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| Posted: Sun Dec 4th, 2011 06:35 pm |
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tarheel Member
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I know everybody here loves weight & glide, BUT - In your educated opinion, What is the BEST NOSERIDING EPOXY out right now? The one you can REALLY NOSERIDE the easiest. I'm in Va. Beach. Thanks! Heel Last edited on Sun Dec 4th, 2011 06:37 pm by tarheel |
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| Posted: Mon Dec 5th, 2011 05:08 am |
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The Kid Member 
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epoxy noserider? no clue
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| Posted: Mon Dec 5th, 2011 05:35 am |
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run.haole.run Member 
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Reminds me of the line from that female version of the movie The Hangover. In the previews they always show that line "YOU'RE MISSING OUT"
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| Posted: Mon Dec 5th, 2011 05:40 am |
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DownSouthSlidah Member 
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There isn't one. (if compared to Poly) There is tell of a guy named Phillips making some EPS boards and I reckon they could work. Especially with several fat stringers and a super heavy glass job and maybe some cinder blocks. IMO they are all too light to noseride well but there will always be very skilled surfers who can make it happen. But, you are hearing this from a guy who sucks at noseriding and loves heavy poly boards and despises light EPS boards. So there may be a touch of bias. Plus, I didn't answer your question really, except to say that if you insist on epoxy, a handmade board will noseride better than a Smurftech and its ilk any day of the week simply because the shaper can use a denser foam than a popout and mess with stringers and glass to get the weight you need. Then you'll have a fine, tough board that will noseride better than any POS popout but will have far different ride characteristics than a poly which, IMO, feels a lot more centered when riding it. EPS just feels weird to me - dead under my feet; like I'm riding on a hovercraft or something. I can't quite place it but I feel disconnected from the water. If you're in the Carolinas, maybe Greg Eavey would be the guy to talk to? If you order from down here: Ricky Carroll, Tom Neilson, and Steve Forstall (my vote for EPS longboards since he really knows what he's doing with that medium). Last edited on Mon Dec 5th, 2011 05:41 am by DownSouthSlidah |
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| Posted: Mon Dec 5th, 2011 08:17 am |
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Macilious Member 
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My answer to your question - Best Surftech POP out nose rider is the 10' Infinity Rad nose rider with a 6.5" turbo tunnel. I also had a 9'1" Tavish Original that was really good, but I "out grew it". Disclaimer: I am not a gifted nose rider, I weigh 250 and surf Jerz slop. In terms of shaped EPS - you can really get whatever you want - I have a couple Waldens that are shaped EPS that nose ride pretty well. But most of the time I use big heavy boards w/ 50/50 rails for nose riding - seems to get into the wave and counter balance a little better for me.
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| Posted: Mon Dec 5th, 2011 12:57 pm |
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NJ Longboarder Member 
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you can do cheater fives all day on pretty much any epoxy. go for a 10 and the tail will pop out and spin around and/or slide out. At least that is my experience. For cheater 5's you just need a little wider nose. boardworks walden magic, tak itp, sumpin like that. just my 2 cents. not the best on the nose, but have fun up there sometimes.
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| Posted: Mon Dec 5th, 2011 08:28 pm |
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EcBob Member 
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While this isn't the answer you are looking for I was at Austin's shop placing a custom order a couple weeks back and just so impressed with how personable a guy he is. Even my 16 year old son said as we walked to the truck, "Wow with customer service like that he will be around a long time" With guys like this in the area I'd definitely rather float the money his way than go the pop out route from the other local shops.Ultimately too I think you'd much prefer a heavy board for noseriding, but then again I'm a freshly turned shortboarder so what do I know
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| Posted: Mon Dec 5th, 2011 10:08 pm |
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dtorrent Member
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Stewart EPS California Noserider
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| Posted: Mon Dec 5th, 2011 10:18 pm |
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run.haole.run Member
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are you really going to buy one or just like to ask about them every few weeks? this is like that movie "momento" or maybe more like "goundhog day" without the humor.
