that 8'6" is a brand new size...so I doubt anybody can give exact advice on it... at 90kg you'd be fine on it.

I had a 10' as my first board and it was great for small and windy days...stable as a rock.

The evoke 9'2 would be too much board for you. Even the 8'6 x 32 is a pretty big in my opinion. The vex would probably be a better upgrade.

No worries on the float mate. I'm 93ish and I surf the 7'11 evoke no worries. Great all rounder!!!

I'm loving 8'6 Evoke at 105kg so stable and glides onto waves really well.

They should bring the 7'11 back but at width max 30. It was too wide in my opinion and made waves harder to catch . The 7'5 Slab from ECS at 28 is much easier to get on the wave with

Real stable but I am only 60 to 62kg.
Paddles into waves real easy due to narrow and parallel outline . Good for small waves and so easy to transport

The evoke is a really nice shape, personally I would like to see them do a slimmed down version with less width and volume

I was at the shop in Byron a few months back and I got a good look at some of the boards. The 8'10x29.3?127L Jason mamoa in the eco tech construction looks like a really sweet board, the flyer and the channels are really nice! The echo tech also felt a fair bit lighter than the carbon or normal construction too

I have a question on the Evoke carbon 9'2 i just picked up. Does anyone know what the dry weight of it might be? The product spec sheet doesn't say anything about it.
Im hoping I have made a good choice as I already ride the Pro Carbon Vex 9'6 and I like it but it's a bit unstable in the chop.

Nugdam said..

rogerd63 said..
I have a question on the Evoke carbon 9'2 i just picked up. Does anyone know what the dry weight of it might be? The product spec sheet doesn't say anything about it.
Im hoping I have made a good choice as I already ride the Pro Carbon Vex 9'6 and I like it but it's a bit unstable in the chop.

I had the 9'2 evoke for a long time. It's a great board, had some great waves in some cyclone swell off noosa a few years ago.

It does start to get a big corky after awhile but it's a great progression board.

so what did you buy after it? Have i gone backwards from the Pro Carbon Vex

Well I did buy it as i was after a slightly more stable board that would still perform ok. Everyone seems to love them so Im not that worried. I will have both The Vex carbon 9'6 and the Evoke 9'2 so happy days ahead.