concave or flat?

M3snow010 · Outlaw Joined: 11 Apr 2004 Posts: 124 City: Rochester

i wake skated like 5 times last summer, i got up easy and could ride, turn ollie, do some w2w, ect. im planning on buying one but do think i should get a concave or a flat? any input would help.

RUSSIAN · Posted: Apr 15, 2004 9:18 pm Post subject:

concave if you can afford it. It's that easy.

Dutch · Addict Joined: 24 Feb 2004 Posts: 589

RUSSIAN, Agreed!

M3snow010 · Outlaw Joined: 11 Apr 2004 Posts: 124 City: Rochester

what size and brand? or doesnt it matter? thanks for the help

RUSSIAN · Posted: Apr 16, 2004 1:41 pm Post subject:

size is personal preferance. Check out Integrety, the boards will be available soon. do a search on this site about Integrety for more info. Cassete makes real good shapes, the down side is they don't hold up in water to well, Hopefully the 04's will be different.

kid · Outlaw Joined: 14 Apr 2004 Posts: 248 City: chico

do you guys really recomend buying a concave skate.. if its your fist season? Because i went last season on my friends flat and it was fun. But id rather have my own. Even though im new should i get concave?

napeterson · Criminal Joined: 18 Apr 2004 Posts: 88 City: Lake Callie

Concaves have soooooo much more feel, its alot more like riding a skateboard...

Obviousally you would want a concave if you could afford it, the price difference is about $100... and I would say if you want to get good at wakeskating throw down for a concave.

Either board will be the same for a beginner, its all about the feel.

Most boards have the same or very similiar molds to them, i would suggest to buy the cheapest you can find!!

As for M3snow saying he was doing 180 ollies, and wake to wake tricks his first time wakeskating.... who do you think you are, Grubb, Byerly, McGuckin...etc. There is no way you did anything but fall the first time you got up... so stop playin bro.

peca · Addict Joined: 10 Aug 2003 Posts: 640 City: Mt. Pocono, PA

napeterson, he could have been doing those tricks he claimed. i went wakeskating for my first time on saturdeay and was doing some wake jumps and lipslides and some ollies. plus i have 3 years of skating under my belt. you can't just misjudge people because they claim to do something just because you couldn't larn as fast. so i think you need to stop your bitching.

IMO

M3snow010 · Outlaw Joined: 11 Apr 2004 Posts: 124 City: Rochester

napsterson i never once said i could 180 ollie, look above and notice i said i could ollie and jump wake to wake, i got up first try, started riding around trying to ollie and at the end of my set i did a body varial. i have been skateboarding for 3 years now so i think that helps alot.

kid · Outlaw Joined: 14 Apr 2004 Posts: 248 City: chico

do you guys think you could take the foam of the board and slap on grip tape?

RUSSIAN · Posted: Apr 20, 2004 8:02 pm Post subject:

kid · Outlaw Joined: 14 Apr 2004 Posts: 248 City: chico

well i was just thinking if it would work in case of a tear or somethin. just askin

somepunk22 · Addict Joined: 31 Jul 2003 Posts: 898 City: Minnesota

m3snow, if your ever up near the cities and were out riding, you can come along and try my 41" cassette 3d.

M3snow010 · Outlaw Joined: 11 Apr 2004 Posts: 124 City: Rochester

im actually talking to guy who has a brand new LF 41 concave he is selling to me for $100(still in plastic)

kid · Outlaw Joined: 14 Apr 2004 Posts: 248 City: chico

holy cat fishes i just bought a liquid force wud for that much!!!!!!!!!!!!
(feals jealous) Sad

M3snow010 · Outlaw Joined: 11 Apr 2004 Posts: 124 City: Rochester

yeah im getting a little pissed off cause hes been sick and not able to get it shipped out Sad

later

Mariognarly · Addict Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Posts: 853

I personally prefer foam, my buddies have tried griptapes and come out with some rather nice raspberries, I dont really know or had the chance to feel the difference between the two though.

napeterson · Criminal Joined: 18 Apr 2004 Posts: 88 City: Lake Callie

you prefer foam cause your gay, and have pedicured feet

Bruky · Guest

harsh napeterson. why are you so full of hate?! Laughing

i ride a cassette and love it. my little bro has a flat deck, and i prefer my concave more, but it doesnt make a difference to a beginner. i think that it is easier to kick the board around... imagine having a flat skate deck! that would just suck...

