Mainlines and life of them?

(twakess) · (twakess) **Join Date: Mar 2002** 02-11-2006, 7:35 PM

How often do you change your maine lines. I know they kinda loose their snap and stiffness. Plus I think they start to give and are more springy got a new one and I can tell a big difference between the new and old one. I am thinking a season maybe then get a new one. Anyone else try to switch them out every season?

(wake_upppp) · (wake_upppp) **Join Date: Nov 2003** 02-11-2006, 7:40 PM

You know after seven seasons my only original piece of equipment left is my Spectra shoe-string line. Gotta be carefull about tangles but the stuff just won't die!

(wakedad33) · (wakedad33) **Join Date: Oct 2005** 02-11-2006, 9:20 PM

New one every year, or 2 or 3 depending how many my son runs over

sorry Alex had to.

(liquidmx) · (liquidmx) **Join Date: Jun 2005** 02-11-2006, 11:24 PM

Yah, I just upgraded this year, only becuase I came up on a a-line for 60 bucks. Otherwise I am with sparky, original SL spectra shoelace from a long time ago. I kinda dig how it is all soft now from the years of use, kinda like an old pillow.

(rmcronin) · (rmcronin) **Join Date: Aug 2002** 02-12-2006, 4:45 AM

Use it until you run over it and have to tie knots too many times that you don't have enough line left. Besides that, older feels better.

(jamie_lamar) · (jamie_lamar) **Join Date: Mar 2004** 02-13-2006, 7:15 AM

I've had my accurate jacket series main line for ever and still 100%. I wish it would break down, come up missing or something so I can get some new tracer cable.

(jarrod) · (jarrod) **Join Date: May 2003** 02-13-2006, 7:37 AM

I still use the first yellow jacket line I bought more than 3 years ago.

(westsidarider) · (westsidarider) **Join Date: Feb 2003** 02-15-2006, 3:18 PM

until a month ago i was ridin a proline rope and handle that i got when i was ridin for them about 4 or 5 years ago. it was deffiantely a pain in the ass to role it up and unrole it without gettin knots in it but it was still plenty strong.

(guido) · (guido) **Join Date: Jul 2002** 02-15-2006, 4:04 PM

Again Squid.... I think your on crack. I've still got an Accurate line that is 3 years old and it's in perfect shape. Hasn't faded and definitely doesn't stretch. I think it definitely depends on the quality of the rope to start with. That Accurate I've got has gone through 3 worn out handles.

I'm going to replace it this year, but it's definitely not worn out. I just want to get one of the Pro Line Dynema ropes cuz' they're pimp.

(twakess) · (twakess) **Join Date: Mar 2002** 02-15-2006, 4:23 PM

haha yep evan its good stuff. I just noticed when I rode a new one and my old one on the same day. The old one gave some.

(load) · (load) **Join Date: Jul 2003** 02-15-2006, 4:47 PM

Squid, I think you would need a new line every time you changed you board

(twakess) · (twakess) **Join Date: Mar 2002** 02-15-2006, 4:53 PM

Doug no more new boards the wife found out how many boards I had. She cut me off

. One of the guys I ride with used me as a example so he could get a new board and it got back to her.

(westsidarider) · (westsidarider) **Join Date: Feb 2003** 02-15-2006, 7:44 PM

i have never noticed a difference in ropes and ive ridden at least 3 different ropes in one day. im not sayin that there is no difference i just have never notcied one. a few years back we used to put one 5 foot section of ski rope that stretches at the end to learn spins