Which One Is Better?

jwise · Pop Shuvit Joined: 24 Jul 2009 Posts: 124

which one of these wakeskates is better?

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the 38 concave and the 39 bi level
http://www.devotid.com/wakeskates.html
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http://vergewakeskates.com/product.html
http://vergewakeskates.com/product2.html
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-=AlexXx=- · Posted: Aug 18, 2009 2:52 pm Post subject:

????

dude youve made so many new threads like this, use the search feature.....
Stop these:

http://www.wakeskating.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=28152

http://www.wakeskating.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=28159

http://www.wakeskating.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=28161

http://www.wakeskating.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=28153

mojo · Posted: Aug 18, 2009 2:52 pm Post subject:

dude you're annoying. do not get a bi level. order yourself the cheapest skate in the size you want. for you i would say get a NEW, or if you want to spend more money get an oak.end of story. don't ask again.

David_Roehm · Backside 180 Joined: 14 Jul 2007 Posts: 911 City: Austin

The wakeskate that is best Wink

is inexistent.

It all comes down to preference. Sense your coming from a flat deck a bi-level would be quite the change. Bi-levels are said to be more predictable than concaves. And with my experience with the ones Iv'e ridden it seems to be true. However they also have the tendency to break a lot, especially when you start trying flip tricks more often.

I'd say go with the concave but maybe in a 40in. instead of a 38. It would be an easy transition from a flat deck. And would be a solid board that should last quite some time.

Hope that helps.

wakemitch · Posted: Aug 18, 2009 2:59 pm Post subject:

David_Roehm, he is 5'3". he would be better off on the 38"

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: Aug 18, 2009 3:06 pm Post subject:

height and board length dont necessarily have to coincide, look at oury he's 6ft + and rides a 38...

wakemitch · Posted: Aug 18, 2009 3:07 pm Post subject:

-=AlexXx=-, which is another reason why he should get on a smaller deck rather then larger

BB · Backside 180 Joined: 28 Jul 2006 Posts: 1706

Danny Hampson rides a 42...

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: Aug 18, 2009 3:12 pm Post subject:

wakemitch, i wasnt disagreeing with you, i was just saying.

burn · Posted: Aug 18, 2009 3:24 pm Post subject:

you guys beach to much.

jwise, i would go with the verge, if your set on those two boards.

electricsnow · cassette Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10752 City: Jefferton

as a beginner, a longer board will give him a little bit more room for error as he's learning...

yookyle · Backside 180 Joined: 15 Jan 2009 Posts: 1002 City: Reno

dont ask us we dont know shiv

David_Roehm · Backside 180 Joined: 14 Jul 2007 Posts: 911 City: Austin

electricsnow, thats the same reason I said 40 instead of 38.

wakemitch, I think a 40 would be perfect for him. sense he wants a shorter board and is just getting into it. smaller boards are harder to stick landings especially when learning new tricks. Ask most riders and they will most likely say they moved to smaller boards after riding longer ones. But this is all my opinion. Good vibes. Very Happy

marco · Posted: Aug 19, 2009 5:46 pm Post subject:

get the devotid they rock and the new boards should be better than ever.

wakemitch · Posted: Aug 19, 2009 6:06 pm Post subject:

David_Roehm, i think most people start out on larger boards because they are misinformed as well as smaller boards were not available before

parm · Posted: Aug 19, 2009 7:14 pm Post subject:

jwise, Dood just go to your local board shop if you have one, and demo 3-4 skates. And figure out which size/shape you like.

Usually you can put the cost of the demo towards the one you want to buy.

electricsnow · cassette Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10752 City: Jefferton

Reasonably short wakeskates have been around for quite some time, just not with every brand. Cassette started producing a 40 inch skate in 2001 and other companies kept the trend going (like liquid force and some of the smaller companies). Plus, kampus had the k-series wakeskates and a 38 in their line for awhile there as well (the wahlman).

I don't know why people end up getting boards that are too long...hyperlite is really the main brand that would mess people up like that because everything is long. One other reason I can think of is people crossing over with wakeboarding knowledge and trying to apply that to their wakeskate purchases.

That said, I still wouldn't put him on a 38. Lots of experienced riders even say that boards like the TNT leave little room for error.

wattsbutter · Posted: Aug 26, 2009 12:56 pm Post subject:

hampson went to the 40.5. you guys are sizing like its wakeboarding i agree a 6 footer can ride a 38 try some boards out see whats comfy for you