According to the head boss of Tower, their new in house shaper, Mr. Bryon Olson, might be the best shaper in the world. I never heard of him, but then I am way in the boonies. Is this guy really quite possibly the best in the world?
Also, when did Tower start putting advertizing on The Zone? Can I advertize my business on here? Has nothing to do with SUP but would be cool. ;D
Byron is a friend. A really good epoxy craftsman, (from my experience), and shapes some really good looking boards. Don't know about THAT claim.
SL
Quote from: SteamboatBORN on July 19, 2013, 10:04:13 AM
Also, when did Tower start putting advertizing on The Zone? Can I advertize my business on here? Has nothing to do with SUP but would be cool. ;D
Tower is a welcome site sponsor of the Zone.
They have made changes that we view as very smart and which have responded directly to some of the critiques which had been raised here in the past. Companies that listen and respond tend to move forward. Now that Tower has opened a USA production facility and shaping is being done by a shaper with chops...well, they are a much different target, but, of course, competition remains a reality.
PS: I just sent you our rate card and our Paypal address. We will be watching for your payment.
Good answer! I have been looking at getting a iSUP from them for over a year now for family.
Good to see a company respond to customers.
SL...is he the same Byron that has been building epoxy wave skis for years/decades?
Quote from: Admin on July 19, 2013, 10:44:34 AM
Quote from: SteamboatBORN on July 19, 2013, 10:04:13 AM
Also, when did Tower start putting advertizing on The Zone? Can I advertize my business on here? Has nothing to do with SUP but would be cool. ;D
Tower is a welcome site sponsor of the Zone.
They have made changes that we view as very smart and which have responded directly to some of the critiques which had been raised here in the past. Companies that listen and respond tend to move forward. Now that Tower has opened a USA production facility and shaping is being done by a shaper with chops...well, they are a much different target, but, of course, competition remains a reality.
PS: I just sent you our rate card and our Paypal address. We will be watching for your payment.
Can I pass that rate info onto others who are in the SUP industry? I think they would be super interested in getting more exposure through the best forum on SUP. Thanks!
:) Certainly.
found this on youtube. Bryon Olson talking about the new tower sup
http://youtu.be/RpphlqSjUnY (http://youtu.be/RpphlqSjUnY)
the board he is talking about looks like a nice board.
Quote from: Admin on July 19, 2013, 10:44:34 AM
Quote from: SteamboatBORN on July 19, 2013, 10:04:13 AM
Also, when did Tower start putting advertizing on The Zone? Can I advertize my business on here? Has nothing to do with SUP but would be cool. ;D
Tower is a welcome site sponsor of the Zone.
They have made changes that we view as very smart and which have responded directly to some of the critiques which had been raised here in the past. Companies that listen and respond tend to move forward. Now that Tower has opened a USA production facility and shaping is being done by a shaper with chops...well, they are a much different target, but, of course, competition remains a reality.
PS: I just sent you our rate card and our Paypal address. We will be watching for your payment.
Tower and/or their affiliates still seem to be spamming up Craigslist. Some of their listings fall into the misleading category. Doesn't look like the practice has been curbed based on a quick search.
(http://images.craigslist.org/00f0f_gzS6oKU5wua_600x450.jpg)
Quote from: SUPflorida on July 19, 2013, 10:52:26 AM
SL...is he the same Byron that has been building epoxy wave skis for years/decades?
i hope not.
Quote from: jd on July 19, 2013, 06:18:34 PM
Tower and/or their affiliates still seem to be spamming up Craigslist. Some of their listings fall into the misleading category. Doesn't look like the practice has been curbed based on a quick search.
(http://images.craigslist.org/00f0f_gzS6oKU5wua_600x450.jpg)
Good God! They're not claiming that's PonoBill, are they?
Linter I am afraid he may be...looked on his face book page and his profile picture has him on a wave ski...I do not see that as a problem, but a plus...the deeper his skill set in wave craft the deeper his understanding of what works and why...don't think one dimensional...
What's the problem with spamming Craigslist? Isn't that what CL is for?
Quote from: SUPflorida on July 19, 2013, 07:27:36 PM
Linter I am afraid he may be...looked on his face book page and his profile picture has him on a wave ski...I do not see that as a problem, but a plus...the deeper his skill set in wave craft the deeper his understanding of what works and why...don't think one dimensional...
oh, i have nothing against waveskis, since that's what i rode before SUPs (and I still have my Infinity waveski in the garage). i've had dealings with olson before and it's olson (who will be the first to tell you he's the best shaper in the world) that i have a problem with. i wish tower the best of luck with him, but if their association doesn't last long or ends in acrimony or maybe even a stress-induced heart attack on tower's part, don't be surprised.
Tower stopped spamming my local craigslist and I appreciate it. The problem was that if you as an owner posted an ad, it would drop of the page due to the 5+ posts per day by Tower. Now that they have stopped, my ad is still up on the first page from 4 weeks ago.
Quote from: Skate on July 19, 2013, 05:43:14 PM
the board he is talking about looks like a nice board.
Yeah a Naish Glide. :D
Linter...got you...I thought I remembered him having a rather strong personality presence on one of the wave ski forums, but that was many years ago...was hoping he mellowed with age...at the time he could not have been mistaken for a self confidence problem... ::)
He knows how to rip on the wave ski.
I thought Jerry Grantham was the best in the world, he even told me he was.
He's now on the big island, educating them.
