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MY TAKE - i own 'em and use 'em yet they seem kinda like me…quite 1990's….and like me on the decline.

 

How so? We can patent ideas, how does that equal imaginary?

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KFC SUcks!! Especially original recipe... I like Popeye's.

 

Popeye's is pretty good:


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When I was a young 'un circa early 1990s, I wanted two things in life: a CI Merrick short board, and any one of the girls whose bums were the predominant feature of the Reef ads in Surfer Mag. In 33 years I have learned that both of those are very expensive and often not worth the money. I have mixed feelings about CI, even though my go-to shortie is currently the CI Weirdo Ripper and I shamefully love it. I don't like the manufactured-ness of it all. I am a Luddite at heart. And I LOATHE CI's marketing! Referring to pro surfers by their first names and fabricating a story of how Dane or Kelly and the shaper created the shape and what pro contest it was used in might be enough to make an Orange County teen's heart swoon enough to get his parents to shell out $800 for a new stick, but not me. It embarrasses me that that is how my ride gets marketed. I would much prefer: this is the board, these are the specs, this is the price, you are/aren't too fat for this board--that's it. So why did I buy a CI? I was on a Sharpeye Disco but I needed more volume in less length. The Weirdo did it for me--it seemed to be the best performance oriented shape with 30+ L in volume under 5'8" on the market. It was a deductive process. I also, however, have an odd little 5'7.5" custom stick made "locally" by the McDermott's in Maine and was created for powerless northeastern summer mush. Watching my board get shaped while my dogs ran through the shop, setting up lawn chairs in the parking lot, etc---that's priceless (well, actually, after fins it was probably around $700).

 

Arrogant post from CI aside... for about 4 bucks anybody can just go into a surf shop with a tape measure and see for themselves what the bottom contours are doing on any board on the rack. The guys in the shop don't care... they just hope they can sell you a board.

That's one of the great things about going to an experienced local shaper... the conversation.

 

I like original recipe...it's the frozen/dried out chicken they use that ruins it for me. Then, it sits around all day in the store and the skin gets all floury/cakey textured - not pleasant.

Seems popeyes uses fresh chicken (or at least not freezer burnt like KFC). Hit popeyes right after they fried a fresh batch and it's super fresh tasting and moist. Unfortunately, I have to stay away from "spicey" because it gives me the sh*ts if I eat more than one. I can eat a whole box of "mild", no problem.

my earlier point was, just because a shaper is local, doesn't mean he's good...yeah, the board will definitely look great when finished, but the chance of it being a dog in the water is much more likely than a name brand.

Waves are waves, really. Buying a board based on your local area isn't as important as maybe buying one based on your coast. For instance, if I lived on the gulf coast or south florida, I'd be buying something specific to that. East and west coasts are somewhat similar...consistency is what's different, more than anything. West coast needs a more varied quiver, but the waves are usually similar to a decent east coast rideable day.

 

The thread is being steered to a debate of fried chicken. Every thread devolves into a north vs. south battle now here.

 

mmmm chicken sounds good right about now.some potato wedgies would do some justice.

its messed up tho I don't get to hear how the chickens cooked,like is it fried,deep fried,baked,toasted,microwaved.I pay for top notch chicken I want some top notch answers.

 

Popeyes made me vomit in 1999. Never been back. KFC had this bucket of mashed potatoes and little fried chicken balls that was worth clogging an artery for. KFC>Popeyes.

 

CI has some of the best surfers in the world helping develop their shape, and have been pushing board trends for decades.
That said, they are super expensive and kook magnets. I buy mine second hand off college kids pawning their summer toys for beer money at college. Picked up a freddy rubble a few years back brand new for 250. Cant knock the shape, it surfs sick.

 

nothing wrong with not giving specs...seems very reasonable to me for ci to do this...ci does the work/experimentaton/trial and error...why should someone else be given exact specs.

Give me a break...Go to a shop and and check it out yourself or simply go to a forum like this and request pic and measurements for your model...stupid issue.

a shape is a shape, tho materials and craftsmanship are another issue, but just referring to shape...i dont care where you go...there are good ones and bad ones...you need to pick the right one for you...ci and other larger surfboard companys give enough detail to make a sound decision in what might work for your ability and wave...i know a local shaper does this as well and i believe this is a great source for a board, but large surf manufactures are just another outlet for a good board...in fact ci has one of the better sites for that kind of info...as well as lost...which imo, lost provides the very best volume calculator around...the first thing i look at before purchasing...then i start worrying about concaves, rockers, noses and tails.

without these companies...the surf culture would not be what it is...it feeds people in areas far away from any ocean the culture...and in this sells the product/lifestyle. The local shaper will benefit from this too! Many surfers, including myself like the idea of a local shaper...had a few made for myself...tho one was asymetrical and not on purpose...new to the art of shaping but is now a very good shaper.

I have had alot more of the big brands...ci being one of them...I currently have 3 ci's, a vernon, channin and aloha import - great shape, but way to delicate...probably my last import.

The original poster...seriuosly...ci kook...nothing wrong with ci.

 

Hey Brode, are you starting to see you aren't going to nor do you have enough articulation (other than arrogance) to show your side of the point?

 

Nick, you may want to articulate yourself while scoffing at the articulation of others.

 

I think "Brode" happens to be 100% right.

Its stupid that they won't tell you what the concave is on a board. It's not like they are giving out the EXACT dimensions so a shaper can plug them into a computer and rip them off.

Even if you wanted to go scope one out at a shop the few dealers around me have maybe a handful of boards in stock. They are to expensive for most east coast surf shops therefore they don't usually order many or have a lot in stock to feel up.

I think a lot of you who are getting defensive are ci riders who feel a bit kooky now for dropping $800 on a board and you still suck at surfing

 

Oh yea forgot to add...I would have to say royal farms is the place for good greasy chicken, followed by the crispy not as greasy Popeyes chicken.

 

NEVER dropped 800 on a new ci board. Where in the hell do they sell for 800?

How is it a problem...youtube or google it...odds are, you will find a review on the contour of the bottom...even on ci site, there is a link to some reviews like the shred show, which he does a great job. Seriously...Do the leg work yourself!

 

I bought a new CI in Apr 2013 and every time I ride it I notice a new dent on it. My fingers dent the the bottom of the rails by grabbing them after a wave to get on the board. Piece of **** they glass their boards so much lighter than all other shapers.

 

I didn't read all this- and I don't really care too- but I will say this: out of all the boards I have or had- my 3rd all time fav is a Al Merrick flyer2 - you know it's one of those plastic boards....

You all know that al merrick was born in NJ- in Bradley beach?!? He most likely surfed Belmar often- which would explain why he makes a really good board!

 

Read my earlier post quoting the CI website about the Fred Rubble, it clearly tells what the concave is. And Whalebone, Surf City and Sweetwater here in NC have about 7-10 CI's at any given time so not sure where you are getting that they are to expensive for east coast shops.


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