tight turning, yes. But let’s not hijack this thread more than I have lol
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Yewwww!!! Soon... Hopefully this month the model will be released! 
@Goodfish laugh it up Goodfish... If Kelly gets ahold of one and start ripping on it, you may find yourself perusing the Firewire site for your very own.
@montygoesbananas Yes... new tech. I saw some old video of Kelly at Keramas with something weird looking and I think I may have caught a glimpse of it.
@montygoesbananas Yes... new tech. I saw some old video of Kelly at Keramas with something weird looking and I think I may have caught a glimpse of it.
Check out the board that Strider is holding. Looks like High Density Foam rails and HD down the middle.
I think this might be the new tech.
I think this might be the new tech.
6 months ago, I had the chance to meet the Firewire Rep while on their tour to introduce the new 22 models and the new Ibolic tech. Showed us a 5'6 Revo and the new Mashup. Revo felt the best. Not too light. It seemed like a solid construction to me. They were craving about the Mashup. Put an order for a 5'6 Revo. It should be arriving anytime soon.
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I thought helium… wait… basalt was the solution!
lol.
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Rear fins closer to the rail = huge up gradeYewwww!!! Soon... Hopefully this month the model will be released!
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he shud've rode that in his heat instead of that other pos boar
The Mashup looks great, but doesn't surf the way I thought it would. It feels very loose and has a lot of foam with a flat rocker.
The Revo looks intense! Cant wait to try. Nice score on that info. I thought that was classified "top secret". lol
Tomo is shaping him a bunch of boars. Should be interesting to see what he rides next!
the trick to tomos is to only ride tomos. slater doesnt seem to understand this
The last 4" of tail also provide rail line. Widening the tail provides lift. I've seen as many explanations of surfboard hydrodynamic principles as there are shapers. I'm not sure this has ever really been studied or formalized.Sorry. The reason I showed that photo of Dane was to enforce the idea that tail shapes do matter and do change the feel of the board. Which is why Dane wanted to remove the last 4 inches. Tomo did a blog post about this (which is were I got the photo). Lots of good info in his old blog posts!
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Traditional logic tells us that a wide tail or 'pod' will provide a board with a high planing speed potential however will be slidely, poor control and pop out. Sound about right?
I came across this new model Dane Reynolds ingeniously engineered with a hand saw. I like Dane, he is doing the most amazing futuristic surfing on the planet and he is taking upon himself to redesign his own equipment with no tools other than his own intuition.
The only function that the last 4inches " of tail of a traditional (dinosaur) shortboard is provide drag. see http://marinelayerproductions.com for evidence of a clear improvement in a dated design, with simple reduction of un-neccesary surface area.
Good work Dane!!
No way! The new tech is supposedly better than the last tech and it contains the best bits of the last two! Noh whey!
First concept , Speed
You go faster across the wave ! Compared to going straight in !
Going straight in you are only going at the speed of the swell
pretty dang slow
How about the Tomo thread springing back to life in 2022?!?
I’ve kinda moved on, don’t think I would get a new one… but man, I still love riding the old ones I have from time to time. Can’t seem to part with them.
I’ve kinda moved on, don’t think I would get a new one… but man, I still love riding the old ones I have from time to time. Can’t seem to part with them.