Wood Vs. composite

DoubleDown05 · Posted: May 25, 2006 8:08 pm Post subject: Wood Vs. composite

im doin this research paper on Wood Vs. Composite,
and in peoples opinion which is better

how ever i dont have much experince on composite

but any one who rides na Integ would no how they feel

so any one who has expeince with both, or just wants
to make a statement about one, please do so

HatzicScape112 · Posted: May 25, 2006 8:28 pm Post subject:

well i rode a scape and then now i ride a catalyst...and the catalyst is better in the sense that it wont delam, its not painted so the paint wont chip, and its arguably more durable

bjr · Posted: May 25, 2006 8:57 pm Post subject:

I have an armada and a cassette flat. One is composite and one is wooden. I usually take my friends out with the armada because it is definately more durable and i dont care about it as much. Composite skates also seem to cost more. I love my wooden skate the best. It floats good and has great pop. The down side to wood is that they can delam and chip ALOT easier. It seems alot harder to mess up my armada than my cassette flat deck. Go Wooden.

wakesk8r9610 · Backside 180 Joined: 23 Sep 2003 Posts: 1267

bjr, im a tad surprised to hear ur cassette floats better than ur armada...most composites ive been on compared to wooden boards float much more

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

I dunno if I would call the Armada and the Catalyst as composite, they are compression molded, two different types of construction.

dirtyohioriver22 · Backside 180 Joined: 13 Mar 2006 Posts: 1705 City: cincy

the armarda is a peice of shizzle, if your goin lf at least get the impulse or reed

ridehatzic · Posted: May 25, 2006 9:56 pm Post subject:

dirtyohioriver22, two of which I've heard delam and break easily. So I guess the armada would last longer but the reed and impulse would be better for about 2 weeks. It's really a lose lose situation.

dirtyohioriver22 · Backside 180 Joined: 13 Mar 2006 Posts: 1705 City: cincy

ridehatzic, ya true i heard the armada is very light to though

logan · Frontside 180 Joined: 26 Apr 2004 Posts: 437

I've only ridden wood but I like the feel of it enough to not really want to go composite. I love my Prodigal it's an awesome deck. It floats really well, and I dunno if you guys know what I mean here but it feels really firm and solid... Like When I'm riding it, it just feels like it's running the show if you catch my drift, on the scape it felt as if you were kinda goin with the flow of the water, like you could really feel it underneath you, on my Oak it just feels a lot more solid... I don't know if that makes sense but ya...

88skisupreme · Backside 180 Joined: 11 Nov 2004 Posts: 1342 City: ATX

The main thing is the shape. As long as its made of good solid materials the biggest difference in how a wakeskate rides and feels is the shape of the edges and the rocker.

I know this will probably start some big debate about how wood "feels" better or something like that. I ride both an integ and a wood concave and I can't feel any difference as far as what its made from. This might not be a fair comparison since the integrity is a lot better than most composite decks and has a really soild feel to it.

Research paper? isn't school out? did you buy some boards to research?

bjr · Posted: May 26, 2006 1:44 pm Post subject:

armada is a piece of shizzle

donJonSwan · Ollie Joined: 10 Mar 2006 Posts: 94 City: Laguna Hills

I have a '05 Karma and a Cassette.

Right now I really like how stable my Karma feels compared to the Cassette, I think the deep molds on the composite allow for a more stable ride for newbs like myself.

Then again I could throw my fins on the Cassette and see how that helps too...

So nevermind, ignore me, I've got no idea what the hell I'm talking about.

mario c. · Guest

donJonSwan, i have a karma, and i think it is squirrely as hell. it sits real high on the water. ride your cassette for a week, then go back to the karma. you will see what i mean.

classik5onit · Pop Shuvit Joined: 19 May 2005 Posts: 119 City: Arnold

ive always rode a wood flat with rounded rails. i rode my first composite the other day (integ with stock unshaped/unrounded rails). i noticed alot of difference when the board was on edge of course. i could cut alot harder on the integ due to the sharp rails. but i feel like the wood rides alot smoother in the water and sits deeper.

i didnt ride the integ long enough to really dial it in. i like the concave and the footpockets on it though. just my opinion of riding my first composite.

jboss · Kickflip Joined: 22 Jun 2004 Posts: 3210 City: Chalmette

I love my Integ compared to my Cassette. Granted it's a four year old board, I noticed a huge difference in my riding. I feel more natural riding an Integrity, it feels kinda like a skateboard. I really like the progressive concave it has as opposed to most others with a more three-stage, skateboard concave. I also noticed an up in my consistency since the switch, I don't know what it is about it but I'm definately more consistent.

HatzicScape112 · Posted: May 26, 2006 9:39 pm Post subject:

i noticed i was instantly more consistent as soon as i switched from my wood flat to my catalyst...it feels amazing

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

Id say that the material doesnt matter. Is all about the shape, weight and stiffnes. And you can change all of them on both wood and composite skates. I just got a composite cuz am tierd of reparing delaminated wood.

(Ive tried about 5 differsnt wood boards, and 3 differsnt composite boards. now I ride GB "Ryan" -06.)

88skisupreme · Backside 180 Joined: 11 Nov 2004 Posts: 1342 City: ATX

[quote="classik5onit"]ive always rode a wood flat with rounded rails. i rode my first composite the other day (integ with stock unshaped/unrounded rails). i noticed alot of difference when the board was on edge of course. i could cut alot harder on the integ due to the sharp rails. but i feel like the wood rides alot smoother in the water and sits deeper.

i didnt ride the integ long enough to really dial it in. i like the concave and the footpockets on it though. just my opinion of riding my first composite.[/quote]

The wood board sits deeper because of the round edges. Sand the edges on that integrity!!

-LoGiK- · Kickflip Joined: 22 Sep 2005 Posts: 2747 City: Orlando

jalvemo, ya the doyle is a great board if only it was a little longer maybe a 42" or 41"

Alex Lirio · Pop Shuvit Joined: 20 Apr 2006 Posts: 137

I have a cassette hampson and byerly 05. I've also ridden my bro's integ lemons and I must say that I feel more comfortable with the cassette. It rides better than the 2 so I guess wood is real good. But Integ rides real sweet too!!! Better to have both then Twisted Evil