Epoxy "ebay" boards - garbage or decent?

hahaha have fun caring less. There is a reason why they cost so much less, its called quality. Those boards are almost guaranteed to break and are a nightmare to repair. Do your research, you would be better off buying a 'brand name' used board then one of those chinese boards.

 

seriously...at $400 that sounds like a horrible deal. No idea who shaped it. No idea what kind of rocker it has, rails, concaves or anything else. The dimensions on that particular board you linked to don't even really make sense - 6'6" x 18 1/2" x 2 5/16" a generic brand step up board for someone who want to charge overhead bombs on a mystery board? Whether it holds up is a complete mystery...I noticed it has a 7 seven day warranty..nice!

For $400 you get to roll the dice. For about $150 more you can buy a local custom board or a just about any off the rack board if not right now, then 3 months from now.

 

i agree and not agree.. i have heard epoxy is stronger and for my next board im looking for that.. as for breaking.. i bought a ezera ez-2 for 460 (hand shaped brand new).. when bill swell just started comeing in, 3ed time out on it first wave, it buckled.. malibus wouldnt even take it in for repair..

 

board fix

Take it to Chauncey's 30th street. Those guys can fix anything and they will give you a great deal on trades or what ever you need.

 

I'm sure you'll get ton's of advice on this one

I actually have one of these boards from this exact vendor. It is no piece of art in any way. But it does ride OK, but then I'm not going to be in any surfing videos either. I have the 6'6" summer swallowtail fish. It rides fine for the waves in Delmarva. I'm not going out in any Double Over head waves anyway. It is fast, it turns well, it handles a steep drop and bottom turn with ease.

I've dinged the nose going over the front and the board and scraped off the paint and glass layers on the side of the nose. The damage did not penetrate to the core so it was an easy repair.

I think if you surf a lot, you'll outgrow these boards pretty fast and be spending more $ anyway for a major brand. But if you are a casual surfer looking for a cheap and pretty sturdy board, these work out OK.

Take it for what it is worth. A free opinion

 

Ummmm....can you say "Pop Out"?

My friend, do yourself a favor and DON"T buy this board, buy American. Spend the extra cash and get a well known board from a well known shaper.

What's the benefit of saving $100-$150 when the board rides like crap and breaks after a few sessions? Think about it....

 

Length: 6'6"

* Width: 18 1/2"

* Thickness: 2 5/16"

wow those are some terrible dimensions

 

i dont get these people saying these pop out boards are going to break after a couple sessions. I have one and have used and abused it many times -- still hasn't broken. It has taken several nose drops in shallow water too... These things are made out of rigid plastic. Plastic is pretty damn durable and doesn't "break" easily. I definitely have some places where the plastic is chipping. Should you actually manage to "break" a board like this, there is probably nothing at all that could be done to fix it.

Think about those cheap plastic storage bins you buy at wal-mart -- that is basically what a board like that is made of -- except it's 2.5 inches thick rather than a tenth of an inch. They are pretty touch to break, but if you manage to snap the plastic on one of those bins -- there is no fixing it.

That being said... you are basically riding a platic storage bin from wal-mart -- but a bin costs 1/100th of the price. Also, mine has some pretty crappy workman-ship around the fin boxes.

I think these are probably decent starter boards if you aren't good at taking care of your s***. The price kind of sucks, though, for what you are getting and what you could get for a little more.

 

F that. Really.
Don't buy this craaap. Not just because it's from another country, but because there are MORE than enough used boards out there for newbs to learn on. Remember the old days when a newb would be on a beat up used board to learn on? Break a fin, smash the nose, get a ding? Then you also have your perfect board to learn ding repair on.
Now everybody is worried about their image. They don't want to be seen not having a shiney new piece of crap under their arm when they walk to the beach, oblivious to the kookyness they are. So you buy that peice of crap and where do you think it goes in a year when it falls apart? Landfill. No "handing the board down to another grom" because the crap wont last long enough.
Now not only are we taking money out of our economy and sending it overseas, we are filling up out landfills with their POS "surfboards".

Recycle, reduce, and reuse. No need to keep importing these toxic pieces of craaap.

 

i agree with all of what you said. i wasn't really clear enough with not recommending a board like that. I was really just trying to address the perception that one of those boards is going to fall apart in a year. they are nearly indestructible -- but, like you said, if it breaks it's going straight to the landfill. although, i dont think someone would actually look any cooler with some pop-out vs a used board. but, I am not cool so take that with a grain of salt

 

These boards from overseas do fall apart. Quickly. LIke weeks if you are an every day or even every-other day in the water kinda surfer. I know. I have had friends try these out. They fall apart quickly. Please, do not confuse these boards with Coils, Firewire, or any other decently manufactured boards that utilize sandwhich vacume bagged technology or Bert Berger epoxies, or even Surftechs (eww).
These boards are throw aways that will last days if you surf even a decent amount.
Poorly made ripoffs with their designs all stolen from real shapers... usually stolen very poorly as well. Crap stuff.

 

We have a good epoxy/eps shaper in our DelMarVa area that does a very nice shaping/glassing job and can build a custom board to meet your needs: Mike Hague. Check out his goods and prices.

 

yea, do not buy one of these boards. like said above there is a major difference between firewires and surftechs opposed to those crap boards.

 

fukin ridiculous. SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SHAPER!!!!!! Both Hague and Jon Ashton make EPS boards that ARE MADE FOR OUR WAVES!!

Stop trying to get a little bargain and get a board that WORKS.

If you can't afford a brand new custom, then get a used board. Stop being so concerned with 'image' and be more concerned about your performance in the water!

 

read the first part of my answer.