Surfing Waves

my non surfing skatepals want to buy all around surfboard of BIC. they are 7.2 to 7.6. is the brand BIC legit. i mean is it qualitative surfing?
sory for the single question they found cheap ones and they dont want to just buy

I hate them, they are heavy and clunky. But many people on here say it is great for beginners.

BIC shapes actually work quite nicely. But they are indeed heavy.

BIC are classic starter boards. Many surfers began with them. They do what they are supposed to and have been in business a long time.

the plastic ones are strong. but performance-wise they are mediocre when compared to fiberglass boards of similar dimensions. won't matter if all you do is mess around in whitewater, but once you start thinking about turns and cutbacks, they hold you back.

I hear they are pretty good for beginners although NSP is higher performance than Bic hence NSP will cover you though a little further in terms of progress. Does anyone know at which point NSP will start to hinder the learning process?

saltydog wrote:Does anyone know at which point NSP will start to hinder the learning process?

When you need the excuse for a new board!,
In reality guys who are really good just continue riding their NSPs and continue getting better.
Some guys are absolutely excellent on foamies .
IT is the surfer that excels not the board of any sort.
A little down the track of your surfing evolution you might choose to follow a certain type of surf style, then you could choose a board to enhance that path.

saltydog wrote: Does anyone know at which point NSP will start to hinder the learning process?

I still ride my NSP 6'4" Fish, going to use it this Sunday in Senior Men's Shortboard division. My wife uses the 7'10" NSP Funboard I bought for her, and she won the Royalty division of the Roxy Waikiki classic, so she's not just a beginner.



I think people started to out turn/surf the older NSPs when they had a proprietary plastic fins that bolted thru the deck. But now that they have two-tab FCS boxes, you can put on any two-tab fins. I switched out the stock fins on her board to MR-TX fins and it moves.

Bonga Perkins took a stock molded-epoxy 9'1" Southpoint out of the box ( built at the same factory that make NSP ), put the fins on, waxed it up and paddle out at the Pipeline Expression. Scored a 10 point ride at :27.

It is the same board I used to win the Hawaiian Noseriding Classic with a broken leg. I used that board instead of my Poly/PU, because the walking boot/cast would've gone thru the deck.

Molded-Epoxy boards like NSP, Torq, and Surftech dont "hinder" the learning process, they help because they float better and built tougher than regular Poly/PU boards.

waikikikichan wrote:

saltydog wrote: Does anyone know at which point NSP will start to hinder the learning process?

I still ride my NSP 6'4" Fish, going to use it this Sunday in Senior Men's Shortboard division. My wife uses the 7'10" NSP Funboard I bought for her, and she won the Royalty division of the Roxy Waikiki classic, so she's not just a beginner.

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I think people started to out turn/surf the older NSPs when they had a proprietary plastic fins that bolted thru the deck. But now that they have two-tab FCS boxes, you can put on any two-tab fins. I switched out the stock fins on her board to MR-TX fins and it moves.

Bonga Perkins took a stock molded-epoxy 9'1" Southpoint out of the box ( built at the same factory that make NSP ), put the fins on, waxed it up and paddle out at the Pipeline Expression. Scored a 10 point ride at :27.

It is the same board I used to win the Hawaiian Noseriding Classic with a broken leg. I used that board instead of my Poly/PU, because the walking boot/cast would've gone thru the deck.

Molded-Epoxy boards like NSP, Torq, and Surftech dont "hinder" the learning process, they help because they float better and built tougher than regular Poly/PU boards.

thank you for the plesant show. love the vids. you made me love my nps even more. It is currently also the most used board now. the bic heavy? nps surely are not. my impression is good so far.

Cheers for the replies, Uncle Jaffa and Waikikikichan. Now I'm totally sold on NSP! Those pics of Wchan are pretty impressive.

jaffa1949 wrote:

saltydog wrote:Does anyone know at which point NSP will start to hinder the learning process?

When you need the excuse for a new board!,

Plus I can justify the urge to try a new board every now and then

100% love my bic super magnum 9'4" board. It weighs a ton, is bullet proof, it looks ridiculous but it surfs fantastic. I can't really explain it - it doesn't make sense - but I like it so much I'll be getting another one. Btw I've been surfing a long time and I have lots of boards but I keep going back to the bic. Totally agree that tuflite, gsi type boards can work great - all depends on the individual I guess. Have a good surf

Apolx wrote:100% love my bic super magnum 9'4" board. It weighs a ton, is bullet proof, it looks ridiculous but it surfs fantastic. I can't really explain it - it doesn't make sense - but I like it so much I'll be getting another one. Btw I've been surfing a long time and I have lots of boards but I keep going back to the bic. Totally agree that tuflite, gsi type boards can work great - all depends on the individual I guess. Have a good surf

bullet proof huh LOL. yeah heavy sometimes mean good material. 9.4 is a longboard so i can imagine if 7.2 is heavy then well that must be heavier. do you have bic surfboards in all types? or are you mainly a longboarder?

I think it just depends what you want - I mainly like the bic cause it suits my surfing. I bought it for super small days but I ride it most of the time now including bigger days. My other boards are much smaller and they're not Bics so can't really comment on them.