You would think living on the Gold Coast there would be a stack of longboard stores.
Well nope.

hahaha thats funny im on the net nowhaving a look at was on the coast,watched some weird porn instead be over monday for my styling new shirt mac

Theres one - how many do you need ? They sell Laguna Bay, G&S, and even that other M brand, as well as GSI and others. You are also only a short drive to Noosa Surfworks, Brett Munro, North Coast Surfboards and other iconic labels so you could always go to the source of the best longboards in the country. We are actually spoilt for choice as far as good longboards go I reckon. Its actually hard to beat a day trip to Noosa or Byron and doing the rounds of the shops and factories IMO.

Agree with 62mac, we used to have Australian Longboarder at Kirra...goooooone! We used to have Dukes at Mermaid...gooooone! (as Fatty Vautin would say).
This so-called two speed economy (read zero speed on the Gold Coast!) has also recently claimed World Surfers out on West Burleigh Road, Board Culture's shop out the front of the airport and now the Greenline SUP shop is closing at Mermaid Beach.
At least Board Culture's remaining shop at Mermaid Beach has taken over the baton from Dukes up that end of the coast - they support the local longboard clubs and now have a lot of new and used mals there and they can do McTavish and other customs like Dukes did. The shop guys are also longboarders so they speak our language, unlike the other shops!
But I am slightly envious of the guys at Byron and Noosa who seem to have a few more options than us on the Goldy at the moment, though I just can't justify the time and petrol money in getting there...

Its a bit odd considering how many people live there. Dick Van Straalen does a few longboards has anyone had any experience with them ?

Your better off than we are here I don't get to see most of the boards I get before I buy them.

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smh said...

Its a bit odd considering how many people live there. Dick Van Straalen does a few longboards has anyone had any experience with them ?

DVS has a following similar to that of Geoff McCoy - in that they are fantastic boards for both quality and performance but they are not boards you see a lot of in the lineup. Generally people who ride their boards have been riding them forever and always will.
DVS does an "aussie allrounder" longboard which is kinda gunny and is fantastic in bigger waves. I have ridden one in biggish waves near Byron and the only other board that came close was Bob Ms original 8ft G2.

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noosa66 said...

Agree with 62mac, we used to have Australian Longboarder at Kirra...goooooone! We used to have Dukes at Mermaid...gooooone! (as Fatty Vautin would say).
This so-called two speed economy (read zero speed on the Gold Coast!) has also recently claimed World Surfers out on West Burleigh Road, Board Culture's shop out the front of the airport and now the Greenline SUP shop is closing at Mermaid Beach.
At least Board Culture's remaining shop at Mermaid Beach has taken over the baton from Dukes up that end of the coast - they support the local longboard clubs and now have a lot of new and used mals there and they can do McTavish and other customs like Dukes did. The shop guys are also longboarders so they speak our language, unlike the other shops!
But I am slightly envious of the guys at Byron and Noosa who seem to have a few more options than us on the Goldy at the moment, though I just can't justify the time and petrol money in getting there...

First up welcome noosa and a good opening post.What Greenline is closing wtf?
Billboard where are these boards stocked,you know you have bugger all chance of getting me off me MCT's.Yes Noosa and Byron are great getaway's,but working full time and using the time I do get off to surf as often as I can I wouldn't do the drive 3 hours north to pay a board.
My topic and a chat I've had with two industry people is there is a massive hole in the market as far as longboards go!I know what I'd be doing if I owned a surf store.

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billboard said...

Theres one - how many do you need ? They sell Laguna Bay, G&S, and even that other M brand, as well as GSI and others. You are also only a short drive to Noosa Surfworks, Brett Munro, North Coast Surfboards and other iconic labels so you could always go to the source of the best longboards in the country. We are actually spoilt for choice as far as good longboards go I reckon. Its actually hard to beat a day trip to Noosa or Byron and doing the rounds of the shops and factories IMO.

you summed it up,there is one. noosa ,byron pffft as you would say not local to me. you got the life if you call them local.

