flow rider

Post by **Rollo** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 3:02 pm

I rode the one at fox studios sydney and almost broke my arm.

Post by **ac2026** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 6:24 pm

Check this one out in the US

http://www.ronjonsurfpark.com/

Reading the tour part of the website, they reckon to be the worlds first only wave pool facility built specifically for surfing and bodyboarding.

Its wave size is from 3ft to 8ft......

This place sounds prety awesome

Ac

Post by **lambert** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 7:01 pm

wat about durban and dubai? they both barrell prety hard

Post by **brenno05** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 8:10 pm

ac2026 wrote:Check this one out in the US

http://www.ronjonsurfpark.com/

Reading the tour part of the website, they reckon to be the worlds first only wave pool facility built specifically for surfing and bodyboarding.

Its wave size is from 3ft to 8ft......

This place sounds prety awesome

Ac

yea i saw a doco on tv about this place....looks pretty sik, clearly u can never really beat the real thing but sh!t it'll be close, in terms of consistency and stuff it will be sweet...as CJ says in the clip u would be able 2 practice ur stuff on the exact same wave which would be sik as

who wants to chip in for one of these? i'll start off with $5

Post by **Rollo** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 6:12 pm

I e-mailed dreamworld asking them about flowrider and they are still questioning putting a barrel in because of all the injuries at fox studios.

Post by **lambert** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 6:40 pm

i am certain that although there would be injuroies and they wouldnt be able to churn through as many ppl but there will definatly be more demand if its got a hollow section.

Post by **mattsphat** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 7:19 pm

Rollo wrote:I e-mailed dreamworld asking them about flowrider and they are still questioning putting a barrel in because of all the injuries at fox studios.

But if they do not put a barrel in there would be no point of one anyway.
Dreamworld it is none of there business of what happens at other places it is what they want. PUT A BARREL IN

Post by **streetdaddy** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 10:17 pm

can't remember who posted it, or where, but someone phoned Dreamworld to complain about the lack of barrel in the flowrider and was told that Tom Lochfeld (flowrider inventor and salesman) told them they should keep it easy for the first 6-12 months and then consider altering it to allow for the full barrelling stationary wave we are accustomed to seeing riden in other flowriders around the world... something about giving regular users a chance to master the easy version. sounds like fear of litigation to me

fingers crossed, but really its just a novelty... at $20 an hour I can't see myself going after the first novelty experience!

Post by **Rollo** » Mon Jun 19, 2006 9:20 pm

Sweet.

Post by **lambert** » Mon Jun 19, 2006 10:13 pm

nice bost budy

Post by **Rollo** » Mon Jun 19, 2006 10:16 pm

I know eh, was actually longer but I had the tab on the submit and when I pressed enter to go to a new line it submited, I was going to edit but I'm lazy.

Post by **lambert** » Mon Jun 19, 2006 10:31 pm

hahahah, i hope it does go hollow eventually one reason being that it will be sick to surf but another being there wont be as many kook hilday surfers and another reason being you cant have more than one person
@ a time

Post by **Rollo** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 12:57 am

Went to dreamworld today and the thing is huge, there is definetely enouth room for 12 people to ride it at one time. Looking forward to the open on sat'day. According to the website it costs $5 for half an hour.

Post by **fruitbowls** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 8:46 am

that's cheap ey

Post by **panaitan** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 9:43 am

Hate to be the grumpy old bastard - but I think these things suck bigger than a horde of goat boats invading your local.

Think about how much energy is contained in a wave. Then think about how much energy would be required for a wavepool to generate a 5ft wave the size of a football field. Then multiply this by 3 waves a minute for 12 hours a day.

So where does all this energy come from? Not some innocuous storm out in the Pacific - but a huge coal fired power station belching out CO2, SOx, NOx, radiation and mercury.

Whats worse is the seaworld one is only a stones throw from plenty of epic, warm waves!

Post by **dubbfunk** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 10:10 am

ac2026 wrote:Why not just get some private investors to spend, what 100 million and build one of these things

If you can’t find a nearby crowded beach, make one! Only in Japan...

Seagaia, Miyazaki, Japan - Ocean Dome is known as the world's largest indoor water park (300m-100m-38m), with a retractable roof. The air temperature is always kept around 30º C and the water temperature is kept at around 28º C.

isnt that manly beach?

Post by **sparky_12** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 12:19 pm

i wouldnt be scared to surf that beach behind the park. whats there to be scared of? japans harpooned anything dangerous that might attack you.

Post by **Rollo** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 2:07 pm

Yeah, the japanese harpoon everything. :

But about the power thing it is powered by a hydraulic pump which generated energy in a similiar matter to that of a car so yes there is lots of waste energy. But then again so does house electrical and using your computer. Turn your computer off and go sit down and read a book by candle light.

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