Broke my board...Looking for advice about a new one

The same technology was a relative reference. Green Room has their own resin that chemically bonds everything together eliminating that factor of delam. They also use different cloth. It is also way more flexy than a tuflite board, as I own one of them as well. I walked out with a board bag, fins and pad for less than a firewire before tax.

 

jimmy k's are amazing. i have his high performance shortboard with pararbolic rails its just like a firewire with out the balsa wood on the rails it just has the stringers on it. but it rides alot like one. also jimmy k's are shaped here in wilmington and so are sod's. but if your looking for a local epoxy go with jimmy k's as his are strong.

 

I have a Whiskey Fish and it's the best board i've ever owned. You can ride it on the smallest, choppiest days and just glide so nice. One thing i have noticed though, i have a few weird creases forming. I don't know if it's from stomping on the deck while surfing, or if it's from throwing it in the truck too carelessly or what, but other than that, absolutely no yellowing or delam, and i've ridden it at least once or twice a week ever since i got it last year. Definitely a good alternative to a firewire. $200 less, and you can get it fully customized for just the base price, all the way down to custom airbrushes and stringers and stuff. It's something like 500 bucks, and less than a month later you have the exact board you want. Also you're supporting a local shaper who's using some pretty amazing technology. I would recommend looking into a greenroom, for sure.

 

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Yeah, I hear you....Like I said, I was able to work the Firewire out with almost no cash out of pocket....Wouldn't have been able to do it any other way. It is a sick board though for sure. Did you go custom or a regular model with your Greenroom? Was thinking about getting a board shaped in a couple of months and was wondering if you would like to share some feedback about your Greenroom....?

 

I grabbed a board of the shelf...I knew what length, width, and relative thickness I wanted when I entered the shop and they had pretty much exactly what I wanted. These boards are extremely light, but take a pounding. Surprised to see how much they can take with out pressure denting. I am super happy with my purchase. I manged to ding my tuflite several times out in the water, but have nothing more than a few pressure dings on top. Funny thing is I have ridden my greenroom more than any other board and its still holding tight. If you have any questions about the boards, I suggest going down to the shop and talking the guys there, they are very knowledgeable about their product. I have a handful of friends riding greenrooms and have yet to hear a complaint from any of them.

 

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Yeah, I have spoken to them several times-good guys. Anyway, The strength thing I know is true and know their bonding is ahead of the game for sure. One of the guys was saying that their boards actually do flex. I was kind of wondering if you have felt that and how it affects the board? Firewires get alot of hype, but I have had a Dominator and a Quadfish and for me, the hype about how well the boards surf is justified. I really feel the flex coming out of bottom turns springing me into the lip, coming off of top turns, and as well as pumping down the line. Kind of like how camber works on a snowboard in and out of turns. Firewires are actually not that strong in my opinion and do chip and ding easily if hit right. I can also feel the deck spring in if I really get a powerful turn in-which I don't really like. So with that said, how would you describe the flex on your Greenroom?

 

These things flex fo sho...They have hella drive because of their flex pattern as well. They might not be the best board for super choppy days, but I ride mine in pretty much any condition. It's the most "flexy" board I have.

 

Yeah my freinfd has a Jimmy Keith you can stand on it upside down and have it flex my freind had jimmy glass it 12 times on the bottom and 6 times on top so its almost impossible to ding. Jimmy also uses this stuff that he calls sunblok that makes a board not yellow, and you would think the board would weigh alot after all this, but it ways just as much as any other polyurethane normal board would. The only drawback is that my freind got this custom shaped from jimmy for $800 Ka-Ching! a little too much, i rather pick up an SOD for $300 with a discount because i surf ESA.

 

Your paying for quality materials that last, have fun repairing your SOD all the time like my buddy is.

 

Just put that order in with Wrightsville Glassing. Should have the board in a few weeks. Cant wait to get that thing in the water

 

I once picked up a used SOD at sweetwater for $205 that was previously mason barnes', surfed it for about 5 months until a freind of mine offered to buy it for $300. I sold it to him with only 1 nickel sized pressure ding.

 

My SOD doesn't ding any easier than my Perfection (RIP) or my Proline. It has its fair share of pressure dings, but that is more about my fat ass trying to cross stomp, I mean cross step, to the nose.