Are you sure they're popouts? I just picked one up in late January and I love it. 6-0 thumb tail. It absolutely blast thru beach break barrels, and unloads off the top. Plus the added bonus and pearling straight into the sand on an air drop into knee deep water....and the board doesn't even have a scratch on it. Your barrel count will definetely sky rocket when you don't have to hesitate and think about a -1 to your quiver when trying to sneak out of the next potential closeout. Coil's will not disappoint.
Hahah, I was just busting stones man. Hell no they are not pop outs. At least I know mine are custom shapped...
whats going on guys i actually work at nfe and you guys are right the coils are insane. Mark and I actually just ordered our's yesterday and im soo stoked. If you guys are in the area stop on by the shop and come take a look at them. We currently have a 6'0, 6'2 and a used 6'2 the new boards are 649 and the used is even chaper. Thats an insane deal for a board thats considered better than a firewire. The other good thing about coil is that unlike a firewire you can custom order one so you can get everything exactly how you want! any questions feel free to stop in or call the shop.
I was actually looking to get a custom epoxy from Todd Proctor, but I'm looking at $880 with shipping. I saw the article in ESM about Coil surfboards, then ran across them in a surf shop yesterday. They are in the $500-$600 range. What are your recommendations? Save up the money for a Todd Proctor, or go with an equally(?) good board from Coil. Your feedback would be greatly appreciated. By the way, I live near Melbourne, FL.
I'm really happy with the proctor, and i saw a coil at BNW, and man i thought my board was light. the coil's like a feather. never ridden one though, so idk.
Coils in stock Give Brave New World a call - they have a 5'10" ($615), 6'0" ($635) and a 6'2" ($635) WRV Coil in stock, not sure at which store though. Also a huge number of Firewires available, too!
i heard coils bend like cardboard because of the lack of a stringer. go to a store that sells used coil boards, everyone has this wrinkle like look in the middle similar to what cardboard looks like when pressure is applied to it.
They are still stronger than any normal board. If that was a normal board you were looking at it would be in two. I have taken my coil step-up into some nasty waves in another country. Waves that, you would make less than you would want and my board came back fine...
I have multiple friends here in California that are converting their whole quivers to Coil. I too am doing this. If you get a group together to share shipping costs they are still cheaper than an OTR big brand and way cheaper than Proxy which is the closest thing to a Coil Besides the durability, the longitudinal flex that you get from them is amazing. It really is hard to go back to a traditionally constructed surfboard after riding a Coil because traditional boards just feel dead I've only had my first one since the beginning of Fall so I can't report on long term livelyness but everything I've read points to the fact that they keep their life for years.
I got a Coil before we took our last trip. Overall the board was alright. A couple of the guys have commented on the "flex" of the boards, which is definitely noticeable. I personally liked my PU boards slightly better simply because i was used to the traditional feel and flex of those boards. However, the coils have several things going for them. I will continue to use mine for waves waist high to head high. I am riding the 5 8 hybrid/fish with deep single concave and squash tail. Durability: These boards are by far the strongest construction type i have tried. I have one of the Lib Tech Demo boards and i have dinged that thing more than my coil. Other than a slight pressure ding under my front foot there is not a single scratch or ding anywhere on this board and this is coming from someone who is very hard on their boards. Weight: Generally very durable boards are very heavy and bulky. Not the Coils, they are very light weight and springy in solid waves. Looks/Shape: I have had my coil for almost 9 months now and have taken it on several surf trips and the thing is still bright white! I cant believe it! The carbon fiber rails and bright white deck are pretty cool and different looking than the faded/yellow PU boards. The Coil guys have their shapes dialed in and they basically have every modern shortboard/hybrid/fish shape you can think of. The deck, on my board at least, is slightly domed, which fits nicely under the arch of your front foot. The only bad thing i can really say about the board is in waves under chest-sholder high the board just seems.... bogged down. I cant perfectly describe the feeling but there is a different, slower feeling under your feet compared to a similar PU board when the waves lack some power. Overall i woud buy the board again. Very durable, light weight and springy in good waves. Here is a link to an album from our trip over the summer and you can see for yourself how the board performs in solid waves. http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151166284817433.504210.512512432&type=3
Hello friends i need for this cool sorfboard actually i like to play water games and i am also rinding on Kayak but now i want to have a little ride on surfboard but i have no this surfboard i know about the quality of this surfboard that it is plain from the bottum and some bow on the top and last... how to surf ski
Looks like i'm going to be putting my deposit down pretty soon get started on a new board. Haven't nailed down the shape yet, but so far Mike is suggesting the Flashback Fish in the 6'4" range. Anybody have experience with this shape? I found some pics of it, it looks pretty sweet. Not sure if this is exactly what i'm getting, just getting ideas.
dp that board is sick! Buy it! I have a 6'4 fish that looks eerily similar to that and it has seen some barrels! No experience with COIL though, mine is wrv.
So what your saying is this board is terrible, dually noted. Haven't really decided on any dimensions yet, just got started with talking to Mike over there and he said that this would be a good stepping stone to the smaller boards since i'm riding his 6'10" WRV Funfish shape right now, he said it's basically a scaled down version of that.
Yeah man i'm getting fired up just thinking about pick up day. Haven't nailed down the dims yet, but he suggested this one 1st and foremost based on what i'm riding currently (see my post to Zagaffer). I asked him if he would suggest any other shapes to get a comparision but i like how this one looks.
