12 gauge wakeskate review

cjbecker · Posted: Jul 10, 2008 10:03 am Post subject: 12 gauge wakeskate review

I just got my 12 gauge wakeskate yesterday and here is what i have to say about it.

It is very durable, it has pbt top and bottom. It has rounded edges like the old cassettes and also 2 inches of rocker. You would think it would be a slower board because of the rocker and edges but it is quite fast. The concave is small until you get to the edges and it get steep, the kick tails are just perfect, enough but not too much. The concave is really like a bi-level just not as much. It is also a thin board. I where like 10.5 and there is a lot of room on the board for my feet. It is 40.5 inches long and 7.6 lbs

Now to how it rides

It is a stable but quick board, when ever you are on edge it is very responsive but yet it is very stable at the same time. I normally ride a fin because of kickflips (the fin makes the board flip on axis better) but i did not have to ride a fin and kickflips rotated perfect. It has about the same amount of pop as the bi-levels but is a faster pop (not as fast as an integrity but a lot faster them bi-levels). The board really likes to stick to you feet like a bi-level, the people in the boat said it looked like i was wakeboarding.

Over all, it is every thing that i like in a board, a bottom that has no channels or anything, lots of pop, fast riding, good concave and kicktails, responsive, stable. It rides a lot like a bi-level but faster and more responsive.

if you have any question just ask and i can hopefully give you an answer.

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

skatewake41, post pictures of the concave and such.

Parker · Backside 180 Joined: 14 Oct 2007 Posts: 1731 City: Norman

do they have a site?

Lollar · 360 flip Joined: 19 Jun 2007 Posts: 8253

Parker, http://skate12gauge.com/

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: Jul 10, 2008 11:35 am Post subject:

skatewake41, awsome review man, id like to see some pics also.

cjbecker · Posted: Jul 10, 2008 12:17 pm Post subject:

i will get some up.

cjbecker · Posted: Jul 10, 2008 12:17 pm Post subject:

i will get some up.

fletch · Frontside 180 Joined: 20 Apr 2006 Posts: 290 City: Raleigh

I checked the boards out on their site. What is the difference in the Trance and Grudge. The only thing that looked differend was maybe some channels in the trance, but I couldn't tell.

Calskater23 · Backside 180 Joined: 26 Jun 2007 Posts: 1795 City: FRESNO

fletch, Graphic possibly

PIRATE · Kickflip Joined: 11 Jul 2006 Posts: 2651

warlock · Backside 180 Joined: 20 Jan 2005 Posts: 1503 City: AC

russell brightwell came over to our lake and was rockin the 12 gauge, that guy can rip.

dudufigueiredo · Posted: Jul 10, 2008 3:27 pm Post subject:

skatewake41, great review!

They have one on ebay for only 149 dollar, thats a good price for the spoken specs.

http://cgi.ebay.com/12-Gauge-Trance-Wakeskate-Wakeboard_W0QQitemZ150266908107QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item150266908107&_trksid=p3286.m14.l1318

The ebay pics:

PIRATE · Kickflip Joined: 11 Jul 2006 Posts: 2651

that concave and rocker look gnarly...

fletch · Frontside 180 Joined: 20 Apr 2006 Posts: 290 City: Raleigh

Calskater23, yeah that was the only thing I saw.

cjbecker · Posted: Jul 10, 2008 4:19 pm Post subject:

PIRATE, i am just judging the durablity but the way it is made.

fletch, they are the same board with different graphics.

88skisupreme · Backside 180 Joined: 11 Nov 2004 Posts: 1342 City: ATX

i dont know if we can judge the durability of a skate off one day..........

Well if it lasted more than one day its more durable that a LF board.
I like the look of it, I wanna try one.

Lollar · 360 flip Joined: 19 Jun 2007 Posts: 8253

Lk.APK BuTTa · Pop Shuvit Joined: 21 Nov 2006 Posts: 218 City: Apopka

sooo many boards sooo little moneys!!!looks good and solid.

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: Jul 10, 2008 8:49 pm Post subject:

fastgreens · Kickflip Joined: 29 Dec 2007 Posts: 3563 City: baytown