So is a giggle box sit between a flare and a GX? Because I think that’s what I want to,order next.
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Tim Stamps - Shaper of the Year
- Thread starter griffinsurfboard
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Gigglebox is Tim's take on a hpsb from the 80's. Someone posted that it evolved from his participation in the Board Room shape off honoring Rusty, shaping the 1984. Gigglebox probably overlaps with the Gx in terms of range, but the foam distribution, foil, rocker, rails, and bottom contours are different. Flare is more like a step down version of the Gx.
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I've ridden my Flares all over the world in all kinds of conditions. Won't travel without one. Personally I think there's a bit too much overlap with the GX but a roundtable Blindspot and Flare two board quiver is money.
yea Im huge believer in the flare. probably the best board ive ever owned for socal. taken it out up to a little overhead and throwing and it has never let me down. my GX has been collecting dust since I got it but now thats it winter im sure itll get a some more love...its a little beatup and im overdue for replacement on her.
I’ve tried many of stamps boards over the past 10 years (maybe more). I always seem to order a new flare. Definitely the Best board I’ve had from him (and the wtf but that has its place and time be ridden)
the flare works so well for so cal waves.
the flare works so well for so cal waves.
Tim called it a "Roswell", but it's basically a tweaked SpEGG with C-5 fin set up. It's 6'4".
Other boards were a Jabalario and a GergleBoxx like SurfDog said.
ive only ridden it twice. And the waves sucked both times haha
rode it as a quad with the am2 tech flex fins and has plenty of drive for being as crappy as HB was. then as a twin fin + small trailer... loosened the board up a lot and had plenty of speed. I’ll let you know once I ride it in decent waves that aren’t closed out shitty HB
What fins did you run as a quad? Tried mine as a thruster with tp1’s. Felt stiff. Thinking of trying a much smaller fin.
ya i'm going with a stamps shadow at 5'11. really close to my magic ss2 in rocker and template and foil (tim checked it). shadow has deeper double where the ss2 has a hint between the fins. went with fcs2 so i can run their gam fin which is better sized than the futures version. can't wait!
i have the am2 tech flex quads - I’m 6’3 and 220 - lots of drive and hold.
I think i have to size fins way down. Going to run yu fronts with 4” rears tomorrow as an experiment