LipSticks coming soon

nick · Posted: Jul 02, 2009 1:47 pm Post subject:

EJazzle, That's the point. They don't have drag like the bigger nugs out there. I was riding the first lipstick prototypes last year which were literally 1/2 the size of these (pics courtesy of Alliance Wakeskate/SiKBoY). You don't use the whole nug when you go to lock in, just the contact point and a little bit to stay on it. If you are doing lock-in tricks you probably know this already...

the white board

burn · Posted: Jul 02, 2009 1:59 pm Post subject:

sick nasty pics mane! cant wait to get my lipsticks!

that blunt slide, BALLIN!

Greg T · Skeezer Joined: 13 Sep 2003 Posts: 2448 City: ohio

damn dude. front blunt!? sick as freak.

EJazzle · Posted: Jul 02, 2009 11:01 pm Post subject:

nick, the part about them not dragging is what i like about the size. It just seems like there is a very very small margin for error.

Gnarly Dancer 42 · 360 flip Joined: 21 May 2007 Posts: 5121 City: kalamazoo

nick, sick photos!

how are they for smiths and feebles? Glasses

soy escuala · Backside 180 Joined: 16 Jan 2006 Posts: 2248

EJazzle, The Integ/Mutiny team swears by them. We have all had a major say in the outcome of these. (we've been testing since expo 0 Cool

. Threw lots of R&D, This is what we all came up with.

http://www.wakeskating.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26714&highlight=lipsticks

soy escuala · Backside 180 Joined: 16 Jan 2006 Posts: 2248

burn · Posted: Jul 02, 2009 11:11 pm Post subject:

looks sick nasty mane. Smash

Gnarly Dancer 42 · 360 flip Joined: 21 May 2007 Posts: 5121 City: kalamazoo

soy escuala, that looks so sick!!!

i definitely want to get some of these or try to make something similar

i wonder how good it would work to try making some out of wood.......?

nick · Posted: Jul 03, 2009 12:17 am Post subject:

EJazzle, Compared to what? Lock-in rail tricks are very hard and require good board control, body position, and a good amount of rail experience... I know what you are saying and I think if you are worried about it, then maybe you aren't ready for locking in. Like I said, all those pics were on proto lipsticks that with less than HALF as much frontal surface area as the ones we are selling now...

EJazzle · Posted: Jul 03, 2009 12:24 am Post subject:

udders, New nugs, something nick d showed me the other day.

so people are not that experienced with nugs should buy a pair that are bigger (nugs/udders) first and then if they feel comfortable enough get some lipsticks?

I'm not worried about it. I just want to know if they are difficult to use for a person not so experienced with lock in tricks.

nick · Posted: Jul 03, 2009 1:10 am Post subject:

EJazzle, The difference in height on the Udders and Lipsticks is less than a pencil width. The bigger a pair of nugs is, the more drag it's going to have = makes ollies feel uncomfortable when they are in the back = not better for those inexperienced with nugs. The 3mm-5mm difference in height is more than made up for with the feel... I'm over explaining this.

soy escuala · Backside 180 Joined: 16 Jan 2006 Posts: 2248

soy escuala · Backside 180 Joined: 16 Jan 2006 Posts: 2248

EJazzle, Blake Steele didn't even want to try my board with lipsticks because he didn't think he'd be able to lock in on a nose slide. Not because of the size of them, but because he didn't think he was good enough. Me and Josh MADE him. later on in that set he was doing front noseblunt bigspin out, noseslide bigspin, back tails.. you name it. All in his first ever set trying to lock into something.

(I know you personally so i can say this to you)

Quit B!tching and get some! Laughing

Nick is right... The ones in Nick and The Bayou Boys pics are all about less then half the height of the production ones.

electricsnow · cassette Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10756 City: Jefferton

Gnarly Dancer 42 has done a lot of DIY stuff with wakeskating, including building his own wakeskate. I can't fault him for wanting to try and experiment with building his own stuff for wakeskating. Lots of people did that and that's what helped popularize the whole nug thing in wakeskating (be it epoxied ping pong balls or golf balls). I love that about wakeskating.

counterpart · Frontside 180 Joined: 09 Jun 2009 Posts: 266 City: 661

soy escuala, Idk why a poor man shouldnt wakeskate?? Thats like saying a rich man shouldnt walk on the side walk........ Just because you cant afford something, doesnt mean they shouldnt be able to experience life! And seeing that Gnarly has a computer and is on it frequently, i doubt hes poor. He probably just wants to make something with his hands and be creative!! Dont knock people for creativity!! Shocked

Greg T · Skeezer Joined: 13 Sep 2003 Posts: 2448 City: ohio

electricsnow, you said wakeskating a whole lot in that paragraph.

soy escuala · Backside 180 Joined: 16 Jan 2006 Posts: 2248

electricsnow, counterpart, No, that's cool and all... It's just in another thread he ripped on integrity, and then on this one he said he likes them but he wants to make some of his own. It's like he has some grudge against supporting integ. It's just 15 bucks, these things are cheap.

It's cool if you want to be cheap and make your own, But they'll never be lipsticks.

$15 is nothing. You'll spend a lot more then that in materials to make your own. unless you have high grade urathane, a CNC machine and a good engineering background laying around. Laughing

burn · Posted: Jul 03, 2009 1:22 pm Post subject:

soy escuala, stick it to him man. Smash

nick · Posted: Jul 03, 2009 1:39 pm Post subject:

soy escuala, Don't be a tool.

These Lipsticks are just another option for locking in, let them speak for themselves...