Chimaera bodyboards

Discussion in 'Global Bodyboarding Talk' started by frost, Apr 7, 2015.

  1. frost

    frost Well-Known Member

    Jul 31, 2014
    Last edited: Apr 7, 2015
  2. sbx

    sbx Well-Known Member

    977
    Mar 21, 2010
    Those look like the old Wave Skater boards but made of regular boogie stuff instead of weird molded foam. I have one of the Wave Skater boards, it's fun enough, the pontoon thing and stiff foam make it very different from a bodyboard. Maybe next time there are waves I'll pull it down and ride it.

    What are you riding now, frost?
     

  3. frost

    frost Well-Known Member

    Jul 31, 2014
    Right now a catch surf beater..finless 54 in...kinda putting it through the paces..see what I can do with it.. But i ordered one of those chimaera montrosa 54 in ...3 1/4 thick. The president of the company is one cool dude actually sold me a prototype board ... View attachment 15202 only one that exists with double channels plus the pontoon. Can't wait to get it in the mail.. Really nice guy yea think they used to be wave skaters but went through some patent tm thing and a redesign...
     
  4. frost

    frost Well-Known Member

    Jul 31, 2014
    still wanna try and knee that fish I have also
     
  5. sbx

    sbx Well-Known Member

    977
    Mar 21, 2010
    You're riding these prone, right? With fins?
     
  6. frost

    frost Well-Known Member

    Jul 31, 2014
    yes prone..
     
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  7. frost

    frost Well-Known Member

    Jul 31, 2014
    yes prone is there any other way to ride a wave?
     
  8. sbx

    sbx Well-Known Member

    977
    Mar 21, 2010
    Lol. Wearing fins? Do you have a "normal" bodyboard?
     
  9. frost

    frost Well-Known Member

    Jul 31, 2014
    yea i have a bz board, daughter has that now though,
    wave rebel vector,
    lookin at getting a used empire if its in decent shape
     
  10. JawnDoeski

    JawnDoeski Well-Known Member

    Aug 11, 2014
    Those boards are way to long to ride prone proper..not to mention over priced waste of money..3 graphite stringerz to top it off..you'll never scoop into one proper neither...
    buy used boogz...nah never that...
    Jawn Doeskis $0.02
     
  11. Scarecrow

    Scarecrow Well-Known Member

    590
    Nov 30, 2007
    I've got a 48" beater and I can't do anything with it. Too long to ride prone, 'cause I can't seem to get enough of my weight forward over the thick buoyant nose to take off. Too short to catch anything arm paddling, at least for me. It might work for some huge 300 lb. guy, idk.
     
  12. frost

    frost Well-Known Member

    Jul 31, 2014
    beater shapes are unique not average wave catchers, one thing ive learned with them is you have to be in almost perfect position on the shoulder of the forming wave and take the wave really late