NeverRide - The X Hivehydrostatic drive

NeverRide presents a further milestone in winch-building. NeverRide presents its new fully hydraulic towing device: The X-Hive. No chain, no belt - hydrostatic drive only.

The X-Hive is completely built new from scratch. Together with the engineers NeverRide can guarantee the highest standards in winch building. Every part is there where is should be, to reach the standard which NeverRide expect from her products - High Class Quality Made in Switzerland.

The X-Hive is made with passion like a swiss clock and they do work like swiss clock. All towing devices are handmade in special workshops. Don't waste time and take your preorder now till end of June! The first series of the new X-Hive will be delivered from August, and it's limited to 20 devices! First come, first served.

For more information check the NeverRide homepage or ask Patrik Vorlicek from time to time. Picture is from NeverRide homepage.

NeverRide Winch

The first picture of the new small NeverRide winch has been released on wakeskating.ch. Patrick from ws.ch wrote the following about NeverRide and their new winches:
This year did not take place any in Europe without NeverRide. The Company from Switzerland, which builds Towing Devices as precisely and reliably as Swiss clocks, are always locally. After the ISPO in Munich, where in co-operation with Reef and New Schnitzel took place a exibition, during Interboot in Friedsrichshafen was NeverRide again on place, and shows in co-operation with the water cable park Pfullendorf, what is the future of winching. Wakeskating and Wakeboarding on the highest level, and the new “small” NeverRide Winch “Winchmaster DeLuxe” live in action ...

To see pictures click here or go directly to the neverride homepage or wakeskating.ch.

NeverRide Winches & Wakeskates 2008

One of the best (possible the best) winch companies is NeverRide. NeverRide starts with two winches and four wood wakeskates in the year 2008. The winches are:

• Riders Edition
  
• and a new X-Hive

For the first pictures of the winches check the NeverRide homepage, wakeskating.ch or here from time to time.
The wood wakeskates for 2008 are specially designed in Switzerland by NeverRide but they are produced by NewWakeskates in the US (really good quality in the past years). Here are some infos about the 3 classic wakeskates:

• slider base
• aggresive 3d concave
  
• comes with riding fins RHIMMS 0,75er alloy fins
• upgrade possible with shred fins SHRIMMS, mini alloy fins ------>
  

The Shrimms fins allow technical skate tricks like Nose-/Tailpress, Smith Crocked, 5-0 and so on. Nice add on for all obstacle freaks! For the detailed specs check wakeskating.ch. But that's not all, NeverRide has also a bi-level wakeskate next year. The bi-level is called DoubleDecker. But at the moment only the picture below exists, no pictures from top or side.

European Winches Part ISwiss NeverRide and Hungaria Gaboard

Here are the first two winch companies from Europe - Gaboard and NeverRide. At first some information about the winches build by NeverRide. They have a hydrostatic winch the X Hive and a classic winch with variomatic (torque converter). Both winches are handmade in Swiss.

First some facts of the NeverRide X Hive:
Frame: High end stainless steel frame with lasercut outer shell
Motor: Briggs & Stratton Engine

Accessories: hydrostatic drive, 4 transportation wheels, (digital) dashboard, FlipUp hood, Safety-Stop-System, 2 anchor point,a underfloor lights (fo ya bling), electric starter, shock absorbing engine suspension

Here are the facts for the NeverRide Nr One:

Frame: superior quality steel with outer shell
Motor: Briggs & Stratton Engine (Inspector 7.5PS, Basic 9.0PS, Superior 9.0PS with electro ignition)

Accessories: disc brake, easy line release, balanced weight for transportation, shock absorbing engine suspension, 2 wheels, 2 anchor points, 2 foldable transportation handles, vario-cluth-system

Another good concept comes out of hungaria. Gaboard has been producing winches for two years now. The Gaboard winch can be order with different engine sizes. The winch on the picture has a 400cubic centimeter engine which has 15hp.

Frame: classic frame with full outer shell
Motor: 270 - 400 cubic centimeter engine, 4 stroke

Accessories: 2 offroad wheels, disc brake, one control level for all functions, 100m rope

For more information about the winches check the Gaboard Winch or NeverRide homepage.

Neverride Wakeskate Line 2010

The Neverride Crew around Patrick has published the 2010 catalogue.
NeverRide was founded 2004 in Switzerland. The company is slowly growing and is a part of the worldwide wakeskate scene right from the start. NeverRide is known for hand made, high class quality towing devices from Switzerland. They are also producing for the 4th time a wakeskate line! Check out the catalogue or the NeverRide homepage.

