Has anybody tried one of these? I saw it in one of the local surfshops today. 52" and comes with fcs keel fins. Sort of a simmons type shape--
sort of. Anyway, looked like it could be fun and was wondering if anybody has tried one.
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Re: softech rocket
There have been a lot of small "bodyboard construction" stand-up boards around over the last few years, with the catch surf beater spearheading it http://catchsurf.com/beater-all.php,
i'm sure they would "work" but with the average bodyboard being 42" I would expect them to have far to much volume, maybe an over 6footer heavy rider would suit one. The extra volume can be fun and kinda like a paipo longboard.
i'm sure they would "work" but with the average bodyboard being 42" I would expect them to have far to much volume, maybe an over 6footer heavy rider would suit one. The extra volume can be fun and kinda like a paipo longboard.
http://www.sdfsurfboards.co.uk/ built my paipo!
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Re: softech rocket
I've ridden prone on the soft top skimboards made by Area 51, and it's a fun option for a crowded day in the swim zone. The one thing I didn't like was the stiffness. The internal stiffeners meant permanent nose kick. I'm guessing the various incarnations of the Beater also have a stiff nose. If they didn't the boards could crease at the nose, and that would be bad for business. I wonder if you could get one custom made with a floppy nose...something you could flatten out during the ride.
Way back when Wave Skater came out with the one piece molded PVC foam boards, I was hopeful that we'd see more variety with that construction method. As far I can tell the twin pontoon channel bottom is still the only option. I'd still like to see something different, like a soft PVC foam hull. Until then we're stuck with relatively flat bottoms on sandwich construction soft boards.
Way back when Wave Skater came out with the one piece molded PVC foam boards, I was hopeful that we'd see more variety with that construction method. As far I can tell the twin pontoon channel bottom is still the only option. I'd still like to see something different, like a soft PVC foam hull. Until then we're stuck with relatively flat bottoms on sandwich construction soft boards.
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