CWB or Hyperlite or Liquid Force

ski24_7 · Newbie Joined: 20 May 2006 Posts: 17 City: Spokompton

Does anyone know, in generall which board holds up better and which boards are higher quality ? Also which board is prefered to intermediate riders: CWB Absolute or Hyperlite Drive or Liquid force substance? One last question, i am about 140lbs but the board might have riders as heavy as 175lbs which lenght is best? thanks

pureliquid · Posted: May 20, 2006 4:38 pm Post subject:

Uh Oh!!!

Here we go.

thane_dogg · Outlaw Joined: 24 Jan 2003 Posts: 187 City: Corona

Get a Substance 138.

Stewie · Posted: May 20, 2006 5:35 pm Post subject:

I've heard that CWB isn't that high quality. I've never ridden a drive, but the other hyperlite boards i've had are pretty heavy. The substance is a really good board and it is good quality. I would go with any size between 138 and 142.

nickdakoolkat · Posted: May 20, 2006 6:31 pm Post subject:

ski24_7 · Newbie Joined: 20 May 2006 Posts: 17 City: Spokompton

thanks for the great ideas. is there any other boards to keep my eye out for?

Sbt3 · Soul Rider Joined: 27 Jan 2003 Posts: 279 City: Okauchee

I don't think the CWB is low quality, I have been riding my absolute for like 3 years now and it still looks brand new. I ride 3-5 times per week from april-october. As far as bindings I perfer the Liquid force bindings for comfort and fit.

DaBigKahuna · Criminal Joined: 20 May 2003 Posts: 60 City: Honolulu

I used to be die-hard LF, but I recently was converted.

CWB Zeus bindings blew away the LF Shanes & Watsons, I mean totally blew them away, IMHO.

The CWB Platinum series are pretty damn sick, custom flex patterns like snowboards. I know flex makes a huge difference. I had a hand shaped Jimmy Lewis Kiteboard that was sorta like the CWB Platinum construction, and I felt like the board was totally alive under my feet. I tried kiteboarding with Hyperlite and LF boards and they just felt totally dead, no flex that helped you. CWB is ont the right track with controlled flex (the snowboard industry figured flex patterns out a long time ago).

Plus, the Bonus....CWB Boards - Made in USA! Devil Guy

Ctipping · Posted: May 22, 2006 3:23 pm Post subject:

DaBigKahuna, are you the crack? What kind of crazy god-like zeus did you find? I've never found a CWB binding that could measure up to anything from LF.

LFADAM · Posted: May 22, 2006 4:33 pm Post subject:

Ctipping, I was thinking the EXACT same thing!

DaBigKahuna, I have the CWB Zeusses and LF Alphas and have tried many other LF bindings. The Zeusses are nearly impossible to get on and they try to snap your foot in half because they are so tight! the footbed is soft but has way to much arch. The main inside material is just rubber which hurts like crap after a while. The LF bindings are easy entry (neoprene liner) and snug but not oppressive. The footbed is about equal to zeusses but the liner is so soft I could wear my bindings all day. No comparison!

snowmonkey · Outlaw Joined: 30 Jan 2006 Posts: 103

first i'd use board finder to get a general size of a board.
then i wouldn't ask a question of the fourms due to biast opinions.

Ctipping · Posted: May 22, 2006 7:00 pm Post subject:

It is quite ironic that the "Zeus" binding is un-godlike...

DaBigKahuna · Criminal Joined: 20 May 2003 Posts: 60 City: Honolulu

I know, I thought I was on Crack too! I always thought CWB was crap, never even considered them. I was like a total LF guy. But, when I tried on the Shanes and the Watsons I wasn't that impressed. Then the guy at the shop told me to try on the Zeus, I was like, Nah, that's alright bra. But he insisted I try them on, just so I knew for myself what they were like. I don't know what to tell you bro, but they fit my feet way better than the LFs, and they just felt awsome. I rode with them today and they were the shiznet! Again, just my opinion on how they felt to me.

On another note, I demoed the CWB Marius (It totally sucked IMHO), the Transcend (It was O.K.), and the 135 Absolute Platinum (This board is by far my favorite board ever, the kick off the wake was sooo clean). Again, this is just my humble opinion on what worked for me.

Morale of the story....DEMO BEFORE YOU BUY! If you rely on other peoples opinions on what will work for you, then you are screwed from the get-go.

LFADAM · Posted: May 23, 2006 3:57 am Post subject:

DaBigKahuna, well its good to hear you have first hand experience. I guess some people just like different feel in their bindings. I like the comfy shoe feeling but some might want a tight waterski boot kinda feel, IDK. Youre definetely right though, always demo if you can. I tried the Marius as well (finless) and thought it popped really well and landed really well, just too wide and loose for me.