Sharing Your Board.

eklipse · Soul Rider Joined: 30 May 2004 Posts: 315 City: Ladysmith

I'm just curious as to how lenient you all are with letting others ride your setup when you are out on the lake? After buying a new '05 setup i'm feeling a little hesitant letting others ride it after having a begginer take a chunk out of my last board due to tension on the rope while trying to get up.

jumalian · Ladies Man Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 7625 City: san diego

UTexas_LBJ · Outlaw Joined: 19 Feb 2004 Posts: 196 City: Austin

Same thing happened to me. The day after I bought my first setup, my buddy slid out heelside and the handle put a big hole in the top sheet of the board. When I got my '04 setup, I was a little hesitant initially but I reminded myself that a little board is not worth being a d!ck to your friends over. My equipment, along with my dad's boat, is pretty much the only equipment my crew has.

Damon · Posted: Apr 04, 2005 9:30 pm Post subject:

Yeah what happened? Did the handle snap at the board or something?

bsaaron · Outlaw Joined: 21 Feb 2005 Posts: 100 City: Calgary

Yah I let people ride my board im just more careful on what goes on when the they have it on thier feet. I let a buddy dock start and he jumped too early and scraped the bottom of my new board on the rocky bottom lake.....i had no one to blame but myself.....im so stupid, stupid stupid stupid.

wkebrd3 · Posted: Apr 05, 2005 5:03 am Post subject:

You break, you buy. People have to realize this isn't a cheap sport and that they have to take responsibility for their actions. Let it be known before you let someone use your stuff.

Oh, BTW, I have no problem letting someone use my setup.

Neognosis · Ladies Man Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 17617 City: Webster

A beginner put an nice gash in my board and a matching one in the boat.

I don't let other people except for my wife and one other person use my "good" gear. But I do have an older board that I rarely ride mounted with older bindings that I let anybody use.

asterisk* · Posted: Apr 05, 2005 5:05 am Post subject:

I'm careful about it. I wont let anyone alter my setup because it is milimetre perfect for me and not many people can handle the parks. People seem to enjoy having a 5 minute play on it before deciding that its too angry for them hehe.

raketball · Outlaw Joined: 12 Jun 2004 Posts: 159 City: Dublin

most of the people who ride with us are beginners so i let them use my Hyperlite Vero from last season. I only let one other person use my board (141 Premier). The Vero smmes to work fine for the others.

wkebrd3 · Posted: Apr 05, 2005 5:47 am Post subject:

raketball, that's the same board I learned on and I agree it's great for newbs...

ercobrac · Outlaw Joined: 20 Jun 2003 Posts: 215

I have the big feet, so I not too worried about anyone messing stretching my bindings. I will pretty much let anyone take my board out for a spin.

Beaver · Posted: Apr 05, 2005 6:23 am Post subject:

I let anyone ride it but no dockstarts or anything...They know if they break it they buy me a new one or if its under warenty they don't have to worry about it.

Liquid*Force*Rider · Posted: Apr 05, 2005 6:30 am Post subject:

I let the beginners learn how to get up on my slider board. My 2005 Setup is just for me. Cool

asterisk* · Posted: Apr 05, 2005 7:37 am Post subject:

I actually managed to get a beginner up and riding yesterday before I went out on my 04 Parks setup from last season. Im wondering if a rider grew up only knowing how a really aggressive/high pop board handled (for instance, learning on a Parks) if they would be better off in the long run.

One of the biggest challenges moving to a Parks is getting used to the rails and having to keep it on an edge to stop it going crazy through how unbalanced the board is. If they knew nothing else and didnt have to adapt at all a beginner rider would be insane once they learnt it.

bmartin · Addict Joined: 05 Feb 2003 Posts: 794

I used to be more anal about people using my board but still let people use it - just didn't offer it up, but now I really do not care and will let anybody use it with same or smaller feet than mine. If someone has bigger feet, I have an old 'boat' board they can use if they don't have their own equip.

Anybody that wants to try, can use our surf board and wakeskate. Heck I let some friends on the lake come up my yard and borrow my surfboard anytime they want and have had zero probs. Now my boat, no one gets to borrow that!

d*RU*nk · Posted: Apr 05, 2005 8:31 am Post subject:

I used to let my friends use my setup. It kinda sucked because my friend with huge feet stretched out my ultra suctions a little bit. This year I got a new setup so im gonna make the old premier with the ultra's the "boat" board and keep the new stuff all to myself.

