Im not one for pimping but I must say this board looks nice and the blurb makes me want to buy one.

http://www.mctavish.com.au/surfboard/step-deck

Gee wiz if it's not bad enough that mctavish streal everyone's designs. They have now stooped to copying 7s gsi boards. Can't use smiles anymore Laurie wtf

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chrispychru said..

Gee wiz if it's not bad enough that mctavish streal everyone's designs. They have now stooped to copying 7s gsi boards. Can't use smiles anymore Laurie wtf

Therya go chrispy

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Gee wiz if it's not bad enough that mctavish streal everyone's designs. They have now stooped to copying 7s gsi boards. Can't use smiles anymore Laurie wtf

Chrispy,

You make me laugh. Im sure your main man SDR could whip up something similar!

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chrispychru said..

Gee wiz if it's not bad enough that mctavish streal everyone's designs. They have now stooped to copying 7s gsi boards. Can't use smiles anymore Laurie wtf

Far from a 7s mate.Its one of Bobs old 60's design so who copied who

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62mac said..

jasdeking said..

i love this http://www.mctavish.com.au/surfboard/noserider

but how would it differ to www.mctavish.com.au/surfboard/noosa-66

interested in what you think

They don't interest me mate too one dimensional as Chrispy would say,better off with a Fireball alrounder imho.

... yeh but lets say all you do is surf the points at noosa .. or similar ?

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jasdeking said...

62mac said..

jasdeking said..

i love this http://www.mctavish.com.au/surfboard/noserider

but how would it differ to www.mctavish.com.au/surfboard/noosa-66

interested in what you think

They don't interest me mate too one dimensional as Chrispy would say,better off with a Fireball alrounder imho.

... yeh but lets say all you do is surf the points at noosa .. or similar ?

Still can have a board that does that and more. One you can actually carry around on the walk back up without giving you a hernia , sometimes I think we wants things that makes surfing easier but it won't unless you surf more. For every point someone makes on how good logs are I can give one back on why they are crap.

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jasdeking said...

62mac said..

jasdeking said..

i love this http://www.mctavish.com.au/surfboard/noserider

but how would it differ to www.mctavish.com.au/surfboard/noosa-66

interested in what you think

They don't interest me mate too one dimensional as Chrispy would say,better off with a Fireball alrounder imho.

... yeh but lets say all you do is surf the points at noosa .. or similar ?

Still can have a board that does that and more. One you can actually carry around on the walk back up without giving you a hernia , sometimes I think we wants things that makes surfing easier but it won't unless you surf more. For every point someone makes on how good logs are I can give one back on why they are crap.

so why are they crap? seriously .. im only new to the sport.. i must admit i surfed my wifes in the pink 9'2 with all 3 fins :) and it turned beautifully

Can you demo boards from McT in Byron??

Maybe worth having a crack on one in Byron if you can.

www.noseriding.com/pages/TomWegenertalksWalkingonWater.htm

This might help Jas, I have a Fireball and love it but this article is the reason I am now looking for a noserider. If you are going to have a quiver might as well make them distinctively different.

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stuk said..

www.noseriding.com/pages/TomWegenertalksWalkingonWater.htm

This might help Jas, I have a Fireball and love it but this article is the reason I am now looking for a noserider. If you are going to have a quiver might as well make them distinctively different.

I would agree with this one, this is a LB forum. Lets have as many different LB's as we can!!!

i agree

so what do i own ?

are these logs or a modern take on one ?

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McHenry said...

stuk said..

www.noseriding.com/pages/TomWegenertalksWalkingonWater.htm

This might help Jas, I have a Fireball and love it but this article is the reason I am now looking for a noserider. If you are going to have a quiver might as well make them distinctively different.

I would agree with this one, this is a LB forum. Lets have as many different LB's as we can!!!

If I had unlimited funds I would buy old flow back. Might surf it once a year . Jas you would not have turned theitp so easily on a single, you answered that one. I'm off in the trick now but have a great article for you guys to read on this. Not just logs but the whole retro deal. It's not a bagging on anything just another pint of view. Peace out hipsters

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chrispychru said..

McHenry said...

stuk said..

www.noseriding.com/pages/TomWegenertalksWalkingonWater.htm

This might help Jas, I have a Fireball and love it but this article is the reason I am now looking for a noserider. If you are going to have a quiver might as well make them distinctively different.

I would agree with this one, this is a LB forum. Lets have as many different LB's as we can!!!

If I had unlimited funds I would buy old flow back. Might surf it once a year . Jas you would not have turned theitp so easily on a single, you answered that one. I'm off in the trick now but have a great article for you guys to read on this. Not just logs but the whole retro deal. It's not a bagging on anything just another pint of view. Peace out hipsters

oh i completely know.. her board turns , mine is way harder , but is that the goal of surfing? love, peace, brown rice and toe sandals

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jasdeking said..

62mac said..

jasdeking said..

i love this http://www.mctavish.com.au/surfboard/noserider

but how would it differ to www.mctavish.com.au/surfboard/noosa-66

interested in what you think

They don't interest me mate too one dimensional as Chrispy would say,better off with a Fireball alrounder imho.

... yeh but lets say all you do is surf the points at noosa .. or similar ?

Mate I would have a board like my Splice,rips and cruisers an great all rounder,it will be perfect for Noosa and we are coming soon the SB gang

Jas' imo you have to be a ducks nuts surfer to ride a log well,sure I can ride one but not that well,my cruiser sh1ts all over a log can do old school stuff and also rips so it has it all covered in my book compared to a single fin log.Ask Vanders how much his surfing has improved since he got his new board,the right gear,amazing really so this type of board works and will improve your surfing and add so much more fun.

