MINNESOTA Rider's Thread!

Not to be greedy, but if you set one of us up with Palma to ride this week I think that we could celebrate...
JK - that would be a blast right now.

Way TO take it up to 400.

Sinko, I think I found an SST for you to demo. A buddy of mine has one and he's cool with letting you try it. Give me a call when the lakes open and we'll figure something out.

Siiiiick! Corey you're the man, and your friend is awesome for letting me take a few rips on the skate! I'll definitely get into touch with you when the last clear off.

Sinko,

A homey in my crew rocks the SST he also has the duece pop, if you ever want to try one let me know.

For sure Andy!

Basically I ride an Integrity team now but the deck is just super light and I wanted to try and ride some heavier skates to see if I like them more; and since I'm really the only one that skates, or more specifically am the only one that owns a skate for that matter within the crew of people that I ride with, I haven't been too exposed to different boards outside of Integrity, chopped up HL scape, and some classy Neuston skates.

If anyone wants to ride a 05 Integrity skate, 140 Marius, 136 Shane, 139 Axis, a roam, or a phase five short surfboard let me know - I'm always down to help the cause

Sinko and Andy...

You guys made me come up with an idea...

When the weather gets nice, we should all list all of our equipment per say and then those who dont have a certain board, binding or skate, can ask someone who does own the board, binding and/or skate if they can demo it or give it a shot. it could essentially make demoing and promoting products much more easier for those who are interested in purchasing a product but dont have access or dont want to drive miles and miles to demo a product. And also...we could eventually set up a MN wakeboard/wakeboard equipment swap somewhere...what do you guys think?

Great Idea Eder!

Thanks Andy, i thought so myself too! haha

Corey and _JB, i know you guys have the inns at the dealerships, maybe you guys can help out and set up the MN Wakeboard/Wakeboard equipment swap outside of the dealership and hence bring in more people who could in turn be interested in the purchase of equipment and or a boat? I think it would be really cool if it could be done!! Give it a shot guys!

Eder, I like your ideas. I'd be all for it.

Hey im om whitebear if u all know weree that was is there any comps thant are for amtuaers arounfd here

Eder, I have to talk with some of the other guys at the shop, but I know that there has been some rather serious talks about doing a "Swap Meet" similar to that of a lot of the ski areas do in the fall.
I will keep everyone updated.

John,

Tons, Cornstock, the Minnesota Wakeboard Tour, Forest Lake has a few comps.

I think Midwest already has a swap meet scheduled for the being of May. I stopped in the other day and Tyler gave me a flyer for it.

What are the dates for that Bryan?

Yea, I wasnt sure what the status was for that. So I didnt want to get the cart in front of the horse...

Date for wake/ski swap is May 3rd. Mark your calanders!

Alright, I know its only gonna hit 40 today but this pumped me up. We just got done putting the logos on this boat, it's going to the local LF rep and has 350 horsepower and 1500 lbs of ballast. She'll be hitting the mighty Mississippi as soon as the launch opens.

looks very familier. Did you guys do that to an x-2 last year as well? Except it was red.

That thing is beyond SICK! X2? X-Star?

Steve, you are correct in the familiarity - there was a red and white one out last year.

Eder you should see it in person. It gets better and better...

Yeah, last years was red and black and the year prior was blue. The "suck my wake" kinda started as a joke but it was something that people were into. It actually makes me laugh a little when I fall and see that Suck My Wake decal coming at me.

Eder, this ones an X-2, we have a Hyperlite rep rocking the 40th Anniversary X-Star but that ones not going to stay in MN as he's not local.

corey, like i said on the phone: i'm gonna end up going out there with salt and an axe/sludge hammer and go to town on the ice at the Boom Island launch if the weather doesn't start turning around.

Have you checked the launch down by Ford Parkway? I think it might open up before the Boom Island one.

Either that or poach the E launch, just change your boat registration to someone you don't like

Hey Corey is that Chris Banks new ride! SICK, I thought he was all about Malibu.

Yep thats Banks new ride. He's been an MC guy for about 20 years now, he used to work here actually waaaaay back in the day, I think he started here when he was 15.

I was think of Jeff Thayer the Old O'brien rep, he is a Mali guy. I wonder who the new rep is, you know? I suppose I should find out considering I am O'brien Factory team rider. ha.

The new rep is Ross Olin, he used to be in sales at Mn Inboard. He's pretty cool, I think he and Jeff are pretty good friends. Jeff moved into a rep job with Bu.

WOW! I hate snow

Ford Parkway eh? That is right down the street from my parents. I may have to tow my boat back into town tomorrow. I am going to the lake tonight, will have a status report on how thick the ice is tomorrow.

made a pact with my buddies on St. Patties day that as soon as the weather hits 50 degrees ill wakeboard without a shorty....drinking makes u say dumb stuff!

