over that notion, it grips soo hard when i wanted to slide and slide when i didnt want it to comming off of bigger trick landings,....im sure its a good board for some riding styles though, as for me im sticking to LF lol.

TheHebrewHammer · Addict Joined: 03 Dec 2010 Posts: 526

holdsworth · Posted: Jul 19, 2011 5:12 pm Post subject:

The One definitely does dig in a little bit but you said it yourself, the pop and speed are excellent. It's not a board made to do surface tricks though. Powerslides are all about how you do it though, never expect a board with 1"+ fins to just pop out for you whenever you want. For my powerslides I edge out as hard as I can and right when I want to break loose I switch edges quick and kick my back leg out and never have any issue. Any other surface trick that you want to break loose on is more about weight transfer and how you pull on the rope. I have .9's on my Humanoid and it's easy to break loose because of how I break it loose but it's still a tight board when it needs to be.

TheHebrewHammer · Addict Joined: 03 Dec 2010 Posts: 526

BrianABE · Outlaw Joined: 01 Sep 2009 Posts: 210

I'm all about the LF S4 love Cool

TheHebrewHammer · Addict Joined: 03 Dec 2010 Posts: 526

fotoshark · Newbie Joined: 11 Jul 2011 Posts: 42 City: Toronto

Believe it or not for a newbie I actually see the difference comfort on the water wise. The first time I went out I learned on a Ronix board WITHOUT fins. Then after that lesson I bought a hyperlite board from the store I learned at WITH fins took it out a few times this week so far and well ... Its easier to edge for a beginner, but when I tried to ride switch it def wasn't as easy to get to switch position as it was with the Ronix board and no fins lol Embarassed

TheHebrewHammer · Addict Joined: 03 Dec 2010 Posts: 526

fotoshark · Newbie Joined: 11 Jul 2011 Posts: 42 City: Toronto

TheHebrewHammer · Addict Joined: 03 Dec 2010 Posts: 526

fotoshark · Newbie Joined: 11 Jul 2011 Posts: 42 City: Toronto

Well I think I'm sold on taking my fins off now hahahaha

twolfcorner2009 · Guest

I ride a 2010 Ronix One and love the control it has. I don't have a problem getting into any slides with it, it's all just a matter of getting used to how the board rides. My buddy I ride with rides one of CWBs 2010 boards and I can't stand it, it's just entirely too loose and squirrely for my liking.

Just a matter of preference and getting used to the way each board handles and responds on the water

Fiction520 · Newbie Joined: 20 Apr 2010 Posts: 17 City: Tucson

I'm pretty much a complete noob and I ride an 09 CWB absolute without the fins. Board feels buttery without them. I like it much better.

GnarShredd · Posted: Jul 20, 2011 11:35 am Post subject:

Surface tricks simply aren't exactly something that pro riders or riders at a higher level are looking to do so the board is definitely not made for things like that. It's made for good performance wake to wake.

STANG KILLA SS · Posted: Jul 20, 2011 12:50 pm Post subject:

my '10 ibex was the same way. it is the sintered base version so it came with both the 1" and .8" slider fins
i was on a 09 watson the year before (no center fin) and the 1" fins on the ibex were WAY too big, and the board was too tight for me, (i do alot of surface stuff) i put the .8" sliders on and it was nealy identical to the watson, looseness wise. althought the square tips of the ibex did add just a HAIR more 'stick" when sliding it around but like 2%. almost nothing. (the watson has a rounder tip profile)

TheHebrewHammer · Addict Joined: 03 Dec 2010 Posts: 526

FlyZone CR · Posted: Jul 20, 2011 6:32 pm Post subject:

I hear ya! I feel I ride better on the Witness than on the Harley/S4/Watson. Looking at price the others are 'better' boards. Does that make me a worse rider than someone riding a Harley?! (Yes often I am, but you get the point Wink

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TheHebrewHammer · Addict Joined: 03 Dec 2010 Posts: 526

I always got a kick out of seeing Steel Lafferty ride the LF trip. The Trip is pretty much the least aggressive board in LF's line. It's a continuous rocker "beginner board" FFS! That just goes to show that you don't need a pro model board to ride at a pro level.

Steel's riding the Witness now and still killing it. Yes, it's a pro model, but it's supposed to be a lot less aggressive than the Harley, the S4, the Shane, the Watson, etc. He did the toe back 9 that won trick of the year on that board, as well as a back 10!

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

GnarShredd · Posted: Jul 21, 2011 6:12 am Post subject:

TheHebrewHammer · Addict Joined: 03 Dec 2010 Posts: 526

Enygma · Soul Rider Joined: 26 Jul 2009 Posts: 356

GnarShredd · Posted: Jul 22, 2011 5:17 am Post subject:

TheHebrewHammer, Did you even read my post?

TheHebrewHammer · Addict Joined: 03 Dec 2010 Posts: 526

GnarShredd · Posted: Jul 22, 2011 6:17 am Post subject:

So can you point out at which point I said Harf was better than Harley? How does that come out of what I said at all?

If you misunderstood then maybe I should reword somehow but basically I meant that a board doesn't make the rider, but you're still not going to want to put a complete beginner on a board like the One (they can get away with it, but it's no ideal). That's why it's considered to be for a more advanced riding style.

TheHebrewHammer · Addict Joined: 03 Dec 2010 Posts: 526

GnarShredd · Posted: Jul 22, 2011 9:52 am Post subject:

TheHebrewHammer · Addict Joined: 03 Dec 2010 Posts: 526

holdsworth · Posted: Jul 22, 2011 12:18 pm Post subject:

Danny designed his to be baseless and have it how it is. Harley the same for his board. This is why we test boards from boardshops Very Happy

Or you give me a shout for a Humanoid at a good price! Cool

fotoshark · Newbie Joined: 11 Jul 2011 Posts: 42 City: Toronto

cubbies017 · Posted: Jul 25, 2011 3:53 am Post subject:

I haven't ridden a Ronix, but I have heard they are pretty tight and hard to ride.

marmonick · Newbie Joined: 23 Sep 2008 Posts: 25 City: Clarkston

I ride my Ronix finless.

OperationROL · Criminal Joined: 11 Aug 2009 Posts: 92 City: Rockford

You guys are killing me. If you bought a Street car and wanted make it suitable for drag racing, you would outfit it with the necessary items to get it to perform. It does not come from the manufacturer with your needs in mind. So, now you have a Ronix ONE and you want to do surface tricks. Do like I did. Order some Ronix 0.8 or Hyperlite 0.8 fins and forget about it. When I first tried a switch on my 2010 One, I experienced the hardest faceplant ever. I can still feel it. So I ordered the .8s and now everything is fine. The fiberglass fins that come with the board are hard to release. It is not the board. It is the fins.