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 !
Anonymous
December 4, 2009is that a surfboard or a weapon?
Anonymous
December 4, 2009J.P. what was the glassing on that one ?
Beauty
Tukhis Jones
December 4, 2009I have never ridden a Tomo board. I will defer to anyone who has because of their first-hand experience.
But my gut reaction is deriving design inspiration from jet fighting airplanes is ill-advised. Why not use design theory from watercraft instead?
Slim
December 4, 2009obvioulsy you’ve never ridden my B-52 longboard model at San-O
Tukhis Jones
December 4, 2009Hahahahaha
rippuh shredduh
December 4, 2009these boards look insane, wish i could ride one today
Anonymous
December 4, 2009everybody 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.
Lamont
December 4, 2009That cat’s crazy.
Anonymous
December 4, 2009Baaa… yawn.
Master Bates
December 4, 2009That board was obviously stolen from Batman.
Anonymous
December 4, 2009Is that Khybro’s 5’10”?
Anonymous
December 5, 2009your sander maust have been pissed!!!
Anonymous
December 5, 2009Wow , 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 !
Anonymous
December 5, 2009Sea Donkeys on Airplane Wings….. who would have thought?
Anonymous
December 5, 2009Looks cool, but those fins??? HHMMMMM
Anonymous
December 5, 2009so whats tomo callin the design ? kinda looks like a “metal fish” to me
i figure any one can ride what they want well as long as they aint shoulder hoppin other folks
Franko Gnedo
December 5, 2009bizarre board
plcasey1
December 5, 2009I see the trip with those fins-flex out of turns. Crazy but functional looking tail.
techustle
December 6, 2009Got a hydrofish and raptor V1 channeled going to be shaped by DT. Can’t wait. He is going to be Cali starting Dec 8th.
richcorbin
December 7, 2009that thing must have been a hell of a job to glass