Getting better at bigger - Smik 10' Hipster Twin Longboard (SMIK)

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Getting better at bigger - Smik 10' Hipster Twin Longboard

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ChrisP3

53 posts

ChrisP3

53 posts

14 Sep 2019 9:45pm

Delivered yesterday, looks awesome! Just need some waves now.

rgmacca

472 posts

rgmacca

472 posts

15 Sep 2019 3:38am

Looks really nice.
Is Mike Birt uk importer?
What did you go for in the end?
Looking forward to seeing how it goes, I ride a fanatic stylemaster 10'.
Fancy giving this one a go though.

ChrisP3

53 posts

ChrisP3

53 posts

15 Sep 2019 4:18am

rgmacca said..
Looks really nice.
Is Mike Birt uk importer?
What did you go for in the end?
Looking forward to seeing how it goes, I ride a fanatic stylemaster 10'.
Fancy giving this one a go though.

Yes Mike is the importer. It's the 9'2 x 29 Hipster Longboard. Can't wait to see how it goes.

Mark Horn

32 posts

Mark Horn

WA, 32 posts

23 Sep 2019 5:29pm

ChrisP3 said..
Delivered yesterday, looks awesome! Just need some waves now.

So Chris, has the maiden voyage been had, the first wave caught?

Mark Horn

32 posts

Mark Horn

WA, 32 posts

23 Sep 2019 5:33pm

DHUSOUTH said..

Brenno said..

ChrisP3 said..
Bit of a dilemma - doesn't look like there will be any Smik shipments coming into the UK anytime soon but the distributor has a 9'2 x 29. Really wanted the 28'' wide ideally.

So my question is - how much less turning ability / edge to edge performance will the extra inch involve? and would I regret not waiting? Current board is also 29'' wide but 140L. I see the difference in volume between the 28'' and 29'' Hipster is just 4L.

Confused.

The 29" will still rip, and will be stable enough in crap conditions.

I have a 10 x 29 x 130L, and a 9 x 28 x 125ishL. Both customs.

The 10 x 29 now feels like a supertanker, and my gut feel is it's the combo of the extra foot in length AND the extra inch in width. It's a lot more surface area and a lot more out the front to turn. A little more volume makes it slightly more tippy side to side too, which I never noticed before.

Having said that, it still gets up and dances on a decent wave, and there's something about the size that makes it less daunting to throw it over a decent drop. Like a fricken freight train!

I've never been more settled on a board than my 9' x 28" hipster twin longboard, and I'm stoked that I took the plunge.

I have a 9.0 x 29 which I absolutely love
Just ordered a 8.7 x 28 x 113 lt to try as a not so long board shape
Im approx. 5.10 x 80kg

DS, just wondering how you went with the not-so-longboard. I'm interested in how you got on with the 8'7"x28" board you ordered

cbigsup

454 posts

cbigsup

454 posts

23 Sep 2019 10:32pm

My 9'2" Hipster MiniMal is awesome.

You will love yours..

Hurricane Humberto just paid us a visit.

Works a treat in the bigger stuff as well!

DHUSOUTH

129 posts

DHUSOUTH

WA, 129 posts

24 Sep 2019 9:41am

Mark Horn said..

ChrisP3 said..
Delivered yesterday, looks awesome! Just need some waves now.

So Chris, has the maiden voyage been had, the first wave caught?

Hi Mark

I have only had a couple of surfs on it but really enjoyed it
Very stable and surfs well
For me its still has the longboard feel , maybe a mini mal type

ChrisP3

53 posts

ChrisP3

53 posts

18 Oct 2019 7:47pm

Finally got out on it but in some pretty crappy waves - waist high at best and closing out most of the time. I did get a feel for the board though and think it's close to the ideal volume for me with the deck just above water. It felt really stable despite being 16l less the my Nut, it also seemed to catch just as well. In the couple of waves that didn't close out, I got a small taste how mow much more reactive it is than my old board and even in those conditions managed possibly the most satisfying re entry I've ever had on a SUP.

I'll let you know how it goes in some better waves (hopefully soon!).