LFADAM · Posted: May 10, 2004 3:25 pm Post subject:

I got a lf concave 41 and wakeskated for the first time on saturday and got up the first try and I can cut around ollie cross the wakes no prob so I dont see the point of a beginner skate becuz if your a beginner like me I could still use a concave and that means I dont have to get a more advanced board because I already have one. Bottom Line: Get a concave becuase they are better and will save you money in the long run.

M3snow010 · Outlaw Joined: 11 Apr 2004 Posts: 124 City: Rochester

i did! i got the 2004 LF 41 concave griptape. i am so glad i went with it. picked it up for 150 so im happy and it rides really nice. went out for my first time on sunday.

RUSSIAN · Posted: May 10, 2004 7:00 pm Post subject:

M3snow010, Nice

M3snow010 · Outlaw Joined: 11 Apr 2004 Posts: 124 City: Rochester

thanks RUSSIAN. im planning on trying to make my own skate too, im in the gathering info stage.

RUSSIAN · Posted: May 10, 2004 8:50 pm Post subject:

M3snow010, I was going to do that a couple years ago but got lazy. Maybe in the future I might try but......

LFADAM · Posted: May 11, 2004 3:31 am Post subject:

M3snow010, theyre great arent they. It feels so easy to ollie.

M3snow010 · Outlaw Joined: 11 Apr 2004 Posts: 124 City: Rochester

they are just so smooth. to me it makes ollies effortless. i cant wait until i learn shove-its!

rybassett17 · Addict Joined: 11 May 2004 Posts: 562 City: Cadillac

I just began this past summer and I use a flat deck so it works for what I do

wakeguy2008 · Addict Joined: 16 Jul 2003 Posts: 847 City: Ft. Myers

foam on flat....i like it how it is

colefooter · Posted: May 15, 2004 5:23 pm Post subject:

Hey M3snow010, Try to demo a flat board and a concave one, then go with preferance.

M3snow010 · Outlaw Joined: 11 Apr 2004 Posts: 124 City: Rochester

Lake Rabbit · Outlaw Joined: 17 May 2004 Posts: 189 City: Indian Lake

I have been trying to ollie. I am terrible at skateboarding but do okay behind the boat. I dont have a concave board. Would a concave board help me to ollie?

HaveNewACL · Outlaw Joined: 21 Dec 2003 Posts: 207 City: Richland

a little the concave is more for like kickflips and stuff. but it will be a little eaiser if it has a kick tail on it

wakeguy2008 · Addict Joined: 16 Jul 2003 Posts: 847 City: Ft. Myers

i ride a flat and it seems pure.....but a skateboard feels a hell of alot more different.....does the concave make a big difference?

beasoldierprstn · Posted: Jun 06, 2004 1:23 pm Post subject:

i want to start wakeskating and i was wondering if it has any of the same feeling as wakeboarding

thirdcoast · Outlaw Joined: 14 May 2004 Posts: 121 City: A*T*X

for a beginner It really doesn't matter flat or concave ,cause you won't be doing anything that concave would make better.... but as you progress you will want to have a concave, I've been riding with a guy lately who is pretty slick on the skate and when I ride with him I ride his concave cassette (reed) and I can really tell the difference, just in one set i already learned a fs bs to 270 out on his concave. Its really personal preference. I have a flat cause there was no such thing as a concave when I started wakeskating......ps I have an 01 flat cassette(the green one with the headphones), OLD i know. I AM buying a concave soon, just wanna wait and check out an integrity.