Beginner/Intermediate Board

[DanWeber]

I'm looking for a good set of wakeboard and Binding for a reasonable price.

I'm 165 and 5'9.

I hope somebody can help me and give me a good advise what to buy.

Does anyone have experience with O'Brien boards? www.obrien.com

[aloharodeo]

okay, you want something in the 135-141cm range. O'brien is a good company. But the best way to go about deciding is to demo a few different boards and bindings, see what you like, and most places the price to demo goes toward the purchase.

boards I recommend demoing:
O'brien Science 138
O'brien Oasis 137 (both of these come in a package deal with O'brien Link bindings)
DoubleUp Soul Series 140
Gator Classic 139
Gator Nautilus 137


But if you are set on not demoing, a good place to get a good package deal at a good price is http://the-house.com or buy them seperately on http://evogear.com

[RyanBerg]

I ride a double up nelson, which is a great board, but might be too advanced for you. The gator nautilus is a good choice. Blindside makes some good boards too.

[HYPERLITE_103]

I ride a 03 hyperlite tfd 136. It works good for me at the inermediate level. I dont have any experience with obrien boards but ive herd good things about them

[BleedingDead]

if you can afford the tfd... that's awesome. but that is a pro level board so get the best you can for ur money

[sh0rtyme]

The Liquid Force Trip might be a good board. If anything, pay more for bindings and go towards a cheaper board if your budget is tight. Bindings are by far the most important item in a setup.

[BleedingDead]

yeah, i've had bad bindings (hyperlite spins) for a year now, and i go and ride my friends parks with temet bindings and i'm in heaven. those temet bindings kick ass