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wakeboardlurker · Newbie Joined: 27 Jul 2005 Posts: 11

I have been a wakeboarding lurker for quite some time and finally decided to post about something. I know it isn't skateboarding but it looks awesome and there wasn't another board to post it under.

http://www.streetboarding.com

After checking out the videos and pictures I am thinking I will give it a try.

Jester · Posted: Jul 28, 2005 12:09 am Post subject:

I used to see guys doing that in Santa Barbara when I was in college. I think we called it snakeboarding. I personally think it's kinda lame 'cuz you're strapped in so that takes summa the difficulty out of it (and fun since you can't do flip tricks), but then again smith grinding a 15 is no small feat strapped in or not.

wakeboardlurker · Newbie Joined: 27 Jul 2005 Posts: 11

did you even see the videos? This stuff is crazy. I am getting one.

Jester · Posted: Jul 28, 2005 8:37 am Post subject:

Yes I saw the videos, how do you think I knew someone smithed a 15?

That front flip thing the guy did into the foam pit at Woodward didn't look as cool.

If you wanna get it, go ahead, I'm not telling you not to. Just my opinion about it. Another thing I don't like is that you're strapped in. With skateboarding there's a lot of situations where you wanna fly away from the board. If you can't you're gonna get really hurt. That's part of the reason I don't like snowboarding or wakeboarding very much, doesn't feel right. But that's my skate/surf background talking.

wakeboardlurker · Newbie Joined: 27 Jul 2005 Posts: 11

dude that wasn't a 15. I know that rail and it is like a 20. The other one is about a 15 but he does a 180 in and out of it.

I agree the flip into the foam doesn't look that great but the frontflip down macba...damn.

I'll let you know how it goes...just orderd it.

HatzicMotive140 · Soul Rider Joined: 18 Jul 2004 Posts: 261 City: abbotsford

how do you actually get moving?

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

tic tac type motion im guessing.

Honeytoast0303 · Outlaw Joined: 19 May 2005 Posts: 149 City: Holyoke

in the extra videos in some of the thps series, neversoft skates around skatelab with one. it looks fun, but scary if you think about how easy it would be to lean back or forward too much. on a snowboard or wakeboard, youre not standing right above the pivots, but with this, you are.

Mr. Mo-Fat · Criminal Joined: 31 Jul 2005 Posts: 58 City: Viagra

ya...it would be something to try one of those things

Honeytoast0303 · Outlaw Joined: 19 May 2005 Posts: 149 City: Holyoke

hey i just came up with a cool idea Idea

make one from scratch Very Happy

im gona try it sometime. not anytime soon, but if i try it, itl proably be done for fall. fall is my favorite time to skate, soooo, ill try it Mr. Green

wakeboardlurker · Newbie Joined: 27 Jul 2005 Posts: 11

hey everyone. got the board awhile ago it took me a day or two to learn how to move but now i am picking it up a lot faster. A wakeboard background definitely doesn't hurt.

Anyway another new site came online with some videos and some of them show how the board moves.

http://www.dimensionboards.com

aceyx · Addict Joined: 30 Mar 2004 Posts: 770 City: dirty

i used to have my buddy's snakeboard before it got heisted out of my garage. pretty good way to get around campus, but you definitely get WTF looks.

sj11 · Criminal Joined: 24 Aug 2005 Posts: 50 City: gilford, nh

purdy cool

wake_quake · Posted: Oct 20, 2005 12:00 am Post subject:

duct tape ur feet 2 ur sk8board...

Ian_82 · Addict Joined: 24 Mar 2005 Posts: 803 City: Longview, WA

i like being able to bail off the board. thats what freaks me out when i try stuff snowboarding. wakeboarding isnt as much of an issue, as water gives a lot more than concrete or packed snow.

id ride one around, but i wouldnt be hitting handrails on one.

wake_quake · Posted: Oct 22, 2005 10:31 pm Post subject:

Ian_82, ditto

wake_carver · Outlaw Joined: 04 Nov 2005 Posts: 157 City: sydney

Lookes great for those boring winters wishing u were wakeboarding!!

skater138 · Newbie Joined: 03 Jan 2006 Posts: 4

Nice are you a streetboarder as well? I have been in this sport for a very long time now and i love it.
http://www.dimensionboards.com/Temp/worldshl2005.mov <thats a crazy ass video.... I wish i was there in person[/url]