Did i make a good set-up choice?

ecsdesignsvfx · Newbie Joined: 23 Mar 2009 Posts: 6

Hey i literally JUST got into wakeboarding...mostly because i moved less than 5min away from Ski Rixen, one of the pully cable wakeboard parks, so i was there last weekend and picked it up on a rental board pretty quickly, im pretty athletic so i usually pick up on stuff like this quickly, im not saying that to brag i just say it cuz i just bought a board that says is for "intermediate riders", and want to know if this was a good buy for me.

im 6'3 about 170 pounds, and have only ridin once but did well and want to get really into it...was this set-up a good choice for me, and was it good for the price?

heres what i ordered...the 139 length one

http://www.waterskis.com/Ronix-Vault-Wakeboard-p/ronix_vault_wakeboardpac_2009.htm

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

ecsdesignsvfx, looks like a good buy to me.

Enjoy it!

m_lesney · Soul Rider Joined: 22 Feb 2008 Posts: 358 City: Austin

Looks good to me let me know how those bindings are!

Squirrely ZA · Newbie Joined: 22 Mar 2009 Posts: 6

I would love to get that setup - They just don't ship to my part of the world. Enjoy it man.

Chocoholic · Soul Rider Joined: 21 Feb 2009 Posts: 363 City: Dubai

Nice! Ronix are coming out with some really good stuff. And many boards these days are changing the fins and rails to ease toeside edging, this sounds very much the the Hyperlite Jade for girls.

The only thing I would say, is that I would possibly have gone for the bigger size board because you're very tall and it would give you a bit more stability. But that's just a personal thing.

ecsdesignsvfx · Newbie Joined: 23 Mar 2009 Posts: 6

ecsdesignsvfx · Newbie Joined: 23 Mar 2009 Posts: 6

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

ecsdesignsvfx, actually a bigger board would float you more which would be faster. Not that I think it's a problem, I prefer shorter boards personally. A 139 is a little short for 6'3 but about right for 170 pounds. I also think the "speed" of a board is over-rated. Most time I am trying to minimize my speed so I don't go into the flats.

What it's saying with about the toe-edge is that the front of the board (the rail by your toes) is shaped at a sharper angle than the back. What this does is makes it easier to get a hard toe-side cut. Heel-side cuts are generally easier to dig in on because you just lean back against the rope.

The downside to the sharper toe rail is that it makes it easier to catch that toe-edge and face-plant. Sharper edges are a characteristic of a more advanced board though - allowing you to cut harder.

ecsdesignsvfx · Newbie Joined: 23 Mar 2009 Posts: 6

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

ecsdesignsvfx, no, it's definitely not tiny. It's really a personal preference. I would say a 139 at 170 pounds is right in the middle of the range. Personally, since I like smaller boards I would probably ride under a 139 at 170 pounds. At 6'3 you should be riding all the way out on your board - with your bindings mounted as far apart as you can go.

I'm 6'2 200 lbs and up until a few years ago I was riding a 136. Now I ride a 140. How deep you sink in the water depends on your weight - which will change the speed of the board. As far as height goes, you just want to make sure the board has posts wide enough for you. Most board companies have made their binding holes wider and wider. So you should be fine.

I don't know how all of that applies to cable riding though. I've only ridden a cable a handful of times and I've always used my slider board.