If you search for foam top deck stuff contact Patrick he has really good stuff in store. Thanks to Blast wakeskate magazine for the online pdf stuff.

NEVERRIDE Wakeskate Camp 201021 to 24 May 2010, Inselsee Allgäu

NEVERRIDE Wakeskate makes a wakeskate camp in cooperation with Inselsee Allgäu Waterski & Wakeboard (Winch & Skate Park)

NEVERRIDE team riders Kristof Zint (GER), Geert Nielen (NL) and Dominik Preisner (GER) will be there for professional guidance. The Inselsee Allgäu is a good place for a wakeskate camp. This place has two lifts and a total of 10 Obstalces. For more information check NEVERRIDE Wakeskate Camp.

Neverride presents snow-winch "The Avalanche"

Neverride just released their snow-winch called "The Avalanche". It's the first "real" snow-sport specific winch as it can pull you at speeds up to 45mph (70km/h) and holds 2.000ft (600m) of rope.
Top speed can be adjusted in three gears. An hydraulic disc brake assures safe stops.
Total weight is 155lbs (70kg).

Check out Neverride.com for additional info...

A Journey Into Wakeskating

The guys from neverride are on a roadtrip in the southern part of germany, switzerland and austria. Along with the team they will bring their skates for testing and of course: a winch!

The dates:

Montag 08.06. & Dienstag 09.06. WakePark Thulba 

Mittwoch 10.06. Wasserskipark Aschheim 

Donnerstag 11.06. Seilbahn Kiefersfelden 

Freitag 12.06. Seilbahn Gundelfingen - mit Grill&Chill ab 19:00 

Samstag 13.06. KGB Traunsee/Gmunden (A) - Boot Session 

Sonntag 14.06. Jetlake Feldkirchen (A) 

Mittwoch 17.06. ab 20:00 Barfly Sonthofen 

„My Drinking Team Has A Wakeskate Problem...“ 

Donnerstag 18.06. ab 19:00 BoardersNIGHT & 

Freitag 19.06. all day long... Inselsee Allgäu 

Samstag 20.06. Wasserskipark Pfullendorf 

Sonntag 21.06. Boarderhouse Berlingen (CH) 

ab 10:00 BootSession & Grill&Chill

check www.neverride.com

see you at the lake

Switzerland News

Here are some news from Switzerland. Following events are planed in Switzerland in 2008:

• 27. - 29. Juni, Free4Style, Estavayer-le-Lac
• 4. - 6. Juli, Wake + Jam, Murten
• 18. - 20. Juli, Skate'n'Slide Vol. 3, Zürich

Second info: the Switzerland wakeskate company NeverRide (remember the infamous winch "The Hive") has two new crew members. Here you can find interviews from Stefge (Germany), Zinti (Germany), and Kjellman (Sweden). Sorry, only the interview with K'jellman is in english. If you want more information about the NeverRide products check this post on Wakeskate Bomb.

All information is taken from wakeskating.ch. Thanks Patrick.

UGP apparel packagetwo years wakeskating.ch

For 2 years the swiss wakeskate crew around Partrick (UDG, Neverride) is online now. Congratulations. Therefore you can win a UDG apparel package at Wakeskating.ch. The apparel package contains two t-shirts and a jeans. Check this article on wakeskating.ch or write an email with your best riding pictures directly to info(at)wakeskating.ch. Deadline is the end of August. Good Luck!

All information are taken from wakeskating.ch.

X Hive pulls Wakeskate event during Freakwave 200827. - 31. August 2008 at Lochau

Like in the last 3 years, the Freakwave takes place at the Bodensee in Bregenz/A. There will be a boat competition for wakeboarders as well as a wakeskate winch-jam pulled by the new X-Hive by Neverride.

Besides the Competitions there will be lots of concerts and exhibitions that will definitely make it worth going there.

Germany goes to the PhilippinesWWA - Wake Park World Championships 2008

Here the latest starter list for the wakeskate world park champion- ships at the Camsur water complex CWC.

