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Sharpeye Surfboards
- Thread starter SixtyGrit
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The Inferno 72 that my son struggled with as mentioned on the first page or two of this thread became his go to board this fall after sitting on the board rack for half of 2022. Don't know if it was him adapting to the board, fin changes or a little more growth adding a few more pounds that overcame a sizing issue but he's been on an absolute tear on this thing lately.
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I like this kind of validation in my board preferences.
This is exactly why you shouldn't get rid of a board after only a few surfs on it.
Added this E2 epoxy Disco Cheater to my quiver today to be my groveller after really liking the regular Disco I picked up six months ago .
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Pretty good first session on the Disco Cheater this afternoon. Waves were head high to a little overhead with offshore wind blowing about 20mph. Not the most ideal conditions to be riding an EPS Epoxy Groveler for the first time. Also first session of the season in a 4/3 boots and gloves.......and definitely needed warmer gear than what I had on even.
The board is a radical departure from what I've been riding both in size and that this one is the e2 EPS Epoxy. I've lost almost 30 pounds and gotten in shape so I picked up a regular Disco in the summer that was about 4 Liters less than what I'd been riding and that board was still a little too big for the lighter me. The new Cheater is another 2 liters less in volume and 4 inches shorter than the Disco. For the first half of the session I was struggling to get my feet in the right spots and trying to get the feel of an extremely light board in the stiff offshores. Towards the end I started to get the feel of it and the thing goes like a bat out of hell.
For comparison here are the tails of the Disco and the new much smaller Cheater on the rack.
The board is a radical departure from what I've been riding both in size and that this one is the e2 EPS Epoxy. I've lost almost 30 pounds and gotten in shape so I picked up a regular Disco in the summer that was about 4 Liters less than what I'd been riding and that board was still a little too big for the lighter me. The new Cheater is another 2 liters less in volume and 4 inches shorter than the Disco. For the first half of the session I was struggling to get my feet in the right spots and trying to get the feel of an extremely light board in the stiff offshores. Towards the end I started to get the feel of it and the thing goes like a bat out of hell.
For comparison here are the tails of the Disco and the new much smaller Cheater on the rack.
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Its probably going to be a perfect board in the crumbly stomach to head high waves that are typical where I usually surf.
Have you guys tried a Gremlin? Curious your thoughts on how the disco cheater compared if you did. Can't remember if Ruka had one before. Seems like a similar outline
Comparing the dims I would expect the cheater to perform a little more like a high performance board as the Gremlin is wider and thicker than the cheater of comparable length. Also looks like the tail on the Cheater has more curve to it.
I had a narrower xtr gremlin I liked a lot at one point that got a ton of miles on it. Eventually an Aipa replaced it because it does some things better but it was a great board. Might have to take a look at the cheater at some point.
New Disco Cheater and Inferno 72 arrived this week. Both in XTR10. The guys at XTR did an excellent job.
Those look great. I think SLC is my fav XTR build yet. Did you go light or heavy glass?
Scored an Inferno 72 on offerup, brand new never waxed. I couldnt help myself. Im thinking this will be my new "good wave" board for NCSD. Im stoked to have a thruster HPSB that I am excited about again.
@cbadsurfer you're on a YOLO tear!