wanted, starter board

[jmosh]

I am 6'2", 190lbs. I have windsurfed, snowboarded etc and want to try surfing. I am looking for a board, I am guessing a longboard or minimal? Had some shops rec a Bic, heard mixed thngs on that. I would be interested in boards that fit the above needs.

[samboard]

defintely buy a longboard. go to a good shop, like say levitate, and they will point you in the right direction.

be careful though, make sure you talk to someone at the shop that knows what they are talking about. you can get some bad info and end up with too small which is useless as tits on a bull.

again, try levitate.

sam

[reef06]

Check out Nor'easter in north scituate. All the guys there can hook you up with anything you need. For best advice talk to Mark or Nick!

[PerryS]

Don't listen to what anyone of these guys say, smaller is better. Bigger boards just get in the way when you are starting out, they don't duckdive, and they pearl/nosedive way too easily. For a beginner your size, i would check out a nice 5'8" thruster... merrick is the best bang for the buck i would say... don't forget to check out sticker and airbrush decortion options... K-fins are a must as well, and a nose guard.

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honestly... check out a reasonably cheap board with some volume. Softops are acually a really great option IMHO (i still ride my friend's in small waves since i don't own a Longboard). I would say in general a min 8' for your size (i'm 6' 180" and i occasionally ride a 7'6" funshape... and i think it would be a bit small for me were i just starting out...)

Talk to someone in the shop, but yeah, if you can, please no bics.

[blackmountain]

don't go with a bic, you'll be unhappy quick. check the local shops for used longboards. talk to the staff. lbs turn over pretty quick this time of year. noreaster got a couple last week. in nh check cr's wrv shop boards for low-end nice new boards.

[EarthWindWater]

i would say, buy a used rip curl, 5 10. its 150 dollars. its not bad. it would be perfect for you, ask reef. hell tell ya, wont ya reef?

[reef06]

yeh EWW, its the perfect board :uhoh:

(ps. previous owner is mildly interested in buying that again! get on it before the barney buys a bic...which he is planning on doing)

[EarthWindWater]

yeh EWW, its the perfect board :uhoh:

(ps. previous owner is mildly interested in buying that again! get on it before the barney buys a bic...which he is planning on doing)

whose board was it

[jmosh]

Ok, thanks for the comments and the references to shops and staff. I am not concerned about graphics etc, I will be lucky to even catch a wave, I know that so I know looking cool will never be an option. I do want to have something that will make it easier to learn, that means a longboard of some sort. Probably should move this to another forum?
Used Mctavish Original 9'1"(too much to start with?). Thanks!

[EarthWindWater]

Ok, thanks for the comments and the references to shops and staff. I am not concerned about graphics etc, I will be lucky to even catch a wave, I know that so I know looking cool will never be an option. I do want to have something that will make it easier to learn, that means a longboard of some sort. Probably should move this to another forum?
Used Mctavish Original 9'1"(too much to start with?). Thanks!

hey bro, seriously, go to nor easter surf shop in north scituate and talk 2 mark. tell him you have never surfed before but would like to. he has a nice 6 10 for sale, that would be a good option, easy to catch waves and good for when you get better as well. check ure pm

[BFich]

Levitate has a bunch of new good longboards in the shop for reasonable prices. Don't go to nor'easter, it kinda sucks.

[SNWBDRHOON]

i got a 8 foot ashton funboard for sale. let me get some pics up.

[EarthWindWater]

i got a 8 foot ashton funboard for sale. let me get some pics up.

price
pics
dims

[Pipeline321]

Don't listen to what anyone of these guys say, smaller is better. Bigger boards just get in the way when you are starting out, they don't duckdive, and they pearl/nosedive way too easily. For a beginner your size, i would check out a nice 5'8" thruster... merrick is the best bang for the buck i would say... don't forget to check out sticker and airbrush decortion options... K-fins are a must as well, and a nose guard.


you made me laugh:lol:

[EarthWindWater]

Levitate has a bunch of new good longboards in the shop for reasonable prices. Don't go to nor'easter, it kinda sucks.

levitate got ne thing used in the 64-67 range? maybe up to 610?

[reef06]

EWW, I'd reccomend 6'1-6'6 for you. if i happen to stop by noreaster tomorrow do you want me to ask about it for you?

[RomeSboardCrew1]

EWW, I'd reccomend 6'1-6'6 for you. if i happen to stop by noreaster tomorrow do you want me to ask about it for you?

yea, if u dont mind. i might take a ride by there in the am, what times he open

[Riderust84]

I love all the hate with bics. Its like when everyone started they were rich or pros. I started on a bic and it was great. you could float a truck on it or run it over with a steamroller and who cares because its a bic. great board to start on since you are going to beat the crap out of it and they are cheap. It doesn't make sense to pay a lot for a board when it will most liekly take a beating.

