The Hive By Neverride

Dave Barousse · Faceplant Joined: 10 Sep 2003 Posts: 5

Neverride has introduced the next generation in towing devices. They have turned their winch technology into the the Rolls-Royce of portable winches.

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Harley · Faceplant Joined: 16 Aug 2005 Posts: 2 City: AUSTIN

HELL YA - THE GREATEST THING EVER

mikeskatesonwater · Guest

Ok so they did.... but how much and how much to ship to the us... it needs to be competitive with the other companies in price..

thirdcoast · Pop Shuvit Joined: 03 May 2004 Posts: 145 City: @uSTIn

Here is a letter someone got back from the people at Never ride. 10 f'n g's for the hive. You could buy a sea doo for the same price.

Thanks for the message. With the Hive progression is around the corner. You can take the Hive with your crew to a pond or river, camp there for the week end, put a rail in the water and keep riding on calm and glassy water for hours..........It is really awesome.

Unfortunaltly the Hive is aimed at professionals and its price may be over your budget, however if your teammates participate you may be able to get as a crew thing.

The Hive costs 9'800. $ + shipping. It may sound expensive but the whole machine is built around an hydrolic gear box and it is costy.

Let me know if I can help any further!

Keep on riding and shredding!

Sincerely yours

Ride Bindings Free!

CheeseSkate · Frontside 180 Joined: 22 Mar 2005 Posts: 344

Comparing oranges and apples is really pointless. The Hive is made by professionals and is aimed at profesionals. Quality has a price and no one would ever try comparing a zodiac with a X star. There are 2 different products for different use and different people.

Sure one may actually get a top of the line jet for about the same price, but again the function and use of the machine is not the same. They both pull, they are both great but they cannot replace each other. They complete each other.

A jet ski does not have a 0.5 liter of gaz consumption per hour. The Hive does. Gaz consumption must clearly be taken in consideration into any budget maths.

Nekkie · Posted: Aug 22, 2005 1:14 pm Post subject:

woooot I get to edit my post too Very Happy

Now that price tag is sure steep, but as NR puts it this is quality and aimed at profesionals. Still, even for people runing ski clubs I wonder if the winch will be very time efficient. But I'm sure you swiss guys studied the market closely hehe

wish you luck!!

Now we all need to wait on Kento to fill our low budget needs Smash

mikeskatesonwater · Guest

Holy damness.... Kento save me....

thirdcoast · Pop Shuvit Joined: 03 May 2004 Posts: 145 City: @uSTIn

My bad fellas. I did not mean to put that number and Info in there. Didn't even think about it actually. I just copied and pasted from another forum. Sorry bout that. I deleted the info. I'd love to have a winch myself but 10 g's isn't quite "affordable" in my opinion...even for "professionals" as you call it. ....maybe professional dr's or lawyers, but how many "pro" wakeskaters you know that can drop that kinda cash?? Anyways, that doesn't matter. Congrats on your machine, i'd buy one if i could but I can't. So in the meantime our crew is actually having a little race this weekend on our local lake to help raise some money to build or buy our own (and for a keg at the dock at the end of the race, heh Twisted Evil

). Its a 27 mile race from dam to dam, each boat has four riders, must be pulling riders at all times, kinda like a relay deal. Me and a buddy are having our own lil "wakeskate challenge". Ha. If your rider falls you have to switch riders. Anyways, I apologize if I pissed anyone off.

CheeseSkate · Frontside 180 Joined: 22 Mar 2005 Posts: 344

Thanks thirdcoast! Its all good.No arm done! Wink

PIRATE · Guest

I DONT care how good it is, Cool

for 10 grand it better play with your balls while your riding behind it.

CheeseSkate · Frontside 180 Joined: 22 Mar 2005 Posts: 344

LOL......

Paul · Posted: Aug 22, 2005 4:34 pm Post subject:

mario c. · Guest

why do they even post their milliondollar hive b/s onhere. lawyers and doctors are prolly strappers any ways.im byin a blackbox in less than a month, and won't need five dudes to carry it. Smash

thetimboroni · Faceplant Joined: 23 Aug 2005 Posts: 4 City: Evans

Heh... Pirate you sound just like my friend. I'm telling him about my recent revelation of wanting to build a winch and he's like "dude... what's wrong w/ the boat?" I just can't quite get him to understand.

I must agree though, 10 grand... yea a ball scratch would be nice.

Nekkie · Posted: Aug 23, 2005 10:11 pm Post subject:

thirdcoast, when he says professionals he doesn't mean Pro riders. But people that make money with towing people, like ski clubs or cable parks. You could open some kind of water park with cool modules and different possible lines with like 5-6 winches for the cost of buying a boat to tow people with. It's just a different option for proffesionals.

senorbueno · Backside 180 Joined: 28 Sep 2004 Posts: 1593

I agree with Nekkie, we all saw what it could do at the Nokiafise, it's pretty cool that the thing can work pretty well as a cable setup, but is more portable and can be used to skate anytime anywhere.

SleuCrew · Posted: Aug 24, 2005 12:54 am Post subject:

CheeseSkate · Frontside 180 Joined: 22 Mar 2005 Posts: 344

Just imagine your home town having a wakeskate set up next to your local skatepark. This is a new direction the sport may be aiming at once motivated individuals will present a feasible project to city halls and local youth associations. This is where wakeskating is slowly going in Europe. Youth associations, clubs and so on will probably never be able to afford a cable park (how many are there within the USA? not much). However, The hive remains at realistic alternative for those institutions who aim at developing sports and positive activities within the community.

P:S The hive does not requiere 4 people to carry it! It has king size wheels and one person can easily move it around Wink

CheeseSkate · Frontside 180 Joined: 22 Mar 2005 Posts: 344

What is this machine?

It is a towing device of a new kind, intended for water sports and which is distinguished clearly from wake boat, jet ski and cable park.

In what is it so different?

First of all it is portable and transportable. Contrary to the other devices it is not resting on water and does not require any fixed or semi permanent installation. These characteristics make it possible to virtually open all the water spots, navigable or not. Channels, ponds, rivers, swimming pools, fountains, the list is endless. There is not any other type of device which opens as many possibilities as this one. A little water (one advises 20-30 cm of depth at least) is enough to ride.

Are you saying that only a little water and your machine is necessary?

Yes. For better explaining lets talk about the deployment. You take the machine out of your vehicle or you operate from the interior. If you take it out straps to something solid or if the ground is flat and movable you plant a stake here and there. The deployment is simple and fast. Once the machine is fixed, you unroll the line at the distance needed. You are ready to ride. It takes 30 seconds.

What about the ride itself? It is similar as if done with classic means of traction?

For piloting we optimized and thought ergonomics so that your child or your grandmother can arrive there, and with great pleasure. You turn a key as for the door of your apartment or the engine of your car and it is in service.

What about the cost?

Its price which locates approximately at two thirds of that of a jet new ski makes it accessible (especially if 2-4 pals put themselves at it). But the most significant is located not around its price of acquisition but of maintenance and operating expenses. The figure speaks about itself: gasoline 0.5l per hour, 1 liter of oil per year. One would almost laugh of the announced oil shortage. The good news does not stop there, no taxes of navigation, no expenses of storage, driving licence or of transport, nothing. In short you buy it and you forget all the concern inherent in the other modes of traction. The machine is neither on water nor on the road, no legislation applies to it since riding behind the Hive does not damage fauna or the flora, all at least not more than one bather.