Archive for April, 2007
April 25, 2007 at 10:07 am | Spongercity General News
Let’s start with California: good news for Cali riders, Toobs will have PE core, mesh layer and colored slick skins very soon so get your custom orders ready for summer. Go to Toobs.com for more info.
More Cali good news: our friends at 5-south.com are having a MIXTAPES video premiere in Carlsbad on Sat. the 12th of May 8:00pm. Make sure to be there if you’re in SoCal.
Oz news: Riptide Mag has enhanced their website and it looks pretty good with good content, news, pics and stuff. Pretty solid. Congrats guys.
Last min. update: MOVEMENT Mag issue 17 is now available! Go get it. Watch the teaser on our Media section if you havent yet! Or subscribe to the Spongercity Podcast here.
April 22, 2007 at 6:17 pm | Spongercity General News
We first launched the RSS News Feed, then the Podcast and now we just developped a Widget for Mac users. The Spongercity Widget is the first of its kind in the boogie world and is even better than the RSS News feed if you’ve got a Mac computer. It’s gonna show you the 20 latest Spongercity News headlines on your Dashboard, all News headlines are clickable and you’ll be able to read the full articles on the spongercity blog or website once you’ve clicked them.
How it works ? How do you install it ?
- First, you click here: download the widget for Mac
- Then, you double-click on the SpongercityWidget.zip that you just downloaded
- And now you double-click on the spongercity widget icon that popped out of the zipped file. Just follow what your Mac computer says and enjoy the Widget on your dashboard!
Sorry PC users, this wonderful Widget only works for Mac users…
Last minute update: I AM NONE (producers of the great DVD called V.I.D.E.O) is launching a new Clothing Line and website. Check it out here:
April 19, 2007 at 9:13 pm | Spongercity General News
Thanx to the Waldron Bros. we already have the new Movement Mag Teaser (Issue 17 – out en of April) ! Make sure to subscribe to the Spongercity Podcast and watch it on your computer or iPod right now!
If you wanna subscribe to the RSS video feed, just click here and save the RSS feed as a favorite on FireFox (or Safari for Mac users), you’ll see which clips are available as soon as they’re uploaded on the site & podcast.
You can also watch it live on our Media section right here.
Last minute update from the “Dk sessions” dudes:
Dropknee Sessions East Coast Tour 2007
DKS is proud to release it’s brand new 2007 website that is now up and running. The website is where you will find all the relevant information in regards to this years 4 event tour on Australia’s east coast,news,rider profiles and the revolutional new “members” area. Go to www.dksessions.com and click on the “Members” link and sign up to go “Backstage” where you will find all the good stuff like: Entry forms including “Online Payments”, Tour Information, Tour Itinerary, Competitions and a whole stack more,so go “Backstage” now and sign up for all the latest on the sessions. You can also win rewards points for referring people to the site and getting them to sign up!
Thanx guys for making it happen!
April 13, 2007 at 4:01 pm | Spongercity General News
Good news from Oz board manufacturer NOMAD: they’re launching a new Free Surf Division Team video project co-produced, shot and edited in association with film director Bryce Thurston, titled “ROAM”. Check the press release they sent us on their website, here is the link: NOMAD FSD project.
April 11, 2007 at 6:26 pm | Spongercity General News
We just got an email from our Friend Toze: VERT Mag issue 78 is out! On the cover : unknown soldier at Pipeline. Photo by Tim Jones. Inside you can also find the best of Hawaii, some guns for this Summer and the portuguese Top 16. Also an article about big waves… Make sure to check it out if you’re in Portugal.
We also got a shitload of news from the WorldBodyboard guys with an update of who’s doing what at NMD, VS, Morey, LMNOP, BZ in Oz. Check what the riders are doing on this PDF document.
April 2, 2007 at 7:58 pm | Spongercity General News
Yep. We first launched RSS News Feeds and now we launch the Spongercity Video Podcast. “What the fuck is this?” you’re gonna ask. Well, the Spongercity Podcast will allow you to watch clips, videos and movie teasers not only on your computer but also on your iPod (or PSP). You can subscribe to the Podcast right now and you’ll get all clips, teasers and stuff directly on your iTunes. And it works! Bling Bling. If you wanna get regular updates on all clips, teasers etc. you can also subscribe to the RSS Video Feed and you’ll be able to see directly on your internet browser if there are new clips available. It’s basically the same thing as the Podcast on iTunes but on your internet browser (100% Firefox or Safari compatible). Too easy.
Of course if none of this new Hi-Tech shit works for you and if you’re a iPod and iTunes hater, then you can simply watch the clips and teasers online (and even download them) directly from our Media page. It’s up to you my friends. Embrace the new technology or roll with the old fashion thingy, both ways are fine on Spongercity!
Check our new and improved Media section to learn more about the new Podcast / RSS video Feed and watch the clips available.
There’s 4 Teasers available on the Podcast right now and more vids will be added soon. All other vids are available on the Media section for the moment.
April 2, 2007 at 12:40 pm | Spongercity Boards Tests, Tests News
VS RYAN HARDY – POLYPROCORE – Crescent Tail – One stringer – Size 41.75 – About 389 AUS. Dollars in Oz – 260 Euros in Europe
Dimensions (approx.) : 41.75 x 11.5 x 21 @ 17 x 17.5
Although this Board has been designed and fine-tuned by Todd Quigley from QCD and Ryan Hardy himself, the VS stock 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. This year the PP felt stiffer than usual.
The shape of the Hardy PP crescent tail model is definitely prone oriented as you can guess, it’s not that good for DK although the shape tolerates a little DK ride once in a while. The board felt really good as soon as i jumped on it, the shape is quite narrow, fast and responsive. The PP+stringer combo feels a little too stiff at the beginning in cool or cold water but once you’ve ridden the board a couple times it gets a little more flexy and feels good. It will be perfect for summer time and warmer water. If you’re looking for a flexy board or cold water weapon go for the PE core, not the PP core i reckon. Anyway, the board was quite easy to ride although its narrow wide-point will not help unexperienced riders. Good riders will love it, it drives and holds well in hollow waves and works good in both small and big surf. The board is very thin and it feels great in your hand.
The design and details were perfect on the board i tested and the quality of the stock boards / craftmanship is super good. The VS Hardy is a great prone board for experienced riders. It’s available in 41.25 or 41.75. I’m 5′11 and quite light and i felt that i could have ridden a smaller board in bigger waves than the 41.75 However i wouldnt recommand using the 41.25 if you’re 5′11 or more it will be too small and too narrow to be confortable. The tail is quite narrow on those boards and and it works better in bigger or real hollow waves. I felt that narrow tails and smaller waves dont mix as well as narrow tails and bigger waves.
Also available from VS: the Rawlins board which pretty much feels like the Hardy one from what i’ve seen and tested so far; and the PLC board which feels really good (tested in 42 the other day) and really polyvalent actually (prone+dk) because it is larger and has more of an “egg” shape. It’s fast and responsive in PP – suits bigger riders in size 42 than the Hardy in size 41.75 comparatively.
