new but not to new

glassywake · Newbie Joined: 04 Oct 2004 Posts: 12

hey guys out there. i'm kind of new to wakeboarding. i've boarded since 7th and i'm in 10th but it was only like twice each summer on a trip or some thing like that. i'm sure so many people ask questions like this but...what are some good wake board brands? i only know double up, blindside, and hyperlite.

DavidHoff · Posted: Oct 04, 2004 6:20 pm Post subject:

Double Up, Blindside, Hyperlite, CWB, Obrien, Liquid Force, Jobe/J-Star are all some names you will hear.

Liquid*Force*Rider · Posted: Oct 04, 2004 6:32 pm Post subject:

Gator(indistructable)
Hyperlite(Heavyer side)
Liquid Force(Very lite)
Double Up(GOOD QUALITY)
CWB (friend broke one by hitting the wake)
O'Brien????
J-Star(Same as HY)
there the main ones like Davo.FSF said

glassywake · Newbie Joined: 04 Oct 2004 Posts: 12

sweet thanks guys. about how much does a good wake board cost? not like a pro level but i guess and intermediate.

DavidHoff · Posted: Oct 04, 2004 7:51 pm Post subject:

They range from $200-$400 mainly. Same with bindings.

wakemitch · Outlaw Joined: 31 May 2004 Posts: 193 City: Vallejo

get a wakeskate

glassywake · Newbie Joined: 04 Oct 2004 Posts: 12

you know what i saw those but i wasn't to sure of how easy they are to use...could some fill me in and give me the just of how they work and stuff? wow...a wake board could be more then a snowboard...

wakedad1 · Addict Joined: 19 Sep 2003 Posts: 667 City: Discovery Bay

glassywake, you could spend as much as a thousand bucks for a board and bindings. $600.00 board $400.00 bindings. Shocked

But for entry level gear probably somewhere between $300.00 - $400.00 should get you rolln' pretty smooth.

Wakeskating is a little harder than wakeboarding but it's a lot of fun. I get up by holding the board under my feet until the boat starts moving and then the water pressure keeps it there. After that its jsut like getting up on a wakeboard.

Liquid*Force*Rider · Posted: Oct 05, 2004 6:38 am Post subject:

glassywake, where do you live?

K-dub · Ladies Man Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 14760

chavez · RIP MHL 04/25/1958 - 01/11/2006

K-dub, and CWB... broke hitting the wake.

I call BS again. WCR, why don't you do us ALL a favor and stop posting.

Glassywake, first, check the "gear guide" on this site, then go to a good boardshop like www.boardstop.com or www.boardersparadise.com or www.wakeside.com

There is useful information on each of those sites, and www.boardstop.com has an excellent board finder on the home page.

Liquid*Force*Rider · Posted: Oct 05, 2004 3:59 pm Post subject:

K-dub, i have had my gator and have been hitting sliders on it for 2 years and i have only got one chuck out of it

Ocean Rider · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 24 Jun 2003 Posts: 1597

K-dub, Its true about WCR's gator he has been hitting sliders with it alot over the past 2 years and it looks like its only been sliden once... chavez, and the CWB did break hitting the wake... not sure if me and WCR are talking about the same person but my friend who rides for CWB canada broke it at a comp

K-dub · Ladies Man Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 14760

WCR, like I said before...Gator boards fall apart just like every thing else out there. They are'nt made of Titanium, just foam and fiberglass like every other D-Up, and Blindside, HL, and LF/Obrien....So my question to you is, what makes it so "indestructable"??

I have seen Gator, as well as, every other brand out there fall apart. Hell, my roomate's 05' 142 Gonzales literally exploded on a wake to wake, 2nd day on the water....
Not bashing Gator by any means here, but buliding a wakeboard is not rocket science guys....they all have thier defects, no matter what name is on it.

Ocean Rider · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 24 Jun 2003 Posts: 1597

K-dub, I think that post tyson made is just showing his personal experinces(sp) with those boards

glassywake · Newbie Joined: 04 Oct 2004 Posts: 12

i live in bakersfield california. wow...do wakeboards break that easily? i never thought they would...that's amazing...i bet it doesn't hapen alot though.

Liquid*Force*Rider · Posted: Oct 05, 2004 5:48 pm Post subject:

glassywake, im sure it was just a dud from the factory

Liquid*Force*Rider · Posted: Oct 05, 2004 5:51 pm Post subject:

K-dub, that is just my opinion and my experinces with my Gator, all different boards/models are made with differnt cores and molds so the one board i have might just have a stronger mold

i won it at a wakeboard competition and got it directly from the Gator Boards Rep
in Canada

K-dub · Ladies Man Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 14760

WCR, Ocean Rider, you guys are obviously missing the point...go ahead and think what you want.

LFADAM · Posted: Oct 06, 2004 12:33 pm Post subject:

glassywake, They usually dont break easily, you can scratch them by hitting something on the dock or dropping it (not good) but usually to break them you have to ollie onto a rail or do something extremely wrong if your not hitting sliders. (like just wake riding) There are some cases where they do break just in normal riding but not regularly.

If you like LF boards, I HIGHLY recommend them. I have had a few LF set-ups and I can hardly say anything bad about them, Their boards are really light, strong (K-dub dont worry I know any real wakeboard is strong Wink

) and they look great. They have a board for anybody and compared to many other brands they are priced great too. I got an '04 trip 133 with alphas for 400$! Thats a intermidiate/advanced board. Blindside, D-Up and Gator have some good stuff too.

glassywake · Newbie Joined: 04 Oct 2004 Posts: 12

that's cool guys thanks. i'm not gonna get a board till next season... 05 summer because i need a snowboard set up. by they way, how do you know what size to get?

LFADAM · Posted: Oct 06, 2004 5:03 pm Post subject:

glassywake, how much do you weigh? Its also personal preference but generally speaking its something like this:

80-115 lbs. 123-128 cm board
115-150 lbs 131-134 cm board
145-180 lbs 136-139 cm board
180+ lbs 140+ (something around a 143)

Thats just an estimate, each board has different weight recommendations.

glassywake · Newbie Joined: 04 Oct 2004 Posts: 12

likes like i should be around a 132. thanks alot men!

Jama · Soul Rider Joined: 17 Sep 2004 Posts: 476 City: Knoxville

Find some different boards\bindings in your price range and then go to different sites and look at reviews

DavidHoff · Posted: Oct 07, 2004 5:32 pm Post subject:

glassywake, You don't need to follow the lengths and weights that smlparksguy133's wrote. I weigh 135 and I ride a 136 and sometimes a 137. It's all personal preference so I would recommend trying different sizes, big and small.

HyperRash · Posted: Oct 07, 2004 5:49 pm Post subject:

WCR, Jobe/Jstar is not the same as Hyperlite

DavidHoff · Posted: Oct 07, 2004 6:07 pm Post subject:

HyperRash, It is like a sub-division of it though. The J-Star/Jobe boards and bindings are based off of Hyperlite's. They have a board with a similar shape to the Premier and I think their bindings are based off the Byerlys (With an Option2 Strap) and the Highbacks.

Liquid*Force*Rider · Posted: Oct 07, 2004 9:41 pm Post subject:

thanks Davo.FSF for that Wink