Can anyone tell me if this is a good board or not?

caddydaddy · Newbie Joined: 13 Jun 2005 Posts: 17 City: Vernon

Just go to the link showing below, i got this board off ebay the other day and havent gotten yet to try it out so i was just wondering if anyone would be able to tell me if this should be a good board or not. Thanks in advance.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7163226213&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&rd=1

pointblank12 · Soul Rider Joined: 10 Mar 2005 Posts: 313

i wouldnt ride it. ever..your obviously a begginer so have fun and learn the sport. then get a new board fast.

caddydaddy · Newbie Joined: 13 Jun 2005 Posts: 17 City: Vernon

okay well can you tell me why you wouldnt ride it, EVER, cause it seems like a good board and i've been riden for about a year now. But whats wrong with this board?

re re · Addict Joined: 02 Jul 2004 Posts: 723

ummm... It's a hydroslide. Hydroslide= big pile of Sh t.

ontrider · Ladies Man Joined: 30 Jul 2003 Posts: 16491 City: Russia

You will also absolutely KILL your ankles/feet if you're trying anything difficult using those bindings.

caddydaddy · Newbie Joined: 13 Jun 2005 Posts: 17 City: Vernon

may i ask what is so bad about hydroslide, cause i know i have used their kneeboards before and they are great.

Zack_Attack · Posted: Jun 23, 2005 2:17 pm Post subject:

caddydaddy,

Well thats kinda like saying that Matell makes great kids toys so they if they made a boat then it would have to be the best right?

This is not the case, Kneeboards and Wakeboards are not the same thing. Hydroslide from what I hear makes great kneeboards, this means they have devoted their studies and technologies to better the kneeboards. They are only a small fish in a big pond of the wakeboard world. As far as your riding skills and so forth I don't have any idea how good you are, so if you have never gotten on one before I still wouldn't suggest this board, I would suggest something along the lines of an 04 or 03 hyperlite vero or something with some spin bindings (my first board). It is easy to ride yet advanced enough to take you a couple of levels up before you feel you need to go bigger.

Ctipping · Posted: Jun 23, 2005 4:27 pm Post subject:

Hydroslide makes heavy boards with outdated technology, and most of the time they are under-engineered. The bindings will mess up your ankles becuase they have almost no support. There is a higher likelyhood of you sustaining an ankle or knee injury by having one foot come out and the board twisting. I would steer clear of hydroslide and possibly take a look at a Liquid Force Search with Elements or Metros. There are good beginner/intermediate boards from other companies as well.

caddydaddy · Newbie Joined: 13 Jun 2005 Posts: 17 City: Vernon

This posting is in reply to everyone that put a negative post on here about my board. I finally was able to try it out this weekend and it worked great. The way the board feels and jumps is so nice and smooth. And the binding have so much more support then the ones i used before and my ankles are fine. So I just wanted to let you all know how good this board is and that ya'll have no idea what you're talking about. So if you dont know what your saying dont reply to my post please. Peace Out.

colefooter · Posted: Jul 05, 2005 3:58 am Post subject:

caddydaddy, And you can have fun when you snap your ankles if you ever try something hard Very Happy

caddydaddy · Newbie Joined: 13 Jun 2005 Posts: 17 City: Vernon

Colefooter , what are you doing talking, i dont think i made any reply to you, and i damn sure will have fun snapping my ankles , IF it happens but with these bindings i have so much more support than what i used all last year, and i cant remember Snapping my ankles any last year. but IF i do snap anything i'll post the picture of it for all yall punks.

waker1der · Outlaw Joined: 12 Oct 2004 Posts: 102 City: London UK

you shouldn't get sh1tty with people because you made a bad purchase, maybe you should have sort this advice before you purchased. hydroslide dont make good boards or bindings that is a fact, whether you like it or not. try something better and you will see.

those bindings by design dont have any support, you cant argue that, you might as well nail shoes to your board

you asked advice, you got it, deal with it, not really a trick tip post either

flame, flame, flame Twisted Evil

elyse · Posted: Jul 05, 2005 5:10 am Post subject:

caddydaddy, you asked if this was a good set-up or not, and the people gave you honest answers. Seriously though, unless you are just staying behind the boat, inside the wake, not attempting any tricks at all, maybe you'll be ok. Those bindings are freaking sandal bindings!! If you seriously think those things have support, go try on a WAKEBOARDING company's bindings, even if they are the lowest end bindings the company makes. I would strongly suggest a new set-up, or at least bindings from Liquid Force, Hyperlite, CWB, gator, Double Up, O'brien, and any other brand I forgot. Trust me, you will be amazed how much more support you get with some spins or elements or anything like that.

