Making a wakeskate

albertomannil · Faceplant Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 2

hey, i just started wakeskating and i want to build a cheap wakeskate to use in the trampoline. any ideas??

help me out

Jonesie · Backside 180 Joined: 31 Jan 2005 Posts: 811

what is with everyone wanting to make their own skate now?..and if your just using it for the trampoline, it wouldn't even have to be good.

JamesBoardr · Posted: Apr 13, 2005 4:15 pm Post subject:

just go on ebay and buy an old cassette for like $60. thats what we use and it works fine

Mr. Top Hat · Dead Joined: 29 Aug 2004 Posts: 5818

Jonesie, whats wrong with making your own skate?

Jonesie · Backside 180 Joined: 31 Jan 2005 Posts: 811

Mr. Top Hat, nothing at all, I am considering experimenting with it myself, but like in the past few days there have been quite a few threads added about it. I guess I should of just posted some links to other threads.

albertomannil · Faceplant Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 2

i dont live in the united states so ebay is not an option for me, also im doing bad in school and my dad wont buy me anything, I pay my own stuff...

so whats a way to do a nice wood "wakeskate" to use in the tramp?

also, i took the trucks off a skateboard and atached some foot straps, like the ones in kitesurfing ( i kitesurf). do you think doing tricks on the tramp with this will help me improve my wakeboarding?

Jonesie · Backside 180 Joined: 31 Jan 2005 Posts: 811

here...http://www.wakeskating.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2317&highlight=homemade+wakeskate

and...http://www.wakeskating.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3263&highlight=homemade+wakeskate

colorless · Frontside 180 Joined: 01 Oct 2004 Posts: 332

Buy the time you make a skate it'd be around the price of a cheap used skate that you could buy either of ebay or a friend that has an old board (maybe as someone on the forum for an old cheap board).
I made one and it came to about $60-80 I think, and didn't turn out to great riding-wise. Would have worked fine on a tramp I guess though. Just buy a cheap used one I say. Otherwise you might mess it up or something.
Also keep in might the cheap k39's.

Frye · Guest Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 3337

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