I feel your pain mox, I've had some real genius ideas after a couple of cocktails.

I spent 12hrs plowing at work yesterday and I wake up this morning and have to do it all over again!!! MN WEATHER!!!

just got in the TC from Green Bay to see the family and damn...that is ALOT OF SNOW to just have randomly dropped. Were gettin all set to go for the first day out on this coming saturday, and i looked out at White Bear Lake and that thing is still iced over..jeez...harsh... BRING WARM WEATHER SOON!

Oh look....more snow...sweet

Big Marine had at least a foot of ice on it. I'm not going to be riding for a few weeks There were a few snowmobiles out there too.

I talked to my cuz and he fishes near chisago. He said last week there was still 20-24 inches out there. I was on the water april 4th last year. I would be suprised if ice out is april 15th in the city this year.

Global warming what?

Where the eff is the snow up here?

We didn't get sh**t outta this. If its going to be in the mid 20's atleast have snow so i can ride my sled.
Northern MN sucks for snow....

Or better yet, turn 70 and rain for 2 weeks.

Hey guys, i just wanted to give Luke, the guys with the Minnesota Decal a quick plug. He hooked me up well! I ordered a decal from him and he sent it to the wrong address apparently, i emailed him and he immediately, the next day sent out a package with more decals than i had ordered! Anyhow, heres a picture of it on my truck finally, sorry bout the pic quality, but it was cloudy and cold this morning and i snapped it with my blackberry, Hopefully Ryan doesnt yell at me for it , tell me what you guys think!

NIce, that looks pretty sick. Now when ever i see you on the road I will know who to swerve at!

good lookin decal. Was at lake calhoun today 2 feet of ice still, but was kiteboarding so i am makin the most of it

ANybody interested in Rolling down to this event? I think I am going to go, but want some crew to roll with.

http://www.rideforcancertour.com/Schedule__Calendar_.html

I am talking about the May 8th Contest.

Here is the flyer for that event Andy is talking about.

id be down but i graduate from college on May 8th

Sounds awesome but I'll be in Mexico. I figure if I leave now I can make it back just in time to see the lakes thaw.

Andy, ill get back to you. I'm totally down for it if my college schedule works out. I think that is one of the last days of final examinations, so if i can take a test or two earlier, im game!

Hey, just for you guys know, the event is on the 10th and not the 8th. That is a Saturday so hopfully that may make it a little easier on a few of you.

Hey guys, I am new on this forum and didnt wanna read all 400+ posts but I am from the metro area and do most of my stuff on the Mississippi near the Champlin bridge. We also have a cabin in Pequot so if anyone is up that way let me know and we can hit gull or whatever

Hey Jake, I have a cabin on a small lake about 25 miles SW of Brainerd. We will be up there alot this year. Im always down to ride...and check out the talent at Zorbaz!

Anthony, when up in cross lake my buddies and I love Zorbas! My buddies cabin is about 1.5 miles south of Zorbas! But for a good time, i'm sure ill catch you at the Moonlight or the Wharf! Let me know when you're up there, we'll ride and hit up The Moonlight man!

Moonlight bay on friday or sat night is a popping place. My parents have a place on O'brien lake just outside of crosslake. We hit up whitefish all the time. Black and white Supra Launch

I hit up Whitefish once in a while during the summer but most of the time its too crowded to really do anything. but zorbas is definitely fun to hit up haha

Anyone up north?
Leech Lake Area?

anyone gotta rail around the twin cities to hit once the ice thaws??

Thats the BIG question Moxilla! There are some but no one will ever say where! Its always a big secret! I hate it! Me and my friends have been thinking about building one but we really dont have anywhere to keep it...

Eder! Im game! One question for everyone? Arent there 2 Zorbaz? Are we all talking about the same one? The one I go to is across the street from a Gull Lake boat launch.

WELL I THINK JAY WON!

Got a picture text from him today, I am pretty sure he is on the water in MN riding today. Freaking Crazy! It has to be so cold!

Jay we need a full report, where did you go? water temp?

Jay's crazy enough to do that, and that's SICK! It wasn't too bad outside today, if you rock a drysuit you might actually be able to ride more than a 15min set. I agree with Andy, definitely need some pics and the description.

