Aviso 5'10 Lost Swallow Tail Fish

[BrickHouse]

If you have never tried an aviso I think they are the best of the alternative materials. They feel completely different than say a santa cruz. You get way more feedback, it feels incredibly lively under your feet. You dont get that same stiff, cement like feel that you get from the santa cruz esq boards.

This board works amazing on those gutless days when you probably should be longboarding. Because it is hollow it has a tons of float and skates through sections. I cant say enough about this technology!

New this board costs $1200
Were doing it used for $800


Length 5'10"
Tail width: 14.7"
center width: 20"
nose width: 16"
Thickness: 2.375"

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[ronnieC]

Trade ya a 9'6 Jim Phillips for it...

[searcher]

I'll be shaping my boards out of fallen tree's when "used" boards start hitting $800:lol:

I am ignorant to the technology as I havn't ridden one or any type of composite board yet. With the board being hollow I'm sure it really grooves down the line & clears the lip w./ ease...but the first question I'd ask is how does it work when you put it on rail?
Does it resist or grab? Slide or slash?
As I type I wonder if the length (lack of) would off-set it's bouyancy...

Great looking board:thumbsup:

[Free_agent]

How about wax? Does it stay on with the black?

[BrickHouse]

Thats funny searcher. I agree with the price issue but I think 1200 new is even more obscene. Atleast $800 makes the technology accessible if you have the means..
One thing that I think helps to justify the cost is the durability of the board. Its amazingly tough and hard to ding so I think there is some real value there.

Also, it was amazing how it took crappy waves and made them fun. Because it is hollow it has great buoyancy that lets you float through sections. But, it doesnt have that stiff synthetic feel of a santa cruz. It rides very similar to a fiberglass board just with a lot more pop and life. I threw it up here as much for discussion sake as to sell it. Its an interesting technology and I think the best of the alternative board materials.

Its funny you mention it free agent but the wax does love to melt off that sucker.

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[brodiesurfer16]

are those the carbon fibre ones that apparently crack if pressure builds up inside the stomach of the board?

[BrickHouse]

Yes, I think if you left if in a hot car pressure would build up and it would blow open. It has a release valve in the tail that you can open to drain any water say you got a ding.

[mgoroza]

i have the PU lost RNF board in the same exact dims...my concern is that the aviso board would feel too "corky" (too much float) compared to the PU version of the same dimensions. If I were to buy an aviso RNF; would it be smart to size down the thickness from 2 3/8 to 2 5/16 or 2 1/4 and expect it to float me the same?

[markofthebeast]

reshape the board into some golf clubs

nice board to get radical on......

[ronnieC]

fine, will trade a 1997 4Runner 4 Speed V6 Lifted for it

[seal]

I have a couple of Aviso boards. They do not feel "corky", I woukd say they have a neutral balance. I bought the boards for surf trips, figured my poly boards would recieve at least one major ding in traveling. As the Brickhouse boys said, they are very lively. Seems like a good deal. Just my two cents.