Is making lighter boards the new thing?

(hyperlite_boards)

Up untill this year it diddnt seem like any companies were making boards with weight in mind all they wanted was to have them be more durable

(stephan) · (stephan) **Join Date: Nov 2002** 07-31-2008, 10:22 AM

I would say that is categorically false. Hyperlite used to have their aluminum honeycomb cores and then the DNA core. LF used to have the Fly Core and then the balsa core. CWB has been pushing platinum for a while. It's always been about light weight but the processes changed as expensive cores proved to be less than durable, the new shift is to light & durable (relatively speaking).

(fredlap) · (fredlap) **Join Date: Jul 2008** 07-31-2008, 10:23 AM

Slingshot... light and tough!!!

(fredlap) · (fredlap) **Join Date: Jul 2008** 07-31-2008, 10:26 AM

Stephen, Ronix has the carbon series to! Never try on but it suppose to be lighter!!!}

(reconabe) · (reconabe) **Join Date: Jun 2007** 07-31-2008, 10:34 AM

light durable cheap

pick two

(wakeriderixi) · (wakeriderixi) **Join Date: Jan 2004** 07-31-2008, 10:43 AM

"Pick two", I like that.

(eas) · (eas) **Join Date: Nov 2001** 07-31-2008, 10:44 AM

but not the first and last....because that combo doesn't exist!

(1boarder_kevin)

don't know about the average wakeboarder, but I would prefer that my board doesn't break on me than to be 1 pound lighter.

For what it is worth, my 99 (or 98, forget) hyperlite vero honeycomb is lighter than my hyperlite marek. I did break my first vero honeycomb in about half a summer of riding and had it replaced under warranty.

(jjakober) · (jjakober) **Join Date: Apr 2002** 07-31-2008, 11:32 AM

O'Brien was making Cirus core boards from 2003-2005. They were expensive, but a sweet ride. Maybe they will start doing it again?

(hawk7) · (hawk7) **Join Date: Apr 2007** 07-31-2008, 12:39 PM

I don't think a company would come up with the name hyperlite if they did not care about weight.

Fred, I held both the Ronix DHV1 and the Sub6 when the came out, the sub was barely lighter than the V1 series.

(mxflyer281) · (mxflyer281) **Join Date: Oct 2007** 07-31-2008, 1:43 PM

Lighter is good I mean with flex boards out and shapes getting more and more refined where else is there to push development.

(jarrod) · (jarrod) **Join Date: May 2003** 07-31-2008, 2:03 PM

"I don't think a company would come up with the name hyperlite if they did not care about weight."

Hyperlite makes the heaviest boards! It's no secret.

(stephan) · (stephan) **Join Date: Nov 2002** 07-31-2008, 2:43 PM

In years past i would agree with you J-Rod. I think in 2008 Hype finally made some progress. The Murray & Byerly Monarch are pretty impressive.

Saving weight has been the deal forever, why do you think Byerly & Gator's first signature Flight 69 boards were "honeycomb" boards despite having a 3 inch square of aluminum honeycomb in them? It was the buzz when Hyperlite started the honeycomb series. Also explore the Exocet board. Russell Gay (trick skier, that's his real name) made a board that was like 4 pounds. Memories...

(ttrigo) · (ttrigo) **Join Date: Dec 2004** 07-31-2008, 4:34 PM

Blindside had honeycomb boards back in the late 90's as well. those things broke very, very easy. but they were extremely light. Hype has been getting better the last couple of years with the weight.

(dlwsrider) · (dlwsrider) **Join Date: Apr 2007** 07-31-2008, 6:24 PM

One of the main differences in the Ronix cores and other light cores, is that the Ronix cores actually become stonger in the process of curing the core.

(fredlap) · (fredlap) **Join Date: Jul 2008** 07-31-2008, 7:09 PM

I rode the last year 3ds and it felt heavy!!! My Shane and my Recoil are a lot lighter than that!!! Hyperlite... eheheeh!!! Elle est bonne quand on y pense!!!!

(wakerider111) · (wakerider111) **Join Date: Jul 2006** 07-31-2008, 7:26 PM

when getting nitty gritty about what board is lighter than the others make sure you take into account the surface area and not just the length of the boards.

Slingshot may not be THE lightest board out there (even when comparing surface area) but i think slingshot has little competition when it comes to swing weight and just how heavy it "feels" while riding... BUT this statement comes from a guy who has never spun anything better than a 540 or a guy who has ridden a sub 6 or monarch or... but i still think i have a liable statement here

slingshot= light, durable, flex, and more ;)

(hawk7) · (hawk7) **Join Date: Apr 2007** 07-31-2008, 7:35 PM

I hate french. she is good when you have? it's pretty funny that up until this year hyperlite had the heaviest boards on the market.

(rkh) · (rkh) **Join Date: Jul 2007** 07-31-2008, 8:21 PM

I've had a 142 (or 143) Obrien player for 3 years. It has Parks XL bindings and still feels as light as my son's 124 Hyperlite. I'm not sure what all of my buddies ride, but it's lighter than anything else I've picked up. I have a 2004 (or 2005) Parks board, but it felt like I was jumping with weights on my feet. But then again it could just be my lack of skill :-)

(wakerider111) · (wakerider111) **Join Date: Jul 2006** 07-31-2008, 9:25 PM

lookin back on my statement, i meant to say, "anything better than a 360." i was thinking in my head that i have not spun a 540 and wrote 540... anyway, sorry, just for the record