Help Finding a Skate for a Really Big Guy

whitlecj · Faceplant Joined: 06 Jan 2005 Posts: 42

Hey guys. I have a buddy that is about 6'-8" and 290 lbs. He mainly wakeboards but I am trying to get him hooked on skating. He has the biggest Catalyst they make and it works fine when he is riding barefooted. I have told him he needs to start riding is shoes if he really wants to take it serious and start progressing. He tried it last night but with shoes on, his feet hang off board a bit. I really think for his size the board is not big enough anyway. I remember Alliance Wake had a blurb about some company making custom sized wakeskates but I can't find it and I don't remember who the company was. Do you guys know of this company or do you have a better board recommendation for me? Thanks.

liquidstunts · Backside 180 Joined: 05 Feb 2007 Posts: 852

use the search button above to search custom wakeskate, ruark makes em i think.

but use the search button to find all your info

RiverRunner · Faceplant Joined: 19 May 2007 Posts: 5

Robin New at http://www.newwakeskates.com/ will make you a custom board check out the site for details.

liquidstunts · Backside 180 Joined: 05 Feb 2007 Posts: 852

RiverRunner, thanks bro that's who i was tryin to think of... it's John Ruark that rides for newwakeskates... oops

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

I got to try a new yesterday. It had the "step rail" and it was a 41" 3 stage. But yeah, even the 41" is WIDE AS FVCK. It could easily have a guy with a size 12 or so shoe on there without any complaints about width. (I like that it made it really easy to spot your landing.) The concave is reeeally mellow which can be good or bad, depending on what you like.

Skate252 · Posted: Jun 06, 2007 11:53 am Post subject:

im 6'6 240...(was 284 at the beginning of the season) and squeeze into a 13 shoe... i ride an 07 43 control and its perfect for me... i love it... but havent really tried many others... just thought being that close to size id throw that out there...

whitlecj · Faceplant Joined: 06 Jan 2005 Posts: 42

Thanks for all the input guys. I will check into these. Thanks alot.

skatefilly · Posted: Jun 06, 2007 12:36 pm Post subject:

yea, i think that lf, makes the control WIDE boy. at least they had it in the lineup last year, so maybe check that fat boy out as well.

jacque_mehoff · Backside 180 Joined: 15 Feb 2006 Posts: 936

whitlecj, I have a great skate for a big guy. Check your PM's.

BenBuser · Pop Shuvit Joined: 31 May 2007 Posts: 134 City: Left Coast

Cwb makes a wakeskate called The DECK its a 45" so if thats not big enough i dont know what will be ahahha.. im not sure how well its going to preform but i know its big Laughing

wakemitch · Posted: Jun 07, 2007 12:33 am Post subject:

and ben decides to join us

apple103 · Posted: Jun 07, 2007 3:44 am Post subject:

I finally built my own board after wrestling too small boards and griptaped childrens wakeboards.....because I am a big guy 2m(6"7') and 155kg(350lbs) with shoe size 16US I wasn't able to ride normal boards the proper way....but now with my: 120(47") 45(17,7") wide with 35(13,8") tails it's the best.....I can finally cut hard, deepwater start and pop higher ollies then ever.

It is made out of 5 layers of ply with a 1 layer fiberglassed bottom and a celrubber(neoprene) deck that grips like hell!!

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

love the graphic on the bottom.

thats a huge board. id like to try that one out.

methodmikey · Posted: Jun 07, 2007 9:26 am Post subject:

that board MUST be the world's biggest wakeskate... look at his avatar pic!!!

bottom line, the bigger you are, the bigger the wakeskate Idea

apple103 · Posted: Jun 07, 2007 9:33 am Post subject:

I think other people can ride it with the two of them......the board is 1,20m I am 2 meters tall!! It is the best ride, I tried smaller skates before, but my feet just stick over the edge and get washed away when you edge out, that never happens anymore....

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

apple103, DAMN Shocked

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

apple103, right on man. I have size 13's and they just barely fit on all of my wakeskates.. I cant imagine trying to ride most normal skates with a size16.. water would rip you off the board on almost every trick. sweet board man Cool

Evan71 · Posted: Jun 07, 2007 4:25 pm Post subject:

Chris Barcellos, do they fit decently on an iteg 41?

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

LiquidForce71, Yeah my 13's fit well on the 41. I also ride the tnt 39 now too. it fits decently as well for me, which surprised me when i first tried out the shorter integs.

BARRETT · Pop Shuvit Joined: 30 May 2007 Posts: 225 City: stuart

whitleci, go to newwakeskates.com and e-mail robin. he can make annysize board you desire.
i'm sporting some size 12's and my 43 bigfoot model has room to move. the board is also super thick and glassed on top.We ride w2w fully loaded in a super air trying to break them. They break us!