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what board would you immediately buy again if it broke today?
- Thread starter VaB
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This is exactly what I wanted out of a hydro short, because the evo is my favourite groveller ever. Completely different boards. The hydroshort is the most back footed board I've ever surfed. Just could not get it to work. Sold to a buddy who likes it.
As far as an immediate re-buy...chalk another one up for Ghost. Best step up ever.
Hey! Sounds like you described me to a tee but I’m skinny.
I would pick my Lightbender twin or Vesper quad (both varial so please don’t ever break.) Vesper has a bit more top end and backside feels pretty great. Super versatile design.
Some reason I feel like I couldn't break one of those boards if I tried being so stubby
Same. Even though I’ll only get to ride it maybe once or twice a year Lol
But honestly, I'd go to T Stamps for his version of each. Especially since his signature is on my fish.
Did you know Dark Arts doesn’t make the inferno 72 anymore?
Wired? Ha! It's a challenge to ride every time.
It's a great board for soft point and reef waves if I don't feel like doing all the footwork a log requires but still want to cruise. It's an incredibly fast trim-oriented board that will crank a cutback. Anything thigh to shoulder high.
I was trying to explain it to my brother. It's like a pure dose of that feeling you got the first time you stood up on a wave.
Yes but i can get the new version from Sharpeye. i will say the dark arts construction is amazing.
What's so amazing? I'm an early adopter of most techs, but seeing JJF's multiple buckled and broken borts on Pyzel's used section on their site over several years, doesn't excite me. I know they're (Dark Arts) are doing some PU/Kevlar builds, but the OG EPS-based builds are/were not that game-changing. When you're spending four figures on a bort, the fact you'd have to worry about water intrusion isn't a great selling point, when XTR and Varial (RIP) don't suck water like EPS.
All good points my youth however I like they way that construction feels. Board has held up great as well. 2 years riding it off and on and just the perfect front foot wells. I will say that I just got a spine tek CI 2.Pro and the glassing on that board was sh!t.
I have had other spine teks and no issues. All customs as well. Surfers need to stop being so damn cheap as well.