The Dragon board 13'9" is listed at 1.3 million.
I'm also a business because I sell surfboard plans, kitsets, blanks, wax, fins, sun block and raw paulownia wood. This business is significant financially.
People are calling me names because they can't think above a certain level, and because it is natural for herd members to do this to those who are eccentric or outside the norm.... especially when those who are outside that box are more intelligent. They try to fill the intelligence gap with abuse, because they are comfortable at that mental level. It doesn't work and never will.
Realise also that the abuse is something I'm quite used to, I only mention it to point out the hypocricy of your position.
I've been answering calmly, logically and honestly. Those who feel that it is necessary to post abuse have a problem, not me. It's par for the course and I take it in my stride just as I have been for the past 25 years.
So, don't bother giving me your unsolicited 'advice' unless you feel like wasting your time, and mine.
That's a matter of opinion, and your opinion on that topic is not universally shared.
To be frank, you don't know what you are seeing.
A ridiculous assertion given that I was one of the first (and am still one of the few) who ran speed tests on my boards, especially considering the remarkable results of those tests.
You also miss the point that on the 'track' over the past 20 years have been every kind of commercially available board in existence, ridden by riders of all abilities. I have not driven around the 'track' in isolation I've pitted my boards against all comers and they have come up trumps.
Furthermore, the analogy begs for the following comparison: the automotive equivalent of conventional longboards would show cars bouncing from one side of the track to the other, their drivers walking over the roof to the boot in order to turn and then up to the bonnet to trim... while a better, faster design of car took more efficient lines through the circuit, the driver using a single control position and economy of physical movement.
The analogy is coming back to bite you!
What they look for is the result of historic design faults ... the antics which are required to overcome these faults have been marketed as iconic. The manufacturer of the more efficiently designed vehicle is happy to use the vehicles himself until such time as the group mindset changes, and considers the experience to be entirely worthwhile even if that mindset never changes.
In short, if he sells them, he's pleased, if not, then he's still pleased.
That's where you are mistaken. The stance predates the Malibu craze, and is used for reasons of efficiency. The performance is far ahead of the other boards in all functional respects.
Yes the board is fast and turns easily. It isn't designed for doing burnouts and doughnuts.... given that you have introduced the motor vehicle analogy I'm surprised that you refuse to see that a board which has better wave making ability and far better ability to turn at speed is an advance over the 'funny cars' which are dominating the market ( but not the waves!)
It isn't a court case,the people exist, I know who they are, and so do many other people.
I ride the boards better than anyone at present, however anyone who wants to partake is welcome.
I remind you that the board toured New Zealand for a year and was ridden by many people, most of whom gave positive reviews.
Predictably you don't want to hear any positive reviews, because the riders are, to you, anonymous.... a bit like you are to me.
That's correct, I do it primarily because I take delight in designing, building and riding surfboards. I've turned down many article and interview requests too.
The enterprise is postmodern and uncompartmentalised in every respect... I just do my thing and 'damn the torpedoes'.
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