thinking of ordering one of these. anyone have any experience with these boards? http://www.essencesurf.com/
their prices look amazing but with a shop right next to paterson idk. does anyone else know about them?
Great guy and excellent boards. I have two from his shop. I will never buy a board off the shelf again. He teaches shaping classes as well. http://www.facebook.com/essencesurfboards
Great Boards, Great Vibes Essence surf is all time. Gene's board quality is unmatched in Nj. If you have the time i suggest taking the class, which gives you the chance to shape and ride your own boards. I promise you'll get hooked. His current line of boards is well rounded and ridden from New Jersey to Costa Rica to the North Shore. Just visit the shop with a six pack and see what its all about. -Hack _Buy Local_
Gene is awesome. I live in that area; no sketchy neighborhoods close to his shop so don't worry about that. I have two boards by him and they are by far the best boards I've ever owned. I had one shaped for a trip to Puerto Rico back in February and it was great. I would highly recommend you talk to him. His prices are unheard oh for the quality. Good luck!
3 strong testimonials that are all on point...just trying to get the word out on some great boards for an unbeatable price. Try them out i have 2 of their boards and thats all i ride now. check them out you wont be disappointed http://www.facebook.com/essencesurfboards Sincerely, A local surfer
Yeah there legit. My friend noticed the post this morning and gave me a heads up. I asked some people to comment if they were members. I kinda dropped out of the forum thing years ago. Local swell was just getting crazy stupid and obnoxious. Didn't expect ppl to sign up. Anyway feel free to contact me anytime if your interested. People are always welcome at the shop. I don't post to many pics on the site since they are generally in and out the door. Facebook is the best place to view what's going on...links above. Seems all my images are buried in java script formats so I cant post here. Thanks guys for posting! Appreciate it! G.
I remember the name Surreal G from one of these forums... Localswell did get pretty stupid, its trying to make a comeback, but pretty dead in there. Do any epoxy? or vacuum bagging type stuff?
any of you guys pick up on those member reviews were people with 1 post lol. someone had numerous accounts and fluffed up that company
I used to have an account on an old email which i cant remember the user name for. but had to jump into support a company i feel strongly about. Conspiracy theories and negativity give forums a bad wrap. Stay Frosty my friends -Hack
I am happy that some of the guys I pointed to the post signed up sand responded. Props to friends and customers. As for super fish..with 958 posts in 4 years...239.5 post per year....nearly 1 post per evey two days...you got to much time on your hands. Im working to much to set up multiple accounts to praise myself.And if you happen to be an administrator, In that case. "We are Legion". To exit 98. I used to frequent squan often but have found myself in girt and deal lately. Bayhead has unfortunaly been decimated by replenishment. Epoxy no, bagging, no. I have always been a poly rider. I enjoy the flex and feel. EPS has always turned me off so when I learned I stuck with poly. Also the demand for epoxy is minimal. There have always been arguments with the durability of epoxy but I rarely hear actual studies done on impact strength. Although epoxy is far stronger, it is also stiffer. When in the washing machine the flex of the poly may be benificial. I compare it to when you fall in a heavy wave. Be loose, let the wave do what it wants...dont fight it. If you stiffen up, you can easily break something. Honestly the choice is personal. Some like one more than the other for whatever reason. Bagging...don't really have the room or time to play with it. Read up on it when I started out...thinking I could get better results but I stuck with the free lapping. I would use the VB methods if I needed to get good results from inexperienced people. I am anal when it comes to my glassing...like most glassers I guess. Anyway, need to go to bed. Hitting Girt in the AM. G.
I've been checking out this site for the last year but I don't usually post anything in the forums; don't really have time or care that much to post. I'm also probably one of the few surfers who lives in north Jersey on this site so being that his shop is close to where I live, I've had the opportunity to stop in and chat with Gene a bit. Maybe I'm wrong. I don't know. All I know is I've been surfing over half my life; rode lots of boards. Essence Surf...for the price and quality...hands down some of the best stuff.
I think it's funny that we never hear of anybody having bad experiences with shapers, only HE HAS THE BEST STUFF! HA
