word on the street, Prt:1

[McLOVIN]

integrity- i really like how they are progressing wakeskating, they have a really solid team, i use to ride the tnt 41 at the begining of the summa i progressed very fast with it.

oak- dont really know much abt them, all i hear is that they make a really solid cancave.

cassette- i love the inovation of this company and what they has put in to wakeskating, out of all of the wakeskate companies cassette has the best art work

hyperlite- dont know anything abt this company

CWB- dont know anything abt there skates

sattylte- dont no alot abt them

LF- i dont hear many good things abt them but i dont wanna say they arnt a good company or a bad company until till i have tried a few more of their boards, my bro bought a armada at the begining of the summa and rode it for a while i didnt care for it to much becuz i dont like molded in fins or a foam top but it is a great learning skate to use to teach my friends with.

omen- christian is a very awesome dude and respect him very much the skates he is makin are unbelievable i love my omen very very much. i love the wood feel that he has incorperated witht the durability of a composite skate.

[wakemitch]

CarterOG308, ABOUT!!!!

[PIRATE]

[Vance Collins]

I like the old priate, you are no longer a pirate to me, you should change your name to captain or something.

[hellafarmer20]

i have only really dealt with a couple companies, iincluding cassette and hyperlite. it seems that hyperlite gets trashed on here a lot, but i think they are always easy to work with and have quality products, they don't break like others.

that being said i don't think they have the best or most progessive skates out there, but they are a well run company. if only cassette could get there skates out there like them.

[TTUFAN24]

cornut, thanks for the pull sunday. yes, i like my oak. i like CWB Lucky as well, dont know much about their company service though. that board is nuke-proof so never had to call.

[Nate20]

[deltarider]

hehe
lf: great wood skates that don't last, great flex, pop, and control

[jacque_mehoff]

any company contributing to wakeskating is being positive.

artists can paint a variety of pictures with different brushes. put TNT on any deck and that kid will it.

Pirate, you hurt your head or what mate?

not sure there is skate I have yet to ride I don't like.

[McLOVIN]

wakemitch, yea i no i didnt no that till after i had typed all of that

[integrity640]

Well here my 4 cents

Integrity---------

Boards- I dont care much for the ride, i never really progressed on it........ However im building a nuclear bomb shelter constructed of Integs

Company- Very good customer service, extremely high standards, very innovative.



Cassette----------

Boards- The shapes and innovation in the decks are amazing, for example the bilevel and 4-trak. Am However theyve had problems with the batch of bilevels delaming. I have had amazing progression with the bilevel in my own experience.

Company- We are all human and make mistakes and I believe Thomas has made his fare share.......lets think about it, he forgot to tell the company he needed
waterproof sealant......how do you think the NASA engineer who did his calculations in Metric units felt when the multi-billion dollar project failed because of him





Kampus------------

Boards- Dont know a whole lot about them except the k39 and its pretty sweet. Built well for a damn good price.

Company- Not to sure






Hyperlite----------

Boards- In my experience the wakeboards are awesome. The wakeskates are very crappy for the level of talent on their team. Its very surprising they ride so well on those skates. However i havent riddent this years line.

Company- Theyve done alot for the industry as a whole even though some people seem to hate them like they are out to steal your soul For as big of a company as they are they should definely make better skates IMO.







LF-----------

Boards- From what i hear good but uber shatty quality

Company- Helped many people get on their feet and get their name out. My bro emailed LF and Jimmy Redmond emailed him back personally explaining to my bro his wakeboard characteristics.





Oak-------

Boards-Amazing wood Seriosuly though I hear theyre amazing concaves

Company- I hear the owner is an awesomely nice guy






Sattelyte------

Boards- Excelent quality, someone payed attention in CAD

Company- I bought one through PIRATE and had a little trouble with shipping but other than that very very nice people.






Distortion---------

Boards- I know jack about the boards, but i know the Grinch who stole every ponds sweet virgin water

Company- I hear adam is a awesome guy






Omen---------

Boards- Look real sick, def a new shape


Company- Chris may have surpassed Esnows knowledge of boardsports know-how.....(as i giant bolt of lighting from Esnow strikes me )

Oh and the teaser on their website blows my mind. I think thats the most amazing trick ive ever seen.






Gator-------------

Boards- I hear theyre very nice and have a variety

Company- Very grassroots and seem to be very solid for a smaller company

[l8rsk8r]

[Slapdown]

l8rsk8r, huh

[RC]

So here goes my 12 cents.

Integ -
never riddin one but i hear the company is extremely solid. Also that some people love the skates, some jus dont care for 'em.