Billboard is right re DVS. I know Grant who organises the annual Alley Fish Fry has had several boards (somewhere between 8 & 10ft) from Dick and loves them. They are all hand shaped at Burleigh.
But the same applies to a lot of the experienced shapers, (be they DVS, McCoy, MR, MC, Rooster Dell, Wayne Deane, Billy Tolhurst, Gary Burden, Mctavish, etc) in that they all have their band of followers and rightly so.

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towball said...

Your better off than we are here I don't get to see most of the boards I get before I buy them.

Maybe so TB,but this place is ripe for the picking done the correct way!
Wheel of fortune,spend your money in the local area and that money will
be spent also in the local area,well sounds good anyway

Sounds like a good LB store in NZ and the GC could be a winner
Duke's was great,I could drop by have a chat order a board and my son
could go next door to Stu's and do the same,too easy!

Well 62mac, its not that bad. You can still drop the lad at Stuarts for his shorty and then either walk/drive half a km south to Board Culture or drive all the way down to by Byron (or up to Noosa).
Your choice and I think the GC economy needs as much money as it can get right now before more shops close.

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billboard said...

Theres one - how many do you need ? They sell Laguna Bay, G&S, and even that other M brand, as well as GSI and others. You are also only a short drive to Noosa Surfworks, Brett Munro, North Coast Surfboards and other iconic labels so you could always go to the source of the best longboards in the country. We are actually spoilt for choice as far as good longboards go I reckon. Its actually hard to beat a day trip to Noosa or Byron and doing the rounds of the shops and factories IMO.

and where on the GC is this shop?

have you all gone mental,i thought the thread WAS ABOUT LOCAL SHOPS and there is one pffft . noosa is ages away and byron is half ages away. i like goin to a shaper if he is making my board,but i like going to a shop so i can see multiple brands and see what i want to check out later.ie then going to that shaper and order a custom if they dont have something on the rack that i like.

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have you all gone mental,i thought the thread WAS ABOUT LOCAL SHOPS and there is one pffft . noosa is ages away and byron is half ages away. i like goin to a shaper if he is making my board,but i like going to a shop so i can see multiple brands and see what i want to check out later.ie then going to that shaper and order a custom if they dont have something on the rack that i like.

have your all gone mental? well i am already

Byron 6 hour round trip now I've already fallen asleep at the wheel,sorry Noosa is at least a two nighter for me the place is just too good to drop in and get out of town.

hahaha i have mac, been on f u rampage all day,if you could have only dealt with the idiots instead of poor me. anyone got a job for a fruitloop

So Billboard whats the store your referring to
I know your hanging around the forum.So where
is it

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62mac said...

So Billboard whats the store your referring to
I know your hanging around the forum.So where
is it

BOARD CULTURE. I would strongly suggest we support these guys and let them know what we want and need as a longboard community because I am confident that if we dont support them, then the BIG players may just snuff out longboard retail choice completely. Just my personal thoughts.
Disclaimer - I have nothing at all to do with this shop.

So whats the go with Laguna Bay,G&S and alikeIs Board Culture the NEXT BIG THING BB you're in the know so wtf is going on in our neck of the woods.

i know i was looking at mal riding clubs on the goldy and board culture have taken up the sponsorship of narrow neck mal riders after dukes folded they sponsor a few mal clubs on the coast from what i read.

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i know i was looking at mal riding clubs on the goldy and board culture have taken up the sponsorship of narrow neck mal riders after dukes folded they sponsor a few mal clubs on the coast from what i read.

That's great,so how about they sponsor me

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62mac said...

So whats the go with Laguna Bay,G&S and alikeIs Board Culture the NEXT BIG THING BB you're in the know so wtf is going on in our neck of the woods.