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McHenry said...

stuk said..

www.noseriding.com/pages/TomWegenertalksWalkingonWater.htm

This might help Jas, I have a Fireball and love it but this article is the reason I am now looking for a noserider. If you are going to have a quiver might as well make them distinctively different.

I would agree with this one, this is a LB forum. Lets have as many different LB's as we can!!!

If I had unlimited funds I would buy old flow back. Might surf it once a year . Jas you would not have turned theitp so easily on a single, you answered that one. I'm off in the trick now but have a great article for you guys to read on this. Not just logs but the whole retro deal. It's not a bagging on anything just another pint of view. Peace out hipsters

Thanks for the opportunity, shocking day which has ended up with me doing my tax return so ill take this opporunity to vent a litlle...
I'll bag it retro is gay.. looking retro and thinking your in the 7o's.... Fark off... just put your polaroid cameras back in your leather over the shoulder satchels next to your book on post modernism and get back in your van and keep driving... your trying to hard and missing the point........

my real issue is .....
increased the crowds on the days that used to be oh so much fun when riding a log or LB was frowned upon..

I like logs, when it is small, crowded or full, linking section is great fun. Buy one...

But they are one dimensional, they are for walking, trimming and noseriding.... they wont turn on a dime they wont wrap around on a cutback, they wont do a reo but a good one will hold its line and glide and allow you the easiest walk to the front you will get.

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Can you demo boards from McT in Byron??

Maybe worth having a crack on one in Byron if you can.

Last time I asked it was $40 to demo a board which was refunded if you bought it

Also if you hire a board and buy one you are refunded the hire cost.

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62mac said..

jasdeking said..

i love this http://www.mctavish.com.au/surfboard/noserider

but how would it differ to www.mctavish.com.au/surfboard/noosa-66

interested in what you think

They don't interest me mate too one dimensional as Chrispy would say,better off with a Fireball alrounder imho.

i dont care i want one anyway

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jasdeking said..

i love this http://www.mctavish.com.au/surfboard/noserider

but how would it differ to www.mctavish.com.au/surfboard/noosa-66

interested in what you think

there 2 completely different boards

Noosa 66 is a mctavish involvement on steroids, same piggy type shape just not as refined and pinched as the involvement. Good board if you want that traditional 60s board but not 50kgs ringing wet.

The noserider is a typical yank board from the 60s, big californian tanker. fat & flat. I liken it to a redline but they just have different noses and the noserider has a slight roll in the belly . it will be my next board wit a few changes

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BigSpazz said..

jasdeking said..

i love this http://www.mctavish.com.au/surfboard/noserider

but how would it differ to www.mctavish.com.au/surfboard/noosa-66

interested in what you think

there 2 completely different boards

Noosa 66 is a mctavish involvement on steroids, same piggy type shape just not as refined and pinched as the involvement. Good board if you want that traditional 60s board but not 50kgs ringing wet.

The noserider is a typical yank board from the 60s, big californian tanker. fat & flat. I liken it to a redline but they just have different noses and the noserider has a slight roll in the belly . it will be my next board wit a few changes

thanks that sounds awesome ... i wonder do they trade at mct?

Yes trades welcome

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stuk said..
www.noseriding.com/pages/TomWegenertalksWalkingonWater.htm

This might help Jas, I have a Fireball and love it but this article is the reason I am now looking for a noserider. If you are going to have a quiver might as well make them distinctively different.

Yep, I'm thinking like Stuk too, have an EVO II and love it but I'd like a legitimate noserider. It may be "one dimensional" but I love that dimension and would happily add it to the quiver!

Based on the following from the Wegener article, I'm thinking Involvement -"hips toward the tail"...


"Having hips towards the tail is the key to the ultimate noserider. The hips make the board ride more parallel to the wave. When you are on the nose where the boards is, say, 18 incheswide, while it is 23 inches in the hips, the attitude of the board will be more parallel with the wave thus making you travel faster across the wave. The flatter or straighter the board, the more parallel it can ride. With more width and foam in the back half of the board, there is more flotation and volume. This mass creates more tension with the fin and makes the board go faster. Also, it counters the suction created by the soft rails and lift in the tail."



Involvement model

Nice looking board

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62mac said..

Nice looking board

bit 1 dimensional mac .. snigger

Yes for me yesI'd wall hang that sucker tho.

all i can say is if anyone here is considering an invovlement, TRY A DEMO FIRST!!!. it amazing how many people walk in and go "yer invovlement i can ride that" buy it, take it out, bring it back 2 hours later and its on the second hand rack.

p.s neither the involvement,noserider,noosa 66 are 1 dimensional boards, its the surfer that makes a board 1 dimensional

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BigSpazz said..

p.s neither the involvement,noserider,noosa 66 are 1 dimensional boards, its the surfer that makes a board 1 dimensional

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all i can say is if anyone here is considering an invovlement, TRY A DEMO FIRST!!!. it amazing how many people walk in and go "yer invovlement i can ride that" buy it, take it out, bring it back 2 hours later and its on the second hand rack.

p.s neither the involvement,noserider,noosa 66 are 1 dimensional boards, its the surfer that makes a board 1 dimensional

Spazz why is it that they do that, I mean for what reason. From your insider knowledge of these boards what is the difference to ride say the noserider vs noosa 66 vs involvement.