Who's excited for 6" of snow tomorrow!!!

yep finally hit the water for the first time this season. here's some details. we went on the minnesota river down in bloomington. used the launch at 35W and 106th street. the air temp on the jeep was at 54 degrees, and the water temp was 39. it was pretty much glass everywhere. there wasn't much debrees in the water....just a few random sticks/small logs, and one floating ice chunk. we were rockin' out in the dry suits so it wasn't really that cold.

the only crappy thing that happened was since there aren't any docks in the water i had to walk out to mid thigh depth to get in the boat. while climbing into the bow my flippin' car keys fell out of the pocket of my sweat pants (which i was carrying in my arm). i immediately plunged back in the water to find them...only wearing shorts and a t-shirt. i spent about 5 minutes rummaging through the mucky water and ended up getting soaked from chin to toe. let me tell you about cold! after an hour i finally got back to normal body temp...only to get in and take my set (there were 5 of us who rode). it felt great to finally get back on a board. we also did some surfing too.

i think my buddy is going to email me some pics.

you went on the minnesota river....damn

Anthony, wonderful, im sure you have had a wonderful time before up at the Moonlight bay, its a riot man! I love the Moonlight and the Wharf is kickass, when the fellas and i are feeling adventurous, we will take out my buddies pontoon, load it with coolers full of goodies and make the 40 min trek to The Manhattan Island. As of Zorbas, yes, there are two, the one i speak of is the one south of the Moonlight about a half a mile south of CNC Boatworks, the Mastercraft Dealer.

Jay, you are the man...i was sitting here working on my logic homework thinking... I'm gonna offer up $5 via paypal to the first person who jumps int the Minnesota waters and then i log on to read this crap! haha, i should of thought of that earlier and you would have been $5 richer! If you have room for a third soon, let me know, im good for gas, cleanup and some brews and i would LOVE to get out ASAP as most of my crew is off at college and wont be back till May-ish. You're the man bro!

here's a few pics. go figure, no one decided to pick up the still shot camera while i was riding (we did get some video of me though).

my buddy tom.


evrim.


becca.

tom


evrim


becca

Jay

You are freaking Nuts Man! I am not even thinking about getting in the water till Mid April!

That story about your keys is a classic! DID YOU FIND THEM??

no. never found 'em. i looked for like 5 minutes until my nads hurt so bad i couldn't stand it...also my hands were too numb that if i felt something i couldn't pick it up anyway. luckily i had another set in my jeep, so we called AAA to get the car unlocked.

That sux you didnt find them. The old I get the more I am starting to believe that once it’s in the water its gone, doesn’t matter what it is, keys, glasses, boat parts.

I know what you are saying, Here is my track record:
2 phones in - 1 out
2 keys in - 1 out
2 fins in - 0 out
1 digital camera - 0 out

my dad has lost 3 phones in the marina and never got them out...
Its like a black hole out there at times.

AWESOME!!! So jealous!!! That is right by my office, I should go check it out. Hopefully this snow will all melt by the end of the week.

Wow Jay, you guys are crazy. Does the wake feel like a concrete quarter pipe?

Holmes, you out there?? Just curious if you know when the 08 Helium vests are going to be in stock? I haven't been able to make it over to The House yet to check/try them on for proper size, anyone know if they're out yet?

Hey Sinko,
I talked to my buddy Pete last night and he said that he is in the middle of filming footage for a wakeskis video. He thought he'd probably be done filming by the end of next week (weather permitting). I'll let you know when I learn more.

anyone need a third on Saturday??

Hmm, so it rained this afternoon - anyone else stoked on that or is it just me?

And I don't care what the news said, I had 68*F pegged on the car mirror when I drove down to Fairview at the UofMN today. All this heat might make a kid throw on some shorts and go do some outside activities!

Plus, the Twins won! All in all, in the words of one Ice Cube "I gotta say, today was a good day."

Today wasn't a bad day...got 100 out of 100 on my logic exam, had a nice jog and workout, work went well and well its Friday...but check the weather for April 11th my man...it reads..."Snow Showers" WTF?!?!

Wow great... 90% chance for snow tonight and tomorrow.
Up to 10in possible. Ah well, it wont last long.

Hey all - I live in Fridley, wake on the Mississipp in Anoka for many years. I'm 26, work at Medtronic too! Shoreview Global Business building - help me find a new job path! I'm looking for like a 94 payband anywhere in the cities. Marketing degree with about 2.5 years at MDT so far. Working with field sales on the phones right now. Blah! Enough of that..

Bringing home my first inboard ever with that MDT money, a 1987 Supra SunSport in about a month! So excited! So you'll see me out there! I have a recent thread about the new boat going in the Boats forum and on MinnesotaWakeboarder.com. Here's the link with nice pics!

http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/messages/3183/560359.html?1207398960

Hey, it's great to hear that there is some action going down in MN. I was talking to a guy on Thursday who said that he had also been wakeboarding (Manitoba) so that is pretty crazy too.
We just got snowed on last night so I'm not impressed but it gives me a chance to let my knee heal for the season.
I want to go to the PWT again this year. Last year was too much fun.

going jibbing today! WHoooo HOOOOO!

NO F'IN FAIR Andy!!! Im going to the House today to pick up some ballast!

Tell sean I said what up and that we are hitting the bar hard tonight!

went out for the second run of the season yesterday. it was f'ing beautiful! wasn't cold at all! although, the river is starting to get a little higher and thus there is more and more crap floating around.