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I’ve still got twin phobia….im trying to get over it but nope….thruster.and quads ok too…..not willing to gamble the $$$ on something I didn’t like years ago….i do realise they are better now…..and see some great surfing on them….but tail fins ….love em as I push hard out of turns.
And the best beer I ever had was Eumundi lager on tap at the Eumundi pub when it first came out during a Noosa mission many years ago.
Now, if I just see a coopers pale ale on tap I’m pretty grateful for the simple things.
Optimist wrote:I’ve still got twin phobia….im trying to get over it but nope….thruster.and quads ok too…..not willing to gamble the $$$ on something I didn’t like years ago….i do realise they are better now…..and see some great surfing on them….but tail fins ….love em as I push hard out of turns.
And the best beer I ever had was Eumundi lager on tap at the Eumundi pub when it first came out during a Noosa mission many years ago.
Now, if I just see a coopers pale ale on tap I’m pretty grateful for the simple things.
Fair comments. When you’ve got quite larger fins in a twinnie their drive power allows for no need of a rear fin, alas, each to their own. I do love quads also. AW
Brother Brutus told me about a new thing he was working on a fair while ago.
He said it was a Swiss Army knife of boards…it could be ridden in all fin combos.
I didn’t listen and now regret not getting one as he is a master of design.
I would guess that the board he was talking about is his new VEECON3
I watched a you tube on it and it looked awesome.
I’ve also seen a clip of the old boy riding one.
I’m good for boards at present but I’ve got my eye on that one.
I like the fact that it comes in all sizes for all ages and wave sizes ….and can ride it as a twin or thruster ..quad …etc etc.
^^ anglesea surf shop had a full size range at Christmas @optimist, check out their Instagram a/c if you’re on it … super sharp rails under the board top to toe
Optimist wrote:Brother Brutus told me about a new thing he was working on a fair while ago.
He said it was a Swiss Army knife of boards…it could be ridden in all fin combos.
I didn’t listen and now regret not getting one as he is a master of design.
I would guess that the board he was talking about is his new VEECON3
I watched a you tube on it and it looked awesome.
I’ve also seen a clip of the old boy riding one.
I’m good for boards at present but I’ve got my eye on that one.
I like the fact that it comes in all sizes for all ages and wave sizes ….and can ride it as a twin or thruster ..quad …etc etc.
Optimist. A lot of boards have that multi set up.
I’m good for boards at present, but always looking for one. AW
Optimist wrote:Brother Brutus told me about a new thing he was working on a fair while ago.
He said it was a Swiss Army knife of boards…it could be ridden in all fin combos.
I didn’t listen and now regret not getting one as he is a master of design.
I would guess that the board he was talking about is his new VEECON3
I watched a you tube on it and it looked awesome.
I’ve also seen a clip of the old boy riding one.
I’m good for boards at present but I’ve got my eye on that one.
I like the fact that it comes in all sizes for all ages and wave sizes ….and can ride it as a twin or thruster ..quad …etc etc.
Might have been the Shiva model also.
Nope it was a flyer model with a swallow he was talking about so it’d be the new veecon3….wasn't that long ago …..the flyer bit scared me as I’m usually a smooth continuous rail guy personally …..but now after watching the video I understand the science of the fluted flyer…
Looks the goods for sure…..his boards are fast…..his signature hard rails keep the water under the board for speed …and the vee bottoms stop the boards rails catching in the turns.
Aren’t MR’s 1980 Twinnies vee bottom, fluted flyers with a hard bottom edge rail nose to tail?
Optimist wrote:Nope it was a flyer model with a swallow he was talking about so it’d be the new veecon3….wasn't that long ago …..the flyer bit scared me as I’m usually a smooth continuous rail guy personally …..but now after watching the video I understand the science of the fluted flyer…
Looks the goods for sure…..his boards are fast…..his signature hard rails keep the water under the board for speed …and the vee bottoms stop the boards rails catching in the turns.
Wasnt that only plugged for Thruster ?
Oddly enough our early Simon thruster has hard edge nose to tail - maybe the MR board had influence??
Rode MC edges a lot in early 2000s, like them for quick whip side to side, they seem to free up the large concave.
Udo, that one certainly is….maybe that’s the latest final outcome he’s happy with, or maybe the standard British production boards are thrusters.
I’m sure you can have a five fin in anything he does as long as he recommends it so……it was about 18 months ago when I spoke to him…
Guy has seen the current veecon 3 rack boards in vicco….i wonder what boxes they have.?
Maybe the flutes is a newer addition idea and do away with need for a 4 fin board due to the extra grip….
Plenty more on there Insta Page Opti ...
garyg1412 wrote:A Salty Dog wrote:As for ripping off the system, fraudulent claims are seen as a national sport, but in reality you are only stealing from other taxpayers.
I think it was an international sport back in the 80's Salty. From memory the Bob Hawke Surf Team played a lot of aggro matches in the J-Bay arena!!
Ha!!!
Would have loved to have played, but I was out injured with a mortgage and two kids!!!
^^ classic @Salty
The "I can't believe it's not politics" thread.