Questons about a new board

minn8325 · Faceplant Joined: 17 Dec 2007 Posts: 3 City: WAVERLY

I have been doing all the reading and I have a few more tech questons about boards. first I see where they use foam intead of grip tape for the purpose of not beating the crap out of your body when things go crazy. So my queston does it tear easier and get strange if so how hard is it to regrip with regular grip tape if it starts to go to crap.

Next what board to buy. I know it is better to support grass roots so don't get on me about that but I do know I do not have time to get a cassete from a compny that does not make decks anymore. So what is a good deck? The next thing expensive vs in-expensive, what gives is it worth it to pay for a deck? I can afford it but I am not crazy bout paying for a deck becuase of the "new way to apply the graphic to the deck" I'll go wood grain and bondo to save money as long as it performs.

Lastly Wood vs. Foam core. I have a strong wake boarding background So I am kinda hooked on all the bells and whitles they put in there to make it better but I used to skate alot when I was younger. So I know how important it is to have a snappy deck. Wich one is flat out better functionaly I don't really wanna go W2W I have a wake board for that. I want my skate to well...skate, flip tricks, shuvits, ollying debri, sliding. So light foam and steel rods sound great for Snap and swing weight, But sometimes you just cant beat wood for feeling. So What is best from seasoned riders who have been through a couple decks.

Last back to companies, I feel more safe with LF and Hyper cuz I have been on there wakeboards my whole life. but there seems to be a strong undercurrent that there decks blow and are a money ploy is this true? As a old timer in the bike industry(bike gueek by deffinition) Surely's as a company make me cool and lets everyone know I can fix there whole bike with 1 allen wrench and demand respect but.......... they can not touch big biz like Giant, Specilized, and Cannoneale in flat out bad ass tech that works. Thats what I want in the long run, It would be nice to support grass roots efforts but I am paying for this thing and I want a board that gets me kick flipping with ease and tracking like crazy across the water and getting made pop out of my ollies. Lets face it small companies afford that kind of engineering and RnD.

So Help I have done my research and I need these answers.

jerry · Posted: Dec 20, 2007 9:16 pm Post subject:

well i think you should get an integrity if your not too worried about price
there composite boards, really lite, and amazing

if you are looking for a wooden board i reccomend an oak.

Calskater23 · Backside 180 Joined: 26 Jun 2007 Posts: 1795 City: FRESNO

I have the PUUUURRRRFFFEECCTTT Board for you, 08 INTEG Wink

bromfutter · Posted: Dec 20, 2007 9:19 pm Post subject:

new integs are gonna be heaver. get a new integrity.

brassmonkey · Posted: Dec 20, 2007 9:24 pm Post subject:

I pulled the foam off of an old Phriction and used a scraper to get the glue off. After that, gripping it was simple.

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

stompin9s · Posted: Dec 20, 2007 11:19 pm Post subject:

i would say oak for u
or if u wanna even get more 'rooty' go with a devotid

canalskater · Taco Bell Fa'Lyfe Joined: 22 May 2005 Posts: 649

no board can get you "kickflipping"

thats up to you. Wink

jonnyUTAH · Backside 180 Joined: 27 Aug 2004 Posts: 1951

SHAWKBOARDS RULE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

P.S>I am Gay

El Diablo · Posted: Dec 21, 2007 3:41 pm Post subject:

soy escuala · Backside 180 Joined: 16 Jan 2006 Posts: 2248

Classy · Posted: Dec 21, 2007 4:32 pm Post subject:

my new brand skate is gonna have side walls...and and hour glass shaped center core, a pbt bottom and have pre kick tails...around 7-9 lbs. Does anyone think this will work well in a wakeskate? I thought all of these ideas up on my own. I'm not copying anyone

Schmaltz · Backside 180 Joined: 16 Sep 2003 Posts: 721 City: San Jose

jonnyUTAH · Backside 180 Joined: 27 Aug 2004 Posts: 1951

Wood deck + PBT base = sexy times.

minn8325 · Faceplant Joined: 17 Dec 2007 Posts: 3 City: WAVERLY

I am liking the integs and are they getting mad reviews where do you go for 08 is the Lemons the 08? cuz 06 is as high as the web page goes

wakemitch · Posted: Dec 22, 2007 2:42 pm Post subject:

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

wakemitch, ya gotta hand it to HL for being creative and making use of available materials! Laughing

bob. · Posted: Dec 22, 2007 3:53 pm Post subject:

minn8325, i wood recomend one of these companies, that are still around

for wood, go with either oak, new, sattelyte, or devotid

for composite i would definately recomend just getting an integrity

Smash

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

well, hyperlite tried to put PBT on their wakeskates back in 2002 (PBT is a common material used in wakeboarding) but that wasn't working out for them because they couldn't get it to bond to the wood.

And If you ever have the chance to go riding with canalskater, you will understand what he means when he says that "no board can get you kickflipping, that's up to you." He was shredding on a homemade flat deck (the infamous "POS"). It was eye opening and great to see.

minn8325 · Faceplant Joined: 17 Dec 2007 Posts: 3 City: WAVERLY

I understand that you gotta put in the time that is a no brainer. It is I just don't want something that is going to hold me back and make my life harder. I used to throw doubles, hard flips, varials...blah blah blah. Moral of story I want something that will come around with good pop that will come around