something surf related

so, uh, things have been *really* ****ing weird around here lately. so in the interest of fanning some stoke, here's a little video about my favorite shaper:

[video=youtube;RI_wiTPaXMQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RI_wiTPaXMQ[/video]

 

yea, i love the phrase, "never for money, always for love" they use & the "peace" that malcolm signs on each board. the philosophical underpinnings of the bonzer concept go so much deeper than "hey, we think this works better so you should try it", & that makes them so much more than "just" surfboard builders.

the e-wing is fantastic...love it on my octa! the thing really does boogie up & down the face of a wave quickly. i'm kinda curious to try one on a more traditional hpsb type board.

 

not many people use them...prob. b/c it's a PITA to glass & sand. i haven't ridden an octafish w/out the e-wing, so hard to say, but i'd say my octa has more release & responsiveness than other boards i've ridden that were similar in concept & intent.

 

umm...thanks?

malcolm isn't exactly "local" to me...

 

oxnard. but i'm not sure i'd call malcolm "small time". maybe in comparison to a brand like ci or lost, i guess.

 

b/c they ****ing work better than anything else i've ever ridden.

 

they're faster than a thruster or quad (IMO), negate the need for the ugly "double pump bottom turn", hold higher & tighter in the pocket & barrel, & favor the type of surfing i enjoy most, namely high speed, full rail power surfing. i'm not foolish enough to think i actually surf like that, but the design encourages that. some people (mostly those who've never ridden one) will say that bonzers ride like a "super charged single fin", but that's pretty much bogus.

 

well, yea, if you want to be all succinct & crap.