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twizzly Member 
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I posted up some of the work in progress pics of this one as it was done in the shaping bay, but it came out so well, I thought I'd share some pics of the finished product. The board concept came out of my discussions with Wayne regarding fine tuning a noserider traditional shape for beach break settings. Wayne scooped out the nose and tail substantially reducing swing weight and creating a very unique flex pattern to the board. The board has some interesting concaves on the bottom. Dims are approximately 9'8.5" x 22.5" x 3 1/8" [but the nose and tail are really foiled out as you can see from some of the foam pics] Wayne surprised me with the black foam tailblock and a few drops of green resin in the glassing. Looks insane in person. In the shaping bay:      after glassing     maiden voyage (you gotta love Jack in the Box doing his best stink butt)   Last edited on Sun Feb 8th, 2009 05:50 pm by twizzly |
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sterling Member 
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cool...and i would guess glassed somewhat liter? ie., no knee patch, ...the squarish- more squashish tail is like 4.5" wide at the end? Last edited on Sun Feb 8th, 2009 07:01 pm by sterling |
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twizzly Member
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sterling wrote: cool...and i would guess glassed somewhat liter? ie., no knee patch, ...the squarish- more squashish tail is like 4.5" wide at the end? glassing is 8+6 / 8 volan apparently the latest volan and cure results in the board appearing white like a typical sand finish shortboard -- so the drops of green were added. just beautiful in person. i call the finish a "sanded gloss" but i'm sure there's a more technical reference. it's definitely not a typical heavy thick gloss coat good eye, the tailblock is about 4.5" |
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slosurf Member 
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Very nice Twizzly. Tail block is a nod to the forerunner of all great noseriders - the Bing DN NR. Attachment: DSC_0009.jpg (Downloaded 607 times) |
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Komaiaboyz Member
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Nice, kudos to Wayne and the designers of the Bing DN noserider |
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sbsurfer777 Member 
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Beautiful board! That tailblock really sets it off! Can you give us a ride comparision against similar longboards you have ridden? |
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twizzly Member
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sbsurfer777 wrote: Beautiful board! That tailblock really sets it off! That's a great question. The board sits in a pretty unique "modern traditional" category to me and the majority of the longboards i've ridden fall more into the "high performance modern" (see Sterling's excellent picture thread regarding 9-ohs like the Infinity Competitor, Anderson HPLB, Oak Foils EPS 2+1, etc) or "modern hybrid/all-rounder" (Harbour Banana, Walden Magic, Bruce Jones Modern Noserider, Becker Mike Gee, etc) categories. Oak's vision with this was similar to Tylers in that he wanted to push a more traditional longboard shape forward. In that respect, I can see this as more comparable to Tyler's 305 than any other board I have ridden (granted, there are many many boards that I have NOT ridden). So comparing this to the 305, there are a few design features that really jump out to me. Firstly, the swing weight with the scooped out nose is dramatic. This seems to really create a board that requires less effort in turning. The board has some significant flex characteristics as a result of this, and it's taking some getting used to for me -- for now, it feels a bit less stable, but that seems to be a reasonable trade off for the easier turning. The board is lighter than the 305 -- which makes sense given the 305 is a 10+6 / 10 glass job and some resin tints, whereas this one is 8+6 / 8. Weight is always a trade off and comes with plusses and minuses. Overall though (and similar to the 305) it feels like a very forgiving "every day" type of modern traditional board. It likes to be turned from the tail, it likes the "left go right" or "right go left" style loaded turns or just flying down the line. Just a fun board. |
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sludgesurfer Member
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great looking board. |
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respectthepeck Member 
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Could you elaborate a bit more on the "flex pattern"? I'm not exactly sure about how you could get flex with those double stringers and thickness setup. Curious |
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surferchic5555 Member 
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Twiz, Have you been able to get up to the nose on it yet? I have always wondered how guys hang ten on boards with such thinned out noses like BOSS boards & such. Does a thinner nose make it harder in your opinion - Or is it all just a matter of proper board positioning in the wave? Thx. |
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aslbuck Member 
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surferchic5555 wrote: Twiz, Have you been able to get up to the nose on it yet? I have always wondered how guys hang ten on boards with such thinned out noses like BOSS boards & such. Does a thinner nose make it harder in your opinion - Or is it all just a matter of proper board positioning in the wave? Thx.Its got nothing to do with nose thickness. The nose is but one aspect of a board. |
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twizzly Member
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aslbuck wrote: surferchic5555 wrote:Twiz, Have you been able to get up to the nose on it yet? I have always wondered how guys hang ten on boards with such thinned out noses like BOSS boards & such. Does a thinner nose make it harder in your opinion - Or is it all just a matter of proper board positioning in the wave? Thx.Its got nothing to do with nose thickness. The nose is but one aspect of a board. I'll agree w/ ASL here. I think that there are so many factors, but a thinned nose by itself doesn't complicate things much. I actually find the board to be VERY stable toward the nose and during my few moments right on it. I've been switching back and forth between a Farberow Flex fin at 9.5" and a Tyler Riddler Fin at 10". Both have their own characteristics. I'm kind of leaning toward the Farb these days -- I think the Riddler kind of bogs the board down, but sure holds it steady in the face. The Farb is just a really nice balance between turning and stability. |
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sterling Member
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excellent vicariosism and love your feedback on differnt boards, shapes, concaves, tails, and the dialing in of different longboards..............am dreaming about Wayne's dyna-glydes thanks to your posts, , and so appreciate your stoke |
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Maddog Member 
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Looks real nice Twizzly, Seen a board with a thinned out nose not too long ago, Can't remember what it was at this moment in time, It will come to me I'm sure, middle of the night most likely. Did you weigh the finished board? |
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Hye Tyde Member 
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So Twizzly, how's this bad boy (or girl) been over the past months? It's gorgeous, the sanded gloss really works. |
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twizzly Member
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Hye Tyde wrote:So Twizzly, how's this bad boy (or girl) been over the past months? It's gorgeous, the sanded gloss really works. It's an incredible board -- but in fairness, I've been riding the 9'4" Oak Foils Dyna Glide nonstop during this swell. Soooo much good surf and that board just plain works in everything. I rode my friend's 9'4" and swore that I wouldn't buy another board... oy vey, when will I learn!!! Here's the Dyna Glide http://jamboards.com/view_topic.php?id=7599&forum_id=1&highlight=dyna+glide By the way, it works REALLY well as a quad. I was never too in love with it as a single. Last edited on Tue Jan 12th, 2010 01:22 am by twizzly |
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