Ropes

minus_gravity · Pop Shuvit Joined: 17 Mar 2004 Posts: 205 City: Dalton

I come from a slalom back ground and still do some times...my dad still is an avid slalomer. So with that said all we have in the boat are ski ropes. So what I'm asking would it be worth the investment to get an actual wakeboard rope?? Is there a big difference between ridding with a ski rope and a wakeboard rope?? I know that the ski ropes stretches, but does that effect my riding enough that I should get a wakeboard rope??

Parky · Guest

minus_gravity, it really is.... I thought it wasn't that big of a deal but it really is and u notice it when you ride.... when I got in wbm and got the 150$ from wakeside I picked up a SL rope.... it wasn't spectra but it was 0 stretch..... its only 60$ or something..... its supa nice

wakeriderof87 · Frontside 180 Joined: 02 Oct 2003 Posts: 495 City: cen fla

yea def go wtih a 0 stretch rope, makes a huge difference, more so in wakeboarding but in wakeskating to

minus_gravity · Pop Shuvit Joined: 17 Mar 2004 Posts: 205 City: Dalton

what is the difference?? I mean do you just not notice the strech untill you are on a no-stretch rope??...How excatly does it effect my riding??

Parky · Guest

ok with a stretch rope when u cut into the wake the rope stretches so u lose your speed.... the non stretch rope u got a perfect cut in.....

Fredrick_Eisenhauer · Posted: Apr 15, 2004 4:31 am Post subject:

WHen you cut into the wake the roap will be streched right out... but in the air it will spring back pulling you off balance.

wakeriderof87 · Frontside 180 Joined: 02 Oct 2003 Posts: 495 City: cen fla

yea I never realized how big of a difference it made till I got my non stretch, even there i didn't notice that much because I got it during the off season, and then started using it, so I hadn't used the stretchy one for along time. then one day I forgot my rope in the car on a friends boat, and we tried it with the stretchy rope, then went back and got the nonstretchy rope, and it was a huge difference

minus_gravity · Pop Shuvit Joined: 17 Mar 2004 Posts: 205 City: Dalton

hmm sounds like I'm gana be making a future purchase....what are your guys fav rope??

wakeriderof87 · Frontside 180 Joined: 02 Oct 2003 Posts: 495 City: cen fla

actually i have a wet tech rope, it wasn't to expensive, but is still spectra and works just as good as the staraightlines and all i've ridden behind.

Travis · Faceplant Joined: 01 Feb 2004 Posts: 43

I did almost the same thing as wakeriderof87
but the rope i have right now is a SL Ultra Lite-100% spectra it get the job done

hpdvs · Frontside 180 Joined: 05 Jan 2004 Posts: 288 City: Dallas

Accurate Fire Jacket, super good cause its no strectch and it's closed cell neoprene(literally has rubber around the rope) so it never tangles and floats really well

minus_gravity · Pop Shuvit Joined: 17 Mar 2004 Posts: 205 City: Dalton

anyone have Straight Line thermal?? they say it zero stretch... if you have it, do you like it...cause this is what I'm lookin at unless told other wise.

Parky · Guest

i got the SL ultra-lite