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Gear Talk / Re: Board Carrier for Bicycle: To Buy or to Build? Reviews?
« on: December 16, 2013, 10:55:32 AM »
Ya Salt.. they look well engineered. At first I thought their internet site was pretty cool too ..being brave enough to use hard cropped photos.   ..'till I wanted to see the whole item. 

Then it became a chore trying to get enough product view to make a decent judgement. Guys with Mini-Dreads as greeters are OK, but let us talk to the engineers in the back.  I want a video of a single person loading an 11' SUP ..then getting on the bike.

Jim

2042
Gear Talk / Re: Nikon Aw1 waterproof camera
« on: December 16, 2013, 07:27:04 AM »
Water.. You meet so many interesting people on the internet.  I don't remember exactly, but she maybe came from ..Match.com?  She had a degree in Bioengineering, Yale class of '34.

Jim

2043
SUP General / Re: Cool graphic wind map
« on: December 16, 2013, 07:16:57 AM »
Thanks Axe,   Very cool.. and you can even rotate the Earth. 

Here's one of my favorites by a couple of Google guys.. they just missed added offshore winds.

http://hint.fm/wind/

Put your pointer over your local area and click to expand and see specific speeds.

Jim

2044
Gear Talk / Re: Board Carrier for Bicycle: To Buy or to Build? Reviews?
« on: December 15, 2013, 01:25:16 PM »
I saw this one posted by FlySUP.. maybe he can share the specifics.  Don't we all wish we lived that close...




Jim

2045
SUP General / Re: All around Question about All around board
« on: December 12, 2013, 10:05:06 AM »
Mik911,  I'll chime in because I think my reply may mean something for SCP too..  I have both the 11'4 and 10'6.5 Nalu .. and a 9'2 Fanatic Allwave (had Creek's 9'10x33)  The Allwave at 31.5" 'feels' more stable than both Nalu'z's at 30".  It may be that the thick rails have much more reserve buoyancy...?

At 5'11x180+ I did not like the 'corky' feel of the 191L, AW 9'10 ..the 9'2x160L seems much better for me; does 'planted' make sense?  However, my risk tolerance will not allow me to comfortably takeoff on a vertical lip looking into the pit.  I needed a board that I could scratch in from farther out. I only had one pre-freezing session with the 10'6.5...  but I am convinced that next Spring I will be much better off.  Both the Nalu 11'4 and AW 9'2 are on the local sale block. 

If I had a licka sense, I would keep the Allwave because on crossed up swells, backwash and wind chop it is much easier stay aboard the AW, but I am confident that the Nalu 10'6.5 will be a much better board on the days that count. The Nalu is a little more tippy, but not a deal killer. Like kiteboarding, if the ocean is a mess - then flatwater, bayside will always be more fun anyway.



Qualifier:  Compared to most others here, my job in the lineup is to make SUPsurf look difficult.

Jim

2046
SUP General / Re: King of the Cut Vid - Western Australia
« on: December 12, 2013, 05:51:26 AM »
Nicely done!  Looks a helluva lot more fun that going left-to-right.

For those who did not know:  click on the VIMEO logo at the Lower Right of the image window to access the Large/HD version. 

Jim

2047
Wow,  I am amazed at some of your endurance.  Like tw, I go out for about a 1hr 'grind' and end up well satisfied with that. 

Jim

2048
I would think winter paddling is best for brackish or saltwater. That 'formerly', non-skid deck could quickly become too slick to stand ..or even lay on.. in fresh water.  Careful.

Jim

2049
SUP General / Re: I have been wanting to post this pic
« on: December 08, 2013, 10:46:25 AM »
They may have started smoking their cargo before they got it ashore.

Jim


2050

...fricking NorthFace ad keeps exploding over the page.  (NF is a down market brand locally)

Jim

2051
Subber, Sorry I did not reply sooner. I must be 80% Gypsy because I always grub around looking for the deals; the two I bought were 'rentals' ..$129ea. incl. delivery.  NO-WAY I'd spring $600 for rubber, but ..at $129. I can afford to cut one up to make a Spring out of it. 



As someone who makes stuff.. the inside is often more important to me than how many logos or famous signatures it has.  This Xterra is pretty well done. Not fully taped but I like the fact that they take the effort to trap the stitch ends.  The cuffs have about 4" of tape up the leg/sleeve because they take a beating.  You can also see the heavier body (core) rubber vs. the sleeves.



As cheap as I am I almost did not buy the Matuse, even discounted as 'last season's model'.  I am glad I did tho' because it is remarkably comfortable.  The inside-suspenders are a bit fussy but they do help hike the suit up high enough.

Both of these suits put a lot of work in their shoulder/arm work.  The Xterra is obvious: it a fricking SWIMsuit.  I like a fully taped suit (anybody want to buy a production seam tape machine?  I have a Queenlight QHP-A08 for sale.) .. but I more love a smoothie.

