The Best Wakeskate ever?

pipo · Backside 180 Joined: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 1214 City: 0172

I loved the omen revolt

gatorskater · Posted: Aug 10, 2009 6:42 pm Post subject:

I would have to say the OG cassette 3D concaves, pretty much every wood skate that has came out since then pays homage to those boards, and after they came out it was pretty much like "wakeskating is here to stay."

wakemitch · Posted: Aug 10, 2009 6:45 pm Post subject:

gatorskater, but was it really the best? they were so narrow

burn · Posted: Aug 10, 2009 6:59 pm Post subject:

i tried the limited today, i kinda like it. but only a few runs on it though. tomorrow will be the day to find out.

electricsnow · cassette Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10757 City: Jefferton

soy escuala, there's a difference between using a concept and stealing a shape. I would not compare other companies producing bi-levels (that use a concept but still have a different shape and whatever else) to any other company blatantly re-producing a shape to a "t".

Montgomery · Backside 180 Joined: 26 Feb 2008 Posts: 976 City: Rogers

ERA Wakeskates FTW ! ! ! !

deepcove · Posted: Aug 10, 2009 9:20 pm Post subject:

08 LF Reed 42 Concave

....its like the green 4-trac with added weight.......which makes it perfect imo

Gnarly Dancer 42 · 360 flip Joined: 21 May 2007 Posts: 5121 City: kalamazoo

deepcove, imo that board is nothing like the 4 trac at all

i'd say the green 4 trac or the tnt

deepcove · Posted: Aug 10, 2009 10:00 pm Post subject:

Like I said...imo

I have a green 4-trac and a couple Reed 42's.....they all put a smile on my face when I ride them Very Happy

jgiosmas · Ollie Joined: 04 Apr 2009 Posts: 86 City: Deerfield Beach

But I don't understand why a company doesn't work or talk with Thomas and make like the exact same shape and just say that it was designed by Thomas and it's just a remake of the 4-trac by a different company. Just saying it seems pretty possible and everyone likes them so much it just seems like the thing to do.

stOAKed · Backside 180 Joined: 28 Oct 2007 Posts: 1946

Oak Horan!!!!!!!!!!!!!

scott a · "a" is for angel Joined: 17 Feb 2004 Posts: 4126

jgiosmas, Thomas might not want someone else manufacturing his shape. If they have issues and the boards start falling apart it could be bad for his name even though he had nothing to do with it.

jgiosmas · Ollie Joined: 04 Apr 2009 Posts: 86 City: Deerfield Beach

scott a, Yeah I guess that's true but I still feel like some company could figure out some sort of deal with him and I think if they started falling apart it would make the company look bad not Thomas but I understand what you're saying.

wakemitch · Posted: Aug 10, 2009 11:00 pm Post subject:

electricsnow · cassette Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10757 City: Jefferton

Thomas isn't going to put out a wakeskate just to make money. It's all or nothing, and he's not ever going to bring cassette back as anything smaller than it was.

Wakemitch, there were problems with the 04 decks but they also produced very few decks that year (I heard something like only 100 aaron reed pro models were produced, but I don't know if that's accurate or not because memories change). And as you know some of the early bi-levels had problems, but again, the entire line did not fall apart on people. Quite frankly, I agree with Scott. Even though there were manufacturing problems, Cassette was thomas' baby entirely.

As far as the LF reed shapes go, the 06 reed is definitely close to the 4-trac in shape. I bet it would be a fun deck to ride because I already liked the way those impulses popped.

Gnarly Dancer 42 · 360 flip Joined: 21 May 2007 Posts: 5121 City: kalamazoo

my brother is working on a 4 trac replica made out of a scape flat deck

Smash

its actually looking good so far Twisted Evil

burn · Posted: Aug 11, 2009 12:18 am Post subject:

Gnarly Dancer 42, want to sell it? Rolling Eyes

deepcove · Posted: Aug 11, 2009 2:14 pm Post subject: