It's prone but not a paipo

Welcome to a general discussion group on paipo boarding.
User avatar
bgreen
Big Wave Charger
Posts: 1232
Joined: Fri Aug 19, 2011 5:17 pm
City: Brisbane
State or Province: Qld
Country: Oz
Contact:

It's prone but not a paipo

#1

Unread post by bgreen »

It does duckdive ok & is fast, but there are some drawbacks:

https://www.facebook.com/bsly.co/videos ... fallback=1


Bob
mrmike
Big Wave Charger
Posts: 192
Joined: Fri Sep 16, 2011 3:36 pm
City: coronado
State or Province: ca
Country: United States

Re: It's prone but not a paipo

#2

Unread post by mrmike »

no,no, no
GeoffreyLevens
Big Wave Charger
Posts: 384
Joined: Sat Sep 17, 2011 9:58 am
City: Paonia
State or Province: Colorado
Country: USA
Location: Paonia, Colorado
Contact:

Re: It's prone but not a paipo

#3

Unread post by GeoffreyLevens »

Hmmm, prone jet ski. At least jet skis have redeeming quality of being able to do rescue in heavy surf.


These I think just plain nasty bit of business!
User avatar
Uncle Grumpy
Big Wave Charger
Posts: 450
Joined: Mon Sep 19, 2011 12:57 pm
City: San Clemente
State or Province: California
Country: USA
Interests: Surfing, Surfboards, Surf History, Fishing, Boats, Dogs, Books
Contact:

Re: It's prone but not a paipo

#4

Unread post by Uncle Grumpy »

Image
Paipo surfer in repose,
Nose on the nose,
No grunting he-man pose.
See how fast he goes!
What is it he knows?
soulglider
Big Wave Charger
Posts: 267
Joined: Sat Dec 17, 2011 10:32 am
City: sd
State or Province: ca
Country: usa

Re: It's prone but not a paipo

#5

Unread post by soulglider »

to each their own! i see it as a KOOK KILLER! sorry (not really!)
deathbedpaipo.blogspot.com
GeoffreyLevens
Big Wave Charger
Posts: 384
Joined: Sat Sep 17, 2011 9:58 am
City: Paonia
State or Province: Colorado
Country: USA
Location: Paonia, Colorado
Contact:

Re: It's prone but not a paipo

#6

Unread post by GeoffreyLevens »

soulglider wrote:to each their own! i see it as a KOOK KILLER! sorry (not really!)
Hmmmm, needs some kind of very difficult to undo attachment thingy though then it should work just fine. :evil:
Nels
Big Wave Charger
Posts: 254
Joined: Tue Nov 29, 2011 3:58 pm
City: Camarillo
State or Province: California
Country: USA

Re: It's prone but not a paipo

#7

Unread post by Nels »

Looks like fun for what they were showing, and I think that might be a lot of fun for "flying" underwater...I could see that low in kelp beds, for instance. Can't imagine it wouldn't be loud though, and I'd hate that at least on the surface. Unacceptable in the surf zone. In the extreme. Zero tolerance. It's only been a few decades since the advent of jet skis and I' not sure I'm over that yet...
User avatar
bgreen
Big Wave Charger
Posts: 1232
Joined: Fri Aug 19, 2011 5:17 pm
City: Brisbane
State or Province: Qld
Country: Oz
Contact:

Re: It's prone but not a paipo

#8

Unread post by bgreen »

The underwater dimension would be an interesting one but in addition to the emissions etc, this is at the opposite extreme of the easily accessible/affordable piece of wood you can plane on. Such craft would be pretty much the exclusive domain of the well-off.
GeoffreyLevens
Big Wave Charger
Posts: 384
Joined: Sat Sep 17, 2011 9:58 am
City: Paonia
State or Province: Colorado
Country: USA
Location: Paonia, Colorado
Contact:

Re: It's prone but not a paipo

#9

Unread post by GeoffreyLevens »