Actually he is a pretty good shaper, you would be too if you've shaped 100,000 boards. ;)
If he sees this, I could be in trouble,,,,,,,,,,,, hea Jerry, long time, no sea!
What, I can't stay at your house when I come over?
73
no doubt byron is a great waveskier, and i'll leave it at that.
Steve Boehne of Infinity is and has been a legendary surfboard / SUP shaper, and he shapes wave skis.
Now that being said, those butt boarders are the biggest group of wave hogs I've ever met.
Quote from: TallDude on July 22, 2013, 05:32:59 PM
Steve Boehne of Infinity is and has been a legendary surfboard / SUP shaper, and he shapes wave skis.
Now that being said, those butt boarders are the biggest group of wave hogs I've ever met.
+1
Yeah, they sit so far outside, go for everything and with that paddle they can make waves that aren't even waves yet.
yes we should ban paddler with double blade. think about it, SUPer have one blade its consider dangerous, when you have two blade, it 2X more dangerous. ;D
We should just ban everyone but me and people that I personally approve of. No other way to ensure its safe out there.
It was repeat confrontations between some aggressive butt boarders and long boarders that originally got the SanO paddle ban put in place. I really don't hold any grudge against them, as a lot of them are good friends.
I just met a young wounded vet who was taking his 3 year old son to the beach for the first time by himself in a wheel chair. I helped him through the sand, and said he wanted to some how try surfing again. I told him a wave ski would be perfect for him, and told him the guys at Infinity would hook him up. I hope to see him out there snaking me on every wave.
Talldude mobile
I keep saying - it's not the equipment that causes the problems - it's the operator... Judge the person!!
A 12'6 race board for $895?!
This is a perfect board for the guy who started the "why do sups cost so much" thread ;D
Can't wait 'till a SoCal zoner demos it & reports back... Kinda curious.
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He's only renowned now!
I was actually going to get a board shaped by him in May or June...until I found an old civic wagon which took the place of my lifted 4x4 Suburban as my surfmobile (needed to save gas). Anyway, my buddies introduced me to him. Never heard of him before. His resume is pretty impressive though. My buddies were telling me he as shaped for some big names and some big companies. I still want to see some of his shapes and talk about his theory on shapes (He said a lot of the things I thought were innovative are gimicky).
Quote from: linter on July 20, 2013, 03:34:07 AM
....i've had dealings with olson before and it's olson (who will be the first to tell you he's the best shaper in the world) that i have a problem with...
Which is actually how he came across to me a bit. But there is something to be said about confidence.
From the press release it sounds like the Tower CEO hired a guy he thought was a solid guy, and gave him some corporate props saying we got a good one. There are a lot of really good shapers out there and each one of them is influenced by the road they've traveled. I didn't read anything into the release that was too flowery.
GT,
Those civics last a lifetime. I used to work for the company that did the groundwater monitoring out at American Honda in Torrance. They had a slew of long term test cars out there, and these two 1991 awd civic wagons with a mere 5000 miles on them. I must have asked 10 times for them to sell me one. They were pristine...argh. No sale, but not for the lack of effort. Sold my 4-runner half a year ago, and put racks on my wife's new mazda 3. Even with wind resistance, we still get 32-34 schlepping two boards down the fwy. You've made a wise move (all the wiser with +$4/gal. gas).
1990 RT4WD ;D
Quote from: Admin on July 19, 2013, 06:35:20 PM
Quote from: jd on July 19, 2013, 06:18:34 PM
Tower and/or their affiliates still seem to be spamming up Craigslist. Some of their listings fall into the misleading category. Doesn't look like the practice has been curbed based on a quick search.
(http://images.craigslist.org/00f0f_gzS6oKU5wua_600x450.jpg)
Good God! They're not claiming that's PonoBill, are they?
Obviously not, I have much bigger hooters.
I saw one of those Tower inflatables today. Yikes--they're so very ugly. Might make a nice camping bed though. The guy who owned it was quickly blown up against the far shore at Nichols. He's probably still there. They look a little better when they're at least 200 yards away.
Uff, I thought that was the Tower version of a Thule cargo box.
Quote from: PonoBill on July 27, 2013, 10:57:45 PM
Quote from: Admin on July 19, 2013, 06:35:20 PM
Quote from: jd on July 19, 2013, 06:18:34 PM
Tower and/or their affiliates still seem to be spamming up Craigslist. Some of their listings fall into the misleading category. Doesn't look like the practice has been curbed based on a quick search.
(http://images.craigslist.org/00f0f_gzS6oKU5wua_600x450.jpg)
Good God! They're not claiming that's PonoBill, are they?
Obviously not, I have much bigger hooters.
I saw one of those Tower inflatables today. Yikes--they're so very ugly. Might make a nice camping bed though. The guy who owned it was quickly blown up against the far shore at Nichols. He's probably still there. They look a little better when they're at least 200 yards away.
You're wrong about them being ugly. According to the Tower website:
Not only is the Tower Adventurer inflatable stand up paddle board one of, if not THE, best looking inflatable SUP on the market, at 6" thick, it represents a giant leap forward in inflatable SUP rigidity, which makes all the difference in the world.Plus on one of, if not THE, last lines in the description, it has a list price--therefore an actual value--of $1000, or 70% more than what it costs to buy.
I thought that was an inflatable party roof for a jeep?
With two of them you might even be able to float the jeep across a river?