• Andy Kolb - Germany
• Kristof Zint - Germany
• Nick Taylor - USA
• Kwon Kwang Sik (KK) - Korea
• Leo Labadens - France
• JD Webb - USA
• John Ruark - USA
• Ryan Doyle - Canada
• Luis Bequerieux - Spain
• Bret Little - USA
• Andrew Pastura - USA

The wakeskate qualification runs start at Thursday, July 3rd. The final is at Sunday, July 6th.

The Wakeskate Bomb team wish GOOD LUCK to Andy Kolb from the Liquid Force team and Kristof Zint from Neverride team (don't forget to place your preorder on the new X-Hive!). Picture and information are from CWC.

Skate'n'Slide Volume 3 canceled

Here the latest infos from Patrick (Neverride, UGP Swiss) about the Skate'n'Slide in Zurich, Switzerland July 19th 2008:

Unfortunately it is not possible to realize a Skate'n'Slide in 2008. The searching of sponsors for the event was unsuccessfully, because it looks like Footballaballa is even more interesting then wakeskating, wakeboarding or skateboarding...
Is the Football-Fever out, it is already to late. With a heavy heart we have to advise that Skate'n'Slide Vol. 3 is cancelled for this year.

For all non European reader, the European championships in soccer was in Switzerland and Austria this year. We hope Skate'n'Slide is back 2009. All information from Skate'n'Slide homepage.

2nd skate'n'slide jam - Zürich

On July, 21st the 2nd skate'n' slide winch jam took place in Zürich sponsored by DVS, NeverRide, Rote Fabrik (location), Flaming Monkey and Mavericks.

The Red Factory is a great old factory building made of red bricks, which houses a lot of dancing clubs (one party started saturday night at 11p.m. and the people still partied at sunday 3p.m. :o), a cafe/restaurant, and many more. There's also a mid sized openair area directly at the lake where the jam took place. Two obstacles a kinked uprail and a straight rail were build. Around all that the trend village with their exhibitors showed the latest trends from the scene and the fine Catering cared for the well-being of the spectators.

The jam was like a jam should be, very relaxed and chilly. The training started at 9a.m. but the most rides arrieved around 11a.m. At 1p.m. the qualification for wakeskaters started the jam. After the wakeskate action the wakeboarders ran their qualification. From this moment on the timetable of the jam was out of scope but nobody cared and the skaters started their Qualification. Unfortunately the weather changed after the 6th rider immediately from warm sunshine to heavy rain and the skate part had to be canceled. The area was flooded within minutes but the smiling faces grinning from below the sunshades spoke volumes.
This was the end for the skate competition, but happily not the end of the whole jam. After one hour rain, the finals started with the wakeboarders and finished with the wakeskaters. At this moment all riders, the organizers and the rest of the visitors were like one big wet family. A good party at one of the clubs topped the jam off.

Special thanks to Patrick and his team from wakeskating.ch for the organisation. One hint at the end: a stronger winch would be better next year for all heavy riders.



For more news from swiss check wakeskating.ch. More pics and results from the event are on the skate'n'slide Homepage.

Portugal Wakeskate Nationals21st of June 2008

Portugal Wakeskate National Champioships take place on June 21st. The recently created APWW (Portuguese Wakeboard and Wakeskate Association) will be the organizer of the Portuguese Wakeskate Nationals.

Along with the Nationals the APWW Open will also take place. APWW allows the participation of riders from other countries. This means that any rider from Europe or oversea can join the party and the competition on the 21st of June at the Rosario beach in the south bank of Tejo river, 20 minutes from Lisbon.

For more details check the APWW web site or write an e-mail. All information and picture are from Patrick wakeskating.ch. Check out the finest stuff around neverride wakeskates and winches direct out of Swiss.

Neverride Accessories - Foamdecks and "Shrimms"

The Foam

There are very many different opinions about riding with griptape or foamdeck. One thing which most people will agree, buying griptape is a rather simple task, since there are skate-shops all over the place. Buying a single foam-sheet seems to be imposslible... until now.

The guys from switzerland have advanced their product range with some small but very nice things. They offer single foamsheets in black or white.

The foam material is equiped with strong M3- industrial glue.

The size of the sheets is 41,4 x 16 inch. They sell at 40 EUR per sheet.

The Shrimms

The other new item are the "shrimms" (shredding finns).

These skate-bump fins are made out of plastic material, similar to skate wheels.

Some tec-specs:

30 mm wide, 55mm long, 30mm high / weigth 44 gramms per pice / with metric screws.

see you at the lake