surftech boards

might as well go surf on a pool toy! don't do it!

if you're dead-set on getting an epoxy, going to your local shaper will be cheaper by at least a couple hundred. & it'll be hand shaped custom for you. not some popout pool toy made by sweat shop workers.

 

Couldn't agree more. I don't know any one who has a Surf Tech that really likes it. And if you buy one new and don't like it - its resale is about a third of what you paid for it. Save yourself a few bucks - buy local and get a real board.

 

what about TL2?

In tuflite's defense, they are very durable.

 

I bought a surftech 6'4" Hynson fish to have as a travel board.

Last trip I went on my buddy bought three of his boards with him when he opened up his bag in Lima all three were completely smashed. He was able to get one of the boards fixed by a local guy but ended up surfing a fun shape 3/4 of the trip. I am not even sure if he was able to fix the other two boards. And yes he packed them good....covered with towels, foam on the rails, etc. I swear to you it looked like the baggage people threw his board bag on the ground and started jumping on it!

I guess my point is that the surftechs do serve a purpose.

 

dont do it.

 

I've had a couple surftech's and a santa cruz - I didn't like the first surftech or the santa cruz - felt like a cork and didn't turn well, couldn't feel the wave etc.

But I absolutely love the TufLite2 that I have now, feels like a regular epoxy board and is very durable, from the feel and even the look of the board you would be very hard-pressed to tell the difference between the TL2 and a "regular" epoxy board - it is not your standard popout epoxy like the other surftech or santa cruz boards

 

I agree with a lot of the criticisms of epoxy boards, but I have found there's a place for one - just one - in my quiver (which ranges between 5-9 boards at a time). I have a 9'0"surftech Donald Takayama performance longboard that I really do like. Of course, you get none of the real longboard feel or trim, but it's so damn light that it has the float of a noserider and turns like a shortboard. It's the most versatible and indestructible board I have. If I have to grab one board for a trip, it's the one. It won't get damaged by the airlines and it will work in knee high to overhead surf.

That said, I don't want any more epoxy boards. This one is enough.

 

ok I dont mind epoxy boards one bit. theyre durable and I haven't noticed very much difference between my santa cruz and my lost (which is not epoxy and roughly same dims). Maybe if we had consistent head high waves I could critique a little better. So...if you go for an epoxy I dont think youll hate it like these guys have been sayin. If youre really lookin for good prices go to www.departmentofgoods.com and look under surfboards. Hope this helps.

 

or wait until one pops up on www.whiskeymilitia.com Saw one on there the other day for $275.

 

Surftech boards work insane! I've had several over the past 8 years and everyone worked very well. You just need to get one with the right dimensions for you and surf it a few times in varying conditions to get used to it. The first one I had was a used 6'2" JC NX-1. It was a little floaty for me but worked pretty well once I got used to it. Contrary to one of the posts above, the re-sale on it was killer. I sold it for $50 less than what I paid for it a year earlier. If it was a poly board A) it wouldn't have lasted a year without being buckled and B) would've sold for about half what I paid for it.
Now I'm on one of the new ULTRAFLX boards (5'10" SK8R) and the thing goes insane in anything slightly overhead and below. Just got it last week so we'll see how it holds up compared to the Tuflite boards.
Best case would be to go to a shop and see if they have a demo board for you to test drive...

 

You know not all epoxy boards are surftechs right? Peopele are criticizing surftechs and you are criticizing and generalizing all epoxy boards. There is quite a bit of difference between different epoxy builds.

 

I have a 6'4" Al Merrick Flyer Tuf-Lite that I'm trying to sell...reason being that I can't stand the Tuf-Lite...it sucks...any offshore wind and it's like your flying uncontrollably, they are too light IMO and no push into the wave, the thing floats too well...I really want to sell mine, but I have to be honest...I hate Tuf-Lite, at least on a shortboard, I've heard it's not so bad on a longer board.

 

last january i bought a surftech tl2 and it took some getting used to at first but i loved it. it was so light. too bad it snapped in half on monday after being in the water only 15 minutes. short lifetime though barely lasted a year. rip tl2 not lookin to do epoxy anymore

 

You think the tl2 was weak or just snapped because it was in the right spot at the right time to recieve about a metric ton of falling water from about 10ft?

 

tuflite ≠ all epoxy boards.

there is a HUGE difference between the epoxy popouts & quality, handmade epoxy boards. any shaper worth his salt can & will work w/ epoxy materials these days & build you a great board.

 

Wow Who know you were gonna say that with a IP adress like this

The IP Address is: 74.93.15.101
The host name is: mail.surftech.com

 

Exactly Not all Epoxy board are at the same level as a Surftech. There are some awsome epoxy boards out there that are Hand shapped and glassed.

If you want a good Epoxy board talk to LegendJim in this board he makes some of the best Epoxy boards I have ever ridden

 

LOL!!