2018 Product

is it too early for a 2018 product thread? Found a 2018 hyperlite wake surf on Buywake.com

https://www.buywake.com/hyperlite-20...RvoaAivO8P8HAQ

that price is crazy

holy cow price is

What?! $1300. How?!?

They appear to have a new foam and are US made. Good on Hyperlite for bringing some production back to the US. Hopefully the other true custom shapers don't get ideas about raising prices too much. That is a crazy price.

It is actually a VARIAL board that HL is having produced and branded for them, based on the video on the page. I am not familiar with VARIAL, but I am also stuck in the midwest. Maybe some left coasters will have some input from ocean riding.

New Slingshot Windsor 2018 ?
https://www.instagram.com/p/BWxEH8NA-Ge/

Hopefully all surfboards get that expensive. Maybe it will limit the number of people doing it.

I've seen the whole 2018 Ronix lineup when I was out at Lake Ronix. Some legit gear coming next year with some brand new models coming for boat and cable.

Originally Posted by DrewLongshore

I've seen the whole 2018 Ronix lineup when I was out at Lake Ronix. Some legit gear coming next year with some brand new models coming for boat and cable.

Will still probably snap every 5 sets

2018 CWB Woodro?

https://www.instagram.com/p/BWupGQQlqLT/

Seems this is the cable range for 2018 from Hyperlite

Ronix 2018 on Prowake website

Originally Posted by Latex

Ronix 2018 on Prowake website

Those Prices

I'm sorry but I wouldn't even pay half of the $1400 that one board is listed for. Custom board sure. Ronix board NO

Getting close to $2K for high end board and bindings is insane to me as well.

those can't be US prices.....whaaattt???? Looks like i'll never strap up a new Ronix wakeboard for the rest of my life....

Now that I think about it pretty sure those aren't US prices. I was thinking about ranting much harder... glad I didn't lol

That's Australia people. Not saying their stuff isn't overpriced 😉

solid! other than the prices, the boards are dope!! love this time of year!!

I'm bummed Ronix discontinued the Spaceblanket, absolutely love that board.

I am stoked on slingshots new Shredtown Bindings, literally did a double take because they look so much like Company Vandalls.

Those are the 2017 Shredtown

The 2018 Shredtown are Green khaki

Ronix 2018 catalog

Hyperlite 2018 catalog

of course when my son wants to move to the one board in 18' they come out with it ugly as hell LOL

any pics of the new shredtown bindings?

Jeff most companies only change the shape up every two years, you could get the 2017 colorway and have the same board

Originally Posted by Latex

The 2018 Shredtown are Green khaki

Ronix 2018 catalog

Hyperlite 2018 catalog

Do you have any pics of the new shredtown 2018?

So apparently today is the day!
Excited for the big reveal of all the new stuff at Expo.
Hopefully we'll be seeing first hand accounts (likely mostly via social media) of whats to come for 2018.

Oh, and the Xgames real wake videos drop at 4PM!

Big day!

Someone post up pics of the new Slingshot wake gear please!!!

http://liquidforce.com/

Originally Posted by Kikson

any pics of the new shredtown bindings?

Slingshot SurfExpo

You can now order fully custom Humanoid wakeboards. Pretty cool stuff, https://hw4.typeform.com/to/nYYQvh

Some of the 2018 Slingshot stuff. No Reflex?!...

https://www.youride.fr/blog/slingsho...infos-b31.html

Hyperlite 2018 site is up as well. Looks like they dramatically downsized the Byerly offerings. Also, there are no wakeskates at all. Is Hyperlite dropping the skates or rebranding them?

Anyone else see this on Active Water Sports' instagram or at Surf Expo? I can't find any details on it.

Originally Posted by lesstalkmoreride

Some of the 2018 Slingshot stuff. No Reflex?!...

https://www.youride.fr/blog/slingsho...infos-b31.html

Nope... and they added longer length options to a few boards but the one that needs a longer option the most, (pill), they didn't.

Looks like LF has went to all flex track bindings... I have personally witnessed two different 2017 Lf bloodline have issues. One being the bindings slide out on flat landings and the other the whole insert has broke away from the track! Any word whether they have corrected this for 2018?

Originally Posted by Bdillon1

Looks like LF has went to all flex track bindings... I have personally witnessed two different 2017 Lf bloodline have issues. One being the bindings slide out on flat landings and the other the whole insert has broke away from the track! Any word whether they have corrected this for 2018?

If slingshot couldn't solve those problems in 10 years, then I doubt LF will be able to.

