Bought a new boat...got a free wakeboard..is it okay?

kgoings · Newbie Joined: 17 Feb 2005 Posts: 4

I bought a Reinell 200LSE and they gave me a free wakeboard..it is an evolution watersports wakeboard...it's white and blue. I have seen them for sale occasionally on Ebay. I know it is an offbrand and prolly not very good. But is it decent enough to learn on and maybe start doing some of the "Beginner tricks" listed on this site? Also should I upgrade the bindings or just leave the ones on there and spend my money on a decent board later. I was thinking of getting some Oneail ION bindings.

noneya · Addict Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 796 City: Roxboro, NC

What are the bindings like? If they are the sandal type bindings get rid of em quick.

kgoings · Newbie Joined: 17 Feb 2005 Posts: 4

Here are some pics of the board and bindings...

Kento911 · Addict Joined: 07 Dec 2004 Posts: 958 City: Devore

it's a sportmart cheepy, but you might get away with just replacin gthe bindings, if your justa begginer, but I would reccomend investing in a little better board, lots of sites have boards on close out

noneya · Addict Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 796 City: Roxboro, NC

Dont ride with those bindings, the board would probably get you through a few months

Wakebrad · Ladies Man Joined: 11 Dec 2003 Posts: 12257 City: Dallas

It should get you through more than a few months IMO. I'd just get some new bindings for it.

It looks like a similar shape to my Hyperlite Fluid. I rode that thing for 2-3 years. It looks like a good beginer board to me.

Kento911 · Addict Joined: 07 Dec 2004 Posts: 958 City: Devore

Wakebrad, umm the fluid had a round profile, that looks more like a cruiser, or lattitude, or even the oooold CWB Parks sig.

w2w420 · Newbie Joined: 09 Dec 2004 Posts: 14 City: Austin

Oh those bindings got to go. It's not that there's too little ankle support.......It's that there isn't any support at all. As a beginner you should definately invest in something with some ankle support. Those things have injury written all over them.

Wakebrad · Ladies Man Joined: 11 Dec 2003 Posts: 12257 City: Dallas

Kento911, well the fluid is a little bit more rounded but this board still has rounded edges. It has very beveled edges like the fluid and the chanels are very similar. The only thing that's hard to tell is if it is a 3 stage or continuous.

chavez · RIP MHL 04/25/1958 - 01/11/2006

Rule the Latitude out - it had a smoooth bottom - no channels.

Liquid*Force*Rider · Posted: Feb 17, 2005 4:18 pm Post subject:

I think that board will be ok for beginner tricks but I would look into getting better bindings. If you have bad bindings you can roll your ankle easyly.

vawakemonster · Posted: Feb 17, 2005 4:40 pm Post subject:

yea im sure you could learn and get away with those for a week or two but once you get up and start riding strong and atemping juming those have GOT TO GO!!!!

matt1808 · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 05 Feb 2004 Posts: 1981

if you do decide you want something better check out evogear.com they have some close outs for really cheap.

chavez · RIP MHL 04/25/1958 - 01/11/2006

matt1808, I second www.EvoGear.com for inexpensive & prior year models. The guys & gals there are super-helpful and the prices are cheap if you don't mind not having the absolute latest gear.

noneya · Addict Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 796 City: Roxboro, NC

For cheap last year stuff I like these guys

http://www.cheapwakeboards.com/

For new these guys are pretty cool:

http://www.boardstop.com/

wakesnake · Newbie Joined: 04 Feb 2005 Posts: 37 City: Tamworth N.S.W

i think that it will be more then good enough to learn on and last you until you want to learn more advanced tricks.. Puppy Eyes

HyperRash · Posted: Feb 18, 2005 7:23 pm Post subject:

I bought my 04 board last year at evogear they just don't have nay 05

Chad H · Posted: Feb 21, 2005 9:28 pm Post subject:

What type of boat is that, it looks HUGE

Ctipping · Posted: Feb 21, 2005 9:31 pm Post subject:

Wakeboarddrumma, looks like an I/O to me but i dont know for sure.....

Liquid*Force*Rider · Posted: Feb 22, 2005 8:47 pm Post subject:

It is a I/O and I think it has a tower on it. I think I have seen them around in Kelowna in the summer.