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partynaked77 · Faceplant Joined: 07 Jul 2008 Posts: 5 City: crystal river

im looking to buy a wakeskate and around me i found a obrian traffic 101. i was wondering if that is going to be to small. im 5 11 and 130 lbs

wsjason · Pop Shuvit Joined: 04 Jul 2008 Posts: 159 City: Tampa

Do you have friends with boards you can try? Were all different and like different boards for different reasons....if your in tampa I have a few boards Ill let you try our to see what you like.... all different styles,Flat, bilevel, wood, composite, and byerly are what I have if you d like to try them out.

stOAKed · Backside 180 Joined: 28 Oct 2007 Posts: 1946

First off have fun and dont buy an obrien wakeskate. Look into NEW they have good concaves for really good prices. Use the search forum if you have a question about any particular wakeskate. Go out there and have fun. Also companys like devotid and oak are good cause they put time into their products. Look at the classified forum for other deals. If you want to know about integs got to the Integ preorder forum

mattttt60 · Backside 180 Joined: 01 Feb 2007 Posts: 648 City: 941

dont get an obrian, if there is a shop that carries wakeskates around u check to see if you can demo there boards. since there are so many different kind of boards now u should see what u like first before buying a board

Montgomery · Backside 180 Joined: 26 Feb 2008 Posts: 976 City: Rogers

I started on an obrien traffic for a flat deck it's not bad but when I got my first concave it was a night and day difference I'd suggest getting a concave for sure probably like a 40" . . . . . I'm with bigtwake, on the New suggestion but you'll have to wait until Aug 1st to check out their site . . . . . In the classifieds there is a Mogley 41" for sale I think he wanted $115 shipped

partynaked77 · Faceplant Joined: 07 Jul 2008 Posts: 5 City: crystal river

i live in citrus county and i have never seen any one do it here. so im kinda close to tampa. like an hour and a half.