I hope to take these suits to FL this winter; my boards are in cold storage locally.

Jim


2052
Gear Talk / Re: Do I need pads on my car racks? Fins forward or backwards?
« on: December 06, 2013, 06:58:37 AM »
Compress the pads a bit to make sure the strap/s are tight .. and do not buy straps that have slick nylon webbing. Slick webbing can slowly weasel itself out of the teeth. If you are around saltwater pick the Black clip in this picture. The other clip has a pivot axle that tends to corrode more quickly and resist the spring - leaving you with insufficient tension/compression. 

Also, make sure you secure the tail after it leaves the buckle.. waving around in the wind can make it wiggle loose also.



I made rack pads, even some soft racks in a prior life. 

Jim

2053
SUP Gear Reviews / Newly Acquired / On Order / Re: Proper street SUP..
« on: December 01, 2013, 02:42:53 PM »
Jake,  Clutch DZ is a pretty piece!  (I had to take a look.)  I've looked at Silverfish when I wanted a review for wheels, etc.. but I am not really a performer.

   

I'm an old traditionalist that does not really use a skate as I would have five decades ago so my experienced taste dictate what I push rather than a performance envelope.

I gotta tell you tho'.. this Meyer is one fine platform.  I got to use it and the Meyer Stick this afternoon at our federal park and it reminds me of the Fanatic Allwave ...remarkably stable and capable of some sweet Giant Slalom turns.  Gio, my dog, pulled me for about 15 minutes and he can get us going at a decent clip.

I need a spacer under the front truck - even with smaller wheels I was getting 'wheel bite' when I started to get cocky.  I have had three broken wrists - no need for more.  Like you said about the Hamboard, the wide area for foot placement on this Meyer is wonderful making the board very easy to control.  (first time for 195mm trucks also, so do not know what that added..)

The Stick is excellent.  That ball at the end has 5X the traction as the Big Stick hatchet.  I do not have any fear of the stick's knob hooking the wheels on this wide deck like I do on my narrow boards.  I may cut the stick down a bit. It feels a too upright after paddling a surfSUP.  And with the extra traction, I want to up the reps and dig deeper.  Anyway.. good, cheap fun. Cheers.

Jim

2054
SUP Gear Reviews / Newly Acquired / On Order / Proper street SUP..
« on: November 29, 2013, 08:21:10 AM »

I have done a longboard-Big Stick combo for about a year.  My country road is tar-n-chip so it's not smooth riding like SoCal but ..still fun.  I have had my Hobie 4'0 (48") for a long time..  and another 4'0 picked up at Surf Expo in the late 80's.

Looking for a new board was prompted by videos of a board called a HAMBOARD from Huntington Beach CA ..a really longboard at 6'6. The $600 cost of the Hamboard Classic was off putting, but the guy and his five sons had me thinking I clearly picked the wrong parents at the wrong time - www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBL2iEbxlV4 




This new board is from Meyer Boarding of Miramar Beach FL. It is 4'10 x 15" using an 11ply, 3/4" blank. It is priced at $139.  The SUP handle caught my eye of course, but it is practical because the board is 19lbs. (the Hobie is 3ply x 10" at 11lb)



I love the way they 'glass' the bottom of the board. The non-skid deck is perfect and unlike most tape allows color to show.  I got deck-only and ordered some 195mm Paris trucks to accommodate the width.  These wheels are 80mm Satori Big Buds.. but they're coming off.  In the few minutes I have had to kick the board, the wheels are a real drag.



Meyer Boarding also make a Stick.  I have had both pusher parts of the 'Big Stick' brand stick. The tomahawk shape is the current one, but I do not like it at all.  The double-wheel version had much better 'stick-tion' for me.  I break this new version loose a lot.  I suspect that this new version does not hook a back wheel as easily as the old double-wheels.  (elbow pads recommended!)

The Meyer stick uses a Lacrosse ball pusher.  It's too cold here for a decent street test to really know, but the durometer seems a little softer than the Big Stick tomahawk - perhaps offsetting what appears to be a smaller contact patch..? 



The other thing ..I expect to like.. about the Meyer stick is the knob vs. the T-handle.  For the tomahawk the T-handle is probably needed to keep it aligned to the pavement.  The knob will make sure you virtually never hit the same wear point on the push ball.  I have a feeling you want a glove for that knob if you are out very long.


Jim




2055
Training, Diet, and Fitness / Re: Nuts!
« on: November 26, 2013, 06:51:03 AM »
PB,   ...it's pick your poison.   Tree nuts puts my wife in an ambulance.  It's difficult for her to eat out casually.  That, after about 55yrs of eating them regularly!?

Jim

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