Hyperlite -
They deffinitly have the biggest and most "out there" company there is. They could to TONS more for wakeskating if they really tried to get some innovation goin.
All ive ever had is Hype skates until yesterday when i rode my LMTD A. Reed for the first time. My 04 byerly sucked big ones cause it was light as heck. My 05 Karma sucked big ones cause the edges were razor sharp and they kept catching. My 06 Byerly was by far the best of the 3. Idk why people thrash on hype cause the 06 byerly isnt that bad..but the rest of em are

LF -
like i said, all ive ever ridden is Hyperlite skates until the other day when my new LMTD A. Reed came in. its the best skate ive ever had. I had problems putting the fins on. I ended up takin my first session with it with only 1 fin on it and that was held on by one screw. Any suggestions? PM me. Also after the first ride the graphics are already comin off from teh boat platform but that dont matter cause graphics aint what gets you across the wake or what makes u stomp that shuv . jus as long as it aint in pieces ill be ok. But from what i hear teh LF skates arent put together to well but i dont have any rails to hit so i dont think the wake will screw it up.

Oak -
Dont know much, but i hear their concaves are rock solid.

Omen -
Dont know much and never ridden one but the new Revolt is beyond sick...

Sattelyte -
same as the last two...never ridden one and dont know nething about em but this guy i ride with in comps has one and hes sick .

Distortion -
Obviously the grinch and the blackbox have revolutionized wakeskating. Idk if they were the first winches but i know they started the craze and theyre the main ones i hear about.

Cassette-
Designs and innovations are sweet but the quality jus aint solid right now .

Gator-
dont know anything except i heard that the duece pop aint even touchin the Bi levels .

Well...theres my piece. Later.

[HatzicScape112]

hype-
boards- since they have about 3 different top of the line models, the cata;yst, byerly, and karma, they have something for everyone, the karma has sharp edges, but is a lot "slipperier" on the water than my catalyst, the new byerly is sick, has huge pop, and good weight, they are amazingly good decks, hold up for a long time. the catalyst is shaped more like a wakeboard but even with the shank fiuns releases beautifuly when doing lip tricks, the byerly is shorter wider and is gripped and has a deep concave. thge karma is quite long has sharper edges but the dont catch nearly as much as i previously thought. adn i will say again, Amazing quality!!

comapny- awesome customer service, has overall pushed the sport out to new places, making wakeskates available where the riding season is only a few months a year, they can afford to have boards in these places becasuew they are so big which helps the sport overall.

i know about sattelyte but i will let ride hatzc tell you about them... he dealt first hand with them...

[88skisupreme]

I wonder how many people who have ridden the integrity and didn't like it were riding one that didnt have the rails reshaped yet?

[Traffic113]

integrity640 wrote,,

[jonnyUTAH]

I see it this way…..

Every company is special in their own special way (that includes the big boys).

Right now, most companies are not getting rich off making Wakeskates. If a company can stay in the game for a few years, then, chances are, they are making skates because they love wakeskating, and that is definitely worth supporting, regardless of how one brands it.

I think the point of this thread is to help users make an informed decision on a deck in a market with a ton of choice. That’s cool. My advice is…if the company offers good decks, has a warrantee and seems to be pushing the sport in the right direction, then rock that sha-it.

[integrity640]

Traffic113 well my first sn on here was hyperlite640 because i had a byerly. Then i bought my integ and changed it. Now im to lazy to change it

[lake weir ocala FL]

Alright...heres my response.

Integrity:
Ok, these message boards definatly helped me make my decision to get an Integrity. Another factor that is very important to me in boards is durability. I hate having to buy a new board every year because the one i have is not performing as well as it was when I got it. My Integrity is amazing. I have progressed more than i could have ever hoped for on it. There company seems solid and they make their decks w/ quality and you can tell they put a lot of blood, sweat and tears in their work.
Hyperlite:
Only Hyperlite deck I have ridden was an 04' Byerly and I did not like the shape at all. The only thing I used that deck for was to hit rails. It was a friends old board that I used before I bought my Integrity. Other than wakeskating they make solid wakeboards and I thing the way they operate there company is very solid.
Liquid Force:
Only ridden an Anthem 42" i believe it was and I felt like the board had pretty good pop seeing as it was waterlogged and hte foam was falling off. It had pretty good pop off the wake and felt all around pretty solid. I think their doing a lot for the sport and are helping wakeskaters make a living and getting our sport out there.
Oak:
Don't know much about them. They gave me stickers and there boards seem really solid from what everyone says.
Omen:
Had some trouble with production dates and such but it seems like that is now the norm in the ROC wakeskate companys(Integrity/Cassette/Kampus). There boards look very solid and i still cannot get over that video of the 9mm shooting it. But i have one question about that....what kind of load were you using?
Sattelyte:
Haven't heard much about them lately. Their team seems pretty solid and i love the graphics.
Distortion:
It seemed like there was a lot of hype aroudn these decks but i have still not heard anyone give a detailed review of how they rode. I would be curious to see how they ride.
Kampus:
Loved my K-39. Very solid board until it broke. Lasted 7 months of consistent abuse including rails and kickers.
That is my oponion on those companys. I gave honest answers on all of them and stand behind my opinions. Best of luck to them all.