longboards......

To add to what Matt said, heavier boards tend to glide on imperfect wave faces better without getting bumped around as much as a lighter board. Also, the weight provides intertia to coast through flat or weak spots. Lighter boards, on the other hand, are more responsive.

 

Nice - good to hear about the NR2.

any of those boards are a great choice. If I ever put my Device up I'll let you know.

 

Yeah the price is a pain no doubt, but most of these boards are high end and built to last. They are not built with light glass like a standard short board. Throw in that you're using twice as much everything (foam, cloth, etc.) it's easy to see why they cost so much.

But really craigslist is your friend. I wasted a TON of money on new boards trying to figure out what I like to ride. Once I started buying them used it really helped. There is a great swap up in Bayhead twice a year you can pick up some gems cheap. I've done buying and selling up there.

some others have talked about the boards weight and what it means. I joke thats the worst part about longboarding. Carrying a 20 pound 10ft board about 1/4 of a mile up in 15kt winds SUCKS.

 

Agreed, but my longest board is a 7'6 and I consider it a "longboard". Although its technically not, I weight about 160 and I can nose ride with all 10 toes. I cant stay on the nose all day, I have to walk back pretty quick, but I ride it like its a 9'0. Ive ridden a bunch of friends 9'0+ boards and they are sweet, but my 7'6 is just as fun. Its is SUPER thick. I can paddle it on my knees like a LB....

I want to step up to a 9'0+. I think I want to get ones with a fins system, so I can ride it with the single fin, and with a thruster setup. I still like a really long Middle fin, with two g5s on the side of a 9'0. It can help turn the board somewhat like a shortboard when you find the sweet spot.

 

The Stretch is an EPS Tech and I love it. You would think it was Poly if you saw one and missed the EPS logo on it. I always thought of epoxy as surftech prior to this and thats not the case. It is very string and super light and floats really well. It is a great board for someone who wants a shortbboard type board but doesnt want a true perforrmance shortie. I would highly recommend it to anyone and I love the quad it is FAST.

 

yeah price it high but you get what u pay for . Look on jersey shore Craigslist there is a guy selling a Bing Nose rider that is a clark foam board for like 800 dollars he is in the Villas . Just do a search Bing and it will come up

 

I ride a WRV 9'. WRV 7'7" fish, Perfection 7'10 pin, and 7'2 Quite Flight short. Love all of them and ready for any kind of wave. I'm 6'3 and 200pds so bigger boards are important to me. I'll often ride two or even three different boards on the same day just to stay sharp or if the waves change form.
I love longboards because of the speed and length of the ride plus in the colder season its nice to stay on top of the water. I love doing all the mauevers on the LB including noserides, slalom, tubes.
Fish is great for travel, and every move possible. Very light. Perfection is great for medium size surf where you can do longer arcs in the water plus tubes. Kowabunga!!

 

I would take alook at the othere boards he has . He is in the Villas if you want shoot me a pm and I can go with you to look at them cuase I live in the villas too

heres another good one too

http://jerseyshore.craigslist.org/spo/2002816467.html

or this one too its at heritage in Margate

http://southjersey.craigslist.org/spo/2031042962.html

 

growing up in the esa, it was always 3' taller than you as a grom and then min. of 9' once i got to junior mens.