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Are epoxy boards any good?

Created by southcoastie southcoastie  > 9 months ago, 16 Nov 2008
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southcoastie
southcoastie

NSW

27 posts

16 Nov 2008 10:15pm
I'm thinking of buying an epoxy shortboard probably for overhead surf. I rode an epoxy longboard a few years ago and found it lacked the momentum of a fibreglass board. However the durability does appeal to me and ive seen a few short board shapes that look ok (Wayne Lynch, Tom Carrol).If anyone could give me some feedback, advice that would be great! thanks.
Buster fin
Buster fin

WA

2597 posts

16 Nov 2008 11:23pm
Weeeeeell, I love the durability of my Tufflite, But my new used Firewire is fairly dingable. I'm undecided (now that I've seen that the firewire isn't as solid as the tuffy).
cRAZY Canuk
cRAZY Canuk

NSW

2528 posts

17 Nov 2008 9:52am
All my boards minus my longboards are epoxy (epoxy longboards aren't cheep). I was dinging poly boards too quick (103kg, bull in a china shop surfing metality). Having said that I'm starting to build my own boards and use epoxy anyways.

The tufflights are good but you can still ding, dent and hole them.
southcoastie
southcoastie

NSW

27 posts

19 Nov 2008 7:17am
thanks for the feedback!
cRAZY Canuk
cRAZY Canuk

NSW

2528 posts

19 Nov 2008 11:19am
Some people in the know say that the tuf lights don't have the same feel as a poly and have a bit of a "dead" feel.

I honestly can't tell the difference but I'm no Kelly Slatter either.
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