Wee Andy Posted August 2, 2005 Report Posted August 2, 2005 ok . thinking of upgrading my board to something stronger that will last longer with a bit more 'pop'. but the one thing i really dont want to give up with my board is the fact that it weighs nothing. will the 10ply trampa be good? Quote
cookster Posted August 2, 2005 Report Posted August 2, 2005 ok . thinking of upgrading my board to something stronger that will last longer with a bit more 'pop'. but the one thing i really dont want to give up with my board is the fact that it weighs nothing. will the 10ply trampa be good? Lot depends on your weight, at 13 i'm guessing you don't weigh much so maybe the 10 will be fine. Best thing is to ring Ed or Ted at Trampa (freephone number is on www.trampaboards.com) and they will sort you out Quote
Psycho2 Posted August 2, 2005 Report Posted August 2, 2005 depends what you want for a deck and your weight, id phone trampa and ask! edit: arh you beat me to it Quote
garykf Posted August 2, 2005 Report Posted August 2, 2005 trampa dont do it dude!!! Why??????????? Quote
Ally Posted August 2, 2005 Report Posted August 2, 2005 have you seen andy's currant/current(which is the little raisin?) board? it's the dogs!!!!! Quote
angus8ken Posted August 2, 2005 Report Posted August 2, 2005 andy, when your next down st andrews way have a work to owain and judith (you will see the tractionkiting.co.uk van and banners). they have a few demo trampa's starting i think from 12 ply. i think the boards start at 10 or 11 ply but that should be good for you. Angus Quote
OwainGDWilliams Posted August 2, 2005 Report Posted August 2, 2005 Yip, as Angus said, we have a number of demo boards that you can try before you buy. Let us know the next time you are in St Andrews and you are more than welcome to try a board out. Owain. www.tractionkiting.co.uk Quote
sukie Posted August 2, 2005 Report Posted August 2, 2005 i personally rekon you'd be better off getting maybe the mbs core 8. this is just personal preference, but after having used loads of the trampas and now using mbs's, i really love them. another plus with the mbs is that the core 8 is SUPER cheap and also really light at only 5.4kg!!! blimey, this does sound quite biased but this is my personal opinion!! Quote
Brine Boy Posted August 2, 2005 Report Posted August 2, 2005 Go MBS the Comp 6 is beautifull and is cheaper than the Comp 16 I love it and wont swap to anything else, I thought my Comp 16 was good but the 6 just blows it away!!! Cheers BB Quote
Wee Andy Posted August 2, 2005 Author Report Posted August 2, 2005 tried the comp 6. great board. but like ally says, 'have you felt the weight of my current board. i was on the comp 6 then switched to my board again and it took me 5 mins to get used to the lightness again. its 10lbs i think. but its getting worn out and i want something stronger with more 'pop' but still pretty light. Quote
Wee Andy Posted August 2, 2005 Author Report Posted August 2, 2005 by the way. i am very small 5.5st Quote
The Flyin Scotsman Posted August 2, 2005 Report Posted August 2, 2005 And his boards only about 4Kg I'd guess, My trampa 12 short is 6.1kg and feels very weighty compared to his little un Kev Quote
Wee Andy Posted August 2, 2005 Author Report Posted August 2, 2005 yeah. its 10lbs so i think thats about 4.5kg? Quote
angus8ken Posted August 3, 2005 Report Posted August 3, 2005 that is pretty light. well here it goes. the thinnest ply deck they do seems to be a 11 ply. this should be fine for you though. 11 ply short 93cm: 2140g scrub skate trucks: 1070 grammes per pair trampa velcro bindings: set of 2 = 300 grammes rockstar hubs with mbs T1 tyres: set of 4 = 1744 grammes (436g each) cant think of anything else needed, so you could a trampa that weighs from 5254g + a couple hundred grams for bolts and stuff. Quote
sledgeracer Posted August 3, 2005 Report Posted August 3, 2005 i recommend the MBS comp 6 over amy thing , nice light board , stiif with good pop. Currently upset as i bought a trampa deck to replace my core 16 deck and the thing weighs twice as much , just stupidly heavy used it once and hated it . Well made though coulkd be alright if you got the smallest ply. Quote
defcom Posted August 3, 2005 Report Posted August 3, 2005 Yip, as Angus said, we have a number of demo boards that you can try before you buy. Let us know the next time you are in St Andrews and you are more than welcome to try a board out. Owain. www.tractionkiting.co.uk have u got a 35 deg with revo hubs to demo ? Quote
angus8ken Posted August 3, 2005 Report Posted August 3, 2005 im pretty sure he doesnt have a demo board with revo's, if he had i would have pinched it by now i know he has at least 1 35 degree board with channels though Quote
kite chaser Posted August 3, 2005 Report Posted August 3, 2005 hey if i were you i would get a trampa but get it custom made from upahill.they did mine and mines below 6kg with 12 ply so could maybe get to around 5kg if u got rid of the 2 extra ply and get it cut bit shorter.and they do it all for you what more could you ask?!?i got mine for 240 and it came redy to ride. any more info needed plz pm:D hope this helps Ben Quote
Wee Andy Posted August 4, 2005 Author Report Posted August 4, 2005 well i would just get the deck for skate syleee trucks. and i think they do do them in a 10 ply and use my other skate trucks and wheels. not yet though. i need to start saving for a winter kite Quote
Henry Primett Posted August 4, 2005 Report Posted August 4, 2005 Core 1 might be ok for you? at thats light or the core 8 Quote
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