Any clips of this board in action?
I would be interested in one with the glass-ons designed for the board.
I would be interested in one with the glass-ons designed for the board.
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Golden Mean Machine 2
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Maybe like 5% trolling you 95% serious.
I know you had FCS 2 and I'm more interested in one with the glass ons the board was designed with.
And I'd love to see some vid clips of the board.
Super fun board. Full on hp style mini sim though. No slippy slippy. No experience with the glass-on fins made for this board.
The only clip I know of is a guy riding one (not RK) that is a longer than I would typically ride it and in bigger waves than I would typically ride it in.
I'll see if I can find it, but it won't show the boards low end capabilities.
This is the guy I was thinking of, but the clip is shorter than I remember. There might be a longer version out there somewhere. Also, it kind of looks like the board he's riding is either the GMM1 or the old GMM2 outline. The newer GMM2 has a little more outline curve.
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That's Skoby Joe lol
He's too cool for skool lol
jkb you're like the only guy out there with one of these
He's too cool for skool lol
jkb you're like the only guy out there with one of these
I have one in XTR as well. No glass ons. I think the only person I've seen any of the hydronamica boards with glass ons is RK. He's been pretty helpful when I talk to him, I'm sure he'd be happy to give a little direction on recommended fins.
I've got one, easily one of my favorite boards.
It rides well with every fin setup
It rides well with every fin setup
Yeah, I've got 2. LOL. Can't bring myself to sell one cause I know I'll regret it. Both were 2nd hand and have FCS2. I've never seen another one out in the lineup. I think people are scared off by the outline, but it is such an efficient design. RK said he prefers the CyberSim- I think mainly for the rounded-nose aesthetic, but said GMM2 slightly more HP. He rides his CyberSim with old Tom Carroll redlines, and he also likes old purple reactors in his planing hulls. Most of the @Hydrodynamica boards I've seen as glass-on thruster have a smaller center fin.
I use it as a step-down version of Evo in knee to waist-high. Mush-buster. Great for slopey-ier South SD reefs, fun up to shoulder-high. Effortless speed, surprising versatility. I've played around with fins a lot: skatey as quad/twin; solid as thruster/twin+trailer/quad+nub. Can really fling it around if you keep it short. Almost always a good time. Highly recommend for SoCal waves. I think @jkb and I both feel as strongly about this underrated design as the vocal Fling supporters on here.
You're welcome to come try one if you're down in SD. Might help you nail down dims.
Stringered with full-length “Evo” channel. This was via @Havoc and notice the side fins are further fwd than the older one:
5’6 x 20 x 2.5, 33 CL
Stingerless with channel at tail. Definitely recommend SL construction for liveliness in small waves:
5'8 x 19 x 2.5, 32.9 CL
I use it as a step-down version of Evo in knee to waist-high. Mush-buster. Great for slopey-ier South SD reefs, fun up to shoulder-high. Effortless speed, surprising versatility. I've played around with fins a lot: skatey as quad/twin; solid as thruster/twin+trailer/quad+nub. Can really fling it around if you keep it short. Almost always a good time. Highly recommend for SoCal waves. I think @jkb and I both feel as strongly about this underrated design as the vocal Fling supporters on here.
You're welcome to come try one if you're down in SD. Might help you nail down dims.
Stringered with full-length “Evo” channel. This was via @Havoc and notice the side fins are further fwd than the older one:
5’6 x 20 x 2.5, 33 CL
Stingerless with channel at tail. Definitely recommend SL construction for liveliness in small waves:
5'8 x 19 x 2.5, 32.9 CL
Interesting about the fin placement.
I'll have to compare my new one to my old one. Fins on the old one were placed at 10" and 3".
After checking, both of mine are at 10" and 3". They're both magic so no reason to mess with it.
But I am curious as to why one of yours ended up with different fin placement.
I think Dan was commissioned by RK to shape a few boards for this "continual evolution of Simmons designs" project he seems to be working on. So RK owns them.
Cyber Sim and GMM1 and 2 were part of that.
All that being said, I don't think this is the board for you.
Yeah, dunno. Havoc said he didn't ask for any different placement, but maybe the Japanese guy who ordered the stringerless one did. I got it from Barsby, and I think it was an XTR stock board. It definitely likes being surfed from the tail more. I'll have to measure the fin boxes tomorrowAfter checking, both of mine are at 10" and 3". They're both magic so no reason to mess with it.
But I am curious as to why one of yours ended up with different fin placement.
