2006 obrien bilevel

parky · Kickflip Joined: 04 Oct 2004 Posts: 3193

just because its not a cassette bilevel doesn't mean it sucks.... most of you guys are saying all this stuff because its Obrien... so what if they are trying to get into the wakeskate industry...

even if there "just out for the money" what ever... that doesn't make it a bad skate...

but yes it might be huge and like chad told me it cracked when he stood on it but come on... chad is fat Laughing

jk buddy

Vance Collins · Guest

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RUSSIAN · Posted: Sep 21, 2005 9:35 pm Post subject:

are the rubber stops there to keep it from breaking.

This is what happens when waterski companies get involved in something they know nothing about.

I know its been said a million times but, support the people that actually skate and give a rats ass about the "sport"

Vance Collins · Guest

Does Obrien even have a wakeskater?

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

Slapdown · Kickflip Joined: 20 Apr 2005 Posts: 4240 City: Austin

... I wonder if the president of O'brien has a soul... Neutral

jer_d · Posted: Sep 22, 2005 12:12 am Post subject:

i wish the cassette bi's had rubber stoppers so that the waterlogged top wouldnt flex and hit the bottom deck and obsorb all the pop. plus I am certain that obrien is better with replacing skates and warrantying them then cassette is. My buddy tried to warranty his bilevel 4 months ago now.... still no skate. I agree with parky, you guys dont like it because it says obrien. And im sure the owners of Obrien know what they are doing when it comes to making skates, i would dought that they would just release a skate that they havnt tested and proven that it works ok. I could be wrong but im sure its not a bad skate.

chriscut · Backside 180 Joined: 28 Jun 2004 Posts: 2000

Nekkie · Posted: Sep 22, 2005 2:45 am Post subject:

Chris Barcellos, hahaha, good one Smile

evan, did you send your prototype LF to them now that they are your sponsor, so they can make you a pro model Cool

crooked 40"1/2 impulse Wink

that be tight hehe

And I'm sorry but that deck is a big gimmick, look how huge it is. But then I wonder how the 2 decks are attached to each othere, that's where it all takes place, and we can't really see from the pics.

RobG · Pop Shuvit Joined: 18 Jun 2005 Posts: 134 City: Leeds

Hey chad is the OBrien skate attached in the same way the Cassette bi is with the fixing plates and all that as there seems to be a huge gap inbetween the two decks

BillyOLDS · Posted: Sep 22, 2005 3:03 am Post subject:

RobG, its hard to even tell, its got a big foam maxi pad and the bolts that hold the two together arfe hidden under a ply of some plastic stuff.

make no specs about it, the board is reCOCKulous. Obrien has no concave deck in their line up and their flats are gigantic.
the board cracked when i leen back on the tail, not when i stood on it.

i talked a bit with thomas and he just laughed about it and asked wat i thought.

aslo the new cassette bilevels will have seriel #'s on em, i woulkd think that will help in the fact of getting em replaced and help lil *C0CK*F*CKERS from trying to claim their bilevel broke and didnt even have one in the first place.

K'jellman · Posted: Sep 22, 2005 5:05 am Post subject:

I don't think it will be able to give as good pop as the cassette bi's since the rubber stoppers are put so far out on the nose and tail ends that the tail and nose probably won't be able to flex at all..

and by the way what are the measures of that board? it looks huge.. anyways.. it's good to see a new company that's trying to build bi-levels!

jalvemo · Ollie Joined: 30 Apr 2005 Posts: 68 City: sthlm

And maybe it won't brake.... Idea

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

i think it will suck before it breaks.

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

Eh, not really interested in O'brien's products.

Anyone happen to check out any of the other booths besides O'briens? I'm curious as to what Cassette/Integrity/Omen/Kampus are bringing to the table for 06.

I know that some companies aren't releasing their new products yet, but I would like some type of coverage of the major ROCs.

jzwake · Pop Shuvit Joined: 06 Apr 2004 Posts: 103

PIRATE · Guest

I saw it I held it, it was a joke.

devotid · Frontside 180 Joined: 07 Mar 2005 Posts: 473 City: saginaw

it needs to be about 46 inches shorter. literally.

i did this same thing to a composite bi level that we made here last year at devotid and it was exactly what Big Country said " a two story wakeskate. When you lean into your edging those " bump stops" do exactly that " they stop" that thing is as useful as a bag of broken hammers. though i have not ridden their model ours was identical.
We put stantions in the middle of the board to isolate movement to just the tails and it was solid but caused the tails to break and wear down much faster. The whole thing in a good bi-level is controled flex in certain areas. Which comes from construction and materials. Not by stealing rubber bumpers off of your moms trunk lid and screwing them to the bottom. Just my two cents.

p.s. not to poach on this thread but we are about 6-8 weeks from realeasing our new line of decks. 1 3D affordable wood 41" and a new composite hybrid top secret "thingy"( the top secret thing is not to make a bunch of people talk but i just dont have a real name for it yet). We are working on graphics and shipping supplies at the moment. WS.com will get one soon after for review

BillyOLDS · Posted: Sep 22, 2005 3:39 pm Post subject:

senorbueno, nothing, omen had a deck there and looked sick but that was it, integ wasnt there as was kampus not there. cassette had a booth but only two blank bi-levels and no one there.

gator was there, krooked has a new skate out, it the same as a collin wright, and oak, and LF and of course hyp was there

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