Bum Knees-Want to Skate!

Trey · Posted: Feb 10, 2005 11:22 pm Post subject: Bum Knees-Want to Skate!

What's happenin'. New to the board, just want some info basically on what size board to get. I've been skateboarding and wakeboarding for years, last summer I blew my left knee out during a wakeboard session. Mad

I had ACL recon and I am looking to do something less stressful on the knees. I did some research and found out that wakeboarding and snowboarding are very hard on the knees because of the stresses involved. My question is: What size skate would be best for me? I am 5'7" tall and 160 LBS. I'm pretty sure I want a concave. Thanks for the heads up!

Trey

parky · Kickflip Joined: 04 Oct 2004 Posts: 3193

Trey, its hard to say, when you look at some pros like Aaron Reed rides a 41 and he is twise the size of guys like hampson and he rides a 42... Im 6'3'' 160lbs and I ride a 39in skate... for you I would say something from a 40-42 maybe bigger... try to demo some skates... and concave isn't everything Wink

kento911 · Kickflip Joined: 29 Mar 2004 Posts: 3657 City: Phoenix

Trey, you can ride what ever suits you, Im 225 and I ride a 39 inch skate

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

PIRATE · Guest

integ..... Wink

Zack · Backside 180 Joined: 26 Sep 2004 Posts: 679 City: lhp

PIRATE, yea man

parky · Kickflip Joined: 04 Oct 2004 Posts: 3193

scott a, no I love that my K is flat... I have alot of foot room and I dont have to worry about all those kicktails and stuff to screw up my footing... if I ever got a pro model with them it would be a flat

Grouch · Kickflip Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 3146 City: The OC

Trey,

Sorry, we got completely off the topic. Laughing

Alot of people are bias on here and will try to force their opinion on you, all I have to say about that is:

GET AN INTEGRITY!

wake_junkie · Posted: Feb 11, 2005 12:18 pm Post subject:

I agree with Grouch. I'm converting to an Integ!

Grouch · Kickflip Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 3146 City: The OC

wake_junkie,

Nice, ou getting the Lemmons when it comes out?

wake_junkie · Posted: Feb 11, 2005 12:33 pm Post subject:

Definitley the Lemons model.

colorless · Frontside 180 Joined: 01 Oct 2004 Posts: 332

Any board will do. Just ride!