Bighugg

498 posts

Bighugg

498 posts

5 Feb 2020 5:18am

ChrisP3 said..
Finally got out on it but in some pretty crappy waves - waist high at best and closing out most of the time. I did get a feel for the board though and think it's close to the ideal volume for me with the deck just above water. It felt really stable despite being 16l less the my Nut, it also seemed to catch just as well. In the couple of waves that didn't close out, I got a small taste how mow much more reactive it is than my old board and even in those conditions managed possibly the most satisfying re entry I've ever had on a SUP.

I'll let you know how it goes in some better waves (hopefully soon!).

So have you found some serious waves yet

rgmacca

472 posts

rgmacca

472 posts

7 Feb 2020 7:02am

I love mine, it feels very loose for a long board style. And pretty durable as I dropped it putting it back in van, just a scratch no damage. I have a style master 10' which is pure long board, prefer the Hipster for it's alive feel.

Hawaiiheke

319 posts

Hawaiiheke

319 posts

9 Feb 2020 12:28pm

Club joined! Can't wait to hit a wave top with the paddle buried and the back foot firmly stomped on the rail!!!

ChrisP3

53 posts

ChrisP3

53 posts

28 Apr 2020 11:14pm

Bighugg said..

So have you found some serious waves yet

I have and it absolutely flies, feels a lot smaller than it is and I can throw it around so much easier than the nut.
Really struggling with withdrawals at the moment, hopefully not too much longer before we can get on the water again.

anchorpoint

193 posts

anchorpoint

193 posts

29 Apr 2020 3:43am

What a beauty! had the choice between the smik hipster longboard twin 10 and the normal hipster 8 , took the small one, i have already two10 lonboard and even if i was dying to get it i believe having two 10 already coudnt justify another one even if twin so different feeling etc...maybe one day...but very happy with the smik hipster 8, different feeling etc...

willow75

28 posts

willow75

28 posts

22 May 2020 4:53pm

Anyone around 100kg that has tried the 9'2 & the 10'? I am trying to figure out if I can find a size that I can happily use on smaller days (I'm around 60kg, and usually use a Smik Twin 7'8") that my partner (around 100kg) can use as well? Obviously left to my own devices I would just go for the 9'2x28" 120L - but not sure he would be so happy with it!

Nugdam

QLD

600 posts

Nugdam

QLD, 600 posts

22 May 2020 8:58pm

willow75 said..
Anyone around 100kg that has tried the 9'2 & the 10'? I am trying to figure out if I can find a size that I can happily use on smaller days (I'm around 60kg, and usually use a Smik Twin 7'8") that my partner (around 100kg) can use as well? Obviously left to my own devices I would just go for the 9'2x28" 120L - but not sure he would be so happy with it!

I'm 95kg and ride the 10x29 and a 9'2 x 29. They are super stable for there size.

I would take the 9'2 out in anything and stability was fine.

Brenno

QLD

907 posts

Brenno

QLD, 907 posts

23 May 2020 10:07am

I'm with Nugdam.
I'm 100kg on a light day, and have surfed my 9' x 28" flat out since I picked it up around Easter last year. I was absolutely flying on some big greenies earlier this week. Such a good board.
My 10' x 29" doesn't get surfed as much as it used to. Having said that my young fella loves it, and when ever we go out together that is his board of choice. Loves the ease of getting it on to waves, the glide, the huge stable platform for doing tricks, and stepping back on the tail and flinging the swing weight around. He's 50kg wringing wet.
The first time I saw him hang ten on it made me think of an olympic diver hanging wayyyy out on the end of a diving board. Lol.

rrob11

VIC

1 posts

rrob11

VIC, 1 posts

16 May 2021 8:39pm

Hi guys.
ive been riding a 10x30 style lord which I love. I'm 105kgs and am ordering a hipster twin longboard. Can't decide if I should go to the 10x29 which has the same litreage as the 30" style lord or the 10x30 hippie twin which has an extra 7 litres. I find the 30" style lord is about right for stability and litres but wondering if the extra 7 litres on the HT 29" will compensate for being an inch narrower. Any one had any experience here or got any advice? TIA.

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