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Surfboards and Bus
Posted:
Thu Oct 12, 2006 6:14 pmby perkinsonline
I am a just beginning to surf and has just surfed three times and I do really like surfing.
But the problem is that I dont have a car and I have to take the bus to the beach (which is like 2 hours away and always full); and I dont think I could fit a 9 foot funboard (I'm 5"11 and 175 Lbs or 79kgs ) board in bus.
So I am thinking of getting a shorter board like maybe something around 6 to 6.5 feet.
What do you guys think?
Has anyone here learned surfing from a short n light board instead of a soft/funboard?
What do you have to say?
Thanks
Posted:
Thu Oct 12, 2006 7:30 pmby essex sucks
if u are in the uk they will not let u take a board that big on bus or train the only way for you is too lean to drive or get a left shear with someone and pay them some money for juice hope u find away lol dude
have fun leaning
mark
Posted:
Thu Oct 12, 2006 9:26 pmby dougirwin13
Bus companies down here all carry "no surfboard" stickers
Glad I have a reliable car...
-doug
Posted:
Fri Oct 13, 2006 3:04 amby perkinsonline
I am over in Taiwan; the locals here say its ok to use the bus.
Posted:
Sat Oct 14, 2006 12:03 amby gdude335
dougirwin13 wrote:Bus companies down here all carry "no surfboard" stickers
Glad I have a reliable car...
-doug
here too but the bus driver is hella nice and lets us
Posted:
Sun Oct 15, 2006 9:54 pmby dougirwin13
hehe! "Who you know"
I know couple who would let me. But I walk or drive when I go for a surf.
-doug
Posted:
Mon Oct 16, 2006 3:48 amby gdude335
if only i could walk or drive to the beach!
posted by kemmer
Posted:
Fri Nov 17, 2006 11:49 pmby surf patrol
(posted by kemmer)
How far is your favorite break? I ride my bike 15 miles to work and it became pretty easy after about a week. I can get to work without breaking a sweat if I take it easy. Get yourself one of these and you\'ll be all set:
Posted:
Mon Nov 20, 2006 1:58 pmby rich r
Does the bus have a rack on the roof you can just throw the board up on? Get a longboard travel bag and bungee cord it to the top of the bus.
Posted:
Tue Jan 02, 2007 10:53 pmby Sillysausage
i learned on a 6'2, 18 and a half wide n 2 n a quarter thick, although i was a bit smaller than you, its not impossible
Posted:
Tue Jan 02, 2007 10:54 pmby Sillysausage
and if you cant get a big board on a bus and the only other option is gettin a shorter board, you have to get the shorter board to be able to lear to surf anyway?
Posted:
Wed Feb 14, 2007 12:10 amby Rance
hi im in aussie and they let all us groms here use the busses with our surfboards. im learning on a 6" but im preety short but i find it very reliable and easy to carry around somthing that big....... try it out and see if you like it, i live around about 30 mins from the beach and on a bus its 45 mins but just ask the bus driver if you can leave it up the front.
Posted:
Thu Feb 15, 2007 8:48 pmby bluesnowcone
i take my 6'6" board on the bus all the time
Posted:
Fri Feb 16, 2007 1:46 pmby pacey
Yup I used to haul my big ass 7'6 mal on the bus from Syndey city to Bondi very regularly - no hassle at all, but had to stand up and sometimes move the board to let people get off - got a bit of damage to the tail as a result.
No extra fare though, and if you're staying all day, not a problem.
Also took the train to Cronulla a few times with the old beauty, never a problem - never a dull moment!
Posted:
Sun Mar 04, 2007 11:54 pmby Traviepoo101
where i live 6'5 is the biggest your suppose to put on the bus, but ive put my longboard on it before
Posted:
Mon Mar 05, 2007 12:15 amby RJD
Sillysausage wrote:and if you cant get a big board on a bus and the only other option is gettin a shorter board
No its not!!
Theres a few foldable longboards around, there not too bad, I know there available in the US and Australia. Have one maker in a mag at home, leme se if I can dig it out, ends up very portable in a bag.
Edit :-
Heres one -
http://www.bisect.com/
Edit 2:
You may want a word with your bank manager and / or satan though...