jonyc wrote:waikikikichan, My 8'2" was my first board and was epoxy / fiberglass combination so quite very durable and no dents, just scratches.
I sense some sarcasm here. Like a bad car brand would be a Japanese Infiniti and good would be Porsche, I believe brands matter. I'm just honestly trying to ask questions here because this is my second board purchase. Please don't troll.
Jonyc, I am honestly trying to help you. Not trolling at all. I'm trying to make you answer/think about your own question. It's really a hard for anyone to answer if that particular board is "good" or "bad". Are you talking about "Performance" or "Durability" or other variables ?
Coming from a Molded-Epoxy board, you won't be used to the pressures and spider-cracks that seem to occur daily. Pressures happen on the first day of a poly/PU.
You say brand matters. If you had a leaking faucet spraying all over the place and asked someone to hurry and pass you a screwdriver, would you refuse the first one and say "no not that one, only the Stanley branded one". Wouldn't the dollar store screwdriver do the job ? ( but maybe not for a lifetime, but for it's life ) Surfboards are tools or a paint brush, it how the person using it creates things. It's hard to answer what is a "good" or "bad" brand. Most of the materials fiberglass, resin, catalyst, foam blanks only come from a few sources. ( however a bad glass job could be heavier and weaker than a good glassing and sanding ).
You said Infiniti is a bad car and Porsche is a good car. But Infiniti ( Nissan) is one of the top car manufactuers ( I love the Skyline GTR ). Porsche of course is a expensive high end car maker. But is it good for shopping ? For hauling lumber ? For 15 year kids with a learners permit ? Maybe not. If i think of a bad car, i think of YUGO. they were so bad and that company is gone ( well at least in the US ). Now could a professional driver in a Infinti beat me in a Porsche ? Most likely. Can a Waikiki beach boy on a 8'0" sponge Costco Wavestorm out surf a beginner on a Kelly Slater's world champion ship board ? Is Firewire, Channel Islands, Lost brands better than BIc, NSP and Torq ? Probably you get a 99.99% consensus that they are. But to a beginner-newbie, Bic, NSP and Torq are more user friendly and durable ( which you already know ). Surfing is unique in that "Cost" does not equate to how the surfer will perform. ( experience and wave knowledge does )
But that might be comparing performance. But if you're talking about good and bad in terms of Quality / Durability, then the board your looking at seems to be fine. It WILL get more pressures and spiders cracks and ding more easily than your previous board. But should ride fine up to the input you put into it.
by jonyc » Tue May 30, 2017 1:08 pm 
