Stretch Quad... How good?

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Stretch Quad... How good?

Postby ANZAC » Fri Oct 26, 2007 12:20 pm

Getting a second board this weekend. Going slightly shorter and narrower. Been looking at a Firewire, but have access to a Stretch Quad.
How good are they?
I ride a fairly new Afterburner now, and need a better small wave, performance level of board. Heard all the raves about the Stretch, but how good are they really... Where are they best suited? small surf? Slop? Over head high?
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Postby northswell » Fri Oct 26, 2007 12:29 pm

Have now surfed mine in anything from waist hihg fat surf to head plus reefs and suits all so far, i'm loving it.

And the Afterburner is a small wave board.

I ride the 6'5'' cos i'm a fatty 13stone :oops:
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Postby ANZAC » Fri Oct 26, 2007 12:41 pm

I find the afterburner a bit boggy on hard power turns like roundhouse cutbacks. Good fast board but I find it has its limits in certain areas.
Yeah Im looking at a 6'5... Im not so fat but solid.
Think Ill make the investment.. I can get one fairly cheap.
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Postby smallwavegrovellerchick » Wed Oct 31, 2007 10:59 am

might want to try a handshaped board in EPS epoxy foam. quads do have their limits.
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