Ronix Zariel @ Wakeside

parky · Kickflip Joined: 04 Oct 2004 Posts: 3193

not trying to promote a nother site, just wanted to show the kids that have been waiting for these that they are now in at wakeside.....

check it

http://www.wakeside.com/product/wakeboard_gear/more_gear/wakeskates/ronix+zariel+wakeskate+2008.do

Schmaltz · Backside 180 Joined: 16 Sep 2003 Posts: 721 City: San Jose

Nice way to promote another site PARKY ...

Bite that hand...

parky · Kickflip Joined: 04 Oct 2004 Posts: 3193

dur....

daniel · Back Big Joined: 26 Apr 2004 Posts: 3669 City: Duncan

parky, think you took that a little too seriously.

Chrishau · Backside 180 Joined: 19 Sep 2006 Posts: 919 City: Aurora

parky, r u riding the zariel or the Catalyst 2.0 now?

scott a · "a" is for angel Joined: 17 Feb 2004 Posts: 4126

Those decks may be at wakeside.com, but they're priced 30 bucks higher than they are at Wake-Space.com. link here.

oh, and by the way every other major shop has them, too. And I'm guessing most of them are gonna sell it for less than wakeside.com, too.

Schmaltz · Backside 180 Joined: 16 Sep 2003 Posts: 721 City: San Jose

Parky...

I was just joking around...

Razz

It's so funny how every company has a totally new "hybrid" Rocker ...

parky · Kickflip Joined: 04 Oct 2004 Posts: 3193

Schmaltz, its the net... hard to read how people really feel.... my apologies

Chrishau, I ride a bunch of different skates.... right now a LF 41... what ever makes riding fun!

knox · Kickflip Joined: 14 Jun 2007 Posts: 4693 City: Gainesville

wakeshredder · Posted: Mar 07, 2008 10:53 pm Post subject:

did you read the review? not good... hope I don't get that impression, because mine is in the mail.

not very happy
By Don from San Jose, CA on 1/16/2008
Pros:Durable
Cons:Heavy, Too Stable
Best Uses:Flat Water
Flight:Smoother, Longer (Low Pop)
Board Feel:Average
Weight:Heavy
Describe Yourself:Aggressive Rider
Bottom Line:No, I would not recommend this to a friend
this product does not perform well in choppy water at all. It is the heaviest board I have ever used and I would not recommend this board to anyone.

McLOVIN · Backside 180 Joined: 03 May 2006 Posts: 1673

ouch that review hurts lol

spencer · Faceplant Joined: 07 Apr 2005 Posts: 18 City: Portland

Woops. Price just went down to $299.99.
Who ever wrote that review had never ridden the board.

knox · Kickflip Joined: 14 Jun 2007 Posts: 4693 City: Gainesville

that reveiw was written months ago, so it was on one of the protos.

awatts · Posted: Mar 08, 2008 8:41 pm Post subject:

I rode both a few months ago and here was my small review.

Posted: Jan 24, 2008 6:44 pm Post subject:

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All depends on what you are looking for buddy
I've had the pleasure to ride both of them the past few weeks and here is what I think.

The Zariel
I loved the concave. It was very "Cassette", the bottom deck doesn't touch the bottom and the side concave is more angled than the SST. The width is drastically narrower than the SST as well. I like a quick deck so the Zariel with the narrower design was a tad faster. I also felt that the Ronix sat higher in the water maybe due to the construction. The shape is non directional if it matters to you. What else...the rail is way sharper than the SST which I could see getting caught up on some moves. It is a prototype that I have and I here the production decks will be more rounded/more forgiving. The weight is also a tad more, it tipped my scale at 14.8 pounds. Durability looked really solid-no signs of any wear. And the compression molded wood seems to be a really good idea in my book.

The SST
The one thing that really stood out to me was the asymetrical shape with the wide tip really gives you a ton of forgiveness and space to stomp landings on. Because of the added width, I feel that the SST was a little slower. I'm sure you have seen in pics how the bottom and top deck rest against each other in the middle. This possibly gives the deck more durability but I feel you loose that dope "bi" feel a little. It is also a 6 bolt pattern instead of 4 and you can remove the two middle bolts for a flexier feel(I didn't notice much if any diff). The deck sat lower in the water and had more drag than the Zariel. The SST had a much more rounded "variable" edge-rounded in the middle, sharper at the tail. Since the SST has taken an insane amount of time to hit our stores I really think that the durability factor should be high. The combo of compression and wood should make everyone happy.

I rode in shiznackle and cold ass conditions here in Nor Cal so it was hard to really push it. The pop was almost identical and the landings were smooth as all bi's should be. Even though the Zariel is heavier on paper I felt that it felt lighter on the water..again I think due to the narrower deck.

Hope this helps out.

Good luck with the either. Riding a bi-level is one of the greatest fealings on the water. Both of these decks are the cream of the crop and both Ronix and LF have put a ton of reasources into the design.

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