I'm always good for a rumour
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word is they aren't always that light and that's from 2 people who are working at the factory and the odd one I have picked up. Not suggesting that weight is the be all to end all, so what are you buying? Flex... PU/PE boards flex
Also heard a certain Asian factory wasn't too concerned about his patent, hence other carbon-railed EPS boards. Something about how deep are your pockets if you want to go down a legal path? That's just a rumour, and funnily enough the same company is now to produce them.
Have seen a few other Australian produced boards using SIMILAR technology. I have looked at the patent but not in detail, still surprises me and probably should revisit it.
Personally, got pretty sick of waiting for the FFs to dry for repair, but you couid say the same of any EPS core. Many a crease or effed up plug (both Futures and FCS) the earlier versions also tended to look rather second hand very quickly. Still think that might be the case from the ones I have seen around, but that may be some early stock.
There are supposedly fused EPS blanks around but not sure what HS is using, but that should change things for those that use them (Surftech).
FFs build is certainly not the technology for longboards.
Good news is the FFs are now some of the brightest/whitest boards around and reason they are not too light I suggest is to ramping up the EPS density so they are less prone to compression denting. Whiteness is due to the epoxy now being used for production.
ALL Hayden's boards, both EPS and PU are now glassed with the same epoxy. The EPS at least are post coated with another solution for UV protection, nothing new there either.
They are expensive, but relative to materials and work involved probably on par with where they should be. The epoxy can be about 4x the price and the glass 3x. Have just used the same epoxy and quad axial glass on two PU boards... it is available to all. The quad axial is not a lot of fun but that would be my inexperience, know how to use it next time. Didn't stop a very low density PU blank from compressing dramatically on a recent trip. Glassing: 6oz quad over 4oz E intermediate + back foot unidirectional carbon... sanded to within an inch of its life.
If you ask me, when it comes to something a bit more expensive or harder, most people in the industry have their heads firmly shoved up their own arses.
Every board is breakable, if it wasn't you probably would want to ride it.
Respect Hayden for having a go and a USP.