If it is not now, could be made electric-->almost silent and near zero emissions
User avatar
rodndtube
Big Wave Charger
Posts: 1158
Joined: Thu Aug 18, 2011 10:34 pm
City: Arbutus Land
State or Province: Maryland
Country: USA
Interests: Waveriding, travel and the Paipo Research Project
Location: Maryland, USA & Where the Waves Are Breaking
Contact:

Re: It's prone but not a paipo

#10

Unread post by rodndtube »

bgreen wrote:The underwater dimension would be an interesting one but in addition to the emissions etc, this is at the opposite extreme of the easily accessible/affordable piece of wood you can plane on. Such craft would be pretty much the exclusive domain of the well-off.
You invention, Bob? ;)
rodNDtube
"Prone to ride"
I love my papa li`ili`i

"The sea doth wash away all human ills."
-- Euripides.
User avatar
nomastomas
Big Wave Charger
Posts: 597
Joined: Thu Nov 17, 2011 2:30 am
City: Ojai
State or Province: CA
Country: USA
Interests: Surfing, cycling and fishing
Location: Ojai, CA
Contact:

Re: It's prone but not a paipo

#11

Unread post by nomastomas »

Sign of the Apocalypse...
"This is a paipo site...isn't it?"
www.tp4surf.com
User avatar
krusher74
Big Wave Charger
Posts: 842
Joined: Wed Nov 07, 2012 3:53 pm
City: easkey
State or Province: co sligo
Country: Ireland
Interests: Surfing, vintage cars and motorbikes
Location: Easky, Co sligo , ireland
Contact:

Re: It's prone but not a paipo

#12

Unread post by krusher74 »

starting at $9,000 its not exactly affordable!
belly rider
Big Wave Charger
Posts: 111
Joined: Thu Jul 31, 2014 5:33 pm
City: Florence
State or Province: Tuscany
Country: Italy
Interests: A True Passion for Paipo & Kneeboards
Location: Italy

Re: It's prone but not a paipo

#13

Unread post by belly rider »

damn with that price tag i'll let you figure out the math on how many custom made paipo's you can have built by top shapers
or how many you can build yourself by buying top material
Additionally what kind of exercise can you get by getting dragged in the water by a machine
its all about the ride
GeoffreyLevens
Big Wave Charger
Posts: 384
Joined: Sat Sep 17, 2011 9:58 am
City: Paonia
State or Province: Colorado
Country: USA
Location: Paonia, Colorado
Contact:

Re: It's prone but not a paipo

#14

Unread post by GeoffreyLevens »

Here's a low tech alternative, erm sort of

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vLJdG1r1yM
User avatar
bgreen
Big Wave Charger
Posts: 1232
Joined: Fri Aug 19, 2011 5:17 pm
City: Brisbane
State or Province: Qld
Country: Oz
Contact:

Re: It's prone but not a paipo

#15

Unread post by bgreen »

This is a well-known solid French Beachbreak. It must have been a nightmare trying to get these things through the line-up.

What do you call a 7 fin floater? Amazing how those things took the drop.

Unlikely to catch on but pretty insane stuff all the same.

Bob
belly rider
Big Wave Charger
Posts: 111
Joined: Thu Jul 31, 2014 5:33 pm
City: Florence
State or Province: Tuscany
Country: Italy
Interests: A True Passion for Paipo & Kneeboards
Location: Italy

Re: It's prone but not a paipo

#16

Unread post by belly rider »

any body tried to figure out how to duck-dive one of those inflatables
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
its all about the ride
GeoffreyLevens
Big Wave Charger
Posts: 384
Joined: Sat Sep 17, 2011 9:58 am
City: Paonia
State or Province: Colorado
Country: USA
Location: Paonia, Colorado
Contact:

Re: It's prone but not a paipo

#17

Unread post by GeoffreyLevens »

belly rider wrote:any body tried to figure out how to duck-dive one of those inflatables
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
I think you start w/ a pocket knife or at least large "hat" pin
Post Reply

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 34 guests