continous rocker

kneldog · Faceplant Joined: 11 Feb 2007 Posts: 11 City: Jindabyne

are they any good?
or is three stage better

CapriSunAllNatural · Posted: Feb 12, 2007 2:44 pm Post subject:

Depends if your going for speed when cutting, or just more pop.

kneldog · Faceplant Joined: 11 Feb 2007 Posts: 11 City: Jindabyne

which is for which

mikeskatesonwater · Guest

What skates have continous rocker?

ZoSo · Backside 180 Joined: 15 Apr 2005 Posts: 900 City: Winnipeg

I think Hype Scapes do...

Most skates are 3 stage though...some are 5 stage too.

DirtyCracker · Guest

are we talking about flat decks like a kampus

electricsnow · cassette Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10756 City: Jefferton

a number of the kampus decks utilize a continuous rocker pattern. I don't recall which other skates use it...there are others, but there aren't too many. three stage is the most common, and I'd say the oldest. 5 stage was experimented with in the late 90s, but I don't think it was really put into action until sleucrew incorporated them into the omens. However, the mutiny and integrity boards have a unique rocker pattern, like there's a mellow kick in the rocker. Perhaps it's not enough to call it 5 stage, but it's intriguing, and I'm pretty sure it's one of the few design features erich has carried along with him through the years (becuase the rusty wakeboards had a unique kick like that as well).

Anyway, continuous doesn't have anything to do with it being flat or concave. It's about the shape of the underside of the board, and whether or not it has a flat spot in the middle (three stage), or a continous arc (I'll give you one guess as to what kind of rocker that is).

PIRATE · Kickflip Joined: 11 Jul 2006 Posts: 2651

1st off............5 STAGE IS A GIMMICK.....

electricsnow, Omens aren't even true 5 stage rockers why ???? cause 5 stage rockers suck and christian new that, so what He did was blended the stages making it a mix between a continouse rocker and a 3 stage.........

(or So i think and sleu can correct me if i'm wrong.)

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

Bartush · Faceplant Joined: 31 Jan 2007 Posts: 39 City: p ridge

gator has a new skate on their website that looks like it has a rocker... pretty weird too...cuz when u click on it, its a picture of a whole different skate.. idk

electricsnow · cassette Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10756 City: Jefferton

whatever you say pirate.

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

Bartush, Every skate has a rocker haha Wink

nick · Posted: Feb 12, 2007 9:34 pm Post subject:

electricsnow, Panel rocker.

electricsnow · cassette Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10756 City: Jefferton

voila!

PIRATE · Kickflip Joined: 11 Jul 2006 Posts: 2651

ryry · Pop Shuvit Joined: 16 Oct 2006 Posts: 164 City: Australia

just wondering,
never riden a 5 stage.
but Pirate why do u say its a gimmick?

PIRATE · Kickflip Joined: 11 Jul 2006 Posts: 2651

IT slows the board down to much, and not to be on other peoples johnson but look at it this way............ Hyperlite and LF drop TONSSSSS of money into R&D dont you think that as soon as someone found out that 3 stage rockers work better then naturally they would see how far they could take it by making 5 stage rockers ?

Now think about this a 3 stage rocker is shaped like this \__/ son when your leaning back you hit that Flat spot thus generating pop, now throw another rocker on there and then you have NO consistancy, Not to mention the fact that most boards are on average 41 inches, This isn't nearly enough room for a 5 stage to work even if thats what you wanted.

Theres a reason guys like Thomas, Reed, Schmaltz dont do it.......... Honestly look at the Bi-level, dont you think it would have been alot easier to just add 2 more stages rather then build a bi-level deck ?

Now i'm sure someone is going to come on and say that my info is wrong and if thats the case then I'm sorry, It should be pointed out that most of this is THeory and that its what makes sense to me................. Just like 5 stage makes sence to some other people..................

stompin9s · Posted: Feb 13, 2007 9:21 am Post subject:

my first board, a byerly sbg, encorporated a continuous rocker...i rode this board for about 2 years and progressed a ton. the pop on a continuous rockered board is WAY less than a 3 stage or 5 stage rockered board but it is MORE CONSISTENT.

when considering wakeboards, riders like shaun murray and lyman(i think) have always used a continuous rocker line on their boards because the way they pop (more into the flats,less w2w). a continuous board wont pop for shizzle in the flats but is definately a more consistent ride when going w2w

frankycouplepuphs · Backside 180 Joined: 04 Aug 2006 Posts: 542 City: Decatur

I was checking online and was able to find this continuous rocker.

-DIO

damn thats some cheesy as cheese there

PIRATE · Kickflip Joined: 11 Jul 2006 Posts: 2651

frankycouplepuphs, hahahhahahahahahahahahahaha