Stuck on the Kicker

Aidan · Ollie Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 78 City: Singapore

I tried to hit one of the kickers at our cable park the other day and this is what happened: the skate got stuck at the top on the kicker and I went flying off by myself. After repeating the experience a few times, I gave up. I'm going again next week-end so I need some advice.
The kicker is pretty old and worn out, but I need to know whether that's really the problem. I'm riding a cassette, should I coat my board in something so that it slides better? Do you need more speed than you do on a wakeboard? cheers...

Josh · Posted: Oct 03, 2003 9:57 am Post subject:

Now, as harsh as this is, the mental picture you're giving me is pretty friggin hilarious... Laughing

greg van wagnen · Posted: Oct 03, 2003 12:02 pm Post subject:

all i would have to say is make sure the whole surface of the ramp is wet. i dont know other then that

cassette51 · Frontside 180 Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 334 City: Plano

yea just keep it wet. if the surface is to old, cracking, etc, than if you want-go to home depot and you can get these sheets of pvc stuff. pretty cheap. works well. get one and nail the sucker on there.

try this: try to ollie off of it more. its not like a wakeboard cuz your not connected to it so you have to worry about the board

Ben Caruso · Posted: Oct 03, 2003 3:06 pm Post subject:

although i doubt it will work use surf wax since surfing is oh-so-cool these days

wcwakeskater · Posted: Oct 03, 2003 3:16 pm Post subject:

definitely make sure it is wet and slippery Laughing

Hi · Pop Shuvit Joined: 23 Sep 2003 Posts: 124 City: Jupiter

surf wax would make it stickier

Frye · Guest Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 3335

yea you put surf wax on the TOP of your surf board so your feet grip it

484rider · Frontside 180 Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 442 City: orlando

i went to owc this week...it was sweet. on thursday, i rode for 8 hours!! with a few breaks. but i love the kicker there. i pulled a 360 off of it my 4th try! i was soo happy because that was my second day of riding the cable on the wakeskate ever.

Yuri · Raley Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 1977 City: orlando

484rider, if and when you move over here to o-town you`ll have a lot of those cable sessions!

Frye · Guest Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 3335

hey Aidan, i will try and bring some skateboard wax this weekend and we can rub it all over the bottom of your wakeskate haha

Aidan · Ollie Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 78 City: Singapore

Cool, willing to give anything a shot.
Hope you found the website, in case you didn't here's the address one more time www.cable-ski.com
See you there.

484rider · Frontside 180 Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 442 City: orlando

WaKeSk8Er1234, wat do u mean?

MNwakeskater · Faceplant Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 41 City: Afton

cassette51 what is the PVC sheets that you say are at Home Depot called? I cant find them there

Yuri · Raley Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 1977 City: orlando

484rider, i mean if and when you move to o-town you will probally go to OWC a lot!

484rider · Frontside 180 Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 442 City: orlando

hell ya! on thursday i was there for 8.5 hours. i love owc that much. but i bet thatll change.
Crazy Eyes

hypo · Pop Shuvit Joined: 19 Sep 2003 Posts: 140

Aidan,

you all need some rails....flying off the same two kickers would get boring after a while, eh? i think i would like to come and visit you all someday.....got a friend who lives and commutes between malaysia and singapore daily that we could visit...mentioned it to the wife(who is chinese) and she's all for it.....the landscape looks sooo kewl there... asians with their smaller body frames and being light as h3ll can flip and spin around pretty good with when doing anything.... do most people usually speak mandarin or someother local dilect?

Nekkie · Posted: Oct 08, 2003 11:30 am Post subject:

man i went to a cable park once and ended with 3 stiches in palm cause of a cable holding some big table... Now i'm shizzle scared of rails...

Humm maybe doing some easy kickers, short rails would get me back doing em... Those at the cable park are just too big hehe

Aidan · Ollie Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 78 City: Singapore

Hypo, Sorry for late reply, was too busy to check the site.
We do have a rail now, it's small but better than nothing.
Here you can ride everyday of the year let us know, if you're coming over.
In Singapore the four main languages are English, Mandarin, Malay and Tamil. The chinese usually all speak Mandarin as well as a dialect inherited from their families.
I'm British and live with my Chinese girlfriend and her daughter, so I know a bit about their culture. The other two Singapore wakeskaters on the forum are Kian and Frye... If you come over next year, the cable in Singapore should be ready...
Cheers.

byronnash · Pop Shuvit Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Posts: 104 City: Charlotte

I had my board stick on a ramp I built one time. The surface of the ramp was made of PVC pipes and they weren't fa enough under the water. They caught the Cassette and tore some mean scrapes under the bottom. It sucked. But the good thing is we have it on video.