Most 2018 Slingshot Stuff
https://www.wakeboardonline.nl/index...ingshot%202018

Originally Posted by petrie141

Anyone else see this on Active Water Sports' instagram or at Surf Expo? I can't find any details on it.

Special release Primo LTD for later in the season.

Originally Posted by gqjeff

of course when my son wants to move to the one board in 18' they come out with it ugly as hell LOL

Agreed!

Slingshots 2018 stuff is live on the website. I don't see a Response for 2018???? Man that board has been a staple in the line for so long and is the board I've ridden for 6 seasons. I also see they replaced the Reflex with the coalition, which I get... same outline, same rocker, etc... a really close replacement. Kinda like when they discontinued the Recoil, the Pill is basically the same board but stiffer core and tip/tail channels.

But with this one, there doesn't seem to be a close replacement? What are Response riders supposed to switch to? Nomad or Pill?

The lineup is very heavily slanted to park boards. They could have at least made a Whip or Pill in a 146 or 148 to replace the Response 147.

Anyway, interesting that they would cancel the Response, figures that would have been a big seller but maybe boat riding is dying and the park boards are all that sell. I did ride a Reflex on boat for a season and it wasn't all that bad, Maybe a coalition 149 is next for me? Or is it finless and softer than the Reflex?

Originally Posted by dyost

Slingshots 2018 stuff is live on the website. I don't see a Response for 2018???? Man that board has been a staple in the line for so long and is the board I've ridden for 6 seasons. I also see they replaced the Reflex with the coalition, which I get... same outline, same rocker, etc... a really close replacement. Kinda like when they discontinued the Recoil, the Pill is basically the same board but stiffer core and tip/tail channels.

But with this one, there doesn't seem to be a close replacement? What are Response riders supposed to switch to? Nomad or Pill?

The lineup is very heavily slanted to park boards. They could have at least made a Whip or Pill in a 146 or 148 to replace the Response 147.

Anyway, interesting that they would cancel the Response, figures that would have been a big seller but maybe boat riding is dying and the park boards are all that sell. I did ride a Reflex on boat for a season and it wasn't all that bad, Maybe a coalition 149 is next for me? Or is it finless and softer than the Reflex?

Agreed on the lack of a large boat board that's not a wet noodle. I would be likely to ride the pill if they they made a bigger size.

Looks like the normal will be stiffer this year

Agreed, some of the cancellations of Slingshot product would make more sense if they made some of the other boards in larger sizes. For example a Pill 146 as replacement for the large Recoil. And a Whip 147/148 as an alternative to the Response 147. I just can't see how the Nomad could be expected to be the suitable replacement for the Response. Even if significantly stiffer in the belly. The shapes are completely different and inner they ride completely different.

Maybe next year they size a few more boards up?

Whoa.... how did I miss no Oli board for 2018?

Is he still on the team or is he doing something different?

Crazy how many once big name riders no longer have pro-models or are not sponsored at all.
How can Steele Lafferty not have a board sponsor?

I would paint or sticker over every board logo so not to give away free advertising.

Always been a big fan of slingshot but not anymore they are dropping riders and boards from the team and line up. Now the boards are not even made in the USA anymore. Lost all interest completely now. Definitely will be jumping ship to humanoid as many have already at the local parks.....

Originally Posted by dyost

Whoa.... how did I miss no Oli board for 2018?

Is he still on the team or is he doing something different?

Crazy how many once big name riders no longer have pro-models or are not sponsored at all.
How can Steele Lafferty not have a board sponsor?

I would paint or sticker over every board logo so not to give away free advertising.

I know Oli is now the North American rep for Follow, so there is a chance that he wanted to start moving into that kind of role and knew he would not have the time to focus on riding.

Either way, I'm definitely pretty disappointed in the lack of boat oriented boards from Slingshot this year. I like the changes they made to the flex patterns in the Nomad and Pill, but at this point I don't really see a board in the line that I would feel good about riding behind the boat every day

Schutz35, is that true Slingshot boards no longer made in USA?

Can you cite source?

Originally Posted by dyost

Schutz35, is that true Slingshot boards no longer made in USA?

Can you cite source?

they are def not made in the US anymore.

Originally Posted by hyperlite291

they are def not made in the US anymore.

2x confirmation.

Reason I am on a humanoid now.

They are definitely not made in the USA anymore. I had my doubts but called slingshot and they confirmed it..... Moved the production to Dubai.

The parkboards kind of look good next year. But i dont know why they would make a binding/boot thats about a pound heavier (each one) than a average LF or Ronix etc... binding. and when they are wet its even worse. 4 pound per boot. compared to my tao 2,4 (wet).

http://blog.slingshotsports.com/2017...slingshot-u-e/