Advise on first short board

[Johno]

Hi All been surfing for a year now and I am going to treat myself to a new board. I,ve got a Bic 7 9 at the mow can chatch waves pop up and balance no problems,

I was looking at the following boards from my local shop (west Coast Surf)

Circle 1 6' 8" epoxy fun board
dims 6 8 x 21 x 2 5/8
swallow tail

or

O shea 6 8 Tru-flex EPS epoxy or in poly???
dims 6 8 x 20 1/2 x 2 5/8

I am 6 f 12.5 stone do the above dims look ok and does any one know what the boards are like quality, ride tufness etc.

or would i be better looking for a custom??

Any advise / comments would be appreciated

[drowningbitbybit]

I am 6 f 12.5 stone do the above dims look ok and does any one know what the boards are like quality, ride tufness etc.

or would i be better looking for a custom??

You're looking at about the right dimensions for your size and experience. Difficult to say without pictures but a funboard will be an easier transition from a 7'9 than a shortboard, and will probably be more useful in the waves you'll be on.

The major advantage of poly over epoxy is that you can have the exact design that you want. If you're gonna go with an off-the-rack board, then I'd go with the epoxy myself (assuming you're talking about 'real' epoxy like a tufflite). *awaits rant about supporting your local shaper*

Talking to a shaper (if you're honest about your ability and what you surf etc) is hugely useful though.

[kitesurfer]

The dimensions look about right but do you want a funboard or do you want a shortboard? And yes i think you should get a custom one made, but then again i am biased.

KS

[Johno]

I was asumming that the Circlue 1 epoxy was a short board from the dimenshions? even thow its called a fun board????

I dont know any local shapers and would proberly just buy one of the rack

Coulld any one have a look at the west coast surf shop to see what i am on about

Cheers if any one can

[kitesurfer]

Just had a look at the board. That kind of shape looks fine. I personally wouldn't have described it as a fun board, but it seems all kinds of boards get called fun boards these days.

KS

[Johno]

Cheers KS thats what I thoght its a bit pointed for a fun board,

Any advise on the Oshea Truflex EPS epoxy board what are the difrense / advantages /disadvatages between that and the Epoxy circle 1?

[surfsc77]

support your local shaper!! (haha, there you go) actually epoxy boards are winning me over. i heard tuflites arent that responsive compared to traditional boards, but maybe they have gotten better. thats something i would check out before i bought one.

[Johno]

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Circle One 6'8'' Swallow Tail Includes, free quality Circle One, Rhino or O'Shea Board Bag leash, fins, wax and delivery.
Length: 6'8"
Max. Width: 21''
Max. Thickness: 2 5/8''
Construction: Epoxy: Formulated For strength, stifffness & impact. Its is 15% stronger and 30% tougher than polyester.Wood Stringer: Each Custom made epoxy board has a genuine wood stringer for strength and stiffness.Circle One epoxy boards are hand made from start to finish.Designed for maximum floatation and durability, have a full-length genuine wood stringer, unlike most epoxy boards.Every epoxy board is 100% hand shaped and glassed using high quality epoxy resin, seamless rails.Reinforced nose and tail provide better ding resistance and strength.All boards are provided with a reinforced deck patch, which help to avoid pressure dents
Fin set-up: Thruster set-up with FCS style fins.
Board Bag: Free Quality Circle One, O'Shea or Rhino depending on current stock.







O'SHEA Tru-Flex E.P.S. Epoxy 6'8" Board comes with FREE BOARD BAG worth (£49.99) - e.g Rhino Explorer or O'Shea Deluxe FREE LEASH, FREE WAX and FREE DELIVERY! Graphic as shown.
Length: 6'8" Squash Tail
Max. Width: 20 1/2"
Max. Thickness: 2 5/8"
Construction: Tru-Flex epoxy E.P.S.
Fin set-up: Fins are included in the package. Fin box's are F.C.S. compatible
What O'Shea Says... Epoxy eps is a combination of epoxy resins and expanded polystyrene foam core. Benefits include lighter weight, and increase strength, particularly greater impact resistance to dings! Tru-Flex technology allows a flex patten that is more a kin to the feel under foot of traditional polyester boards.
What we say... Great value package.
Delivery... FREE DELIVERY ON ALL SURFBOARDS TO MAINLAND UK


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Description of the boards i'm looking at sorry its long i was trying to copy the link but cudn't work it out!

they sound good what does every one else think!!!

[Johno]

Ok so i,m going to bit the bulit an order myself a new board off the net

had a shop around and for price am proberly going to go for Circle 1 6' 8" to progress from my mini mal

do i go for a swinged swallow tail 19" wide or a swallow tail 21" wide, this is going to be my first short board and dont want to out grow it like I have my mal very quickly

I,m going to keep my mal to see if wat i learn on the short board improves my mal riding

any advise please

[northswell]

I couldn't see a circle one 6'8'' at 19'' wide on west coast surf.

I'd have recomended th e 21'' wide ones anyways.

BTW not seen the O'Shea tru flex yet but got the rep coming in on Tues so he might have a few in his van for me to scope. If you can wait that long.