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**BONZER THREAD 2014**
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OH FARK ME ...that board is super sicky Fresno
I want an egg soo bad , this may inspire me to pull the trigger
I want an egg soo bad , this may inspire me to pull the trigger
The new big bad Ad august issue of SURFER has a 6 page feature ( 10 pages if you count the Ads)on 8 women who surf Ocean Beach ,San Francisco
One Lady ~ Monique Kitamura is pictured with beautiful Campbell Brothers 5ive fin Bonzer....
glassed at Moonlight , of course
page 86 :wave2:
( don't miss the Danny Hess quad on page 79)
Thanks SantaCruzin, really fired up about this one.echobch said:
I'm using a 6.5" True Ames fin, I'll give that a whirl for a bit and then try the 7" to see how they feel different and go from there.
Hope you guys get some of this new bump
That would be greatFresnoRipper said:
I'm back in action for a few weeks after breaking the chit out of my arm snowboarding. I could see a board like this in my future. What was the turn-around time? Looks like you're pretty on board the bonzer train these days!
Yeah buddy! It was actually pretty quick, all things considered, and fair price. Malcolm is a great guy, very humble and grounded.
I'm really enjoying the Bonzer program at the moment, but at the same time, my Hoyte Twinzer's are also amazing. So many good options out there
I'm really enjoying the Bonzer program at the moment, but at the same time, my Hoyte Twinzer's are also amazing. So many good options out there
I finally picked up a 5'6 MBLV off the rack a couple of months back, I had been looking at them online for so long but had not seen one in the racks. I had numerous conversations with Bman so had a fair idea of what I was getting into.
I thought it would be fun in our winter swells which are generally small clean stuff, what I forgot is that the swell can often be pretty weak as the south swells roll past/parallel to my neck of the woods. However, I did get some really fun ones at Kirra so I figured it would be a good point board.
Now we re into spring, the swell is more from the north generated by onshore winds but early in the morning the conditions are clean. Still small, waist to chest high but cleanish, peaky & hitting the banks on the open beachies at a different angle. So a couple of weeks ago I pulled out the MBLV & gave it a whirl..... so much fun, I vê barely stopped riding it since!
Bman described it as a mini midlength & I can see that. It has various sweet spots, can get in early, turn off the tail or trim, plus it makes section after section like a board with a longer rail line. I found that in the smaller conditions if I aim for the
steepest wave, pop up & "spring" into a high line the little thing will rocket through sections & turns. The speed is built in & even if the wave goes fat/mushy the high line speed will carry me through to the next section or I can cut back into the pocket, trim & wait for the inside section to form.
Crazy fun little board & some of the speed runs in little waves felt insane, just wanted to share my stoke
I thought it would be fun in our winter swells which are generally small clean stuff, what I forgot is that the swell can often be pretty weak as the south swells roll past/parallel to my neck of the woods. However, I did get some really fun ones at Kirra so I figured it would be a good point board.
Now we re into spring, the swell is more from the north generated by onshore winds but early in the morning the conditions are clean. Still small, waist to chest high but cleanish, peaky & hitting the banks on the open beachies at a different angle. So a couple of weeks ago I pulled out the MBLV & gave it a whirl..... so much fun, I vê barely stopped riding it since!
Bman described it as a mini midlength & I can see that. It has various sweet spots, can get in early, turn off the tail or trim, plus it makes section after section like a board with a longer rail line. I found that in the smaller conditions if I aim for the
steepest wave, pop up & "spring" into a high line the little thing will rocket through sections & turns. The speed is built in & even if the wave goes fat/mushy the high line speed will carry me through to the next section or I can cut back into the pocket, trim & wait for the inside section to form.
Crazy fun little board & some of the speed runs in little waves felt insane, just wanted to share my stoke
Curious to know how you settled on the Pod. I have a 6'6" Egg and I love it. I had a 5'10" Pod, great board, but I think at the bigger lengths the Egg just looks better to the eye. Plenty of foam with both models. Good luck though. Can't miss with either.
I picked up a 6'2" Pod and a 6'6" Russ Short last year before a trip to Nicaragua. I felt myself gravitating towards the Pod more and more by the end of the trip and when I got back to CA. I felt like I could push the Pod in the conditions I actually got the Russ Short for (i.e., bigger and punchier) and it also did very well in everyday conditions. A good all around board. I rode the Pod on a couple 2-3' overhead days and it went really well, even with the flatter rocker and wider tail. It is very lively--tight turns with lots of speed and projection. I use a 6.5" True Ames hexcore bonzer fin in it. The Russ Short felt a little clunky in comparison, but that was probably more due to its size. Would like to try a Russ Short someday that's a little smaller. I eventually sold the Russ Short and kept the Pod and still love it. It really goes in a variety of conditions. For reference, I'm 5'8" x 175lbs and the board is 6'2"x20"x2.5".noparking said:
My apologies to HavocZenNbabes for the proper grammar and spelling. Maybe sumwun can tranzleight fer hem.
