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travelboards - collapsible surfboards

PostPosted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 11:21 pm
by bluemarkus
does anybody here have experience with surfboards that can be divided into 2 or more pieces ?
i believe these boards are a great idea !

here are some links:

http://www.bisect.com
http://www.yankodesign.com/2008/02/13/c ... surfboard/
http://www.mes-surfboards.de/boards.php

cheers

MB

Re: travelboards - collapsible surfboards

PostPosted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 10:51 pm
by jago25_98
Been looking and waiting for many years...
need to build one but nowhere to do that and no tools

Re: travelboards - collapsible surfboards

PostPosted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 2:32 am
by jaffa1949
I have a Bisect and I am very happy with it it beats so many longboard charges when traveling. The Yankodesign seems to have too much stuff to lug around , easy to lose bits? might not be true only my opinion when viewing the website :D

Re: travelboards - collapsible surfboards

PostPosted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 9:42 am
by jago25_98
the yanko doesn't semi to be for sale. the bisect appears to be the only option in the world. no off the shelf for a short board. really annoying

Re: travelboards - collapsible surfboards

PostPosted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 6:58 pm
by WaveHunter
I have a Bisect and I am very happy with it it beats so many longboard charges when traveling.
How much did you pay for it?

Re: travelboards - collapsible surfboards

PostPosted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 12:37 am
by jaffa1949
It cost for the Australian model 9'1" AUD$2000ish it comes with bag all the bits extra screws, and locking bits and pieces. Oh and a Tee shirt, but I bought it about 4 years ago now, it is epoxy so a little floaty but it has saved me on average about $100 to $150 each way on trips that charge for long boards and has allowed me to travel on non surfboard flights with it as personal sporting equipment, for less than a set of golf clubs :lol: :lol: :lol: The performance of the board is a good slightly above average longboard so I'm happy :D
I'm not sure whether they still do poly individual boards in the US their site is down.
One important thing they did have a carbon fibre stealth model , but it was very problematic and a secondary dealer was not being responsive to claims or backing the product.
No problems with the stock standard Wayne Rich models>

Re: travelboards - collapsible surfboards

PostPosted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 9:10 am
by jago25_98
Still no shortboards it seems. You have to commission your own and it's >2x the price. Still... I'm thinking about it... maybe if I can sell my other boards

Re: travelboards - collapsible surfboards

PostPosted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 11:49 am
by jaffa1949
Ok weigh up the pros and cons, the cost is definitely worth it if you travel a lot, as some of the charges beat your wallet up severely.
I mean ten costly flights would recover your investment down to less than a standard board, I keep my board only for difficult travel destinations and have a day to day go board quiver. But then at the moment I am fortunate with money and I keep my boards for years and years.

Re: travelboards - collapsible surfboards

PostPosted: Mon Apr 15, 2013 5:41 pm
by WaveHunter
Thanks for the reply jaffa1949! Uhh, that is quiet an investment.

Re: travelboards - collapsible surfboards

PostPosted: Mon Apr 15, 2013 8:44 pm
by jago25_98
I think I'm gonna have to make my own from scratch...

Re: travelboards - collapsible surfboards

PostPosted: Tue Apr 16, 2013 9:01 am
by surf patrol
jago25_98 wrote:I think I'm gonna have to make my own from scratch...


Here's a start, let me know if you need anything else from me :wink:

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Re: travelboards - collapsible surfboards

PostPosted: Tue Apr 16, 2013 10:45 am
by jaffa1949
Cue the blind surfboard shaper......... He picked his surform and saw! :lol:

Big project, success could be a better mousetrap idea!

Go for it, if you achieve a new way of doing it , seriously patent it! :D