caddydaddy · Newbie Joined: 13 Jun 2005 Posts: 17 City: Vernon

Well considering that i used some last year that were just a strap around the back of my heel and over the top of my foot , and i didnt have not one problem with those, and these have much more support than those and i was jumping and attempting 360's yesterday and my feet feel fine. so dont dis something until you try it. have any of you ever actually tried these bindings or all you all just hearing they arent any good because i heard they suck but then tried them anyway and they feel great and alot easier to use then the HYPERLITE boots i tried last summer, cause i sure didnt feel comfortable in those boots. But before you try to tell me how to talk on hear about the advised i receive why dont yall go try some of these bindings and then post a reply on how they actually feel and work , because then you would see how wrong eveyone on here truely is.

WickedClimber · Outlaw Joined: 26 May 2005 Posts: 157 City: Annapolis

yeah i have a hydroslide that i bought this year that doesnt seem to exist anymore and i know that hydroslide boards have bad raps n stuff but mines good so far but im only at surface tricks right now... we'll hafta see how it does w/ w2ws

WickedClimber · Outlaw Joined: 26 May 2005 Posts: 157 City: Annapolis

but my bindings are COMPLETELY different than that.... yeah compared to mine thos are like sandals but hey if they work for you

caddydaddy · Newbie Joined: 13 Jun 2005 Posts: 17 City: Vernon

yea my board is great on the surface and the little bit of jumping i was able to do felt good and the board held out really good for how bad of a board everyone said i got. i know the bindings arent the best out there, but everybody aint rich or have rich parents that buy them whatever they want. but this reply isnt for you wicked climber cause you sound like you know what your talking about just by saying " but hey if they work for you" because everybody is going to be different and have a different feel for each board. but to everyone else on here , like i said dont dis something til you try it. and the board and bindings i got and yall dissed work GREAT. just to verify that everybody knows that.

Wallrat · Posted: Jul 05, 2005 6:12 am Post subject:

I've ridden on a very similar board with those exact bindings and I agree with everyone else that they're scary. Trust me man, I've seen what happens when one foot pops out of a sandal and it aint pretty. I know wakeboards are expensive but check ebay for an entry level hyperlite, obrien, liquid force, CWB, etc and see what you can find. You should be able to find something pretty good for under $200 that you'll be alot happier with. Since you're just starting out you might not notice the difference as much but in a few months when your having a hard time on the hydroslide you could be still having fun and pushing the limits on a better board. Not trying to flame you or your board here, just offering some advice.

pooser · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 4738

caddydaddy, you dont know what you are talking about. you come and ask people who have years of experience and are doing stuff behind a boat that you cant even imagine and tell them that their wrong? Why even ask for advice then?

Chattwake · Posted: Jul 05, 2005 6:51 am Post subject:

Caddydaddy, that setup is probably the most lame, dangerous, uncool and retarded wakeboard setup I have ever seen. Wakeboarding is a cutting edge sport, and there is a reason why hydroslide boards are a fraction of what a reputible company like hyperlite or liquid force charges for their boards. Part of wakeboarding is getting really cool sh-t that works well, looks good, has style and improves your performance. That board is so lame that I wouldn't let you take it on my boar and I'd make you ride one of mine. After you got over getting pissed about having to leave your board on the dock, you'd have a chance to ride either my premier DNA or my new fish and you'd crap your pands over how much better the boards rode. Also, if you think your rediculous bindings have support, you'd faint if you rode my new transits, or even my old parks bindings. You're one of those people who'll ride with a ten dollar stretchie ass ski rope and convince yourself that you get some sort of spring out of it and refuse to buy youself a nice spectra core main line. It's one thing is all you can afford is crap, its another to convince yourself that your board is totally sweet when it actually looks like something from back to the future and rides like a model T.

My advice is get real, get a job, and get a demo or used byperlite premier and some used parks or bellmont bindings.