[EarthWindWater]

rider rust i agree to a degree. but a great man named bob, he told me to buy a used board, since if u buy a new baord it will look used in a week ne way. he also said that ure first board will stay with you as long as you stay with it.

on that, my first board was been thru hell and back and is still here.
gnarkills board has fought the devil,lost, and still to this day lives on. except that he ripped all the glass off and is going to reapair what i fucked up

[samboard]

i would get a bic, pretty bomb proof, cheap, and gets the job done. rental places sell them cheap at the end of the season.

i know a south shore surfer, screen name dickcsurfer i think, that swears by his bic. he is a pretty solid surfer, and loves his bic.

sam

I have an 8 foot Surfboards Hawaii funbourd I am selling. $300. It is orange. Pm me.

[samboard]

chino would love that board.

sam

chino would hack into the tail to make it a swallow tail and call it his new fish.

[Cisco_Kid]

I have an 8 foot Surfboards Hawaii funbourd I am selling. $300. It is orange. Pm me.

Man, if only it was yellow!!
If only it was yellow!!!!
Orange is sooooooo yesterday.....:D

Man, if only it was yellow!!
If only it was yellow!!!!
Orange is sooooooo yesterday.....:D

Good news! It fades to yellow! Ask Kookstick, he's seen it. Cisco, what time will you be by to pick it up?

[scotty npt]

Good news! It fades to yellow! Ask Kookstick, he's seen it. Cisco, what time will you be by to pick it up?



did you guys get any hot chicks to hang out with last night?

did you guys get any hot chicks to hang out with last night?

Yea, last thing I remembour this college girl I was hanging out with asked me how old I was and she flipped out saying I was a loser and should be married with kids blah blah blah. So I told her she wasn't hot enough to talk to me like that...among other things.

[kesurf72]

Yea, last thing I remembour this college girl I was hanging out with asked me how old I was and she flipped out saying I was a loser and should be married with kids blah blah blah. So I told her she wasn't hot enough to talk to me like that...among other things.


yeah but does she know you're #3 on the REP list on NEsurf?
I assume not.
Friggin' kids today...... no sense of accomplishment...

:surf: :usa:

[kesurf72]

wow, missed my 1000th post. just realized it.
no big fan-fare... no great story....

do I get a prize, or just the knowledge that I spend way too much time on here, and that my wife was right, once again. (as usual)

[scotty npt]

Yea, last thing I remembour this college girl I was hanging out with asked me how old I was and she flipped out saying I was a loser and should be married with kids blah blah blah. So I told her she wasn't hot enough to talk to me like that...among other things.



Sounds like the dock side. Now you knwo why I don't like that place. I know the place i hang out dont have the hottest shit but, at least they don't waste air like those chicks.

Hey, you should of asked her how long her last relationship lasted. I would have told she smells like fish and that I would n't fuck her with Totts' dick. :fu:

yeah but does she know you're #3 on the REP list on NEsurf?
I assume not.
Friggin' kids today...... no sense of accomplishment...

:surf: :usa:

I probably mentioned that.

[Totts3]

Sounds like the dock side. Now you knwo why I don't like that place. I know the place i hang out dont have the hottest shit but, at least they don't waste air like those chicks.

Hey, you should of asked her how long her last relationship lasted. I would have told she smells like fish and that I would n't fuck her with Totts' dick. :fu:

You'ld be lucky to fuck any girl with my dick scrotty. Whatever that means.

[scotty npt]

then she could say she got fucked by a greek god's dick.

[GnarKILL]

EWW, I'd reccomend 6'1-6'6 for you. if i happen to stop by noreaster tomorrow do you want me to ask about it for you?

how can you reccomend a board to some one you dont know ?

[Pipeline321]

how can you reccomend a board to some one you dont know ?

man, just read my sig and everything will make sense....

[GnarKILL]

ahahaha

noooow it all makes sense

:thumbsup: thanks man

[EarthWindWater]

strangely enough he was right, i do need a 6 6

[kei-o-lei]

I am 6'2", 190lbs. I have windsurfed, snowboarded etc and want to try surfing. I am looking for a board, I am guessing a longboard or minimal? Had some shops rec a Bic, heard mixed thngs on that. I would be interested in boards that fit the above needs.

the shop guys can help you get a board that fits you

it will be fiberglass which is also kinda fragile for a beginner

getting a used bic is a good compromise: they are bombproof and you can resell it easily

the length issue goes like this: smaller boards are easier to maneuver and won't drag you around so much in the white water but they are less stable (harder to stand up on) and it's harder to catch waves . . . larger boards are easier to stand up on and you can catch waves easier but they are harder to maneuver and can drag you around in the white water

pick your poison . . . IMHO go with a larger board at first; best compromise; but the kid I know around the corner started out with a 7' 2" and did just fine

which is why people say "go to a shop" . . they can help you assess yourself

PM me if you want for more info

[kei-o-lei]

sam, you just wanna gokart to kick my and everbody else's ass :mad:

[samboard]

yeah, i need an ego booster! its like shootin fish in a barrel.

sam

[SNWBDRHOON]

turns out my wife wants to keep the ashton for now. niiiiiiice.

[SouthShore1]

If you don't mind driving to NH check out Cinnamon Rainbows right at The Wall. Talk to Ross. He'll hook you up.