I made one pretty much the same for kite. Can be fun in smaller surf and when your not to powered. Also good if you like to keep you kite at 12'oclock and play silly buggers near waves like most "waveriding" videos seem to be these days.

I have one of these from Lost Cause (Colin was airush's board shaper for some time) but appart from this board i've only ridden twin tips so i can't really preach on its pro's or cons

A good way to sell all those snapped nose blanks FireWire has. Just get a few pics with some pros on it and a little bit of marketing and you'll probably sell a few to the kooks.

Pretty clever really.

Lol.

surfingboye said...
A good way to sell all those snapped nose blanks FireWire has. Just get a few pics with some pros on it and a little bit of marketing and you'll probably sell a few to the kooks.

Pretty clever really.

Lol.

New timbertek series com'n out soon tho

Hillarious all you guys who think a surfboard should have a pointy nose and f.a volume..
It was a mass production decision way back when Bob Simmons or someone like him figured out how to make glass resin for surfboards go off and a long story short - volume nose and tail - very fast shape for small to medium waves... but industry turned and said nooo, we want a "traditional" look and thats why people spend so much time floundering around in lineups...

Thats why you wonder do these odd looking things work.

The video above in about 5 seconds showed 'everything' done on traditional boards but faster... speed and fun :)

Personally I don't give a toss how it looks, kite or board...how does it perform. Those that keep banging on about looks need a head check I think.

Felix rates them.....(but no suprise there), I don't think there,s a kite version out yet.

toppleover said...
[br]What first caught my eye in this pic was not the Vanguard boards but it did get me thinking how these boards would go kiting. Not really sure if loosing the nose is a good idea but do vaguely remember Airush had a board something similar a few years back.

Thoughts

rigg!! peace to that

Classic surfingboye. Yeh rowdy you did indeed get raped over your opinion on the strut less idea. I just kept my mouth shut! It will all come out in the wash. Lol.

Yeh felix could kite on a bloody house broom and look good!! Lol.

Vanguard is the most fun board I have ridden by far - had it for 4 months now 5'10" and could go to a 5'8" and Im 90kgs - these things have so much volume its very decieving - I tried kiting my 5'6" sweet potato once and it was terrible, too much volume - for a kite board the Vanguard would need to be around 5'2" for me I think

one thing is for sure these boards are super fast

I have a real thomo. It's the latest incarnation. Doesn't sound polite; but it has had its bottom fiddled with. The glass is also heavier, (6,4,4) as the angular shapes are more prone to 'injury'. I like the weight.Of all the boards I have owned; this board has blown me away the most initially. They are unbelievably fast and loose. It flies over dead spots, backwash, and still can sit in the pocket. Basically it's the most fun I've had on a board for ages. Mates have been raving about them for a while now. It's important to get the right size, volume. I have seen some of the latest locked video footage, that is yet to be released in advertising of stu and thomo at lennox point and they are ripping. This board is way better then I am. I count myself lucky to able to get a hand shaped version. I'm yet to kite on it. They're bringing out a pointy nose firewire version as well as the vanguard. You can custom order any firewire in heavier, kite construction now. I've heard of a couple of the firewires breaking. (but that happens). It's been a runaway success for them. They are for an advanced surfer, so you may see a few firewire versions hit the secound hand market. I can't vouch for that model, but Im stoked with what I have.