Liquid Force Trip

biglouie · Outlaw Joined: 02 Aug 2006 Posts: 135

I've been boarding for 2 months now. Started on a cheap Obrien. Got a LF Trip with Alpha bindings about 3 weeks ago. Big improvement over the Obrien. Is this considered a beginners board? I can get wake to wake, but not getting much air. Watched a video of myself the other night and it was humbling. I felt like I was 3-4 feet in the air when in reality it was 1-2 feet in the air! I'm sure my form has a lot to do with it, but I was just wondering if this board with a continuous rocker is going to limit my ability to get up higher? Anyone ride a Trip, what's your thoughts?

biglouie · Outlaw Joined: 02 Aug 2006 Posts: 135

nobody ever ride a trip?

Steve23 · Newbie Joined: 30 Jul 2006 Posts: 4

Hey,

I responded once, but it got lost somehow.

I've ridden Trips138 for two seasons....its a solid board. I think the fins help you to track, but make slides a little harder (not a lot). I get decent pop off of it (I'm not trying anything fancy, just some jumps and slides).

Be careful with the small fins. I dinged one a bit and it now seems a little trickier to get the board to release for slides.

Also, I just upgraded from OBrien Base bindings to LF Transits....makes a big difference in control and seems to give more pop.

Enjoy the board...I have

theGawdfather172 · Newbie Joined: 09 Sep 2006 Posts: 25 City: Springfield

hey,

Both me and My Brother Use a LF Trip with SPhynx Bindings and its worked very well. I can Carve Greatly with it, Almost like a surfer or a dogtown skater Very Happy

My brother can clear the wake effortlessly as well as do tricks with the board. So I dont see it as a beginners board.

Hoped I helped

Partyb · Posted: Sep 12, 2006 11:16 am Post subject:

The trip is one of the most ridden and popular boards ever. It was top of the line and somewhat revolutionary when it first came out. Anyone who has been riding for any lenght of time has likely ridden the trip at least once.

Now that many people think they need a 3-stage board continuous boards, ex. trip, have fallen out of favor. That is an excellent board and if you are not getting the pop you want, nothing against you, but it ain't that boards fault. 3-stage boards are harder to ride especially for a beginner. Stick with the trip. There have been many wakeboards comps won on a trip, work on your technique.

biglouie · Outlaw Joined: 02 Aug 2006 Posts: 135

Thanks for the post Partyb, and you are probably right, any pop I'm not getting is probably me and not the board right now!

inter · Addict Joined: 01 Sep 2006 Posts: 539 City: BC

yeah its probably not the board because I ride a hyperlite motive with a continuos rocker and I get about 4 feet of air. try to straighten your knees when you reach the wake. I realized that helps a lot with the amount of air you get.