I don’t know if this has been mentioned, but the blue high density stringer from XTR feels really good. I also liked normal, stringered construction but with lighter glass, C.
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That's because heat is XTR's worst enemy. An XTR would have a much higher chance of delaming with a dark color. Not to say they won't do it if you really want it........it's just risky. Any color at all on their boards is a fairly new phenomenon (within the last few years).
Thanks for finding and posting that one. The OfferUp one’s carbon stripes look purplish. Maybe if I say dark purple, they’ll magically disappear.Here's a grey one I saw for sale locally. Not bad
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Also, For the SL-C, I think Shey was referring to the blue stripe Stringerless build with some carbon down the mid of the deck. It's not on their menu, and this was a stock board, but I think it's popular for Japan, and Tomo used to get his personal XTRs like that. At 175-180 lbs, I've never had an issue with buckling... although all my XTRs are 5'5-5'9. I like the way this looks better than the red stripe on the SL-CK recommended for my weight. I have 2 stringered Tomos from Havoc, and I wish they were stringerless. I miss that liveliness.
Apologies for repeating this from previous post.
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The straighter rail line looks much better in the parallel carbon in my opinion than curvier outlines.
I sent the order in last night. What’s the protocol? I assume Shey will contact me through email to confirm the order and I can finalize my decision on PC vs SL-C and the whole color thing, correct?
I concur. I like both of these a lot.
I've been on XTRs since around 2007 and haven't felt the need to explore any other layups besides these two, although I might try parallel carbon on my next GMM2.
are you happy with the the durability for those of you who have it in the 8.c? I'm debating on what to get for my new driver 2.0.
My last Pyzel ghost with 8.0 was glassed a little too heavy and stiff, but I ended up snapping the board in half, so I'm not sure if i'm making a wise decision by going with the 8.c this time..
My last Pyzel ghost with 8.0 was glassed a little too heavy and stiff, but I ended up snapping the board in half, so I'm not sure if i'm making a wise decision by going with the 8.c this time..
I found 8.0 to be a little too heavy and stiff for my liking. Ordered 8.0 by mistake. Next Two orders of pyzel ghosts of different length I made sure it was 8.C. It’s still pretty durable and feels almost like a pu
I've always gotten 8.C. Happy with durability and feel. They hold up a lot better than any of my PU boards. Never tried the 8.0.
I put in an order for a Pyzel Shadow from them a couple weeks ago. Exchanged some emails with Shey who said that 8.0 PC #3 would be about the same weight as an 8.C wood stringer xtr or standard pu/pe, and a bit more flexible. Went with the 8.0 PC since I absolutely love the feel of the 8.C PC#1 on my Gremlin. That board is crazy light and I wanted something a bit more substantial for dealing with strong offshores. It's already in glassing so I think their queue isn't super long right now.
I like 8.0 with the blue stringer or stringerless and 8.c with a stringer.
You can also order the board with a custom glass schedule, 6-4-6, s cloth, etc. just ask Shey.
You can also order the board with a custom glass schedule, 6-4-6, s cloth, etc. just ask Shey.
The PC#1 Gremlin I have is 8.C and it is very light. Very durable but not indestructible.The PC#3 Shadow I just ordered in 8.0. I don't think the #1/#2/#3 parallel carbon distinction appears on their website anywhere, it's just less/more stiff depending on weight/waves.
I think 8.0 is 6-4-4 by default unless you ask for 6-4-6 specifically.
I stopped by XTR this weekend to drop off a board for repair and chatted for a while with Javier, Shey and Jerry. Javier pulled out that board you were talking about. It was pretty white (looked like EPS) and had an arrow carbon on top with a full carbon on bottom down the middle of the board. The board looked super clean. Javier said he was experimenting with that construction and liked it. It looked very similar to your custom Nano from AUS (bright white with the carbon placed in the same areas).
So it had the same arrow strips on the deck as my blue Evo, but full length carbon strips down the center of the bottom? interesting.
Yeah, I don't love the look of the parallel carbon stripes.
Parallel carbon looks a little funky. The placement needs to be dead on, or it can mess with your brain.
I had a used FX-2 sampler and while I did like it, it did some weird things. For example, if I was trying to connect a dead section and humping/thrusting the board would behave like a coin spinning flat on a surface. Like I'd be hopping on the front foot but the rails would be carrying that inertia and rotating the board in a weird way. Hard to explain. Another weird thing it did was on lay backs those rails would flex and torque and kinda spring you off the tail towards shore. It seemed like the more torque you put on them (hopping / laybacks) the rails would store up that energy and release it in odd ways.
Other than those two things the board had crazy pop. Going up in to the lip or airs and it was a rocket ship. Those rails definitely store up energy.
Other than those two things the board had crazy pop. Going up in to the lip or airs and it was a rocket ship. Those rails definitely store up energy.