longboard- allrounder or noserider

[mister-griffster]

^ That's a lovely board flackster - I've got a similar beast myself - a Dagger shape - V thin - way flat rocker and very loosey goosey - flies like a badger on acid tho. I find a stiffer flex fin works better.

But as for Zephs opinion - he's bang on - exactly what they are - lets not beat about the bush, widepoint back, narrow nose, vee all the way... depends how much vee is in the board and it's rocker as to what makes it a success. It's kind of comparing 67 shelby mustang with one produced today - which is more fun? the one with the airbags or the one that will bite your legs as you drift around a corner?

Point and shoot baby, point and shoot - it looks a WHOLE lotta fun to me

[flacky]

Depends what his point was... Are they easier to surf with a flattened bottom, probably. Well, definitely. Would it be as smooth and fast? Probably not.

This is quite weighty, there's a lot of foam in it, and though it's pretty flat, there's a fair bit of curve on the bottom nose to tail, not a wave catcher despite the width of the tail. Found myself quite far back on it, so more effort needed. Before I took the board I was mind-surfing it and decided it was worth the gamble... I love rolled bottoms, always have. They seem to make the way I want to surf happen easier. So considered doing without the pintail noserider i was seeking. Whether or not I can go without trips to the front end long term remains to be seen, it's almost instinctive after so many years on them. My first wave on this chip was absolutely perfect though, don't think I've had that before on anything. Turning was instinctive too, helped as my last surf prior was on the Spence 6'10.
Ballsed up a few from turning from too far forward, but overall I think it;s a shape I'll really get on with.

Fin wise, its a glassed in boy. Looks great, turns great. Oh whooooo's a happy bunny....

[flacky]

^But as for Zephs opinion - he's bang on - exactly what they are - lets not beat about the bush, widepoint back, narrow nose, vee all the way... d

He wasn't referring to the shape, more that the board was a stinking fat beast.

He's wrong though.

[mister-griffster]

Horse for courses, pigs for truffling Yeah it totally depends on the way / how you ride and if you;'re up for a challenge or not. Zeph makes great boards - and he makes them for the average guy rather than super talented hep-cats. I don't mind a difficult board - teaches me new things and inevitably improves my surfing when i get on something average. but not tooooo difficult

I've only had my Dagger out a handful of times - glassed heavy and only 2 1/2 thick it needs some juice to get it going - and i've missed a lot of the juice this year. Really want to get it out a handful of times more before i decide what to do with it. And not everything is about a noseride when riding something long - again, horses for courses. i don't really believe in the one-board-wonder type of gloss - different shapes suit different waves and styles - it's all good. Enjoy it flackster, crank some speed and set the dials to 11. Hope you have a blast mate

[flacky]

Is it a Gato? I was offered a few of them and boy was I tempted... Stunning outline, but the thickness put me off.

[mister-griffster]

The Art of Trim version - directly lifted from Robbie's templates - rumour has it, due to his bingeing he left his plans... ooopsie - Yeah, forget riding 1ft ankle tappers with it - 2 1/2 thick and vee throughout - no rails to speak of - just blades - but once it gets to waist to chest + it's the boy! Just the ticket for wailing down reeling Morrocan walls - don't think a section would ever catch you - flying machine!

[Jory]

http://adventuresintrim.blogspot.co.uk/ ... -doom.html

aaaah robbie k, legend or destined for drug addled obscurity?

[flacky]

Both at the same time?

Nice piece jory, always enjoy your blogs. We seem to have similar ideas on boards, I think I'm riding your old spence 6'10...

[Jory]

quite possibly!!


lovely hull the spence, kinda regret selling but i needed the cash and something had to go, that seemed least painful at the time!

[VillageIdiot]

AAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGG ! CP, didn't know you had sold your hull, I would have had that off you. Bye the way, the acute pain has now receded in my pre-molar, leaving me with a foul metallic taste in my mouth. Think the pulp may have died (cyber self-diagnosis).

[mister-griffster]

I'm opting for drug-addled legend - the indisputable thing is - the boy can surf! - everything else pretty much in a grey area tho

No dirty hull talk in this thread please - there's another sweet thread for that kind of filth - I shall soon be reviewing my 7'6 Mason Smoothie, once I get rid of this lurghi and get some bloody waves! - don't think a day has gone by when I haven't fondled her curves....

[Jory]

It wasn't for sale until I got offered cash for it!

Check ur pms squirrel!