Tim Stamps - Shaper of the Year

ChaseTMP

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Fuse or FX to take over low end duties from my 5’8 Flare and 5’7 Kai-zen. Tim says FX is faster which me likey, but tighter tiger shreds on the Fuse which me also likey.

The FX looks a little reminiscent of the Fling which wasn’t the best for getting tight lil’ backhand whips in the small stuff. I bought a used 5’4 and moved it on pretty quickly.
 

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I might be the only guy posting here who has owned an Fx (which I left in Nica) and a Fuse (which I destroyed). Both dedicated quads.

The Fx planes better and rides more like a snowboard or skateboard. The Fuse turns a bit sharper and feels more like a HP fish. The Fx has more of a shortboard foil. Because the rides felt so different, I can’t say that I have strong recommendation between one or other. I would probably go Fx again and I think more about ordering an Fx (picked mine up used) than I do about re-ordering a Fuse, which was not as HP as a Flare and not quite a fish either. They both paddled about the same; although I may give a slight nod to the Fx because I felt like it caught everything with that wide tail. However, the Fx seemed a bit more like a novelty board than something I would ride as a DD.
 
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ChaseTMP

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Tim said the FX feels like cheating with the speed, but needs to be forced a bit more in tight pockets. I've never clicked with quads, so I'm going to go with a thruster setup on whichever one I end up going with. I'm just a little concerned the FX would remind me of the Fling's turning ability in tight arcs.
 
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Fuse or FX to take over low end duties from my 5’8 Flare and 5’7 Kai-zen. Tim says FX is faster which me likey, but tighter tiger shreds on the Fuse which me also likey.

The FX looks a little reminiscent of the Fling which wasn’t the best for getting tight lil’ backhand whips in the small stuff. I bought a used 5’4 and moved it on pretty quickly.
get a wtf