Hi all, thought I would share my opinions on my new wave boards, the Quatro Cube 87 and 106. I have previously reviewed the 2017 105 cube , 2019 supermini and the 2019 Pyramid 96. The one board I never mentioned was my 2017 85 cube. To be honest the 85 had become my favourite all time wave board, although it did have some minor faults if I am to be truly honest. It could be a bit bouncy in chop making it harder to carry speed and like a lot of older quad boards was a little sticky at getting planing. However, the 2017 Quatro quads were such great all round wave boards these were faults that were easy to live with . I changed my 105 to the second incarnation of the super mini as the earlier planing and extra speed were very desirable as most of the time I sailed it in onshore conditions and needed the extra drive a tri' fin setup provides. I've never had a chance to sail the 2018/19 quads so when the opportunity arose to have a rip on the 2020 106 I jumped at it. The first thing I noticed was the extra speed, earlier planing and ability to carry speed through chop and lulls better. So when my local supplier called me during the lockdown and asked if I was interested in selling my 85 as he had a buyer I decided to get both the 87 and demo 106 as a sort of lockdown blues buster. As luck would have it, our lockdown ended on a Wednesday, the day I picked up both boards. A storm passed that weekend giving me a chance to sail the 87 in both on and cross shore conditions. Like the 106 the 87 is faster, earlier planing and generally nicer to sail. This translates to a fairly potent combination for both jumping and wave riding. Straight off I feel I'm getting more air on my jumps due to the extra speed and control launching in shore break. When it comes to wave riding the Quatro Quads do not disappoint, their performance in both cross off and onshore only limited by my ability. Loads of grip at speed on the bottom turn and radical enough off the lip to satisfy most wave heads. Another benefit is my percentage of planing gibes is definitely higher a consequence of the board's ability to carry more speed in rougher conditions. I'm tempted to order the 98l version to keep at Cabezo as one board for all conditions, as I weigh around 86 kg I reckon the 98 should cover me from 4.2 to 5.7. I generally feel that with the modern quads around 10 litres over body weight is a good guide for one board for all conditions. Obviously the conditions, ability of the rider, rail shape and board width will affect this rough guide so please don't make a decision based solely on this. Overall I am so far pretty stoked with the new Cubes. Quatro have made the board a nice progression from the 2017 version and retained the wave DNA that their following expect in their boards. I don't want to wax on too much, but the new Cube is like the 2017 version on steroids. Hope you find my thoughts useful if you're interested in a new board. See you on the water, cheers Rob