WickedClimber · Outlaw Joined: 26 May 2005 Posts: 157 City: Annapolis

hey if you like em you like em and yeah

caddydaddy · Newbie Joined: 13 Jun 2005 Posts: 17 City: Vernon

02lightning and headless chicken - this posting is mainly for ya'll two punks. I see that neither of ya'll said anything about ever riding a Hydroslide wakeboard, so for you to have never rode one how can you tell me who owns one and used it, that it sucks and you would never ride it. And if yall want me to try all those high price boards so i can have a better board , go ahead and buy me one and i'll give you my addy to send it to me. But until you want to buy my boards and bindings for me just kiss my ASS. and for you 02lightning , i wouldnt ride on your boards or your boat until i beat the stuff out of you and stole your stuff. and you headless chicken, how can you tell me that they are all right about my board, half of these people on here probably dont even wakeboard but sit back and watch their boyfriends do it and think they know all about it. as far as im considered all of yall except for wickedclimber can kiss my ass. Dont tell me that my stuff sucks and you would never ride it and dis my board and bindings, because i rode a hyperlite all last summer and this hydroslide is alot better then that hyperlite ever was, but thats my opinion and just figured i would voice my opinion since everyone else is. and if you have anything to say about this post , please post your opinions too. Wink

elyse · Posted: Jul 06, 2005 9:45 am Post subject:

caddydaddy, my god you are an IDIOT! If you don't want to hear honest opinions about you POS board and bindings, don't ask if it is a good board or not. Sure you may disagree, but you have absolutely no right to be getting pissed off because people answered your question honestly with their own opinion. Just my .02

Zack_Attack · Posted: Jul 06, 2005 9:59 am Post subject:

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

To be honest that board is fine for a beginner. You should be able to get a solid 2 years of riding from it before you'll need to upgrade.

Some people bash on Hydroslide because it is considered an economy board. It would be like driving a Kia. Not to say there's anything wrong with that. It is designed for a beginner and it works. It's nothing to be bragging about; it's not designed to be a professional grade board but for someone who's still trying to learn it will do the job.

The thing you should be worried about is the bindings. Wakeboarding is a dangerous sport. People break their legs and screw up their knees all the time. Those bindings don't provide enough support to keep your feet in the boot on bad falls. If one foot comes out of the binding and the board twists too far you will break your leg or tear a tendon.

Do you see the difference between these 2 bindings:

The second will keep your feet securely in the binding and provide more cushion for landings.

I know it's tough to get a new setup so early but you really might think about investing in a pair of new bindings so you don't screw up your legs in the future.

caddydaddy · Newbie Joined: 13 Jun 2005 Posts: 17 City: Vernon

thank you wakebrad, i think thats the best reply i've seen on this whole site so far , because you are actually saying the truth instead of just laughing or dissing my board and you are actually trying to help and not just talking stuff about how bad of a board and bindings i got. but the bindings i have now compared to what i used last summer is about like the pciture you posted. the ones i used last summer had a strap across the back and one across my foot , so these i know arent the best but hey they are better than before and alot more support i think, but i know its not the best ones i can get. OH YEAH, and wakechick , your a bitch, lol

Chattwake · Posted: Jul 06, 2005 11:59 am Post subject:

caddydaddy

I want to apologize for my comments earlier about your board and bindings. I hope you have fun all summer long at special ed camp on your wicked setup. As far as beating me up and stealing my boat, etc. goes, not likely..... Wakebrad did give you a good reply because he boiled the whole mess down to the fact that your bindings are not nearly as safe as a better quality, albiet more expensive, liquid force one. The fact is, what you have purchased is the lowest entry level setup sold and you will ultimately have a harder time progressing. As for Wakebrad's opinion that the setup will last you two years, I disagree. When I first started wakeboarding three years ago, I learned on a friend's HYDROSLYDE, however, the board I rod THREE YEARS AGO had better bindings than the ones you have. I only paid like $75 bucks for the whole set up back then. I rode that board for two weeks until a friend of mine got on it. The first time he fell, the handle smacked the board and broke it in half because he fell on his back and didn't let go of the handle until the boat ripped it out of his hand. One side of the board came up and cut his calf wide open. The fact is that, while your board may be different than the one I rode, I have had my experience with hydroslyde products, and THEY SUCK!

In addition to the basic fact that your setup is not very safe, it is totally lame. Why one earth would you ask for our opinion of your stuff and then freak out when we bash it's crappiness. Oh Yeah, its because you made a bad decision and don't like hearing about it. All I can say is try to listen to what everybody has told you (a) your board is not cool (b) your board is not going to help you get better as quickly as a better board would (c) your bindings are kryptonite to coolness (d) your bindings are unsafe (e) lastly, don't ask for advice about doing something stupid if you already did it.

Chattwake · Posted: Jul 06, 2005 12:03 pm Post subject:

Caddydaddy,

I just checked out your profile. Damn, I really thought that you were like 13 or something. The fact is, you are (assuming your profile is correct) 20 years old and you work at nextell. While you may not be "rollin in the dough," so to speak, you surely can affford a better setup. As to buying you a new board, I may just do that for you, I mean.......... your mom has done so much for me already.......

