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more medium. Not as low as I usually have, it has a flat deck which gives the perception that they are thicker. As u know I never totally gelled with my quartet and this one has similiar attributes until u flip it over & feel that beautiful bottom contours (& fin set up obviously).Davros wrote:Low rails Jam?
never enough!Beerfan wrote:Batoes has enough already! Someone close by has none hahaJaM71 wrote:Hey beerfan, it's a bonzer 5 pod which is kinda like the egg but with a pulled in nose. It also reminds me plan shape wise of a stretched out MLV. I wasn't sure about it because it is wider & thicker than I would normally ride (I had never ridden a bonzer before either) but decided to give it a whirl because it was second hand & I reckon I could sell it to Batoes if it didn't work out
Anyway really glad I did, great board which goes well in clean 2 ft ers plus bigger stuff. I haven't worked out which type of waves I prefer it in yet because I have had fun & some great waves every time I ve ridden it (only had it a week & surfed 4 times tho).
The thickness is a funny thing, it feels chunky on land but not in the water. It floats me higher, the bonus is I catch more waves & more glide......it still jams a turn off the tail like a mofo. Great open face carves, bottom turns & closeout reos.
Goes well backside but i need to work on that as I have a snappier backhand which hasn't clicked as well as my carvier more drawn out forehand.
Awesome stuff mate, enjoy it
Hatchnam wrote:
Filthy little hipster.
Russ short been getting wet lately?batoes wrote:never enough!Beerfan wrote:Batoes has enough already! Someone close by has none hahaJaM71 wrote:Hey beerfan, it's a bonzer 5 pod which is kinda like the egg but with a pulled in nose. It also reminds me plan shape wise of a stretched out MLV. I wasn't sure about it because it is wider & thicker than I would normally ride (I had never ridden a bonzer before either) but decided to give it a whirl because it was second hand & I reckon I could sell it to Batoes if it didn't work out
Anyway really glad I did, great board which goes well in clean 2 ft ers plus bigger stuff. I haven't worked out which type of waves I prefer it in yet because I have had fun & some great waves every time I ve ridden it (only had it a week & surfed 4 times tho).
The thickness is a funny thing, it feels chunky on land but not in the water. It floats me higher, the bonus is I catch more waves & more glide......it still jams a turn off the tail like a mofo. Great open face carves, bottom turns & closeout reos.
Goes well backside but i need to work on that as I have a snappier backhand which hasn't clicked as well as my carvier more drawn out forehand.
Awesome stuff mate, enjoy it
Nup - it's listed on gumtree - either for a swap or sell - $750. Tyre kickers galore have been chiming in with some offers from $400 to $650Beerfan wrote:Russ short been getting wet lately?batoes wrote:never enough!Beerfan wrote:Batoes has enough already! Someone close by has none hahaJaM71 wrote:Hey beerfan, it's a bonzer 5 pod which is kinda like the egg but with a pulled in nose. It also reminds me plan shape wise of a stretched out MLV. I wasn't sure about it because it is wider & thicker than I would normally ride (I had never ridden a bonzer before either) but decided to give it a whirl because it was second hand & I reckon I could sell it to Batoes if it didn't work out
Anyway really glad I did, great board which goes well in clean 2 ft ers plus bigger stuff. I haven't worked out which type of waves I prefer it in yet because I have had fun & some great waves every time I ve ridden it (only had it a week & surfed 4 times tho).
The thickness is a funny thing, it feels chunky on land but not in the water. It floats me higher, the bonus is I catch more waves & more glide......it still jams a turn off the tail like a mofo. Great open face carves, bottom turns & closeout reos.
Goes well backside but i need to work on that as I have a snappier backhand which hasn't clicked as well as my carvier more drawn out forehand.
Awesome stuff mate, enjoy it
Hatchnam wrote:
Filthy little hipster.
Just not riding it at all. I have a 6'0 NPJ 2+1 that is much better suited in terms of volume. I thought maybe i could use the Russ Short as a mid length with its volume, but it's far too rockered for that. It goes well in the big stuff, no doubt; just prefer the 2+1 - don't need two step ups. I'm in no rush - and to be honest if it doesn't sell - i plan on putting on ten kilos in the next year after no 4 arrives - then it'll be my grovellor.Beerfan wrote:Why are you selling it? Getting another for solid days?
Gumtree people, lol
Hatchnam wrote:
Filthy little hipster.
batoes wrote:Just not riding it at all. I have a 6'0 NPJ 2+1 that is much better suited in terms of volume. I thought maybe i could use the Russ Short as a mid length with its volume, but it's far too rockered for that. It goes well in the big stuff, no doubt; just prefer the 2+1 - don't need two step ups. I'm in no rush - and to be honest if it doesn't sell - i plan on putting on ten kilos in the next year after no 4 arrives - then it'll be my grovellor.Beerfan wrote:Why are you selling it? Getting another for solid days?
Gumtree people, lol
Yeah its got some rocker - both nose and tail. I think the Russ is made for better waves. I tried riding it in smaller stuff and it didn't work for me. Ni idea how it would compare to the MM - maybe email Malcolm? or Rhino?JET01 wrote:batoes wrote:Just not riding it at all. I have a 6'0 NPJ 2+1 that is much better suited in terms of volume. I thought maybe i could use the Russ Short as a mid length with its volume, but it's far too rockered for that. It goes well in the big stuff, no doubt; just prefer the 2+1 - don't need two step ups. I'm in no rush - and to be honest if it doesn't sell - i plan on putting on ten kilos in the next year after no 4 arrives - then it'll be my grovellor.Beerfan wrote:Why are you selling it? Getting another for solid days?
Gumtree people, lol
I saw your board on "the gumtree.
How much rocker does it have? I'm looking for something with a little more than my new mini merk. Are you in a position to compare it to the mini merk rocker at all?
Been riding my mini merk a fair bit since I got it. Mainly at Cronulla point. I'm loving it and am thinking about getting something longer and more slender for the bigger days at Cronulla point where I seem to struggle with the width of the board. It really doesn't seem to like the choppy days either. I seem to stack it a lot in the choppier stuff. Which is surprising as its glassed heavy.
Hatchnam wrote:
Filthy little hipster.
Trev wrote:I have always had a lot of time for Dick
smnmntll wrote:Got one in the mouth once, that was pretty memorable
Trev wrote:I have always had a lot of time for Dick
smnmntll wrote:Got one in the mouth once, that was pretty memorable
Cuttlefish wrote:Here's a link to a few pics of my mlv...with a few other boards lying around for comparisons sake.
http://www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Surf ... ad/?page=6
Trev wrote:I have always had a lot of time for Dick
smnmntll wrote:Got one in the mouth once, that was pretty memorable
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