I had been in the market for a summer board for a few months now and I was looking at the Channel Islands Motorboat. I thought that it would be the board I was going to get. I was down at the beach and decided to stop in at my local shop, Heritage Surf and Sport, to take a look at what is new this year. After a good talk with one of the guys, I decided that the Motorboat wasn't for me. He then showed me the Channel Islands Biscuit, and Super Brand Slug, both of which have an ovular shape to them, round nose and tail. I've never ridden one, but I rode a Firewire Sweet Potato before, which I figured was similar, and they both looked fun. I went back home and got in contact with a good friend of mine, Adam, who knows the ins and outs of surfboards. He opened my eyes to ...Lost surfboards; I had always heard good things about Mayhem shapes but never had the opportunity to ride one. Based on what I was looking for, he said that the Motivator was the board for me. I trusted his decision (after knowing that he has virtually ridden almost every ...Lost board there is) and decided that I would go back down and see what Heritage had to offer - they had one! I purchased it and its been the perfect addition to my quiver. My 6'1'' HIC Pilot is a board that I rarely use unless it is a really good swell, and my 6'0'' fish has a hard time performing in the small mush that we receive in the summer. What really attracted my to this board was the 5-fin set up that it has. It allows me to ride it as a thruster, quad, 5-fin and even a twin (with the correct fins). I have never ridden a quad before and my first go at it was awesome, such a nice feel. For laughs, I purchased the "Kelly Slater 5th Fin" just to see what it was like. Unfortunately, unless you're a pro surfer, or maybe just Kelly himself, it seems hard to feel what that fin does exactly.
I am going to put Matt Biolos and ...Lost to the test and see if their description for the Motivator is true and try and catch and surf 1ft waves on this thing. Something tells me that they will win this bet.
All-in-all, I can't wait to get back on this as soon as possible. I purchased a GoPro a while back so hopefully I will be able to get some footage on this thing to show you all. For now here are some pictures of it. I will also be putting a design on it soon so stay tuned for that!
Have any of you gotten a hold of a new board or boards for the summer? If so let me know! Feel free to send pics to clementiv@comcast.net and I will put up a post of the surfer and their boards!
Here are pics of the board and fin options
hey vince
ReplyDeletei got a bing dharma for my summer board. its an eggy fish shape but lacks the fish tail and features a butt tail instead helps give the board a lot snappier feel. its a quad setup and is great at picking up speed down the line.
The coolest part about the board has to be its rails. there beveled so you have a lot more foam under your feet for glide but the rail line itself is thinner and holds in the pocket unlike most fish that have a fat rail that tends to slide down the face. (a common problem associated with the am biscuit)
only have had a few surfs with it but already in love with it. i hear the same from everybody in the surf community that has tried one
heres a video where bing shaper (matt calvani) and surfer (chris del moro) talk about the dharma
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xmig5CxY_4&feature=player_embedded
Sweet board, dude! Your new board does look very nice and sleek. I also like the way how you are able to customize the board’s fins to accommodate the way you want to ride it. That gives the board so much versatility.
ReplyDeletePriscila Mckamie