I'm deeply interested in edge boards and have read just about everything I can find about them, I own both On the Edge of a Dream and The Gift, and have searched this forum thoroughly. Yet, I still find myself searching for more information. Not information about the concepts that make edge boards work, but information about peoples' real life ride experiences (it's already obvious that some here love them).
I expect others feel the same. So, I'm hoping this thread can serve as a central location for just that. Tell us: What do you like about edge boards? What do you not? How have your experiences compared between edge and non-edge versions of a board? Have you had them tweaked in ways that felt especially successful? Also, if anyone has experience with the power blades and power glides, I'd love to hear honest opinions. True Ames' website isn't particularly helpful, especially when it comes to how these fins should be sized.
For my two cents I'd offer the following. I recently spoke to a shaper (not Andreini) who has made a lot of edge boards and shared some dissatisfaction with the design when it comes to turning: "the board has to transition from elevated plane to rail, and when it does there is a moment where the fin releases and has to re-flex in order to transition." The shaper noted that this makes the boards difficult to turn in one continuous, fluid, motion. From my limited experience riding a friend's 8'4" Edge McVee, I know this feeling. The board has moments that feel like absolute magic, banking off the bottom into the highline is so fun, but I do feel a hitch when making more aggressive redirections. Often, I am left nursing a turn or pushing through so hard that I over steer. I've assumed this will be overcome with more time on the board, but I wonder if others have had similar experiences. Perhaps there are fin or design adjustments that assist? Watching Ellis Ericson surf them, I don't see the hitch, but he's a different caliber of surfer.
This doesn't get in the way of my fun, I do really really enjoy the board, and it is in-fact like nothing I've ever ridden. It feels like it gets up and planes more immediately than other boards. A major factor to my curiosity is that I'm prepping for an Andreini order and I'm full of indecision about what to get. Would love to hear others' edge board stories.
I expect others feel the same. So, I'm hoping this thread can serve as a central location for just that. Tell us: What do you like about edge boards? What do you not? How have your experiences compared between edge and non-edge versions of a board? Have you had them tweaked in ways that felt especially successful? Also, if anyone has experience with the power blades and power glides, I'd love to hear honest opinions. True Ames' website isn't particularly helpful, especially when it comes to how these fins should be sized.
For my two cents I'd offer the following. I recently spoke to a shaper (not Andreini) who has made a lot of edge boards and shared some dissatisfaction with the design when it comes to turning: "the board has to transition from elevated plane to rail, and when it does there is a moment where the fin releases and has to re-flex in order to transition." The shaper noted that this makes the boards difficult to turn in one continuous, fluid, motion. From my limited experience riding a friend's 8'4" Edge McVee, I know this feeling. The board has moments that feel like absolute magic, banking off the bottom into the highline is so fun, but I do feel a hitch when making more aggressive redirections. Often, I am left nursing a turn or pushing through so hard that I over steer. I've assumed this will be overcome with more time on the board, but I wonder if others have had similar experiences. Perhaps there are fin or design adjustments that assist? Watching Ellis Ericson surf them, I don't see the hitch, but he's a different caliber of surfer.
This doesn't get in the way of my fun, I do really really enjoy the board, and it is in-fact like nothing I've ever ridden. It feels like it gets up and planes more immediately than other boards. A major factor to my curiosity is that I'm prepping for an Andreini order and I'm full of indecision about what to get. Would love to hear others' edge board stories.