Surfing Waves

Posted: **Sun Apr 30, 2006 7:00 pm**

should i spend 1/4 of my money on a used surfboard that i love or spend all my money getting one similar shaped? all advice appreciated

cheers

james

Posted: **Sun Apr 30, 2006 7:32 pm**

Does it have to be that used surfboard? Can't you buy it new? It really depends on the price difference and what each board has to offer

Posted: **Sun Apr 30, 2006 10:25 pm**

well it would cost about 4 times as much as the used board to get one shaped and ive tried it a couple of times and i love the way it paddles and catches waves and rides. basically what i would do if i went to a shaper would be to ask for the same kind of thing so at the moment im thinking buy the used one which i know how it rides and such rather than blowing 4 times the amount on a new board which i have no guarantee i will like.

but i just thought id run it by you guys to see what y'all think.

cheers james

Posted: **Sun Apr 30, 2006 10:47 pm**

That sounds like a good idea. You save a lot of money and get a board that suits you well. You should do that if you like the board that much.

Posted: **Mon May 01, 2006 12:20 pm**

Go with the used board, i broke my newly shaped board (i waited 3 months for that thing) my 1st session the board snaps (it was pretty big 8-9ft heavy)
ive been buying used boards since

Posted: **Mon May 01, 2006 12:43 pm**

HitAndRun wrote:Go with the used board, i broke my newly shaped board (i waited 3 months for that thing) my 1st session the board snaps (it was pretty big 8-9ft heavy)
ive been buying used boards since

Gutting! £400 odd snapped so soon. I wouldn't know how to cope with that.
Did you take it out straight away or something? and did you tell the shaper about it?

Surfing Waves

to buy or to have shaped?

to buy or to have shaped?