RealSurf Surfers' Forum

Seems like most of the big companies are using the same crappy material these days. Those Chinese certainly are busy. Look for a pair that are more like a Nylon quick dry rather than the fabric which is shiney on the inside of the shorts. Honolua use it. My favourite pair are Bad Face, a brand from ...

Whatever you do take one of them for a test ride before you buy one. I took the 8'er out for a paddle the other day and hated it. Any shop that sells them should be able to arrange a test ride board. I might add I did buy a 6' 7S fish when they first came out. Surfed ok but a wafer thin glass job ha...

One more thing I forgot to mention about the Powerglide was its great glass job. Glassed to last makes a huge difference in long term pride of ownership. I've had a lot of boards I've sold off because they had ordinary glass jobs. The Powerglide looked absolutely pristine after a year. No heel dents...

Had a few Miller's now. Used to ride a 7' X 22" X 2&3/4" Powerglide. I enjoyed it but I wanted something with less swing weight in the nose. I wasn't worried about nose riding it so the extra volume wasn't necessary. However I wanted the glide with more manouvreability. So I had Grant shape me a 7'2...