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Robert August?

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bobkingx

Jun 6, 2003
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I live in the gulf coast area, and wnat to get a board, I can get a Robert August for a kinda decent price, how much is a surftech August worth? what's maximum to spend? better to get a hand shaped? Surf's kinda small here I'm thinking 8'4 or 9'0 'what I ride' Is August all hype? Any Help. What About Walden Performance Longboards, more expensive but nicer?

[ June 06, 2003, 01:29 AM: Message edited by: bobkingx ]
 
Waldo

Waldo

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OK, I'll bite...
August makes nice boards, though he actually has 2 other shapers working under him, and he sells a wide variety of models. Check his website for more info.

I don't know much about Walden other than the name and a good rep. I've seen some good surfers on his boards.

Yes, it's absolutely better to get a hand-shaped board. SurfTechs are made by low-paid overseas labor, with some nasty materials that wouldn't be legal to use in the U.S. If your priority is to have a board you can drive over with your car, get a SurfTech. Otherwise, get a real board....it's much better for your soul.

Best of all, ask around and find a good local shaper. Go see him and if possible, watch as your baby is born. Develop a relationship with the shaper and you'll never be sorry, plus you'll be supporting an underapprciated local craftsman.
 
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JJR

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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Waldo:
<strong>OK, I'll bite...
August makes nice boards, though he actually has 2 other shapers working under him, and he sells a wide variety of models. Check his website for more info.

I don't know much about Walden other than the name and a good rep. I've seen some good surfers on his boards.

Yes, it's absolutely better to get a hand-shaped board. SurfTechs are made by low-paid overseas labor, with some nasty materials that wouldn't be legal to use in the U.S. If your priority is to have a board you can drive over with your car, get a SurfTech. Otherwise, get a real board....it's much better for your soul.

Best of all, ask around and find a good local shaper. Go see him and if possible, watch as your baby is born. Develop a relationship with the shaper and you'll never be sorry, plus you'll be supporting an underapprciated local craftsman.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Damn, i'm not sure waldo, but you just may be a "soothsayer"! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="images/icons/wink.gif" /> I like ya, I don't care what anybody else says! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="images/icons/tongue.gif" />
 
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dn

Jun 11, 2003
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by JJR:
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Waldo:
<strong>OK, I'll bite...
August makes nice boards, though he actually has 2 other shapers working under him, and he sells a wide variety of models. Check his website for more info.

I don't know much about Walden other than the name and a good rep. I've seen some good surfers on his boards.

Yes, it's absolutely better to get a hand-shaped board. SurfTechs are made by low-paid overseas labor, with some nasty materials that wouldn't be legal to use in the U.S. If your priority is to have a board you can drive over with your car, get a SurfTech. Otherwise, get a real board....it's much better for your soul.

Best of all, ask around and find a good local shaper. Go see him and if possible, watch as your baby is born. Develop a relationship with the shaper and you'll never be sorry, plus you'll be supporting an underapprciated local craftsman.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Damn, i'm not sure waldo, but you just may be a "soothsayer"! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="images/icons/wink.gif" /> I like ya, I don't care what anybody else says! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="images/icons/tongue.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">
 
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dn

Jun 11, 2003
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HEy i know a great shaper if your around the houston gAlveston area look at fry surfboards.He makes his boards light and durable.Im only fifteen but when i decided on buying a new board i looked around and fry surfboardes seemed to the best.They are very well made with a epoxy resin verylightweight perfect for galveston freeport waves . I ride a 8and a half foot board and i can get up on the nose definetely a good choice. Another good Surfboard is Pacific Styles. Pacific styles are shaped in california by a man named Robert Smith. His boards are more expensive but beautiful. A surf shop in texas city (slick waves) will order yo a 9foot4inch board that is white for around 500$.
 
TRI FINS ARE DANGEROUS

TRI FINS ARE DANGEROUS

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Robert August, the "good" guy from Endless Summer. Not like like his "evil" counterpart Mike Hynson. Hynson had troubles, made Bruce Brown crazy always asking for money. Hynson was the scammer, even went to jail. August was the good guy. But now you can pay August thousands of dollars to go GOLF and surf with him and "Wingnut" in Costa Rica. Wow! You can pay him thousands of dollars to have him teach you to shape a board. Golly!
His little shop is pretty cool, too bad it's full of ugly molded boards. Compared to the triple stringer red fin Hynson's they look a tad silly.
Endless Summer Duece potrayed August as an aging pervert. The whole thing is strange to me. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" />

Gawd bless our Surf Legends...
 
hackeysaky

hackeysaky

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Dec 19, 2002
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The August longboards I have ridden (two of them belonging to two different friends) always felt very stiff and tracked a ton. However, for the right price it might be worth it (especially on the gulf; I lived in St. Pete FL for 4 years and surfed a ton in that area and can definitely say that on average the waves there just dont have as much kick as waves on other coasts. Therefore the extra heft and momentum might carry you through those flatter sections).

IMO the best longboard design I have ever ridden was a Takayama Model T. It is a beefy single fin and noserides like mad but has the correct rocker to use the board's momentum to lay out some nice turns and pivot off the tail. I was growing very weary of longboarding until I had my shaper make a very similar board for me. I do believe that surftech makes a Model T if you want to go that route.

[ June 13, 2003, 07:35 AM: Message edited by: hackeysaky ]
 
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vbsurfer3001

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I have a 9'2" August/ Mark Martinson, no complaints here. The price was a bit higher than some of the local shapes, but the trick is to just buy what you want. In a year, is the $100 going to matter if you have regrets?
 
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