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AM I TOO BIG? HELP ME
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Mon Sep 18, 2006 4:58 pmby BEEFYGTI
IM NEW TO ALL THIS AND MY FANTASTIC GIRLFRIEND IS BUYING ME A LONGBOARD, I HAVE SPOKEN TO OTHER SURFERS AND THEY HAVE HELPED ME A BIT
I AM 18 ZTONE 9, AND 6 FT 7 INCHES IN HEIGHT, WHAT BOARD SHOULD I BE LOOKING FOR, I DONT WANT HER TO BUY A BOARD THAT IS NOT SUITABLE.
ANY HELP
CHEERS GUYS !
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Mon Sep 18, 2006 5:11 pmby southwestsurfer
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Mon Sep 18, 2006 5:18 pmby BEEFYGTI
HEY THE MORE INFO THE BETTER, I WAS JUST THINKING THE BIGGER THE BETTER, WHAT SORT OF SIZE WOULD SUIT ME BETTER?
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Mon Sep 18, 2006 5:26 pmby Mitur Bin'esderty
i think because of your height and weight and because your a beginner a Longboard would be ideal..
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Mon Sep 18, 2006 8:34 pmby rich r
Yeah - I'd go with anything over 9-6, given your height.
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Mon Sep 18, 2006 10:41 pmby dougirwin13
It depends on what you want to end up riding, your age, your general ability and how much time you'll devote to surfing.
Assuming you want to take up the beautiful art of longboarding anything from 9'6" and 2 3/4" thick should see you right.
If you want to tear a new hole for the wave you'll want to start off shorter and ge5t progressively shorter as you skill improves. A guess based on what you've already said is perhaps 8'0" long.
Just my opinion, your mileage may vary.
-doug
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Tue Sep 19, 2006 2:41 pmby BEEFYGTI
THANKS GUYS, I AM NEW TO THIS AND SO NEED AS MUCH INFO AS POSSIBLE CHEERS
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Tue Sep 19, 2006 6:20 pmby BEEFYGTI
I JUST WANT TO KNOW OFF AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE IF THE BIC 10 FT LONGBOARD WOULD BE SUITABLE FOR ME, IS IT BIG AND THICK ENOUGH ETC ETC CHEERS
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Tue Sep 19, 2006 7:44 pmby GowerCharger
yes, and caps lock is the button on the left of your keyboard under the tab key.
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Tue Sep 19, 2006 8:13 pmby southwestsurfer
GowerCharger wrote:yes, and caps lock is the button on the left of your keyboard under the tab key.
YER IT IZ, joshin mate.
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Wed Sep 20, 2006 11:27 amby BEEFYGTI
touchy, have i hit a nerve?
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Wed Sep 20, 2006 11:32 amby rich r
He's a big guy. He talks loud.
But seriously.. no one's being touchy - just winding you up for using all caps. Standard operating protocol.
BECAUSE USUALLY ITS MY AUNT WHO DOESNT USE THE COMPUTER VERY MUCH BUT SENDS ME THESE EMAILS SAYING HOW BILL GATES IS GIVING AWAY A TON OF MONEY THAT USES ALL CAPS ALL THE TIME.
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Thu Sep 21, 2006 6:26 pmby BEEFYGTI
CHEERS GUYS , YOUR ALL LEGENDS,
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Fri Sep 22, 2006 5:58 pmby cj
I have a buddy that weighs about 280 pounds, he can ride anything, I watched him catch a short ride on 2' waves in the shorepound on a 6'0 once.
So when it comes time, balance and paddling is all that matters, but right now, try balancing on a 10'0+ first.
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Sat Sep 23, 2006 11:26 amby BEEFYGTI
Thanks guys, ove decided on a bic 10 ft 2 board..