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Album Surfboards
- Thread starter Aruka
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i've been running DHD L fronts and qd2 4.15 flat foil rears
it feels great but at the same time I haven't played around much so maybe there's better combos. there was one session in larger surf where it felt like a little less fin would have been nice.
last session I switch the fronts for P8's and it felt like it lost too much drive but it might have been the weak sh1t conditions.
Unfortunately, no. I rode it this past Monday but the waves were no bueno. Caught one right that felt nice but that's it.
As stated, I am really enjoying the VB Secret Menu. Kind of unexpected how well this board has worked out, but no complaints because it works. And now that the winter wave switch has finally turned on, the obvious board to try next is the step-up version of the VB Secret Menu - a bit longer, narrower, thicker, with a roundtail. It feels and looks great, excited to try it here soon.
The 5' 9" is around 30.5L, the 6'0" is about 31.5L or a bit more. I am tad over 5' 8", 175lbs.
Yesterday the waves were epic (shoulder high plus, offshore winds, sunny, clean faces, minimal people), and the standard VBSM was awesome. Today waves were a tad less composed, bigger than yesterday, so surfed the step-up VBSM to try it out, and it felt great, it felt like an extension of the VBSM with more speed control and notice the narrowness. I have been looking for the right step-up and have tried various boards, yet I haven't gotten right until now, the VBSM step-up is aligned with what I have been looking for.
I prefer the Jack Freestone fins - I like their stiffness and control. I tried a lot of fins in the standard VBSM.
Album into soft tops now?
www.formulafunboards.com
5'7" Presto - Album
The 5'7" Presto was a handshaped Album fish, scanned and produced in the USA with copolymer foam. 5'7" x 21.5" x 3" (43.5 liters) Fins included. 2 Futures Thermotech fins. No wax needed. Extra grippy pad on the length of the deck. Unique bottom contour and rails you won't see elsewhere Made in...
www.formulafunboards.com
Um, for years. The Plasmic is actually based off one their soft tops.Album into soft tops now?
5'7" Presto - Album
The 5'7" Presto was a handshaped Album fish, scanned and produced in the USA with copolymer foam. 5'7" x 21.5" x 3" (43.5 liters) Fins included. 2 Futures Thermotech fins. No wax needed. Extra grippy pad on the length of the deck. Unique bottom contour and rails you won't see elsewhere Made in...
sorry i can't keep up with everything all the brands do
anyone used one of their soft tops? for some reason these soft tops shaped like a "real" board intrigue me
Been surfing my stock 5'8" Bom Dia at HB Pier and Cliffs this past south swell. Running the Album NVS upright quads (I think they call them Bom Dia quads now?)
Was absolutely surprised by how fast this board is. The speed it carried through turns was incredible, and made surfing feel pretty effortless. My first wrap on it was on a softer section, but was able to complete the turn and connect it, despite the section not offering much juice. Board is pretty sensitive too, and has a super tight turning radius when the heelside rail is engaged. I definitely overturned/slipped out a few times at first accidentally, but I think with some practice it'll allow for some more aggressive turns. Interested to see how it'll grovel in between swells .
Was absolutely surprised by how fast this board is. The speed it carried through turns was incredible, and made surfing feel pretty effortless. My first wrap on it was on a softer section, but was able to complete the turn and connect it, despite the section not offering much juice. Board is pretty sensitive too, and has a super tight turning radius when the heelside rail is engaged. I definitely overturned/slipped out a few times at first accidentally, but I think with some practice it'll allow for some more aggressive turns. Interested to see how it'll grovel in between swells .
don't be fooled! I bought one used with the expectation that I could actually surf it and it was basically a wavestorm in a smaller package that cost more money
super heavy for some reason (maybe it was waterlogged, but it looked cherry otherwise) and really really chonky rails
I've fondled a couple of the Pyzel soft tops and they seem way more surfy to me if that's what you want