Thanks SP.... glad you are enjoying yours. Yes, I did lots of Googling and found very little info on the Sumo from those who have ridden one, but quite a few reports of poor build quality re various overseas-made board models. You've confirmed what I was thinking... I'll skip the GSI "special". Oz-made is the only way to go. Cheers.

well I like the sumo....I liked the tak scorpion more,that is in I think the tak is a more versatile board. what smh is alluding to with his miller and the drip with his.
sp I don't give a rats about the mid haters and would love to hear your say on it. I would rather a bluebird from mct than the sumo if that was the brand I was chasing

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Macaha said..
I think your and all local shops will be clearing the GSI's out for something new in the works coming soon.

I see a couple of rounded pin Bobsleds on the McTavish site. I like that outline a lot. (Wish there was a thruster option...)

So, what's on the way Mac? A new mid from the master?

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chrispy said..
well I like the sumo....I liked the tak scorpion more,that is in I think the tak is a more versatile board. what smh is alluding to with his miller and the drip with his.
sp I don't give a rats about the mid haters and would love to hear your say on it. I would rather a bluebird from mct than the sumo if that was the brand I was chasing

I have a Blue bird, they are great for small waves up to head height

Wavelength no more GSI as you know but a new construction process which is not new but new for mct.

and whats new for me Splice version 3

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Macaha said..
Wavelength no more GSI as you know but a new construction process which is not new but new for mct.

and whats new for me Splice version 3

is this the same construction McCoy and others using for their pop outs atm...forget what its called...but I have seen one it looked pretty solid....still a pop out though

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Macaha said..
Wavelength no more GSI as you know but a new construction process which is not new but new for mct.

and whats new for me Splice version 3

is this the same construction McCoy and others using for their pop outs atm...forget what its called...but I have seen one it looked pretty solid....still a pop out though

As I said its not new and I'm not sure what McCoy and others are using a few models being tested atm.
I'll say it again nothing new just new for mct.

Those McCoy pop outs look rock solid. The materials certainly don't look substandard. However...

...and its a big however, I have a mate who gets McCoys (from 6'4" - 7'8") and the pop outs don't look right. It's like the apprentice did them or something. The rails don't have the same curve and edge, the rocker looks different. They just don't look like my mates boards even though the Popouts are almost identical in dimensions and the same models (Nuggets).

Anyway, versatile boards are cool, but so are specialist boards. But hands up if you ever got to the beach expecting one thing only to be greeted by another? That's when a versatile board is good, rather than being caught with it being smaller/fatter/bigger/hollowed/whatever to what was expected.

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thedrip said..
Those McCoy pop outs look rock solid. The materials certainly don't look substandard. However...

...and its a big however, I have a mate who gets McCoys (from 6'4" - 7'8") and the pop outs don't look right. It's like the apprentice did them or something. The rails don't have the same curve and edge, the rocker looks different. They just don't look like my mates boards even though the Popouts are almost identical in dimensions and the same models (Nuggets).

Anyway, versatile boards are cool, but so are specialist boards. But hands up if you ever got to the beach expecting one thing only to be greeted by another? That's when a versatile board is good, rather than being caught with it being smaller/fatter/bigger/hollowed/whatever to what was expected.

thats why i own a van....and live next to the beach but you are right

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Sumo might be a good choice if you're surfing punchy beach breaks. My 2 cents worth of pimping this was far and away the best and most versatile mid length i ever had. Could nose ride it pretty easy but it's 7'6 and it was good off the tail. . Grant does them from 6'6 to 8' squash tail or a more pulled in round tail. Rocker is pretty flat with a light single to double through the bottom. Heaps of fun .

Lovely mate

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thePup said...

smh said..


Sumo might be a good choice if you're surfing punchy beach breaks. My 2 cents worth of pimping this was far and away the best and most versatile mid length i ever had. Could nose ride it pretty easy but it's 7'6 and it was good off the tail. . Grant does them from 6'6 to 8' squash tail or a more pulled in round tail. Rocker is pretty flat with a light single to double through the bottom. Heaps of fun .

Lovely mate

Cheers Pup . It was a great board. I gave it to my nephew and he loves it too. Plenty of mates who've ridden it really liked it.

Looked at a couple of MR boards today in a local shop including his Flying Saucer...

"This one is 6'10”, 211/2″ wide & 23/4″ thick. Volume is 45 litres. It has a round tail with double bump soft wings."





And I also like the 6'6 which still has almost 43 litres of volume... looks like it might be a more versatile option than the Sumo. Plus it's a thruster rather than a 2 plus one, and I prefer the thruster in the shorter boards. (And yes, I know the SB room is nearby, but I like it in here. )
Anyone had a go on one of these babies or know much about the build quality (very good I would think if the great man is involved).... ?

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Those McCoy pop outs look rock solid. The materials certainly don't look substandard. However...

...and its a big however, I have a mate who gets McCoys (from 6'4" - 7'8") and the pop outs don't look right. It's like the apprentice did them or something. The rails don't have the same curve and edge, the rocker looks different. They just don't look like my mates boards even though the Popouts are almost identical in dimensions and the same models (Nuggets).

Anyway, versatile boards are cool, but so are specialist boards. But hands up if you ever got to the beach expecting one thing only to be greeted by another? That's when a versatile board is good, rather than being caught with it being smaller/fatter/bigger/hollowed/whatever to what was expected.

I bought a 6'3" xf epoxy McCoy nugget during the Pam swell and straight after my first surf on it I went to the local surfshop that stocks them and bought a 6'8" for when the waves were larger. Loving mine compared to the poly McCoys which I always felt were too slow to react to my input and don't have the "loaf of bread" rails of the polys.
In regard to midlengths...I've owned a Tak scorpion, Sumo (Byron made), Miller powerglide and also custom Miller egg, DVS 8' allrounders in both poly and full carbon fibre/eps and also a Diverse GM. The best one of all is my Woosley vquad 7'6" (made in the Beachbeat factory) and it also happens to be by far the cheapest but with a great glass job.
Beachbeat also make brilliant 6'6"-7' 2+1 eggs. The shop owner and staff have been riding them and dialling them in for years and its shows. Good thing is you can tee up a demo so you will know before laying down the cash.
Really the big name board manufacturers should have a fleet of demos available so that prospective buyers can surf a board model to figure out if that's what they are really after.