View previous topic :: View next topic |
Author |
Message |
jstamatov Newbie
Joined: 16 Jul 2004 Posts: 16 City: Foxboro
|
Posted: Jul 19, 2004 5:58 pm Post subject: Wakeboard size for 10 year old |
|
|
My kids - 70lbs - has been riding an 140 for a couple of years now. He's okay, pretty stable, but he's ready to progress into some basic tricks.
What size board should he be riding? |
|
Back to top |
|
|
|
Blindside_137 Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 05 Jun 2004 Posts: 3059 City: Raleigh
|
Posted: Jul 19, 2004 6:02 pm Post subject: |
|
|
140cm for a 70 lb kid!?!?!?
way too big, maybe a 130 or even 125 _________________ Wake Forest University |
|
Back to top |
|
|
MzJez Newbie
Joined: 01 Jul 2004 Posts: 7
|
Posted: Jul 19, 2004 6:05 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Hello...
I bought my daughter a board... she is 8 & weighs about 55lbs. I bought her a 119, that goes up to 85lbs.
Jez |
|
Back to top |
|
|
jstamatov Newbie
Joined: 16 Jul 2004 Posts: 16 City: Foxboro
|
Posted: Jul 19, 2004 6:40 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Fair enough, but I'm cheap, and thinking he can keep riding it. Or will a smaller board make it easier for him to start doing tricks, etc? I think I know the answer - I guess it's on to ebay. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
ridehatzic Soul Rider
Joined: 03 Jul 2004 Posts: 362 City: Lower Mainland B.C
|
Posted: Jul 19, 2004 7:51 pm Post subject: |
|
|
125 would be good _________________ Take off you hoser |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Mike.H Wakeboarder.Commie
Joined: 07 Jun 2004 Posts: 2205 City: oceanside, ca
|
Posted: Jul 19, 2004 8:11 pm Post subject: |
|
|
wow a 140 for a 10 year old ya too big, go with sumthin like a 130-134 |
|
Back to top |
|
|
DBudman Outlaw
Joined: 14 Jul 2004 Posts: 134 City: Grosse Pointe Farms, MI
|
Posted: Jul 20, 2004 9:44 am Post subject: |
|
|
Yea my son is 10 and probably about 80ish pounds. His board is the Hyperlite Motive 118? It's perfect for him. Being new within the past month he's starting to try 360's on it.
Ask your 10 year old if he wants to sell his 140. I'm 195lbs and could probably use it.
Good Luck..... _________________ Good Beer, Good Cheer! |
|
Back to top |
|
|
DBudman Outlaw
Joined: 14 Jul 2004 Posts: 134 City: Grosse Pointe Farms, MI
|
Posted: Jul 20, 2004 9:51 am Post subject: |
|
|
...........so your on to ebay? Just yesterday I saw the Hyperlite Motive's on ebay. This one particular guy had every size of them at a descent price.
Here's the link...
http://search.ebay.com/hyperlite-motive_W0QQsokeywordredirectZ1QQfromZR8
Look at where the guy has Combo's. $299. But then I see a board 119cm for a buy it now at $139. w/o bindings.
Regarding my earlier post......now that I think of it my son's size is 128cm. Seems perfect. _________________ Good Beer, Good Cheer! |
|
Back to top |
|
|
pooser Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 4738
|
Posted: Jul 20, 2004 10:33 am Post subject: |
|
|
id go with a motive 128 or some othre board in that same size range. its a little big for him but will give plenty of room to grow. ive ridden the board and weigh 150. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
show_boy08 Criminal
Joined: 22 Jul 2004 Posts: 93 City: Cedar Falls
|
Posted: Jul 22, 2004 10:27 am Post subject: |
|
|
yeah i have a hyperlite motive. those are stable yet you can do tricks on them easily. but you definitly need a smaller board for that kid _________________ show_boy08 |
|
Back to top |
|
|
DBudman Outlaw
Joined: 14 Jul 2004 Posts: 134 City: Grosse Pointe Farms, MI
|
Posted: Jul 22, 2004 10:39 am Post subject: |
|
|
show boy....i just followed you on a post earlier back. too funny _________________ Good Beer, Good Cheer! |
|
Back to top |
|
|
DBudman Outlaw
Joined: 14 Jul 2004 Posts: 134 City: Grosse Pointe Farms, MI
|
Posted: Jul 22, 2004 10:40 am Post subject: |
|
|
..........and I see your up to "6". We keep meeting like this and we'll blow right through it _________________ Good Beer, Good Cheer! |
|
Back to top |
|
|
show_boy08 Criminal
Joined: 22 Jul 2004 Posts: 93 City: Cedar Falls
|
Posted: Jul 23, 2004 7:14 am Post subject: |
|
|
have you found anything for your kid yet? _________________ show_boy08 |
|
Back to top |
|
|
aloharodeo Soul Rider
Joined: 24 Jul 2004 Posts: 438 City: Panama City
|
Posted: Jul 24, 2004 9:21 pm Post subject: |
|
|
viva la mike wrote: | wow a 140 for a 10 year old ya too big, go with sumthin like a 130-134 |
haha, I've got my cousin's kid riding my old school hl big kahuna, that's a 151! _________________ Some female cows have horns, but you wouldn't really know anything about that now would you? |
|
Back to top |
|
|
jstamatov Newbie
Joined: 16 Jul 2004 Posts: 16 City: Foxboro
|
Posted: Jul 27, 2004 10:47 am Post subject: |
|
|
Still haven't found anything yet - it seems the more I learn, the less I know!
I'll check out the Motives on ebay - I like the 128 idea, as it seems like it'll give him some room to grow. He carves great on the 140 (he's a good snowboarder), so I feel if i go too small, like 124, it'll be to squirrly. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
DBudman Outlaw
Joined: 14 Jul 2004 Posts: 134 City: Grosse Pointe Farms, MI
|
Posted: Jul 27, 2004 11:15 am Post subject: |
|
|
Since you posted this last week......I did double check my 10 year olds motive. It is 128. He's about 85lbs ish. Learned basically this year. He too is good at snowboarding and skateboarding. That board seems perfect. Although he never tried anything else. He has a ball with it and can handle it perfectly. I can slow down to 15mph to increase wake and he doesn't sink as would with a smaller board. But 18mph seems perfect for him. Doesn't seem squirly on him either. _________________ Good Beer, Good Cheer! |
|
Back to top |
|
|
jstamatov Newbie
Joined: 16 Jul 2004 Posts: 16 City: Foxboro
|
Posted: Jul 27, 2004 12:13 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Sounds like the perfect board - thanks for the info. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
beasoldierprstn Addict
Joined: 31 May 2004 Posts: 508 City: Melbourne, not the australian one
|
Posted: Jul 29, 2004 8:58 am Post subject: |
|
|
geta smaller board _________________ my new signature |
|
Back to top |
|
|
|
|