Showing posts with label shapers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label shapers. Show all posts

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Alva Surfcraft

Legendary Skater/ Surfer Tony Alva shows Board Riders Review his new line of Surfcraft. Made to catch waves and more importantly to have fun on we can't wait to test ride the Alva Surfcraft surfboards!

Bryan Helfand

Surf Artist Bryan Helfand does amazing art on Surfboards, handplanes and any surface he gets his hands on including Facebook headquarters! Teaming up Tim Patterson, the proceeds from this rad surfboard go to SurfAid.

Saturday, November 3, 2012

9' 5 Rich Pavel

North County surf stylist Summer Nelson, shows Board Riders Review her sweet 9'5 Pavel longboard.

Wegener Bio Mini

Best (Bio) Mini Simmons we have ever ridden! Jon Wegener at Wegener Surf made this little nugget and it really performs, from ankle high to well overhead surf, this Bio Mini may just be a quiver killer. Jon rides everything he makes and can custom make anything to suit your needs. Check him out at Wegener Surf.

Sunday, September 30, 2012

Firewire Sweet Potato

Fat short and squatty and a lot of fun! Firewire's Sweet Potato Rapidfire is just the board you need for crappy to average surf. Easy to catch waves, designed turn and burn check them out. I had a blast on it an you will too!

Hansen 50-50 Longboard Log

Thanks to the crew at Hansen's Surf Shop, Board Riders Review got a hold of a super fun, cruiser longboard shaped by ex pro surfer and long time shaper Craig Hollingsworth.

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Meyerhoffer 5'8 Pill

Board Riders Review gets on the the Pill. Test rider Sean puts this Meyerhoffer surfboard through its paces on a small crappy day and it worked really well! Board paddled really well, caught waves easy and performed similar to a shortboard. Great board to have when surf is small yet works well overhead conditions.

Sunday, July 8, 2012

7'3" Loveboat Hydroflex

Test rider Suzie takes the Loveboat by Hydroflex for a spin. Easy to paddle, turn and noseride, this is a great alternative to a conventional 9'0. Shaped by Surfer/Shaper Bufo Brauers with a proprietary technology all his models we have ridden, last way longer, are user friendly and perform very well in any type of surf. Check them out!

5'5" Hydroflex Boogie Fish

One of the funnest boards we have set our wet feet on! Tons of volume for its size, it catches anything that comes your way whether small or overhead it will handle it all. Designed by Bufo Brauers at Hydroflex Technologies, This little Boogie Fish rocks!

Dewey Weber Planer

Dewey Weber Surfboards have been around for a long time cause they work. Check out what team rider Chris Thompson says about his Planer.

Brink Surfboards

Donald Brink designs some of the coolest Hulls around. From short to long the craftsmanship is top notch. Check out the vid and see some of the Asymmetrical Hulls by Brink and listen to his take on catching more waves and thus having more fun.

Monday, March 26, 2012

Stewart Hooker

Bill Stewart of Stewart Surfboards shapes surfboards for every occasion, Retro Longboards, Noseriders, Performance longboards, Funboards, Shortboards and more! We have ridden most of his models and they are the some of best performing boards on the market. The "Hooker" worked as advertised but the best part is the price on these baby's! Check them out.

Meyerhoffer Surfboards

Thomas Meyerhoffer makes some of the most unique surfboards we have ridden and seen. They look funky and always provoke questions in the line-up, but they are super fun to ride! Check them out.

Night Train Surfboards

Board Riders Review caught up with Jack from Night Train Surfboards and check out his line of boards. Adding a fresh new twist to longboards, we cant wait to try a few of them out!

Vonsol Future Flex Hornet

Board Riders Review caught up with Mike and his Future Flex Hornet by VonSol. The waves were really good that day so we got a short but sweet testimonial.

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Surfboards by Mason Dyer

Board Riders Review caught up with Cool Shaper/Surfer Mason Dyer and got the scoop on his brand of Surfboards. Can't wait to ride a few of them! Check out his ride.

Iron Cross Surfboards 5150 Shortboard

Jay Grygera from Iron Cross Surfboards in Cardiff Ca. Lets Board Riders Review take out their "5150" shortboard model. Even in 6'-8' loamy surf it worked very well and was a very user friendly board. Board really lights up in steep fast hollow breaks. Check them out, Jay and Jeff are super friendly and will get you the right board for a great price!

Thursday, November 10, 2011

9'4 Stewart Regal Longboard

Bill Stewart has been shaping longboards for a very long time and is always finding ways to tweek them and make them perform better. He claims the Regal model is 90% old school and 10% hot rod.. After we rode it, we felt it had a bit more hot rod in it. The Regal performed as, or better than advertised.

Ernie Higgins

Long time San Diego surfer / shaper Ernie Higgins talks to Board Riders Review about the current state of handmade surfboards.

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

CJ Nelson and The Meadow

Legendary surfer, CJ Nelson talks to Board Riders Review about "The Meadow" A collaboration of a deep pool of shaping talent and surfers from Santa Cruz, California they produce some the highest quality, innovative surfboards on the market today.