everybody in surfing's gotta have a gimmick who's to say what really works and what just looks fancy i read somewhere, can't remember where now that tail shape is the least important aspect of surfboard design so why does everyone obsess over a tail shape? and who gives a fuck if he likes to look at planes or trains or automobiles when he makes a board. "gidget ruined surfing" "the leash ruined surfing" " internet forecasting and surf spot maps ruined surfing" no, humans spoil everything for themselves, then they whine about how things aren't what they were. the australians figured out how to turn a life's committment and a tribal dance into a commodity. they figured out how to dumb it down, homogenize it and sell it to corporations who repackage it and sell it to people who have no business being in the ocean with a foam spear tied to their ankle. thanks boys, job well done. a lot of people have made a comfy living on the misery of the committed waverider who likes to ride without a crowd of donkeys clogging up the sea. to those of you that busted down the door, wrapped it in plastic and sold it to coca-cola, thanks for nothing. on the other hand, i surfed a boil-ridden rockbottom pointbreak at shoulder-high and rifiling down the line yesterday for two hours without a soul in the single most crowded stretch of beaches in australia. why? because sheep like to be herded.
Wow , the bitter guy with the long winded rant just made me stoked to be in the Surf Industrial Corporate Machine again ! Thanks Dude , see you at Target in the wetsuit isle !
is that a surfboard or a weapon?
ReplyDeleteJ.P. what was the glassing on that one ?
ReplyDeleteBeauty
I have never ridden a Tomo board. I will defer to anyone who has because of their first-hand experience.
ReplyDeleteBut my gut reaction is deriving design inspiration from jet fighting airplanes is ill-advised. Why not use design theory from watercraft instead?
obvioulsy you've never ridden my B-52 longboard model at San-O
ReplyDeleteHahahahaha
ReplyDeletethese boards look insane, wish i could ride one today
ReplyDeleteeverybody in surfing's gotta have a gimmick
ReplyDeletewho's to say what really works and what just looks fancy
i read somewhere, can't remember where now
that tail shape is the least important aspect of surfboard design
so why does everyone obsess over a tail shape?
and who gives a fuck if he likes to look at planes or trains or automobiles when he makes a board.
"gidget ruined surfing" "the leash ruined surfing" " internet forecasting and surf spot maps ruined surfing"
no, humans spoil everything for themselves, then they whine about how things aren't what they were. the australians figured out how to turn a life's committment and a tribal dance into a commodity. they figured out how to dumb it down, homogenize it and sell it to corporations who repackage it and sell it to people who have no business being in the ocean with a foam spear tied to their ankle. thanks boys, job well done. a lot of people have made a comfy living on the misery of the committed waverider who likes to ride without a crowd of donkeys clogging up the sea. to those of you that busted down the door, wrapped it in plastic and sold it to coca-cola, thanks for nothing. on the other hand, i surfed a boil-ridden rockbottom pointbreak at shoulder-high and rifiling down the line yesterday for two hours without a soul in the single most crowded stretch of beaches in australia. why? because sheep like to be herded.
That cat's crazy.
ReplyDeleteBaaa... yawn.
ReplyDeleteThat board was obviously stolen from Batman.
ReplyDeleteIs that Khybro's 5'10"?
ReplyDeleteyour sander maust have been pissed!!!
ReplyDeleteWow , the bitter guy with the long winded rant just made me stoked to be in the Surf Industrial Corporate Machine again ! Thanks Dude , see you at Target in the wetsuit isle !
ReplyDeleteSea Donkeys on Airplane Wings..... who would have thought?
ReplyDeleteLooks cool, but those fins??? HHMMMMM
ReplyDeleteso whats tomo callin the design ? kinda looks like a "metal fish" to me
ReplyDeletei figure any one can ride what they want well as long as they aint shoulder hoppin other folks
bizarre board
ReplyDeleteI see the trip with those fins-flex out of turns. Crazy but functional looking tail.
ReplyDeleteGot a hydrofish and raptor V1 channeled going to be shaped by DT. Can't wait. He is going to be Cali starting Dec 8th.
ReplyDeletethat thing must have been a hell of a job to glass
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