Has anybody ridden one? I'm looking to get a one (or a local shaped copy) and am trying to figure out size. My normal round nose fish is 5 10 so I'm guessing 5 5? https://lostsurfboards.net/surfboards/bean-bag/
Go for it. Every time I look at a board that requires a shorter length, I never regret it. 20 years ago a Lost 5'5" would have seemed crazy world to me...not anymore.
I would get a local custom. The Lost stock 5'5" dimensions sound fine. 21.75" is crazy wide, but honestly i think for soft waist high waves that will be good. with all of that width, the 2.5"+ thickness is more than thick enough to float you and paddle like a dream. It will have more volume and glide in soft waves than your 5'10" RNF. It's really a pretty low tech design. A flat rockered, round tail, squished down egg shape. Ashton can do it better. There is a certain type of quad fin setup that will make that board come alive.
I have a 6-0 couch potato which is a pretty similar shape. Don’t ride it much anymore since I felt it wasn’t enough board on smaller days and when waves had more juice the lack of rocker made drops an adventure. Maybe going smaller would help the latter problem. I feel they’re designed well for crumbly west coast point breaks that hold their shape and have wide open faces, not our dumpy EC beach breaks. I was initially gung ho on grovelers like this, but having ridden one for a few years I tend to think they fall into the “try and do everything, but do nothing particularly well” camp. Could be user error though, I’m no pro!
5’5” lost is calling 36.15 liters... if you’re only 180 lbs you could ride that thing in anything. I am similarly sized to you and would probably go with a 5’2”. But I I like small boards.
My 2 cents - if you plan on mostly surfing the board mostly in smaller waves in warmer months...i.e. wearing no more than a 3/2 then going real short like 5'3" - 5'4" range is a good call. if you want it to be more versatile....stable on a bigger days (Boards like this can be very fun in clean walled up chest - shoulder) and ride it in 4/3...5/4 type water then maybe consider sticking with the 5'5" size. For me anyway...i have a 5'4" Chemistry that isnt all that different from this in dimensions and an even shorter board i shaped myself...i find really short boards a little challenging in full 5 mil rubber + boots. The the water gets above 60, the boots come off, the waist high waves start dominating and suddenly the tiny boards feel perfect.
did 5 4x21.5x2.75. It's a custom Ashton. he shaped it on saturday. going to have 5 boxes but will mostly ride it as a quad.
