Brand question

billabob1234 · Newbie Joined: 17 Jun 2006 Posts: 18

i'm looking for my first wakeboard, and i'm on a tight budget. Under $200 would be nice. I found some cheap boards on ebay, but i'm wondering if they're good quality. Are the brands Assault, Blindside, Liquid Force, or Obrien any good? I can water-ski pretty well, so does that mean i can get a more advanced board? thanks a lot.

devon · Posted: Mar 19, 2007 4:09 pm Post subject:

i would go with liquid force or hyperlite
what kind of board are you looking for
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HHI Dave · Posted: Mar 19, 2007 4:49 pm Post subject:

My first board was a Hydroslide from Boater's World. It was $150.00 and included the velcro bindings. As with most things, you get what you pay for. If I were on a tight budget, I would definitely shop for a good price on a closeout or used board from a reputable manufacturer rather than a new el-cheapo board.

Ebay is certainly a good place to find bargains. Also, most of the online shops like www.buywake.com www.the-house.com www.boardstop.com have closeouts for sale. Finding a decent board for $200.00 is not unreasonable. Finding a quality board AND bindings for $200.00 might be stretching it, but anything's possible. What size are you looking for?

Good luck and happy hunting! Cool

billabob1234 · Newbie Joined: 17 Jun 2006 Posts: 18

I weigh about 160, so i guess 133-139 cm?

smwilliam2 · Soul Rider Joined: 16 Apr 2006 Posts: 252

i would actually try to find a used board on here or wakeworld.com wakeboards lose value pretty rapidly year by year, if i were you on a low budget id buy a couple years older and then get the feel it for it and what not and go from there..

but by all means ebay is good too
def go with a liquid force or hyperlite

HHI Dave · Posted: Mar 19, 2007 9:16 pm Post subject:

http://forums.wakeboarder.com/viewtopic.php?t=67678

billabob1234 · Newbie Joined: 17 Jun 2006 Posts: 18

awesome. thanks. is there a for-sale thread here?

Rainther45 · Posted: Mar 21, 2007 9:00 am Post subject:

Maybe try ebay. I bought my bindings off ebay for $125 shipped. They were brand new 06 hype 3ds.

wakeG · Outlaw Joined: 06 Oct 2006 Posts: 241

yea look in here http://forums.wakeboarder.com/viewforum.php?f=9 also called classified adds if you look down on the site index

wviveen · Addict Joined: 03 Mar 2003 Posts: 705 City: Loosdrecht

I would go for EBAY also. I just bought a brand new ps3 137 from 2006 for 199 $.
If you keep an eye out on ebay you will most likely find some very good deals.

~Last Summer~ · Outlaw Joined: 10 Feb 2007 Posts: 205 City: Overland Park

HHI Dave, You didn't just recommend a newbie rider the Parks did you...??? Thats like the worst board for someone to try and learn on. I wouldn't go with that one billabob1234. Start out with something more manageable like an LF Team, Omega or Hyperlite Premier and go with a board length of at least 138 or more cuz it's easier to learn on a longer board.

HHI Dave · Posted: Apr 04, 2007 10:51 pm Post subject:

Nemesis7384 · Criminal Joined: 09 Apr 2006 Posts: 68

liquid force all the way Very Happy

nickyneon · Newbie Joined: 06 Apr 2007 Posts: 30 City: Lake Mohawk

i got my stuff off of evogear.com really cheap

WattsBar=Perfect · Newbie Joined: 24 Jul 2007 Posts: 48 City: Kingston

liquid force is the only company to be riding

Zcaithaca · Soul Rider Joined: 21 Mar 2007 Posts: 251 City: Ithaca

WattsBar=Perfect, that is really subjective...pretty much every brand makes a good board for riders of every level - it is really personal preference.

endlessracingz · Newbie Joined: 25 Jul 2007 Posts: 16

Also you can get some good deals on blim's, its a brand new board but they messed up the graphics a little. For learning IMO bindings are extremely important they are the only link to your board and if they are too loose as those velcro bindings usually are then your in for trouble.

I would suggest a pacakge LF Omega's w/ switch bindings you might be able to find that under $200 just a quick check I found it for around $240 new. If you can spend $50-60 more my buddy got a CWB Pure w/ hinge torq bindings. Which is a wicked setup he got for $260 shipped.