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Old 01-09-2008, 11:46 AM
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Firewire Surfboards
Anyone ride/ridden a firewire board? I need a new board and was thinking about getting an epoxy one.
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Old 09-09-2008, 07:35 PM
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I think firewire is different than epoxy. Plus there is a ton of different types of epoxy surfboards. Epoxy can apparently be a little skittish and bouncy because they are stiff and very bouyant, but fast. Firewires flex like crazy so i don't know how they go. I would hit up your surf shop.

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Old 16-09-2008, 08:39 PM
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If they are good enough for Taj Burrow, they should be sweet for pretty much anyone!
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Old 17-09-2008, 11:41 AM
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If they are good enough for Taj Burrow, they should be sweet for pretty much anyone!
I wonder how much Taj gets paid to ride Firewire boards, thats if they are real Firewire boards and not some other board re-badged.
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Old 17-09-2008, 12:08 PM
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Yeah they are Epoxy boards with balsa rails for strength and flex.

Taj all most sold on one cause obviously if I had one I could ride as good as him....


But for the moment im just gonna stick to my local shaper and get a normal board.
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Old 18-09-2008, 10:22 AM
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Old 15-10-2008, 05:52 PM
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Apparently Taj is the only surfer on the WCT that uses an epoxy type board in the firewire, 1/40 is pretty shit odds
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TB's boards are WAY different - like half the weight again, but I guess the basic concept is the same. A friend got his hands on a cast off and was absolutely frothing on it though - particularly the weight. Sucked in chop though, as most epoxy / stringerless boards seem to do.
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