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the bilbo 6'6" retro bug
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Sat Jan 06, 2007 6:41 pmby bluesnowcone
anyone got any veiws, im thinking of buying it but im not to sure
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Sat Jan 06, 2007 8:38 pmby scuba steve
I have a six foot bilbo retro fish and think its amazing
I also tried the retro bug you're talkin about and in my opinion it is also amazing.
It was really free flowing and easy to catch waves with, great fun.
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Sat Jan 06, 2007 11:31 pmby jethrodog
Got a link to a picture?
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Sun Jan 07, 2007 11:59 amby bluesnowcone
http://www.boardridersguide.co.uk/acata ... roBug.html
thats a link, but im getting one cheaper so dont say anything about the price.well goin on scuba steve i think i will probably buy one cas im looking for a smooth board thats easy to catch waves.
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Sun Jan 07, 2007 1:30 pmby Dec
It seems like quite a rounded board. What type of surfing are you trying to get with a board?
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Sun Jan 07, 2007 3:12 pmby bluesnowcone
well im a longboarder, but i need something for the bigger days and something for the times i have to take the bus
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Sun Jan 07, 2007 3:27 pmby bluesnowcone
well i just got the board for £220
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Sun Jan 07, 2007 7:13 pmby Sillysausage
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Sun Jan 07, 2007 7:26 pmby bluesnowcone
yup, i got that one, but one that ended today, the only thing thats wrong with them is that the stringer has been painted over a couple of inches, i thought the stinger was missing in the middle, but then i looked at the back its still there.
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Sun Jan 07, 2007 7:28 pmby Sillysausage
dont think it would effect performance much, looks a decend price really
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Sun Jan 07, 2007 7:34 pmby bluesnowcone
well 220 for board then lets say 25-30 for a board bag, thats 250, and i was gunu spend 300 on a new board, so i just saved myself 50 quid
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Sun Jan 07, 2007 9:58 pmby northswell
soz to do this for anyone that has bought a bilbo board, probably one of the original surfboard brand in the UK, but alas now all impoted fron the deadly C, just a clever rebranding me thinks. I got one in my shop and would only sell it to a beginer cos thats all they're good for. Kin hell did they have FCS fin set up back in the day, me thinks not!
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Sun Jan 07, 2007 11:58 pmby northswell
Oh By the way,lets look after the UK shapers on this site, i have to try and make some cash but if i was to recommend a board to anyone, go to your local shaper, he aint making much cash, he/she sure there is some out there, we've all seen Blue Crush. but please support the UK/US shapers stear clear of cheap imports, let the koooks have those. Man you got guys on here that shape, and if your up north i got a few numbers of ECoast shapers.
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Mon Jan 08, 2007 12:45 amby jethrodog
Quick question: would you consider the high end epoxy boards, like Santa Cruz, Rusty, Surftechs, etc in the catagory of imports to stay away from? They are made overseas, and they aren't "done" by a local shaper.