Jrbeeks

FS: OB4 releaseable double boot system. mounting plate, and boot plates. will include soft boots that I have been using. Arguably the safest releaseable system on the market. 400 obo

 

30.5, 6.84, 2.51, .785

sorry to bring this thread back up but I am curious how people have felt going smaller. based on my size, I should be on a 68 but I was curious about the turn of a 67 so I demo'd a 2017 pro build that turned like the dickens but I seem to have zero stability on it. That's mostly on me but my 68' A3 doesn't have the same stability issues. it just doesn't turn near as nice

Friend of mine claims he watched @twhisper run 41 off at rosewater on that ski. Cannot confirm or deny other than Taking my friends word for it. He is incredible

Those couple extra bucks are well worth having a local shop and not being stuck with ordering from the states. We don't want another "hyperactive" situation here

@savaiusini well maybe you should "tease" one of them skis up my way lol

@jcamp I thought I was able to challenge you til I realized your category doesn't cater to 6'4"

Late to the party but for future reference, Shuswap now price matches US (after exchange)

@savaiusini well that is awesome. Super exciting

@savaiusini so does this answer the question everyone is asking of "what the heck is Willy and JT riding"?

Thank you @Horton and my apology for not seeing it on the front page

@tc agree as well. was fortunate enough to get some sets in with Terry in my earlier years and the guy is incredible

Anyone have any info on the new Syndicate release? I cannot find any info on it. Date, time, ski info etc

like everything, there are goods and bads. I love the gear and want to rep the brand. My area is being consumed by Radar (which is a great brand and great for Canadian skiers), but I am still loyal to HO. What I found most annoying was no one stocks all the gear. To buy shirts I had to go to waterskis.com. To get hats I had to go to wakehouse.com. Two sites, two sets of shipping unless I got over 99 each. Two sets of exchange rates (70 cents USD to 1 dollar CAD) plus customs, brokerage etc, all to advertise for them lol.

 

HO, and more importantly, Seattle watersports went to bat huge for me when I broke the tail off my A3. HO had to go through their protocol so SWS said they would deal with HO, sent me out a new A3 and it got to the border by Friday (I only live 45 mins from the border) and I was skiing it that weekend. That kind of service (whether it was more SWS than HO, I will never know) is why I choose to buy what I buy. Price is no match for quality customer service. I just wish us darn Canadians could get some service to eh? lol

@Kdinger838 maybe it's different in you neck of the woods but all I have heard from the shops within a 6 hour radius (on my side of the border) is that they don't carry much HO cause they are a pain and distribution is even worse. Radar has become everyone's flagship brand around here. Great product, just shitty for a guy still trying to support the brand he grew up on.

 

My local guy was able to inquire and order (and receive) two vapors quicker than he was able to get a price and availability on a VTX for me. Not saying it's the same everywhere, but it's definitely the case up here

I feel your pain. I just went through all of that (and I am from Canada). I don't know why but when I ask stores why no one has HO stuff they all say HO is a real pain to deal with. It's sad cause companies like radar and Connelly have sweet gear so readily available. All I wanted was to essentially advertise for HO and it was like pulling teeth

All great options. My personal choice would be Matt Rini

@mmosley899 thanks for the info. I do know that MOB and OB4 are not the same company. I block them together, being that they are so similar, like I would with reflex/edge/syndicate

A lot Of really good insight guys. Really appreciate the opinions and experience. No one system is completely fail safe and we also have to factor that not everyone's bodies are built the same and react differently to different twists and impacts

 

And I agree. There is no sense in tossing dirt on any company in my

Opinion, no matter the circumstance

So I am currently sitting with a broken ankle and been heavily researching the OB4 and MOB systems. I can't find any clarification on if there is any noticeable effect on performance. Just want to be one hundred percent certain on the system before I "take the plunge". Any and all insight would be great. Thank you so much