Archive for June, 2006
June 7, 2006 at 12:38 pm | Spongercity Boards Tests, Tests News
NMD WINNY – POLYPROCORE – Crescent Tail – One stringer – Size 42 – About 368 AUS. Dollars in Oz – 260 Euros in Europe
Dimensions : 42 x 12 x 21,5 @ 18 x 17 7/8
NMD boards are made by Mez and his team in Java with some of the best materials you can find, a hi-tech CNC machine and buzz laminator technology. The PP core and PE deck & rails are the perfect combo for a reactive and fast board in cool to warm water and smaller waves.
The shape of the Winny model is more prone oriented than dk oriented even if Dave Winchester seems to be riding his board pretty well in DK. I found the board weird when riding in DK but it wasnt too bad. Anyway, it’s a fast and easy to surf board for prone, it generates a lot of speed and carves well, and it’s also quite easy to spin and hit lips with that shape. I think i was slightly too light to use the board to it’s full potential. I recommend it for bigger guys. I’m 5′11″ (1,80m) but quite light. The length of the board is good if you’re 5′11″ but the board was slightly thicker than the board i usually use and i think it was floating too much for me. Heavier guys would’ve loved it though.
Definitly a good all terrain board for prone guys who still wanna drop the knee once in a while. Really solid construction and long-lasting board.
June 6, 2006 at 12:35 pm | Spongercity Boards Tests, Tests News
NMD PLAYER – POLYPROCORE – Crescent Tail – One Stringer – Size 41,5 – About 368 AUS. Dollars in Oz – 260 Euros in Europe
Dimensions : 41,5 x 11,75 x 21,25 @ 18 x 17 3/8
NMD boards are made by Mez and his team in Java with some of the best materials you can find, a hi-tech CNC machine and buzz lamainator technology. The PP core and PE deck & rails are the perfect combo for a reactive and fast board in cool to warm water and smaller waves.
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The shape of the Player was perfect for bigger waves and i enjoyed how easy it was to control the board in bigger waves. In smaller waves the board lacked of speed and i guess the shape was more oriented for bigger waves and hollow pits control. Easy to release the rails, easy to spin, easy to get used to it since it’s quite a basic shape. I even tried to DK with it and it wasnt too bad if you place your knee in the right place.
The board was slightly too small for me, i need a longer board to get more speed but i guess all guys under 5′10″ (1,77m) will love the board. Perfect thickness, super nice construction and long-lasting board.
June 5, 2006 at 12:32 pm | Spongercity Boards Tests, Tests News
PRIDE – BRENDON NEWTON Advantis Model – POLYPROCORE – Crescent Tail – One Stringer – Size 42
About [price not available] AUS. Dollars in Oz – 260 Euros in Europe
Dimensions (probably those) : 42 x 12 x 21,5 @ 17,5 x 17,75
PRIDE boards hail from France but are now are made by Mez and his team in Java with some of the best materials you can find, a hi-tech CNC machine and buzz lamainator technology. The PP core and PE deck & rails are the perfect combo for a reactive and fast board in cool to warm water and smaller waves.
The shape of the Newton was really fun to surf, i mostly surfed small waves with it and i loved the speed and control that this board offered. It’s an easy board to surf and it carves easily. Not too bad for DK either even though it’s not really “its thing”. The few bigger waves i surfed with the board were really choppy and i found the board less easy to drive in bigger waves than smaller waves. If you’re a bigger and heavier rider than me then you’ll probably dig this board for bigger waves as well. Right now i use this board in small waves for prone and it’s awesome.
Perfect thickness, nice construction and long-lasting weapon. The Brendo got him self a nice stock board from Pride.