Mate I am not involved at all with board culture but I know the owner, Mark, and he is I believe an honest, good guy who is going to try to offer as big a range of boards as he can and he has taken on Laguna Bay, G&S and I think McT and a whole host of other labels (I dont work for him so I dont know what brands)

I am actually NOT in the know about anything other than the fact that certain companies/people are****** the industry for the genuine guys who actually give a sh#t about the industry and surfers - its a f#ckin disgrace, so support people like Noosa Surfworks, McT (real ones) Munro, Classic, DVS and all the other great aussie labels. Do this by buying direct from the shaper or go and see Mark at board culture and say "get me a ..... " and help him to help us keep the longboard community strong on the goldy.
BTW - did you know miami longboards have finished ! Now that is an iconic goldy label gone forever because of ........... (dont need the grief) what a tragic loss to local surfing - I dont know anyone who hasnt owned or ridden a miami longboard - IMO the best value for money surfboards ever made.

Rant over sorry

sponsor your self or go see uncle bob where you surfing this weekend? im still trying to work my beast out atm

See you are in the know, how TF would I ever know all that.Cheers for the info.
Sounds like you've got something to say but maybe not here,fair enough!

Mark who,who the F is this Mark guysounds like an ok'ish sort of guy!

Actually Mac i bought a board off Mark a year or so a go and he is nice guy,i should have pointed him out to you on the weekend.

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See you are in the know, how TF would I ever know all that.Cheers for the info.
Sounds like you've got something to say but maybe not here,fair enough!

Mark who,who the F is this Mark guysounds like an ok'ish sort of guy!

Mark Sutton is the owner/manager (as far as I know) of board culture and he is a longboarder. I dont know him well but he comes across as open/honest/interested and passionate about logs and logging. He has been a supporter of burleigh longboard club for quite a while and I think he has been a pretty generous sponsor for them
I am not blowin sunshine up hisass because as I say I dont really know him or the shop intimately, but he's having a go and in the current climate thats gotta be applauded.

Mark also bought Ocean and Earth at the Cooly Airport a while ago but i don't know exactly what happened there,possibly the way the world is going financially

I here what you are saying mac but ,it takes me 45min to Byron from the airport , I bet you sit traffic longer than that and as was said before you are spoilt for choice when you get there Brett Munro top kiwi bloke .I've been in business here for twenty years,when I talk to people in the surf industry here I always come to the conclusion that Margins are not big enough. But I guess if there was aplace to do it the GC would have to be it , so what are you waiting for mac.The other thing Iwill add to that is you once talked about a coffee long board shop I think that idea's a winner

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towball said...

Your better off than we are here I don't get to see most of the boards I get before I buy them.

Maybe so TB,but this place is ripe for the picking done the correct way!
Wheel of fortune,spend your money in the local area and that money will
be spent also in the local area,well sounds good anyway

Sounds like a good LB store in NZ and the GC could be a winner
Duke's was great,I could drop by have a chat order a board and my son
could go next door to Stu's and do the same,too easy!

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billboard said...

62mac said...

See you are in the know, how TF would I ever know all that.Cheers for the info.
Sounds like you've got something to say but maybe not here,fair enough!

Mark who,who the F is this Mark guysounds like an ok'ish sort of guy!

Mark Sutton is the owner/manager (as far as I know) of board culture and he is a longboarder. I dont know him well but he comes across as open/honest/interested and passionate about logs and logging. He has been a supporter of burleigh longboard club for quite a while and I think he has been a pretty generous sponsor for them
I am not blowin sunshine up hisass because as I say I dont really know him or the shop intimately, but he's having a go and in the current climate thats gotta be applauded.

Oh now I know who ya talking about,met him once at the Dukes wake.
There ya go I've been blinded all this time!Sounds like a TFM ( TOP F-----G MAN)
TB, I've got more than enough on my plate atm,but if things were different I'd give it a shot

Yer know the feeling mac wish Iwas on the goldie now bloody work

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towball said...

Yer know the feeling mac wish Iwas on the goldie now bloody work

Same