Surftech boards

Couple of thoughts on this.

No need for a beginner to spend money on a name brand fiberglass shape, or go to a local shaper for their local knowledge/expertise. Beginners just need something that will float them and make learning easy.

With that said, buying a pop-out plastic is not the way to go. Pumping money into the wrong part of the surf industry, IMO.

And instead of buying something that is indestructible that can fly off the roof of a car on the highway and not be damaged, how about just learning how to take care of your board and investment? And when the fiberglass board does ding, learn how to fix it. It's part of being a surfer.

My recommendation is go get a WRV, Kechele, or other east coast brand fun board in the 7'6" range. It will float you on the small days, and won't hold you back as you progress as a surfer in nicer surf. It's also another step closer to that shortboard that we all know you are eventually going to buy.

And not saying that you shouldn't get a custom board from a local shaper. I always support the small, local guys. But there is no need to go nuts on the board's design and shape. It won't help a beginner.

 

Wow. You seem like a nice guy. Never mind talking to a newbie to teach them surf etiquette - just run them over, possibly injure them, break their board and glower at them when they apologize.

 

Surftechs are bulletproof, but I'd rather have the board break instead of me or someone else.

A surftech longboard hit me in the face and knocked out three of my teeth.

I'm sure you can find a good local shaper to give some money to. Price will be the same or very close.

 

I have a variety of boards, and in the rotation I have a 6'4" Rusty Predator tuflite2 that is bees knees so long as it isnt too choppy. Takes a beating, easy to fix with 2 part epoxy clay

 

that was sorta ****ty, dude. i'm all for setting kooks in their place in the line up, but crap like that really is over the top unless there have been multiple occurrences of the guy not looking. i mean, did you even bother to hoot or whistle or something? yea, the guy should've looked, but when he didn't, did you give him a heads up to let him know you were there?

 

after all the arguing on this website... still like Surftechs.. i also agree

 

I know what you mean - a tuflite longboard hit me in the head and I had to get 8 staples. TL shortboards aren't as hard...but then you have to deal with ****ty turns due to the stiffness.

My poly lost stub hit me in the head the other day and I hardly felt it...but when I got out, there was a big fracture on the rail. In fact, I've gotten a lot of dings in this board just from bailing waves on bigger days...I don't even hit anything, as far as I know. I'm getting a hydroflex next time.

 

Yop I got stapled with a surftech too....

 

I don't think it's an east/west thing. It's just about being a nice person.
I understand if the dude blatantly blew you off and intentionally burned you. If he's a newbie and learning why not call him off? You said he didn't see you and wasn't looking. Why not call him off and explain that he needs to look? Instead you just run him down? That's a d!ck move.

 

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Wow...that is pretty brutal...

 

must be noco_surfer on the nsp there...

 

I demand the several minutes of my life back that it took to read this shpeckle.

Having said that rather useless remark, Surftech boards don't seem to paddle well for me. And when I ding them I have found that melting a latex dummy often cures that ding better than factory original. So bear that in mind the next time you're ramming kooks or Maine walls or latex luv dolls in barns.
Not a huge fan of Surftech products. Always support local shapers, coast to coast & nationwide.


Surf's up.

 

I knew gopros were good for something.

Also, they ought to have a male and female side on the gopros. For men the cam is installed facing the wave, for women the cam is facing the rider. I mean if I've gotta watch 2 minutes of a surfer's crotch....

 

Sorry to return to the original thread topic, but wanted to add to discussion of Surftech/tuflite...
I'm sure that everybody realizes that Tuflite is only 1 line of the Surftech brand, the Ultraflx line is more of an epoxy sanded finish brand... the Surftech sight shows a bunch of models... I know several really good experienced surfers who like their 6 - 6'6" fish. So they probably don;t suck.

I've compared tuflite models with the PU versions of 3 different models and found that on the tuflite boards there is a loss of articulation of the bottom contour, features that kinda define the essence of the board. On each of the 3 comparisons, the double concave and vee are really smoothed out. I think this happens somewhat on Computer shaped versions of most boards, but when you add in the outer plastic sandwich on the tuflites, bottom contour is compromised. (boards I checked were Merrick flyer, M13, and Walden LB)

I owned a tuflite flyer, liked the indestructibility, bought it used, surfed it for 3 yrs and traded it for what I paid (all good). It surfed okay..... I'm not a fan of tuflite longboards... they seem too light - they bounce around and setting trim seemed weird - I guess folks get used to it - I didn't.

I don;t think I'll buy another tulfite board, but will check out the various fish shapes in the Ultraflx line.

oh, re the guy who tried to decap the kids -- yeah its a d**k move, lucky nobody got hurt.... not a big deal we've all had our moments and the kids learned that pissed off guys can be s**theads...

 

Looked like she was down for the count after that hit, her leg is just dangling on top of the water and she doesn't seem to be paddling up for air. Hopefully she's OK. Good thing it wasn't a pointy HPSB, I guess.

Yes, he has the right of way, but does that excuse him not straightening out and avoiding her?