epoxy longboards

[happyharryhardon]

what other epoxy longboards are there aside from the surftech, etc. pop outs? been looking for semi "bulletproof" longboard but getting a chinese pop out isnt much of a good idea to me.. thanks.

[keef]

have you tried looking on the net?
Most of the top brands offer their boards in epoxy, either Flexlite or Tufflite.
My Herbie Fletcher Thriller comes in either epoxy or Polyester, and I've got it in Flexlite and it is virtually bullet proof, beleive me. I can give details if you require.

[dougirwin13]

Urm. Check my sig.

-doug

[happyharryhardon]

thanks for your replies!

doug-i like what i see here and now im a bit confused on what i want now hehehe pm you asap if i decide on your composites.

keef-thanks as well bro but tufflite is surftech and flexlites are still pop outs.

[dougirwin13]

PM me if you like. Or contact your nearest compsand member. Or just post on the compsand forums to see who's nearby and what they can do for you!

-doug
Compsand.com - The Composite Surfboard Cooperative!

[keef]

Hey dude, give a Herb board a try. I swapped boards with a friend that surfs a hand shaped traditional fibreglass board today. He loved it and has about ten years surfing experience, rather than my 10 months. He is selling another board from the same shaper to buy one of Herb's.

[happyharryhardon]

thanks keef! yeah i agree herb's boards are sick my problem with surftech and the like is pretty much what hang11 said in the surftech advice topic, plus i want my board to be made by a surfer, but i like that your digging it, how does it go? is it too floaty or what not? thanks again

[keef]

see for yourself how it handles. this is a clip of the man himself. the board he tows behind his bike at the end is mine, and it's him riding it.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... &plindex=0

[keef]

http://www.herbiefletcher.com/hf_mainfr ... shtml~main

and this..............

[keef]

no reply..................
no surprise there then.

[dougirwin13]

Exactly what reply were you expecting?

-doug
Compsand.com - The Composite Surfboard Cooperative!

[Phil]

Urm. Check my sig.

-doug
Compsand.com - The Composite Surfboard Cooperative!

hmm all you do these days is spam the site

[dougirwin13]

Do I?

Virtually every site in the world allows a sig...

And this was definately on topic.

I'll drop it if you prefer.

-doug

[Phil]

nah no need to drop it just every longboard topic you tell people to check out your site, its no big deal

[keef]

I meant that I went to the trouble of putting a link on to show who Herbie Fletcher is, and this guy said he didn't want a pop out board, he wanted one made by a surfer......................
I would have thought that he may have replied to say he didn't realise who Herb was. after all he's been surfing and making boards since the 1960s.
Also Flexlite is not a popout.
imho it has a responsive ride, certainly as responsive as a fibreglass/poly board, plus it's stronger (mine had a close encounter with a max headroom bar whilst on my roofrack with no damage), and they don't pressure dent.
Anyway, I don't care what anyone else thinks, I love it. It's the best board I've ever ridden, and now I've moved the fin a little more forward it handles even better. Managed my first floater yesterday.

[dougirwin13]

Hi Phil,

Guess I'm just stoked on these kinds of boards And people have been asking questions that seem directly relevant (surftech, epoxy, pressure dents type questions).

Sorry everyone, like I said just stoked and trying to share FWIW I lose money on that site.


Keef,

Ah, gotcha. I think what he was getting at is that the board was originally designed by by Herb. Yeah, flexlite tech is certainly very similar to compsand tech.

Are they all handshaped and handbuilt?


Cheers,
-doug

[keef]

think they are cnc shaped and hand finished.

[dougirwin13]

Mmmm... That could be either then.

-doug
Compsand.com - The Composite Surfboard Cooperative!