Zack_Attack · Posted: Jul 06, 2005 12:56 pm Post subject:

02Lightning,

I just checked his profile too. It says he is towing with a Supra Comp. I mean if you can afford that boat and you know what that boat is made for then you should know what boards are decent and whats not.

CaddyDaddy,

First of all you are right. Well over half of us who have responded to your advice inquiry have never ridden a Hydroslide board. However, how do you think that Hydroslide got such a terrible rep? I am sure it wasn't from their graphics. Its because people have ridden them and they didn't like them, especially after they jumped on any mainstream board. If you are happy with it then so be it. Personally I can't see how you would be, but whatever.

Secondly I am wondering how you manage to keep your composure with disgruntled customers through Nextel. If you lose it this bad over someone giving their honest opinion, ON THE NET none the less, then God help those poor people who have to deal with you over the phone or across a desk.

Thirdly, you have attacked us for giving you our honest opinions. Is that fair? Do you know me? You say "How the hell do you know what a hydroslide rides like, if you have never rode one?" Well sir, how do you know that my mom and dad buy me my boards/boats/bindings or anything else if you have never met me or my parents? That is as unfair, if not more, than us giving our opinions and insight for your own good. IMO you are very fortunate to still have a username on this board. If I were you I would do one of two things.
1. Apologize and tell everyone that you have realized that they were only trying to help. And tell us you will be more respectful to our opinions in the future.

or

2. Leave the entire board forum all together/ start a new username and cease in your idiotic ways of dealing with people.

just my .02

ILWakeAir · Posted: Jul 06, 2005 3:45 pm Post subject:

this whole topic is hilarious, i just laughed my ass off the entire time readin it. awsome

elyse · Posted: Jul 06, 2005 4:01 pm Post subject:

Zack_Attack, good call.

caddydaddy, listen ass bag, I have TRIED to tell you this in the last 2 posts I have made, but evidently you don't listen. Don't ask people their opinions if you don't want to hear them. But hey, if you just want to think that your opinion is the only right one, then so be it. I am not trying to be a bitch, but jesus tap-dancing christ, listen to what other people have to say, especially when you ask what they have to say.

matt1808 · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 05 Feb 2004 Posts: 1981

caddydaddy, I would not ride those bindings. They are way outdated and very unsafe if you are doing any tricks. Reputable wakeboard companies have not made bindings like that since 1999. As for the board it isn't very good but it will do for probably a year. It is also pretty outdated too. Almost that exact same shape was being used in the late 90's and the shapes haven't changed over the years for no reason. Also Hydroslide does not make very durable products. Even their kneeboards, which are actually known to be good, are not very durable. If you go to kneeboardplanet.com and read the forum you will see a lot of posts about Kaos kneeboards delaminating. (the Kaos is their best kneeboard) Also their wakeboards are pretty heavy.

caddydaddy · Newbie Joined: 13 Jun 2005 Posts: 17 City: Vernon

LOL yall are so fun, working at Nextel in a call center is very boring especially in Tech Support cause we dont get too many calls a day so i have to find someway to pass the time and this is the funnest i've found so far. But yea i do appreciate everyones replies on how crappy my board is , but hey its a 2005 board and the bindings feel good to me and the board rides alot better then the hyperlite board i started out riding on so I'm gonna use this one until i find one i want and then i'll get it but until then i'll take my chances with this hydroslide.

matt1808 · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 05 Feb 2004 Posts: 1981

caddydaddy, which hyperlite board did you ride?

Chattwake · Posted: Jul 07, 2005 8:37 am Post subject:

If it was worse than the hydroslide he is riding now, it must have been ANCIENT. From what I gether, it had some sort of sandle like bindings on it too. No wonder he hated it. I know its hard to invest a bunch of money in a good setup, but if you look hard enough, you can get a great setup for fairly cheap. For instance, I have seen several pairs of last year's LF ultra suc's on ebay for under $50, as well as several of last year's Hyperlite Premiers and/or Liquid Force Subjekts go for under $200. If you looked real hard, you could get a pretty cutting edge setup for under $250. That would be the best way to go. Caddydaddy should sell that setup on ebay to another sucker and start over.

P.S. Wakechick182, I don't think your a bitch by the way. Caddydaddy shouldn't underestimate how knowledgeable girl riders are. I bet a million dollars that my fiance' knows a hell of a lot more about this sport than Caddydaddy does. (She's rocking the new LF Angel and the Minx limiteds by the way)