Hey Everyone,
Friday last week, I added another board to the quiver. Well, one out, one in.
In came a 10'6" Munoz in the old Surftech tuflite construction.... along with a nice collection of fins.
It's almost the trifecta, given I also have an 11' Munoz and a 12' Munoz, although the 11' is in the new construction, as opposed to the old.
The 10'6" Munoz will sit nicely, not only with the other Munoz's, but the rest of the 10'+ quiver.
Haven't had a chance to get it in the water yet, hoping for a 'maiden voyage' on Thursday.

Oh, and as a complete tangent, knowing some crew on here are into MTBs, while it isn't a MTB, I picked this up on the weekend. My over-confident 6 yr old has decided all he wants to do it run his 16" BMX over the local pump track and jumps, so I bought this 24" Sunday Model C to try and keep up. It's been near on 30 years since I've been on a BMX, let alone on a track or in the air... so pray for my wrists.

Cheers!

I 'retired' from BMX, all those decades ago, due to some less than enjoyable injuries.
And that's the biggest barrier to riding, the fear of gravity putting me in rapid contact with the ground.

That said, I grew up on BMX, was my passion for what felt like my entire life (but from about 7-18). Just sitting on the new bike at the track, feels 'right'. I certainly don't feel like I'm pushing 50..... except for my fear of rapid contact with the ground.

Given this side of the forum is a bit dead at the moment, I'll post a bit of a follow up, now that I've had about 5 surfs on it.
I bought this board primarily to have the collection of the 10'6", 11' and 12' Munoz's. I actually didn't expect to use it much.
The package deal came with a 9" 4A fin (what the seller was using in the board), an 8" 4A, a 7.5" Skip Frye and the 8" surftech fin and side bites (G-1000s).
Any one that has read my posts, know that I love playing with fins.
Anyway, I'm in love with this board, it's so much fun to surf.... and that's been in somewhat mediocre waves. I can't wait to give it a spin in waves with a little more grunt. Paddles great, seems easy to get onto waves, and is surprisingly nimble... which is not a surprise given I reckon the 11' and 12' are 'nimble' for their size. It's just so much fun.
I started with the 9" 4A, in the position that it came in the board. I've not only not changed out the fin, I haven't moved it from the spot the seller had it in. The board has gone from something I thought would primarily sit in a quiver to, right now, being my go-to board. It could be the novelty of the 'new' board, but at no point have I looked at the forecast and questioned which board I was going to surf.

I've spent a little time on the bike too - while there's undoubtedly some 'muscle memory' there from spending so much time on BMX through my teens, its damn exhausting. Been riding it on 'pump' tracks, despite the lack of pedaling on these so-called pump tracks, it works the legs out!
Still haven't come in contact with the ground... yet. But I reckon my days are numbered there. Had a couple of close calls where my enthusiasm exceeded my skills.

Cheers!

Oh, and still haven't stacked the BMX yet. But I'm sure every ride gets me closer to a rapid, gravity-driven contact with the ground.
But loving being back on the BMX, riding around with my 6 year old.
Bike prices are doing my head in. Mostly because I'm aging.
Spent $350 on a half-decent bike for the kid for christmas last year, and granted, I knew he'd grow out of it reasonably fast.
Given his love for riding on tracks, the next set up will be $500-700 for a half-decent bike. And even then its a choice of buying another bike he'll grow out of quickly for about $500 or one that'll he'll 'grow into' that we could easily spend $700 on. And I don't really like the idea of a bike that's a bit too big. Harder to control.
Seems like stupid prices, particularly given that I paid $800 for my bike.
But then I think back to when I was racing BMX as a teenager over 30 years ago. The cranks I was running cost me (my parents) $350 back then, which is probably the equivalent to more than what I just paid for my new bike!
Anyway, back to surf talk......

I bought a 11' Prince from the same seller a few months before the Munoz. The Prince, in the current surftech build, is an amazing board. In a nice clean point break etc, the Prince is unbeatable. The 10'6" Munoz, in my mind, is a better all-rounder.
If I was heading to Noosa, and knew it was going to be clean runners on the points, the Prince would be the board of choice. However, if I was heading to Noosa, with the likelihood of surfing anywhere from Castaways all the way around to the woods/river mouth (inc the points), I'd take the 10'6" Munoz.

I'm fortunate enough to have a (wife that has let me collect a) quiver of boards that I love riding, arguably too many - I just need to remember to pull some of the others out at times!

damned67 said..
I bought a 11' Prince from the same seller a few months before the Munoz. The Prince, in the current surftech build, is an amazing board. In a nice clean point break etc, the Prince is unbeatable. The 10'6" Munoz, in my mind, is a better all-rounder.
If I was heading to Noosa, and knew it was going to be clean runners on the points, the Prince would be the board of choice. However, if I was heading to Noosa, with the likelihood of surfing anywhere from Castaways all the way around to the woods/river mouth (inc the points), I'd take the 10'6" Munoz.

I'm fortunate enough to have a (wife that has let me collect a) quiver of boards that I love riding, arguably too many - I just need to remember to pull some of the others out at times!

Are you dealing with a guy from Tweed Heads?

damned67 said..

Macaha said..


Are you dealing with a guy from Tweed Heads?

Nope - an absolute legend of a 'Breezer who reached out in response to a question of mine about soft boards.
An absolutely amazing person. We've exchanged 100's of messages now - one of the common threads is keeping eskies cold!
He's been downsizing/changing direction, and has given me first option on a couple of the boards as he decided to reliquish them.

Cheersok

Ok from Sydney then

thedrip said..

Or surf more so they can have a chance to party.

There is that... the whole family and work thing seems to get in the way 'though.