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Tomo MPH
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Diamond hands!!!I have let 3 boards go in the last 20 years
never ever sell!!!
Yes indeed, good sir. CANNOT WAIT. Hilton sent me an email and Dan did, too. So stoked... er... stocked.@RattimusBeach No... someone that works at XTR snatched it up for a grandchild. It went to a good home.
@sh3 Dont you have some tasty customs coming from the land of OZ!?
A couple of weeks ago I asked on here about the sci fi 2. Last week I pulled the trigger and bought one during my work lunch break. I was umming and ahhing for about 30 minutes between the 5'9 and 5'10. Ended up with the 5'9 (30L) and I'm glad I did as it floats me perfectly (5'11, 80kg / 176 pounds) without being too floaty . The 5'10 at 32L would have been a boat. Had about 6 surfs on it in small waves to shoulder high and it grovels at least as well as my previous Black Box 2s and 3s. Not sure what the theory is with the bottom concaves but it really accelerates when my back foot is right back on the tail pad. No deck compressions yet and I usually get them after 2 surfs. Very happy with it so far. Looking forward to getting it out in overhead waves.
hello, I've been reading the forum for a long time because I find it super interesting. I have been years (since the vanguard "firewire" model came out on the market) it seemed to me the best thing I had ever used, then I bought nano and v4 but as a vanguard none until I bought vader 5.5 "!! improved evolution of the vanguard !! and that has been my board for all these years simply because it is brutal !! here the problem arises that it is already widely used and firewire no longer manufactures it. From the Canary Islands it is impossible to order directly from Daniel (volume). Can someone who has surfed with vader and now tried new models tell me which one looks more like vader? Today I tested cymatic 5.6 but I don't know if it is because of the same measure I must test 5.5 but it seemed very wide and it did not look like vader. Thank you, I hope I can get out of doubt !!
XTR still makes them. Their shipping charges are very reasonable as well.
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Thanks jkb, but from canary islands is really dificult and expensive to shipXTR still makes them. Their shipping charges are very reasonable as well.
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No more crying… YOLO that XTR and pay those 500 bucks of shipping costs with dignity. LOL!
Dcurbelo, my question is simple and if you dont know please let people who know try to help me
Someone who have tried new models can tell me which one looks more like vader?
Hey buddy, I have a barely used 5'6 Firewire Vader FCS II up for grabs, so if you got a little older and/or heavier that might suit you
It's currently located in Germany, which should be easier than getting a board from the states....
Page 278! Worldwide. Heavy yolo peer pressure, complete cultish-ness going on here Jim Jones would be humbled at the gusto with which you all slam this kool aid. I gotta pull my head out of the sand or something? It is the way right?
Hi,
I don't know if its still available or if he ships (from Portugal) , but its worth to try:
https://www.olx.pt/d/anuncio/vende-surf-tomo-epoxy-IDFB3bA.html#49981b40de
Have you tried "surfmarket.org" or "tablasusadas" ? Also you can check on Facebook groups.
Hello:
I understand your problem. But the Vader is a one of a kind. No other Tomo i've ridden has felt like the Vader. OB1, Deathstar and Cymatic feel similar to the Vader, but that is it, in my experience. You can probably size Cymatic similar to the Vader as well. Other than that, JKB is correct about XTR and it appears several have shared used board options closer to your location.
Hope that helps.
The Vader is such a sick board. I love those funky nose channels on it. I've had 2 Vaders (one in LFT and one in XTR). The LFT one was a magical board, but it only lasted about a year before it was dog poo. I'd consider ordering another one in XTR when ReForest gets round to ordering that 5'8 GMM2...
The XTR Vader was a 5'5 which was one inch longer than the Firewire one I had. It was fun, but it didn't have the magic of the LFT version. Although that might be because I spent a total of 6 weeks riding the LFT version in Indo during which I went down two board short sizes...
Yeah, mine was about chin height. I'm 6'0 and 78kg, but I had that LFT about 7 years ago. If you check out Hydrodynamica on Instagram, you'll see RK shredding much longer MPHs. If I was to get another MPH, I'd go a bit longer. Like a 5'8 GMM2, for example...
Size at chin height if under 30 years old and in very good shape, or you are an actual pro level surfer. if those aren’t true, you can ride the boards a bit longer and lose no function or fun