Nauty · Addict Joined: 12 Feb 2004 Posts: 827 City: Lake Dallas

After having a brand new set up dinged by a guest a few years ago, I now keep a guest board around if anyone "boardless" is coming out with us. My set up is for my feet only! That is, unless an experienced rider is wanting to demo my board. Then I am more than willing to let them take it for a spin. So basically, no newbies on my set up. They can ride the guest board.

boarder52002 · Soul Rider Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 454 City: Chicago

yea i let one of my friends use my wakesurf board last year and he hit the boat and took a chip off the front. shitty man

nickdakoolkat · Posted: Apr 05, 2005 11:58 am Post subject:

I have my board, and a guest board (my old one)........my old board is a very suitable recreational board though (hyperlite motive) its not like i'm stiffing my friends with a cheap @$$ hydroslide or something

Tiffanator · Posted: Apr 05, 2005 12:19 pm Post subject:

I have an ensemble of boards that I carry with me so we always have extras for people to try. As for people riding my board, if they can comfortably cram their foot in my bindings they are welcome to ride it. With lace up bindings I don't really fret people with bigger feet than me using them. If their feet are big enough to stretch the boots out big time they'll never be able to get their foot in my boots. Plus, I already have chronic bad ankles and no bindings are going to be 100% comfortable. They are also welcome to put their bindings on my board, or I have a pair of old 30/60s that are big. I know how I like my board setup. I enjoy seeing people who want to try out my board, could be because I'm sponsored by CWB and I'm always wanting to promote them. Actually, I've always been open to letting people ride my board.
So if anyone wants to try a absolute platinum '05, absolute '04 or '03 or transcend '05 you are welcome to come ride.
Does that sound too much like an advertisement?
Later
Tiff

Wakebrad · Ladies Man Joined: 11 Dec 2003 Posts: 12257 City: Dallas

I've never even had my good board get dinged up by a beginner but I don't let them ride my setup so that's probably why. I have 3 other boards for various sized and skilled riders that they can ride/ding whenever they want. I will let experienced riders give my board/bindings a try any time though. I figure new people don't need an advanced setup anyways. If you're good enough to need my board you're experienced enough not to break it.

kingjaycee · Posted: Apr 05, 2005 12:25 pm Post subject:

I don't mind my friends using my set-up. My set-up was new for 2004 and most of my friends used it. I'm cool about it. But they know the "you break you buy rule!" Laughing

I have a LF Search 143 for begginers with Ultra binginds.

My set-up is a 04 LF Team 139 with 04 HL Park bindings.

eklipse · Soul Rider Joined: 30 May 2004 Posts: 315 City: Ladysmith

nu2dagam · Addict Joined: 04 May 2004 Posts: 505

Would you guys consider a LF Trip 138 a beginner board, or would you consider that learning on an advanced set up. I started out riding a LF Trip with Ultra Sucs

Se7en · Posted: Apr 05, 2005 1:01 pm Post subject:

I'm more than happy to let people use my gear. It's just a board, nothing major.

Of course no one ever wants to use my stuff because they can never get their feet out of my bindings Very Happy

Schimkat · Outlaw Joined: 31 Jan 2005 Posts: 136 City: Dunedin

nu2dagam, i asked the same question a couple weeks ago... http://forums.wakeboarder.com/viewtopic.php?t=40132

colefooter · Posted: Apr 05, 2005 1:11 pm Post subject:

I have my board, then the boat board that i let all of my friends use. I would let other people use mine, but my parents simply won't trust my friends to use my board, which they paid for.. so i really can't argue. I just let the newbies use my older board, which seems to work out fine for them.

Rocko · Posted: Apr 05, 2005 1:13 pm Post subject:

everyone that i ride with uses my board. Laughing

DunDunDun · Posted: Apr 05, 2005 2:04 pm Post subject:

as long as they dont have canoes as feet and i say, you break anything on it, you replace it witht he same piece

wakeboarder07 · Posted: Apr 05, 2005 2:31 pm Post subject:

If the guy has bigger feet than me, forget about it, he's gotta get some other bindings, if they have same size or smaller feet, I don't care if they ride it or not...

E.J. · Ladies Man Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 7597 City: Mogadishu

Ride any board they want, whenever they want. I am the host and am happy to help in any way possible.

E.J.

Chad H · Posted: Apr 05, 2005 3:13 pm Post subject:

I let people ride my board, because my old one is plastic. Mine now is also like an 02 or 01 so i dont mind. When i get an 06 or 07, no one will ride it, they will ride the Area 51

gswake · Posted: Apr 05, 2005 4:07 pm Post subject:

I let others use my board. I got adjustable bindings in part so anyone could use it. Once I get another board, I'll keep this one to teach others on - but I'd still let someone ride the new one. Might make sure they knew what they were doing first.

nickdakoolkat, how did you like the motive? Is it really just for beginners/recreational? I was thinking about it when I got my first board. I might buy another in a year or so, but will probably never progress to advanced tricks (so I don't think I need a "pro"/advanced board.)

wakerider07 · Posted: Apr 05, 2005 5:25 pm Post subject:

i dont mind people with smaller feet using my board while i am there on the boat whenever my lil bro borrows my board to take it to his friends lake house i dont like it at all and i get kinda queesy if you know what i mean.

Wazzy · Addict Joined: 01 May 2003 Posts: 706 City: Illinois

If you don't have an old board (setup) or a slider board....go to e-bay and look for something inexpensive....w/ adjustable bindings......and have 1 extra setup for others...... just my $0.02