Needs help pickin a skate

HoovNasty · Faceplant Joined: 03 Dec 2004 Posts: 35 City: Arnold

I have been wakeboarding for about a year now, but im gettin into wakeskating. I have a hyperlite wakeboard but I heard they don't make very good wakeskates! I looked at integs but theyre a little expensive cuz im just startin out. What is a good board for someone new, around 200 or less. Thanx

Morphine · Backside 180 Joined: 03 Jun 2004 Posts: 1207 City: 706omg

They make ok wakeskates..

www.boardstop.com

Check that out, they've got every skate you could ever want.

freerider4 · Backside 180 Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 2462

try a kampus

HoovNasty · Faceplant Joined: 03 Dec 2004 Posts: 35 City: Arnold

where can i getta kampus from, my local store doesn't have em.

kento911 · Kickflip Joined: 29 Mar 2004 Posts: 3657 City: Phoenix

I just recently got to fondle all the new LF and Hype skates, and the Hype stuff is about ten times better than last year, and in that price range if you want a concave, your pretty much stuck with a Hype Phriction, or the LF Anthem. These are both wood flat skaets with hard foam concave to save on cost, however after examining both there are two things that I feel make the Phriction better, first of its grip tape not foam grip, and second the foam on the LF is a little squishy, where as the foam concave on the Phriction is so hard you'll wonder if it's really foam. Now if your not limited to concave, then pretty much every brand has a flat skate in that range, with an honorable mention to the K-39 possibly the best flat skate out right now. But dont discount the LF and Hype line b/c they had a bad year in 04, they seem to have learned from their mistakes, every skate in both of their lines is litterally twice as nice, and every skate has been improved in quality, so i wouldn't count them out in your search for a new skate.

kento911 · Kickflip Joined: 29 Mar 2004 Posts: 3657 City: Phoenix

HoovNasty, got to Kampus' website, or look for a last years model on e-bay

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: Dec 04, 2004 6:51 pm Post subject:

i got the LF wud Flat deck, im very very happy with it, i just started this summer and it was my 1st board and i love it

HoovNasty · Faceplant Joined: 03 Dec 2004 Posts: 35 City: Arnold

Im leaning towards the hyperlite phriction, my board and bindings r both hyperlite and i love em, ive seen some old posts that said hyperlites skates sucked, thats the only reason i took them outa my search. Im glad 2 hear theyve picked things up because id like to stick with the hyperlite brand.

Tell me what you think about the Phriction and what size. I weigh 170 and i am 5'10

wakeskatingizfun · Ollie Joined: 04 Dec 2004 Posts: 53 City: hong kong

kento911 have you tried the 05 karma out? im looking into that

HoovNasty · Faceplant Joined: 03 Dec 2004 Posts: 35 City: Arnold

Also, whats the diff does it make if its flat or concave, i noticed flat r a lot cheaper

freerider4 · Backside 180 Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 2462

HoovNasty http://evogear.com/ProductsList.asp?type=MFR&mfr=110

wakeskatingizfun · Ollie Joined: 04 Dec 2004 Posts: 53 City: hong kong

has any1 at all tried the karma?

CABLERIDER · Posted: Dec 04, 2004 8:49 pm Post subject:

i have the board and it is really good, best pop

wakeskatingizfun · Ollie Joined: 04 Dec 2004 Posts: 53 City: hong kong

do you think i should get it?

wakeskatingizfun · Ollie Joined: 04 Dec 2004 Posts: 53 City: hong kong

i mean how is it on shuvits, because i'v only been wakeskating 3 times and i landed a shuvit on the 04 byerly, and got really close on like 30 out of 35 times

CABLERIDER · Posted: Dec 04, 2004 8:55 pm Post subject:

depends on if you like kicktails

also be aware that the board is not 105 cm long overall, that is without the kicktails, in reality it is 114 cm

it is much heavier than the gate

wakeskatingizfun · Ollie Joined: 04 Dec 2004 Posts: 53 City: hong kong

really? so long? why don't they put 114 then? what did u measure it with? cus i read another forum where some1 measured it with a 30 cm ruler

HoovNasty · Faceplant Joined: 03 Dec 2004 Posts: 35 City: Arnold

what diff does the flat deck or concave make?

wakeskatingizfun · Ollie Joined: 04 Dec 2004 Posts: 53 City: hong kong

if its so big i don't think i should get it cause i'm only like 4 foot 7

CABLERIDER · Posted: Dec 04, 2004 9:06 pm Post subject:

you shouldn't get it i e-mailed hyperlite with the question about the legth and they told me what i told you, im like 5'9"