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| Posted: Mon Dec 5th, 2011 10:21 pm |
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Iconsofsurf Member
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I don't even like epoxy on the floor of a garage... Big D
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| Posted: Mon Dec 5th, 2011 10:33 pm |
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ac Member 
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dtorrent wrote:Stewart EPS California Noserider 2nd that.. I had one of those for a day, worked real well for an Epoxy long board. The one I was on was way too buoyant though (with standard dims), so no idea how much you need to trim down the dims to get the float dialed in. The board worked well though.
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| Posted: Mon Dec 5th, 2011 11:40 pm |
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Benny Member 
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Depends on your size. There are some 3rd generation Surftechs that work great. They finally figured out that shaping a pu/pe board and popping it out in epoxy sandwich construction was a stupid use of materials. So to get boards that behave like noseriders, they had to change the shape (d'oh!). So wider, thinner, different rails in the tail, different fin placement with regards to the stages of tail rocker... But this isn't exactly new news - probably 3 years or so. If you're under around 170 lbs, the Takayama In The Pink will noseride as well as you can. If you can't get it to work, it isn't the board. If you're over that, same goes for the Arrow CJ Nelson in 10'0". Works like a dream. This all assumes you're asking about popouts and not EPS/Epoxy handshapes. Lots of decent shapers know how to make those noseride, but you probably knew that already
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| Posted: Mon Dec 5th, 2011 11:49 pm |
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tarheel Member
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I'm 6'0 190 lbs. I guess I want it all. I like the lighter weight of performance boards and the way they feel and turn, but the minute I see somebody on a heavy noserider hang a nice five - That is what I want to do! Last edited on Mon Dec 5th, 2011 11:55 pm by tarheel |
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| Posted: Tue Dec 6th, 2011 12:19 am |
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The Kid Member
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buy a bonga perkins south point, its everything you want. you'll whip it, get 5s and its epoxy... conversation done
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| Posted: Tue Dec 6th, 2011 12:54 am |
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dtorrent Member
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http://www.noahkaoi.com/store/product_info.php?sessID=1CA34DC1ABEE5B739CBE685D5B5BBCCD&products_id=511&cPath=11 9'4 handshaped EPS In the Pink If it was 9'0 and I had $1400 I would buy it in a heartbeat. I feel the same way you do, I like the feel of a lighter performance board, but I also want to hang 5. I have experimented with riding a shorter noserider in order to get this feel (I am also a woman 70 lbs lighter than you). I currently have a poly 8'6 In the Pink that fits the bill pretty well. I have also experimented with 9'0ish EPS handshaped boards, currently have a Ricky Carroll 9'0 x narrow x thin. It's also fun but a completely different feel than the 8'6 ITP. I would recommend you get Ricky to make you an EPS ITP, 9'4ish. It will be perfect for about 90% of east coast waves.
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| Posted: Tue Dec 6th, 2011 04:31 am |
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respectthepeck Member 
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run.haole.run wrote:are you really going to buy one or just like to ask about them every few weeks? this is like that movie "momento" or maybe more like "goundhog day" without the humor. And how! I feel like I'm part of a focus group... Sure you're not a surftech rep ? Confused sommuch? Try it , buy it then tell us all nobody can pick your board for ya... Eps noserider. Its like the Tebow of noseriders. It might work but it goes against everything I know about noseriders
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| Posted: Tue Dec 6th, 2011 10:56 am |
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OCSURFER32 Member 
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Custom balanced out with some WOOD
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| Posted: Tue Dec 6th, 2011 11:57 am |
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tarheel Member
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I will stay traditional for the noserider. Thanks for the input.
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| Posted: Tue Dec 6th, 2011 05:45 pm |
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SMUKES Member 
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"Tebow of noseriders". So Rad.
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| Posted: Thu Dec 8th, 2011 12:35 am |
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deweybeachme Member 
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I have to say my to go to travel stick is a tak in the pink. It's 9'4 and noserides like a dream. I have ridden it in so many conditions and it just works. I think it's a great stick in all lumbershacks.
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