Stretch cult is not for the weak..you have to get first burned on left nimple then right by one of stretch's personel cigars then eat a cereal bowl full of his cigar ash
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Legendary surfer/shaper reviews Firewire Surfboards
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Are you kidding?
Other than deforest, who here has been repeatedly proselytizing for years, at length, the virtue of a specific surfboard product and even essentially dedicating an instagram account to this specific surfboard product where more proselytizing is done?
That combined with obvious OCD...'if I'd ordered it 1/8" narrower it would have been better/perfect' and buying addictions...just look at the ridiculous numbers of boards some of the forum members own and the enabling for each other of their addictive behaviour.
This is an observation but those who are consumed by it are no less likely to admit that than the average junkie/addict.
This is an observation but those who are consumed by it are no less likely to admit that than the average junkie/addict.
Yes plenty of CI out in XXXL surf by pros and normal joes and other brands do not state high tech or try and sale turd oil
Entirely false.
As I've posted here numerous times, one of my favorite boards is an epoxy JS that was made in Thailand. This too was purchased at an extreme discount, however, the glasswork is impeccable (I am shocked it was glassed and finished by a human) and the durability has been excellent for the waves it was meant for (stomach high to ankle).
Maybe one day you will step back enough from surfing to understand.
For 1, its not a specific surfboard product... its a brand. I've had Tomo boards in POLY, EPS, XTR and Firewire tech. So that is incorrect. For 2, my account isnt really dedicated to anything other than what i enjoy which is surfing and family.
Honestly, it just boils down to preference... and I prefer the technology that Firewire has to offer.
Assuming this was many years back, I would say at your skill level at the time you were "trying multiple other surfboard constructions" you didn't have clue what was actually functional because like everyone else at that stage you were still trying to figure out the basics of lower intermediate level surfing and also prone to marketing.
That's retarded Tomo never hooked you up after tons of free advertising you did.
I'm asking again - and be honest - has FW ever given you any perks?
I didn't say pipe shaped boards are "exclusively" shaped by hawaiian shapers only. I just said that the majority of pipe boards are from hawaiian shapers. And Kelly is an elite professional (11 time champion) that can surf whatever wherever.
I 100% agree here.
The amount of boards and fins you see some posters consuming is incredibly mind boggling.
As a guy who surfs 4 days/week if there's surf, and coming from an area that has rideable (often decent but often marginal) surf and cooperative wind on the regular...
...there is no f*cking way I would EVER have the chance to give so many of those boards a decent REAL run, and ever more confusing would be the constant rotation of fins.
The funny thing is some of these guys live in areas where it's flat or blown out more often then not.
Firewire has... Chris Grow asked me at a demo if Firewire had ever hooked me up and when I said no, he gave me a generous discount on my next board order.
Again, they are a business trying to make money like everyone else, and I'm not trying to promote or be some sort of influencer to get free product. I just genuinely like their products over other brands on the market.
Except you haven't really tried any other brands, except supposedly when you were still learning how to be a proficient surfer.
I've only owned one FW- a stock Cymatic in LFT.
rode it hard for 6-8ths, including a trip to Indo.
It was pretty trashed and yellow by then, fin box ripped out on the rocks here, expensive repair.
After that I handed it over to a mate for $50.
tbh, it wasn't far off being ready for landfill.
by contrast, a stock Pyzel Ghost is still going strong.
I thought this was a safe space
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And the majority of boards at Lowers vs the majority of boards at Rincon?
Lowers has a lot of Firewires. Dont surf Rincon, but the Duffman says not that many. I have a friend that surfs Rincon regularly and he has more Tomo's than me. I just recently helped him get a Revo so I know for a fact there is at least 1 Firewire at Rincon.
As long as your partner is not looking over your shoulder, doing your accounts, or un-zipping board bags and cataloguing your boards unbeknownst to you it should be safe.I thought this was a safe space
Tried a T-Patterson Italo Pool Party. Channel Islands Twin Fin and a few local guys shapes. I know I need to try other brands, but seriously how different could a Tomo Poly be from a channel Islands Poly. Or a Tomo EPS from a JS EPS? The tech is what i like from Firewire. Also the consistent shapes.