I picked it up a month ago from today.How old is your board? maybe its a batch issue?
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I picked it up a month ago from today.How old is your board? maybe its a batch issue?
You doing JJF style backflips with that wax to the nose?here's a pic of the nose, i wasn't too fussed about it, because it was more cosmetic but it was glassed super light on the tip too, I had to get a repair on it three sessions in, but it was my fault duck diving in shallow water.
I cant see the ding? Is it on the very tip or the side of the nose?here's a pic of the nose, i wasn't too fussed about it, because it was more cosmetic but it was glassed super light on the tip too, I had to get a repair on it three sessions in, but it was my fault duck diving in shallow water.
there's no ding to the nose, just the shape was off, which as I said, I didn't really care for the problem.I cant see the ding? Is it on the very tip or the side of the nose?
just read a long time ago, having wax all over doesn't really hurt because it really doesn't add that much weight, and you never know what weird things can happenYou doing JJF style backflips with that wax to the nose?
I respect your optimism.just read a long time ago, having wax all over doesn't really hurt because it really doesn't add that much weight, and you never know what weird things can happen
I've had like 8 XTR and no issues. Must be lucky.
Not quite.All of the complaints so far seem to stem from glassing issues.
No, the board was finished and signed by Patterson so I reckon it was on them. Nothing wrong with XTR's glassing or construction in that case.Didn't you order a T. Patterson from XTR that came out with a botched tail? I remember you posting you contacted T.Patterson about it and they told you indeed the tail should have been nothing like the board you ended up with.
Same shaper, Ollie, does Pyzel and XTR's Pyzel. They're a 3 minute walk from each other.I’m a little hesitant in their finishing and color work. I wouldn’t feel confident in a super custom spray and/or tint where you’re expecting exact RAL or Pantone colors. I received two purple/darker purple boards that were supposed to be gray and black. I even referenced a stock XTR board that actually looked (in person) how I wanted mine to turn out and it was evidently too hard to have my board(s) resemble that stock board (twice). If you’ve perused their stock board offerings over the years, it’s hard not to miss the “color mishap” statement on a lot of boards.
My remade Pyzel Astro Pop’s rails still didn’t feel the same as stock PU’s in the same thickness. They were much less refined on the XTR. There are some rumblings from the Pyzel camp that they don’t feel the XTR versions are truly representative of the original files/finished shapes. I was heavily persuaded by a Pyzel employee to get Pyzel’s Electralite tech instead of an XTR. I still think XTR is a solid tech and I’m not writing them off yet, but my first experience with the product’s QC (Javier and Shey are are/were very accommodating) didn’t get me too fired up to build a quiver with their boards.
Do you know for a fact the board was finished by TP?No, the board was finished and signed by Patterson so I reckon it was on them.
I know, I met Ollie and got the low-down from the Pyzel guys. Ollie isn’t finishing the boards and my issue with the Astro Pop was a glassing/sanding issue. The Pyzel employee steering me away from XTR to their Electralite was during a phone call prior to me ordering through XTR.Same shaper, Ollie, does Pyzel and XTR's Pyzel. They're a 3 minute walk from each other.
The guys at TP said the blanks are cut at XTR and then finished by Timmy. The signature is identical to my other TP boards.Do you know for a fact the board was finished by TP?
From looking at their list of boards in production over the years it doesn't seem like he makes up a large percentage of their output. I'd find it hard to believe he drives up to Oceanside to finish one or two boards every once in a while. Maybe they ride down to San Clemenny with someone and he finishes them and sends them back up there.
That really surprises me that a shaper of his caliber with 40+ years of experience would totally goof a board like that and be alright with sending it out to a customer. Most guys at his level wouldn't want to sign their name on something like that.
All my Tomos were "signed" by DT with his sig but I know he never touched them.
I think Timmy had a small learning curve when I he finally started to go epoxy and XTR route. I think everything is pretty tight compared to the time period when Aruka ordered that board.The guys at TP said the blanks are cut at XTR and then finished by Timmy. The signature is identical to my other TP boards.