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Xanadu
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It is a long one and Xanadu does 90 pct of the talking. One that really caught my ear was, he was the first ever to make concaves work....
I found it pretty intense and exciting. Different podcast. A shaper from who you still can feel some excitement about building boards after so many years.
Straight to the guts, no BS. No marketing, focus on whats important. Making a great functional board.
I heard true facts, as far as for the concaves, dont know, why not? There are many shapers that dont get credit about their work and others do.
Just listen to other podcasts and compare it yourself. Many dont even know what they are talking about. They dont master the craft.
Straight to the guts, no BS. No marketing, focus on whats important. Making a great functional board.
I heard true facts, as far as for the concaves, dont know, why not? There are many shapers that dont get credit about their work and others do.
Just listen to other podcasts and compare it yourself. Many dont even know what they are talking about. They dont master the craft.
might have to listen. makes beautiful boards, ive had a few and they worked well.
during the transition from 80s shapes to glass slipper bananna rockerd boards he was way ahead of the pack with his modern looking boards. hes the one that popularized the flip tip nose. suddenly everyone else was doin em, then he stopped. and everyone else did soon after
during the transition from 80s shapes to glass slipper bananna rockerd boards he was way ahead of the pack with his modern looking boards. hes the one that popularized the flip tip nose. suddenly everyone else was doin em, then he stopped. and everyone else did soon after
You could always tell his boards in the early 90s by the way he would take that piece of foam out of the tip of the nose of the board with his planer. Couldn't find a picture. The noses on his boards were always really flipped and he would remove a bit of foam from the deck side of the very tip of the nose of the board. It was like a trademark.
Listened to the whole (long, tiresome, and boastful) Podcast the day it came out. Grew up in San Diego. Have always seen the Xanadu label around town. Remember the days of Gerr as we are the same age. Have considered a few times over the last 30 + years getting a Xanadu.
WOW! Is all I have to say!
After listening to that, I will undoubtedly never get a Xanadu. He may be a great guy in person, but he comes across as the most arrogant shaper I've ever heard. Very poor marketing on his part! Sadly, He reminds me of every generalization I've ever heard about Brazilians (and I like Brazilians). No matter what his self proclaimed great accomplishments are (and who knows, they may be true), that man needs a slice of Humble Pie. Screw it, he needs the whole damn PIE!!!!!!
WOW! Is all I have to say!
After listening to that, I will undoubtedly never get a Xanadu. He may be a great guy in person, but he comes across as the most arrogant shaper I've ever heard. Very poor marketing on his part! Sadly, He reminds me of every generalization I've ever heard about Brazilians (and I like Brazilians). No matter what his self proclaimed great accomplishments are (and who knows, they may be true), that man needs a slice of Humble Pie. Screw it, he needs the whole damn PIE!!!!!!
I'm not sure if Scott Bass was intentionally trying to interrupt less or if Xanadu just dominated the conversation (maybe both), but I thought Bassy did a much better job on this one letting his guest talk.
As far as Xanadu, he did strike me as fairly conceited: however, if he can back it up with good boards, then it wouldn't prevent me from getting one.
As far as Xanadu, he did strike me as fairly conceited: however, if he can back it up with good boards, then it wouldn't prevent me from getting one.
a long one and Xanadu does 90 pct of the talking. One that really caught my ear was, he was the first ever to make concaves work....
Allan Byrne started using single to double concave on all his boards in 1983
Allan Byrne started using single to double concave on all his boards in 1983
Back in 86 or 87 my friend and I were checking the surf in North County SD, I think at Pipes or somewhere near there. Some chick was walking up a trail carrying a Xanadu board, and my buddy goes "what's this, Zan-a-du?" in a mocking drawl. We didn't see him initially and didn't know who he was at the time but Xanadu was walking behind her, glared at my buddy and said "NO, its SHAN-DU!!" We've been laughing about that one for years haha.
I'm about 3/4 of the way through and pretty much this is my impression.OlafHM said:
1st 1/4 was a bit boring for me, the horse riding and all.
He didn't sound boastful to me, more an enthusiastic guy who has opinions.
I listened to it
He praises Luciano and his dsd program and machine - calling Wayne ;-)
Places Merrick over Rusty for precision shaping in his naming 3 - i think he really means they were the cuttting edge of design adopting concave bottoms .
And few other points that many would like respond to
He did it on his own , lots of hard work .
He praises Luciano and his dsd program and machine - calling Wayne ;-)
Places Merrick over Rusty for precision shaping in his naming 3 - i think he really means they were the cuttting edge of design adopting concave bottoms .
And few other points that many would like respond to
He did it on his own , lots of hard work .