It's funny how boards always look better than in drawings... I can say the same for bicycles etc.

It is certainly possible beveled rails will make the board less stable in chop. I would imagine it depends on the way they are shaped. I couldn't even guess what they will do without seeing an actual board. I have ridden a couple boards with bevels that didn't seem to affect stability, although they were pretty soft and they did not go as far back as the drawing indicates they do on the Wide Speed.

changing topic slightly - does optimal shape depend on power of mushy waves? Yesterday the swell was ~ 7ft. @ 11s and some of the set waves were solidly overhead, but peeling really slow and not steep. I really like how my Blurr V2 handles these waves in terms of being nimble and smooth rail to rail; for my skill level, feels easier to do a backside cutback on V2 than my Worldwide (which is bigger so not fair comparison), same with navigating whitewater to finish the cutback. But I can see how a board that was inherently faster would be a blast...

Surlygringo said..

Kisutch said..
changing topic slightly - does optimal shape depend on power of mushy waves? Yesterday the swell was ~ 7ft. @ 11s and some of the set waves were solidly overhead, but peeling really slow and not steep. I really like how my Blurr V2 handles these waves in terms of being nimble and smooth rail to rail; for my skill level, feels easier to do a backside cutback on V2 than my Worldwide (which is bigger so not fair comparison), same with navigating whitewater to finish the cutback. But I can see how a board that was inherently faster would be a blast...

The short answer is: it depends:) In small mushy waves a faster board is usually more fun. There are myriad ways to make a board faster ranging from longboards to very short boards that pump well. In the case of an overhead wave that is mushy it seems like the V2 might be a pretty nice ride. Are you finding it to be slow even if you pump it, or is it just a matter of figuring out how to make it go fast in those waves?

Nearly all of the solid mushy waves I've gotten this winter were lefts (my backside) and I'm not very good at pumping on that side or making speed from compression/extension on bottom turn/cutback, but waves were big enough to go fairly fast without trying. Hopefully can keep getting practice on them

Kisutch said..

Surlygringo said..

Kisutch said..
changing topic slightly - does optimal shape depend on power of mushy waves? Yesterday the swell was ~ 7ft. @ 11s and some of the set waves were solidly overhead, but peeling really slow and not steep. I really like how my Blurr V2 handles these waves in terms of being nimble and smooth rail to rail; for my skill level, feels easier to do a backside cutback on V2 than my Worldwide (which is bigger so not fair comparison), same with navigating whitewater to finish the cutback. But I can see how a board that was inherently faster would be a blast...

The short answer is: it depends:) In small mushy waves a faster board is usually more fun. There are myriad ways to make a board faster ranging from longboards to very short boards that pump well. In the case of an overhead wave that is mushy it seems like the V2 might be a pretty nice ride. Are you finding it to be slow even if you pump it, or is it just a matter of figuring out how to make it go fast in those waves?

Nearly all of the solid mushy waves I've gotten this winter were lefts (my backside) and I'm not very good at pumping on that side or making speed from compression/extension on bottom turn/cutback, but waves were big enough to go fairly fast without trying. Hopefully can keep getting practice on them

Pumping backside does feel a little less intuitive when you are starting out. It is really the just same thing as frontside. Once you feel it you will have it.