Which bic board ?

[Deeks]

ok..ok... I know - another "which board question" !!!

Does anyone have experience with the Bic 7'9 Natural Surf and their new 7'6 Performer ?

I live in Bournemouth, have been bodyboarding for a number of years, weigh about 75kg and am looking for my "first board". I understand the waves and have used skateboards for years too, so feel pretty confident that I should pick it up ok. However, I don't want a board I'll get bored of within six months ... so want something with a bit of maneuverablilty.

Considering my weight, the fact I want a bit of maneuverability and the generally mushy conditions around Bournemouth - which board should I buy? Will the 7'6 be too small ?

Thanks.

[justal]

7'6" should be fine. The Bic's are pretty wide and floaty so you should have no problem. You will outgrow it though and want a 'proper' custom board soon.

I know it makes life a lot easier to learn on a big board (to me the 7'6" BIC IS a big board), but its not impossible to learn on something smaller. I learnt on a 6'3" custom and it didn't take long. i now surf a 5'10", a 6'6" and a 6'10" for those really big days.

Al.

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[surf patrol]

Hi Deeks, Welcome to Surfing Waves,

If you are planning to surf regularly and think you will be in the water a lot then you will outgrow a Bic soon. The BIC boards are excellent for learning to surf on - that is what they are designed for - but are not a good choice as a board to keep for a long time. However, because of their construction they are almost indestructable and as such make for good boards to resell.

The bottom line is that you can learn to surf on any board but some are better than others. The BIC surfboards are good boards to learn on but you will outgrow it quickly.

[Guest]

I was originally looking for a 7'6 - 8'0 custom mini-mal but they're so few and far between (2nd hand) - I've accepted the fact that I need to buy a Bic or Nsp or something - at least until I get my footing - then I can resell, hopefully get my money back and move onto a custom board.

I'd expect to be getting a few dings in the beginning too, so I don't wanna trash (and spend ££ repairing dings) a nice custom board.

Apparently this new Bic 7'6 Performer is a step forward for Bic with the new CTS technology and the new shape tail.

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Hopefully I won't get bored of it as soon as I would say a 7'9.

Cheers anyway...

[RoxySurf]

Could you outgrow any Bic board because they're all the same (except for length and width of course)?