Here's another shot to show how flat it is. 3x 8 ounce volane and weighs a ton too.

It was expensive and I had to save up for it. In small stuff they trim and glide like nothing else but I would never ride it in waves over head high. With the rolled bottom and 50 /50 rails they dont release like a more modern board.
I know a bloke who just recently got a Takayama In the Pink model in glass that noserides really well but also surfs good off the tail. They're not cheap either.

Loads of boards will "nose ride", and if you are heavier, go for the Hang 5, or just ride up near the nose.

However, you also need the right wave, and the right positioning on the wave.

Refer separate thread.....

www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Surfing/Longboarding/Nose-Riding/

Merricks I only found out about the Note boards from a film clip Revvin put up that was shot in some really nice looking waves down there. I had a look at the site too and there is some nice boards in there. Another thing to consider is that a heavily glassed board built out of one of those high density blanks will last a long time if you look after it. If you look at mine on the picture you will notice that there is barely a heel dent in it. These types of boards are generally a bit more expensive once you start looking at tints and pigments ect.
Tomayama the guy I know with the In the Pink Tak has also ridden the tufflite model and reckons the glass feels smoother and noserides better . He puts it down to the additional weight of the glass compared to the Tufflite.
Like Simondo said there are loads of boards that will noseride. If you want an allrounder then the modern boards are the go.

The McTavish boards are very well made too. I know a bloke who has had a fireball for at least 6 years and it still looks pretty good. A good glass job can be overlooked at times. I get my midlength boards well glassed as well.A good rule is that you get what you pay for.

Tomayama all of the Taks are machine shaped as are many big name high output boards. I wouldnt imagine there would be a great deal of difference between the price of a tufflite and P/U board. I'm pretty sure my mate paid around $1700 for his. Like you said it depends on what you prefer. With the Tufflites you can often get a demo board out and have a go on it and with all the different models you can try out plenty of boards.

Too subtle

I love the fact that the sup reviews are coming from people like LL and BB,gee they have no hope,keep up the good work guy's

obct said...

That reminds me, yesterday arvo I walked into dripping wet at Nth Manly and asked the guy if he had any leg rope cords.

He said

"what, you mean for a stand up Paddle"

I said

"Do I look ghay"

He started to piss his pants and and 2 other guys at the counter would not even crack a smile.

Sure enough, when I walked outside there they were getting into a car with a couple of SUPs on top.

BTW, on Friday our bommy awoke from its summer slumbers, not in a big way but just enough for me to test out that 10'6".

And oh what fun it was, I've never moved so fast across that wave face.

"Do I look ghay" Ha! ... I cracked a huge smileoh to be a fly on that wall, nice one obct