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Should most of us be riding a 7'0 thruster?
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I am very curious about this board... especially at that price. Idk what kinda deal this shop has with Parmer and Warren, but me like.
https://moondoggiesbeachclub.com/collections/surfboards/products/copy-of-tyler-warren-beaked-step-up-pin-66
get that red parmy stub vector variation
foam is your friend so long as its not boaty. I am all about a bit more volume going forward. Gentlemans quiver for the win.
Foam is your friend until you're surfing steep, pitching waves and find yourself getting hung up in the lip. Then it's a liability.
I have a 6'10 thruster that does just about anything I ask of it, except when I'm in peaky or pitchy waves. Then it's either a shortboard or an embarrassment (sometimes both).
I have a 6'10 thruster that does just about anything I ask of it, except when I'm in peaky or pitchy waves. Then it's either a shortboard or an embarrassment (sometimes both).
As Dick Van Straalen said to me when I was taking delivery of a custom eps/full carbon board, "When you're paddling into a wave, take an extra 2 paddles before you get to your feet." This can really help with not getting hung up in the lip with floatier boards. Takes a bit of adjustment when switching in-between boards.Then it's up to fitting it into the curve of the wave face which is another subset of potential embarassment.
Sorry for talking crap but it’s funny.
Dddean came out on a retro inspired 6’10 mid length this morning. 50/50 rails, bladey nose and tail. Single fin with side bites. He surfed horribly on it. It caught waves and rode straight fine but as soon as he tried to sink the rail. Oh no.
I told him boar design has improved greatly over the last 60 years compared to that. Rippers make it look fun but they rip on anything. I pointed to Malcolm on a modern 7’4 fun boar type thing. Said look how easy that boar is to ride even with no surfing talent Malcolm can ride it. Haha.
The lineup laughed and we came to the conclusion that surf spots weren’t crowded back in the day cause those old boars and logs were heavy and hard to ride. Surfing was a lot harder to learn.
Dddean came out on a retro inspired 6’10 mid length this morning. 50/50 rails, bladey nose and tail. Single fin with side bites. He surfed horribly on it. It caught waves and rode straight fine but as soon as he tried to sink the rail. Oh no.
I told him boar design has improved greatly over the last 60 years compared to that. Rippers make it look fun but they rip on anything. I pointed to Malcolm on a modern 7’4 fun boar type thing. Said look how easy that boar is to ride even with no surfing talent Malcolm can ride it. Haha.
The lineup laughed and we came to the conclusion that surf spots weren’t crowded back in the day cause those old boars and logs were heavy and hard to ride. Surfing was a lot harder to learn.
Speaking of 'no talent boards' whatever happened to 'hybrids'? I feel like ~10-15 years ago all the hype was around hybrids like the Rusty piranha or Webber Afterburner. And now it's all midlengths or shortboards with not much in between unless it's a step-up. Are hybrids a thing of the past at this point? Or just re-branded?I need the no talent boards
The amount of seed I have spilled, dreaming sweet dreams about that board
I just looked that up... seems like you could rip that thing.The amount of seed I have spilled, dreaming sweet dreams about that board
How did no one comment on this Maybach flex?
Holy sh!t. Please tell me you pull up to your local in that with the board on the roof.
Off the top of my head: CI M23, Lost crowd killer, DHD Black diamond.
DH's BD seems like it fits that category. I haven't put hands on the M23 or the Mayhem, but they seem like standard mids, no? The M13 kinda held that hybrid category a bit, but the M23 looks a bit like a fattened up and beefier version of the CI Mid.
The description on the Lost site sure make the Crowd Killer sound appealing, but interesting that the 2021 updated version relaxed the tail rocker and nose flip. Makes sense of you're trying to sell it as a transition board for average surf, but I wonder how it performs in a wave with some curve to it. Almost seems to contradict the original design hype.
The M23 my mate has feels much more like a hybrid under the arm and to my eye compared to a CI mid. If you want to go closer to a shortboard then: CI OG flyer.
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Crowd
killer is more like big guy shortboard than mid length, the updated version is round pin so which normally have less rocker due to reduced area, nose is more pulled in as well.
I think this belongs here
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Tri Fin Egg
This board is in great condition with moderate pressures and a couple cosmetic cracks. Fins are available at a discounted price with all surfboard purchases. A lot of fun packed into this board. It has a good amount of rocker and lots of hidden foam so you can paddle in early and still get fun...
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FCD Huevo Ranchero. surfed it a few days ago at chest-head high Kaisers. Lots of speed/drive + very forgiving + high quality glassing. Overall, very fun
CI M23 and Lost Crowd Killer Round look similar but hard to say without seeing IRL. Anyone have an idea?