Is this the right size skate for me?

hermy1291 · Posted: Nov 28, 2006 12:14 pm Post subject: Is this the right size skate for me?

I am thinking of getting a 2006 hyperlite scape 112. I am 5'7 170.

wakeboardin2k4 · Soul Rider Joined: 28 Oct 2005 Posts: 355 City: Wilmington

right size but the scape is really crappy. It sound like a great deal at only 100 bucks or what ever but after my second time out on my scape the foam grip was peeling off and paint chips came off from the bottom. Unless your getting the scape for like 60bucks i would not buy it

Ctipping · Posted: Nov 28, 2006 1:54 pm Post subject:

dude, look at some of the smaller or rider owned companys. Kampus makes good skates for sub $200... others to check out would be Gator, Omen ($$$) Integrity ($$$) Devotid, Oak...

wakeboardin2k4 · Soul Rider Joined: 28 Oct 2005 Posts: 355 City: Wilmington

I agree with Ctippin

hermy1291 · Posted: Nov 30, 2006 4:51 pm Post subject:

What about the LF Faction 42 is that a better one?

HHI Dave · Posted: Nov 30, 2006 8:28 pm Post subject:

hermy1291, I may be off base, but judging from some of the things I've read in this section, it appears that the skates put out by mainstream wakeboard manufacturers like LF and HL are kinda looked down upon by the hardcore wakeskaters. Seems that the smaller companies and or the wakeskate dedicated companies get the respect.

Not trying to start any sht, just the vibe I'm getting. Then again, there may also be a reason for that.

Anyone care to comment?

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Nick Taylor · Posted: Nov 30, 2006 9:07 pm Post subject:

HHI Dave, You pretty much have it right.

hermy1291, I would suggest a medium-smaller skate (39-41) for you and definitely not a scape. For the most part, steer clear of wakeboarding manufacturers that try to make wakeskates. Most of them are a joke and you won't get anywhere close to the quality you get with rider-owned companies.

Check out wakeskating.com and all your questions can be answered there.

HHI Dave · Posted: Nov 30, 2006 9:59 pm Post subject:

Nick Taylor, Now I feel just GRRRREAT about my shiny new HL Catalyst. Laughing

BTW, I saw the pic of you in WBM. Very cool. Cool

wakeboardin2k4 · Soul Rider Joined: 28 Oct 2005 Posts: 355 City: Wilmington

I don't think that all the wakeboarding manufacturers are bad at making skates. Look at the podiums, the guys on top are Grub, Brandon Thomas, Scott Byerly are all hyperlite, then Liquid force has AAron Reed, and Danny Hampson. That list right there is usually the in the top 10 if not top 5 at most events.

The andrew Effect · Newbie Joined: 24 Oct 2006 Posts: 11 City: Deerfield Beach

Nick Taylor, Dead on

Wakemaster_17 · Outlaw Joined: 25 Dec 2005 Posts: 123 City: Vicksburg

wakeboardin2k4, yea but also look at nick taylor, who rides for integ

Mr. Top Hat · Outlaw Joined: 03 Sep 2005 Posts: 237

Wakemaster_17, nowhere in nicks post do i even see him mention integrity let alone try to talk somebody into buying one. in fact he is recommending companys that will take better care of their riders while also providing them a superior board for the water.

wakeboardin2k4, your justification of these companies made sense to me too when i was about 11. these riders would get the same podium places riding for any company, riding any board. they have skills, its not the magic in the boards.

HHI Dave, hyperlite boards are usually looked down upon because of their history of making less than decent boards and an array of gimmicks. the boards have never truly been designed for wakeskaters but merely wakeboarders who will buy hyperlite because they have a wakeboard made by them. i have disliked every single hyperlite board i have ever ridden and i usually get a good laugh when i see them in person and just look at all the gimmicks and what not.

people always talk about rider owned companys because these are the companys that seem to be making the superior boards. people ride certain companys for the boards, not the company names. if hyperlite came out with the worlds greatest wakeskate today i would have one in my arsenal by tomarrow.

deepcove · Soul Rider Joined: 15 Mar 2004 Posts: 296 City: Vancouver

Mr. Top Hat · Outlaw Joined: 03 Sep 2005 Posts: 237

deepcove, probably cash their paychecks at their local bank.

HHI Dave · Posted: Dec 09, 2006 9:36 pm Post subject:

Mr. Top Hat, You say the boards are crappy and gimmicky but then you say riders like Grubb would take podiums no matter what because of their skills.
By that reasoning, one board is pretty much the same as the next and its really about the rider, right? I'm a complete noob to this, but I'm just trying to understand.

Mr. Top Hat · Outlaw Joined: 03 Sep 2005 Posts: 237

HHI Dave, riders like grubb are started to get ousted on the podiums now by riders like little nicky taylor and reed hanson. personally i dont really consider contests a great measure of skill in wakeskating because most of the judging is done by wakeboarders but yes, riders like grubb would still ride good on a piece of plywood. just by your reasoning im guessing you probably havent ridden that many boards(no offesnse) but trying to compare an integrity or an omen to a hyperlite is like comparing a hand grenade to a fire cracker. i honestly think that if grubb got on an omen he would ride so much better than he does on his hyperlite. plus, if you think grubb is good then go watch any video of drew daniello, blows grubb out of the water.

HHI Dave · Posted: Dec 09, 2006 10:24 pm Post subject:

Waking up the World · Outlaw Joined: 16 Jan 2007 Posts: 164 City: Olathe

sure why note

Nick Taylor · Posted: Feb 02, 2007 3:54 am Post subject:

Stop posting pointlessness in every thread please.

kthxbye