Just general surfing stuff
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Re: Just general surfing stuff
He probably is! Its all just bait to expose the closet mal ridersjimmy wrote: ↑Thu Jan 03, 2019 10:49 pmWas gonna suggest those guys but thought Coops was taking the piss.saltman wrote: ↑Thu Jan 03, 2019 9:46 pmA few different options here https://www.thesurfboardwarehouse.com.a ... longboard/
This one looks ok too.
https://www.thesurfboardwarehouse.com.a ... eau-young/
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Coops. Look, Cranked means well, but — Don’t go anywhere near surftech (tuflite) construction.
Sure like the name says, it’s tough, and it’s light. But fk me dead. It’s got the flex patterns of a china plate. It’s skittery and over-reactive.
1) Too light to comfortably paddle into a stiff offshore wind.
2) Can’t cope with choppy conditions, as there’s no dampening or absorption, too twangy and stiff.
3) Shit in overhead groundswells, as they’re too light (you want some weight for momentum) and again stiff and skittery.
And just in case cranked comes in to defend tuflite (as he’s bound to) then do some research on this forum or the interwebs to see what the “accurate” general consensus is on tufflite.
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Yep, I'd steer well clear too.
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At 9' they have plenty of weight and momentum. I've ridden them in heavy chop in double overhead at MR main break and Yallingup, as have lots of other surfers here in WA. Don't listen to Iggy, he probably hasn't ridden a mal in anything over head high.
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I had a bob brown 9”4 that I rode in double overhead.
Tuflite epoxy is shit. Avoid it like the filth it is.
Coops, listen up man.
Tuflite epoxy is shit. Avoid it like the filth it is.
Coops, listen up man.
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I got a mate i grew up with thats been living in SW WA for the past few years. He’s in yallingup boardriders. He send pictures of the surf. I’d murder a million magpies to trade places.
Anyone that turns their nose up at SW WA and froths over tuflite and measures their waves in kilojoules is to be treated with extreme suspicion.
Anyone that turns their nose up at SW WA and froths over tuflite and measures their waves in kilojoules is to be treated with extreme suspicion.
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I think we might have a new feud brewing here. Get the popcorn chaps.
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I hate to break up a good blue, but coops did say that the mal was for use on the small days. Double overhead I reckon he'll be back deep in the barrel on a boogie.
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I surfed the WA coast (mainly the SW and NW) from when I moved here from Cronulla in 1990 until I retired four years ago, now I just surf the bukit for 6 months a year.
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@ coops. If you see a surfboard with either the Surftech or Tuflite logo then avoid it.
“traditional boards are made using polyurethane foam "blanks" that are then cut and sanded to form by shapers, Surftech uses a process of blowing polystyrene blanks into preset molds designed by its various shapers. The blanks are then coated with polyvinyl chloride, laminated, and finished. This results in a board that is stronger and considerably lighter than traditional polyurethane boards”
Here’s also a wrap up on tuflite from NC from many moons ago on surfline website. As you’d expect, it’s written in a diplomatic and inoffensive fashion but nevertheless he still manages to clearly spell out the disadvantages of the construction.
http://www.surfline.com/community/whokn ... cfm?id=986
“While a polyester board flexes around its stringer and tends to absorb a certain amount of wave energy in critical situations, a TufLite reacts abruptly to any changes in the wave face, with no softening of its effects beyond that built into the board's design.”
“traditional boards are made using polyurethane foam "blanks" that are then cut and sanded to form by shapers, Surftech uses a process of blowing polystyrene blanks into preset molds designed by its various shapers. The blanks are then coated with polyvinyl chloride, laminated, and finished. This results in a board that is stronger and considerably lighter than traditional polyurethane boards”
Here’s also a wrap up on tuflite from NC from many moons ago on surfline website. As you’d expect, it’s written in a diplomatic and inoffensive fashion but nevertheless he still manages to clearly spell out the disadvantages of the construction.
http://www.surfline.com/community/whokn ... cfm?id=986
“While a polyester board flexes around its stringer and tends to absorb a certain amount of wave energy in critical situations, a TufLite reacts abruptly to any changes in the wave face, with no softening of its effects beyond that built into the board's design.”
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Surfed a Tolhurst tuflite a couple of times.
Despite being a very nice shape, didn’t like how it went at all.
If I found one on The Gumtree super super cheap, might try one again, but yeah, nah.
Despite being a very nice shape, didn’t like how it went at all.
If I found one on The Gumtree super super cheap, might try one again, but yeah, nah.
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Thanks for the reference Hatchy. Here's a few excerpts:
"TufLite reacts abruptly to any changes in the wave face with no softening of its effects beyond that built into the board's design. It's not a particularly good or bad feeling -- just different. A competent surfer might work with it to gain surprising amounts of speed in smaller surf.
- Thanks to the buoyancy, TufLites are easy to move underfoot. There is, however, an occasional feeling of the board "lifting" up and out of the water during rail turns at speed -- for some reason this seems to happen most in bottom turns."
Exactly. This is why I like them: light, fast and responsive. I rode only Surftechs for over 10 years. And lots of them, as I typically only dropped $100-$200 when I traded them in.
PS. McCoys stick like glue in bottom turns and the rounded V bottom and back foot dome suits the construction method.
"TufLite reacts abruptly to any changes in the wave face with no softening of its effects beyond that built into the board's design. It's not a particularly good or bad feeling -- just different. A competent surfer might work with it to gain surprising amounts of speed in smaller surf.
- Thanks to the buoyancy, TufLites are easy to move underfoot. There is, however, an occasional feeling of the board "lifting" up and out of the water during rail turns at speed -- for some reason this seems to happen most in bottom turns."
Exactly. This is why I like them: light, fast and responsive. I rode only Surftechs for over 10 years. And lots of them, as I typically only dropped $100-$200 when I traded them in.
PS. McCoys stick like glue in bottom turns and the rounded V bottom and back foot dome suits the construction method.
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