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Join Date: Nov 2002
09-10-2007, 1:26 PM
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What do you think is the best selling board shape?
And if it's different, the most famous board shape.
Here are my thoughts
1. LF Trip
2. Hyperlite Belmont (Motive)
3. Hyperlite premier (era)
4. Thruster Harris (Ive seen this shape used by a ton of manufacturers)
Most famous I would say Wake tech flight 69. and some of the above.
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Minnesnowda
09-10-2007, 1:31 PM
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I would say the Premier.
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Join Date: Mar 2007
09-10-2007, 1:52 PM
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Although it changes completely ever 3 years or so but Byerly's are usually popular
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Join Date: May 2005
09-10-2007, 2:08 PM
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The old Belmont/Motive had a long run and was very popular. But don't forget about the 98' Murray/Fluid shape. They made that from 98'-04'. The Truster Harris shape is a great mold!! About as plan as it can get and rode great!! I rode the O'brian Harris and a Gator Harris. All the same as the Thruster. He rode the same shape from 2000 or 01 till the like last year. IMO the best mold ever made is the Marius!
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Join Date: Nov 2005
09-10-2007, 7:02 PM
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im surprised nobody has mentioned the substance. both that and the premier have been consitently popular for quite a few years now.
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Join Date: Oct 2006
09-10-2007, 7:26 PM
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My vote would be for the fluid. It ran for so long.
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Join Date: Jan 2004
09-10-2007, 7:31 PM
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I cant believe no one mentioned the Parks!
Every kid I see has a parks...until recently, they all have ronix now.
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Join Date: Jun 2001
09-10-2007, 8:19 PM
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Premier starting in 2001.
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Join Date: Apr 2007
09-10-2007, 8:27 PM
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The Ronix One will be remembered as a groundbreaking shape i have a feeling
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Join Date: Dec 2002
09-10-2007, 8:45 PM
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...groundbreaking? It's just another board.
Murray/motive shape would be my guess.
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Join Date: Mar 2007
09-10-2007, 9:22 PM
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i agree with Scott... the One borrowed quite a few features from other boards.. that's not exactly ground breaking.. the Murray/Motive has been unchanged for quite a long time.
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09-10-2007, 9:36 PM
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Premier
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09-10-2007, 10:25 PM
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Premier or Murray or Substance. Does anyone have any sales figures on this?
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Join Date: Mar 2007
09-10-2007, 10:42 PM
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The "One" did sell like hotcakes...
between that and the premier, its not the board, its danny harf
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Join Date: Feb 2003
09-10-2007, 11:08 PM
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I'm guessing Belmont. Sheit, we had 2 of them on our boat in '01
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Join Date: Nov 2002
09-10-2007, 11:13 PM
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Am i off in thinking that the trip would be up there?
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Join Date: Nov 2002
09-11-2007, 5:40 AM
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The best selling board of all time is the State: The first year it sold 9600, second year it sold 10300 blew any board away times two. }
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Join Date: Mar 2003
09-11-2007, 5:53 AM
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Matthew, the first board we owned was a Trip, and what a great shape it was/is. I think that it was the first 6-fin board, and first to use the 'cupped' fins on the side (although I could be wrong on that). True, it doesn't have the pop of most of the 3-stage boards today, but it sure is a fun, stable ride.
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Join Date: Dec 2005
09-11-2007, 5:56 AM
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The motive shape has been around for years, I even have a 98 Nelson Double Up on my wall that is very similar to today's motive.
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Join Date: Aug 2001
09-11-2007, 7:10 AM
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has to be the motive/belmont shape
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Join Date: Mar 2002
09-11-2007, 7:22 AM
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Not sure about shape changes and what they may have become, but I'm showing some CWB love and throwing the Absolute in here.....
Though agree that the Premier/Era has to have some place in the top three selling single shapes of all time.
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Join Date: Nov 2002
09-11-2007, 7:33 AM
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Kristian I don't know how the State can be the best selling board of all time when it's only been on the shelves for the last 3 years.
State 2005-2007
Fluid 1997-2007
Belmont/Motive 200-2007
Premier 2001-2007
Trip 1999-2005
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Join Date: Aug 2004
09-11-2007, 7:46 AM
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Don't forget the 04-current Ricky G shape is like the Premiere. I'll bet that is GB's best selling shape to date.
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Join Date: Nov 2005
09-11-2007, 8:14 AM
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I think it has to be the Motive. Hasn't it been around since before 2000 though. I'm thinking like 98 is when it first came out. Someone else chime in if they know.
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Join Date: Nov 2002
09-11-2007, 8:25 AM
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Ron,
the above post for the Motive was supposed to read 2000-2007 and yes it's first year as the Belmont was in 2000
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Join Date: Nov 2005
09-11-2007, 8:30 AM
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right on.
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Join Date: Jan 2007
09-11-2007, 8:43 AM
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Motive/Belmont
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Join Date: Apr 2005
09-11-2007, 10:03 AM
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Wait, so no Motive for 2008? I used to ride a 99 Belmont and my cousin still rips it on that board.
I still think they should just add a center spine to the board and maybe a bit more rocker.
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Join Date: Aug 2007
09-11-2007, 11:03 AM
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There will be a Motive for '08. It will be much cheaper in price.
And the One is not just another board!!!
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Join Date: Nov 2005
09-11-2007, 11:09 AM
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That what I was saying a 99 Belmont? Matt is saying it didn't come out until 2000 but I thought it was earlier. Who knows for sure?
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Join Date: Apr 2003
09-11-2007, 11:34 AM
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The first Belmont was technically a 2000 model board, but it was out in late 99 (September/Octoberish). It was the one with the face graphic, and it came in regular or honeycomb core. The motive will be around for 2008, like Ryan said, and a bargain package from Hyperlite.
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Join Date: Nov 2002
09-11-2007, 4:33 PM
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I'm simply getting my facts off of the wakeworld board guide. But all it does is show you the year of the board not the year it was introduced. Like if you were to look up CWB's Faction bindings it would probably show them only for 2007 since they were an early release that actually came out in 2006.
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