Clothing while wakeboarding..HELP!!
What do wakeboarders wear when they ride?
Are wakeboarders disappointed with current designs/functionality of available apparel? |
I wear a basketball jersey over my vest. GF got it for me for my birthday.
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It's hard to be disappointed when all you need is boardshorts and they're plentiful in retail stores and online. Some people wear a T-shirt while they ride. Maybe a better material for that would be nice?
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Ive noticed the tshirt or tank over the vest, why is that? is it just a fad?
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Only super "bro" wakeboarders are allowed to wear a t shirt over their vest. That means you can jump toeside.
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in the dead of summer in the south when the sun is beating down on your skin for 8 hours a day, being shirtless gets old. I HATE getting sun burned. The vest doesn't cover any of the neck, shoulders, arms, etc...
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1. Designed for water 2. Look cool Picky wakeboarders also add the following requirement: 3. Material that stretches for mobility (aka 4-way stretch) 4. Lightweight In terms of other design elements, some people like baggy shorts, some people like a more form fitting short. Mostly just personal preference. To be honest, the board short market is saturated. I highly doubt that anyone can compete with Hurley, O'neill, etc... |
Clothing while wakeboarding..HELP!!
I'm a fan of the Hurley board shorts.. Wearing a green pair of Hurley ones w/ 2013 liquid force green side zip wake vest.. W/ my green 2012 slingshot wakeboard!!
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Clothing while wakeboarding..HELP!!
Always been a fan of Hurley shorts.. They dry quick and are very lightweight.. And they stay in place on your waist unlike most board shorts.. Also they have sick fluorescent colors that allow you to stick out from other boarders on the water.
And it's not about matching the brand name when it comes to me.. I'm all about the performance and color of the equipment.. I have liquid force wake vest, Hurley hat, raybans, and Hurley board shorts to go along with my green hyperlite systems and my black with green laced bryler boots and my green 2012 SS Hooke Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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You into the simple boardshorts or do you like shorts with designs or do yo just want it to match your gear regardless if designs are on it or not? |
Either way is good for me.. I'm more on the what stands out the most.
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In terms of clothing outside the water, do wakeboarders wear a specific brand that they identify themselves with?
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r u doing market research or something? they wear whatever brand looks cool, comfortable, lightweight, stretchy, dries quick in the water, and out of the water Oakley, hurley, billabong, rvca, quicksilver, metal mulisha, spy, etc are popular.........basically just go to buckle and you will find all your answers
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Yes, he is. Congrats you're in his focus group.
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Set up a Surveymonkey or something that actually gathers data. What class is this for and who's the teacher? Great idea and concept, but your introducing too much bias with the way your "study" or research is designed. Go Knights!
Bottom line, most wakeboarders want to be unique while still being socially acceptable, and feel like they are setting themselves apart and/or starting/ahead of the trends. Others are about convenience, comfort, cost, and support. I will always be impressed with how supportive and invested Oneill has been in the wakeboarding and waterski industries, when strictly surfing would offer much more ROI and streamline efficiencies. Yet they continue to develop and innovate new products, and support the sports, which I think many riders who notice and appreciate that, show their appreciation in return. |
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So would you say wakeboarders want to have their own way of "expressing themselves" rather than being streamlined with the surfers, in other words do you think they want to recognized as their own breed? |
Does anyone have any comments about the clothing worn outside of the water? is there any specific brand that wakeboarders identify themselves with? Also, what is it about billabong, hurley and quiksilver that attracts people to their brands?
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When it comes to wake boarders and the brand there are those that are committed to a brand whether its a boat company, a board company, shades or clothes. This I think stems from familiarity, the more familiar you are with a product the more comfortable you will feel using it and you develop somewhat of a relationship with the brand or even employees or reps of certain companies. For example, if they ship you new product if yours gets ruined. Others, don't care what board/binding combo, what hat they wear if it is the same brand as their shorts or shades.
But it all comes down to 2 things: 1) what they like, if its comfortable and they think it looks good and performs well, we use it! and 2) supporting the brands that support the pros. I don't know much about hurley, but billabong, fox, o'neill, not sure if quiksilver is still in it, oakley, spy, etc. The average weekend warrior wants to wear gear that support pro wake boarders, to keep the sport alive. Unless you're a Rusty, a Harley, a Parks, or a guy killing in the Pro Tour, you aren't making tonnes of doh. So we support those who support our sport. |
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Wakeboarding is a small niche sport and we pretty much ride on the coattails of other more established sports. There is a one company that has done a good job of focusing boardies to wake boarders and that is Cire. Personally I have always liked Rip Curl and O'neill as I grew up surfing. Plus no one wears Rip Curl, so I like that aspect of it. And they sponsor Dean Smith who kills it. |
t-shirts are always cool
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I prefer shorts made by companies that invest into wakeboarding. Brands that support our local events. Brands carried by our local shops.
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Just do some major advertising with scantily clad hot babes...viola
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I wear whatever board shorts I have handy that day and a Neoprene vest, also some gloves when wakeboarding, none when surfing obviously. When it gets really chilly out, like 40s-50s water temps I'll rock a shorty, but that's about it.
Oh and occasionally we will have funny hat days, haven't really got a funny hat for that yet, but I plan on it. |
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I agree with supporting the companies that support the sport! What other improvements would you like made within the sport? What about the competitions, does there need to be more? less? Would companies that support wakeboarding help the sport by sponsoring these competitions and/or providing free stuff to people at competitions, etc.?
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Either way, I think t-shirts add a cool element to the look of wakeboarding. We're all human, appearances are everything. Wearing cool shirts is fun. |
Matching your boardshorts & vest to your gear? Is that seriously a concern for some people? That's like always matching your helmet and leather riding jacket to your sportbike...it makes you look like a squid.
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