Board Selection

[thawkwood]

Being a new surfer, I igured that the best board for me would be one that's long, wide, and thick. I surfed with a 7'10" funboard on Sunday, but next time I'd like to try a different type of board (generally of the longboard variety). The waves where I live in Northern Florida favor longer boards or funboards, and I'm looking for something I can simply take to the beach after a day's work and surf for a few hours.

I'll keep renting boards till I find one that works for me. My question is, should I buy a cheap board (a BiC Sport board) knowing I can upgrade to a different board type as my income and skill both increase?

[isaluteyou]

ya i would go cheap that way if you totally destroy it its not a huge problem I went out and purchased a very decent board for my first one i was glad but also regret it slightly because us learners are far heavier footed and thus more likely to bash the board up a bit ( ive already had to do some slight ding repairs ). Id reccomed buying a second hand one but second hand longboards/fun tend to retain their value and a good one can be hard to find wheras seondhand shorties are two to the dozen and cheap as chips.

[thawkwood]

Thanks for the tip, man. Does anyone have much experience with the BiC Sport variety of board. They seem to be highly recommended for newbies according to their website. (Also, how well do they resale if I decide to sell it a few years down the road?)

[IdRatherBeSurfing]

you can pick up a used bic for around £100 or less, and sell it on for around that a few years later.

my bic cost me £90odd, whereas my funboard cost me £350

[thawkwood]

Hey Idratherbesurfing,

What's 100 pounds approximately in US dollars, two-hundred or so?

Hawkwood

[isaluteyou]

about $180 but you should beable to pick up a decent one for aound $100-150 check craigs list. Summers ending so expect there to be quite a few being sold. If you are lucky you may get a ground score (find one that has been abondaned) seriously the board iam surfing right now was a ground score.

Dont be concerned wth minor dings you can always repair it yourself or normally a pro repair job depending on the damage should set you back 50-100$.

Rule of thumb if its a quality board with minor dings and its cheap BUY IT. remember dinged boards even if its minor plummit in resale value its a good time to exploit that.

[drowningbitbybit]

I wouldnt buy a BIC with ANY dings


Dings arent a problem on a custom board, but BICs are SO strong and so heavily glassed (thats not the right word for a pop-out, but you know what I mean) you have to really smack 'em to ding 'em. Chances are the board will be weakened. If it looks like its been beaten up, it has been

[isaluteyou]

i wouldnt buy a dinged bic either but i would defently buy a decnt custom even if it had a ding here or there over a brand ne bic. Just my thoughts =)

[thawkwood]

I'll probably go for the 7'6" Bic Minimal.