Wainman Hawaii Joke

[Rossall]

This boards only been out in EU 5 days and I am hearing all sorts of amazing and interesting reviews on it from UK and Holland, anyone else ridden their's yet ????






Channels and "Convex" Bottom, yes CONVEX !!!!!




Phil

[wondamic]

Yo Phil,

What size fins do the Joke come with?

[longwhitecloud]

I pulled a kiteboard out of a press too early once and it ended up convex on base once cured - i rode it and it was absolutely fine.

[Rossall]

I think they are 30 mm, havn't had a tape measure on them yet .

phil

[kitenaked]

Don't ask me....I know nothing....





Great board!

Comfie, nice straps, pads still need some love though.

Nice ride gentle landings. Less surfie feel like my blunt, but it is my board of choice even over the blunt.

[Richtw]

Phil

The fins are 40mm, there is about 44mm of rocker in the 134 depending on how you measure it and it weighs 3.85Kg with straps and pads.

The 130 Blunt weighs in at 3.6Kg with straps and pads.

The new straps and pads are superb on the Joke, unfortunately my new Blunt seems to have something bewteen the old ones and the Joke ones! Which I am not too impressed with...... that aside it is a great board!

[kitenaked]

I think some of the straps on the blunt II's were from the old stock they were likely getting rid of.

I have some underwave pads and straps on my blunt II and they are super cush.

Assembly of the Joke with the new straps is super nice and easy.

They also have better screws for the fins. No sharp edges that cut you like a razor!

[fearlu]

I rode one briefly at Sherman Island this summer and it may re-define the twin-tip experience for me. (It may actually get me off a directional from time-to-time if I can put together the $$$ to buy one.) The JOKE is something special, and if you like a more surf-like ride, or are simply bored by your twin, check it out!

[kitenaked]

Dave...

We have the 142's in stock as well. You rode the 138 at our demo.

See ya!

Chris

www.kitenaked.com

[The111]

I rode one briefly at Sherman Island this summer and it may re-define the twin-tip experience for me. (It may actually get me off a directional from time-to-time if I can put together the $$$ to buy one.) The JOKE is something special, and if you like a more surf-like ride, or are simply bored by your twin, check it out!

Can you elaborate on exactly how it feels different from normal twin? Somebody above mentioned if felt less surf-like than the blunt... you say more?

I have only ridden one normal TT and a Mako, and I thought the Mako had a "surf" feel to it... but it has concave bottom.