i saw a bloke out today with one on his long board. does anyone else use it on their boards? im quite happy with wax. was thinking of putting one on my egg though

62mac said...

Nah ya cant put one of them on a 9 footerand you would take some of the retro out of your egg putting one on,jmo which counts for sweet fa

never fa mate i was only thinking about the egg cause i got a few around the house with no friends

weiry said...

you cant beat wax crispy, it melts on to your car, sticks to your boardshorts, is probably carcinogenic and will go missing on the best wave of your life

thats funny. my girl is always why do you have that white sticky stuff on the arse of your boardies....its that gaybo site site isnt it

I tried one once but it didn't do me much good so I got rid of it just in case it was causing a bit of drag.

I think if you're a really good longboarder they would be a plus.

I thought they would help you push down harder on the back foot so you could really swing the nose around hard and have less chance of the back foot slipping off.

For me they were just a hinderance because I was feeling for it with my back foot rather that concentrating on just turning the thing.

weiry said...

you cant beat wax crispy, it melts on to your car, sticks to your boardshorts, is probably carcinogenic and will go missing on the best wave of your life

Coud not have said it better. I find them great on short boards as you slide your foot back when you get up until it hits the raised area and you know that your foot is right in the sweet spot. I find the raised bar helps lock your foot when pushing turns. However there is a downside to them - notably that they rip your knees up when you duck-dive in the summer. Most wetsuits now have a decent protective layer that stop them destroying yr suit. I used to use them for 10 yrs straight then went off them about 3 yrs back - brought a second hand board with one on about 12 mths ago and went out and got new grips for my other boards the next day. I had forgotten how good they are. But the summer scabs are not good!!! Be warned. Make sure you get one with a raised bit at the back.

laceys lane said...

why the hell wouldn't you please tell me- none of this retro groove feel good stuff either

hell i even put them on my dw boards

on my long board i think it would be rubbish. on my egg i think is the go

when i surf the big ish boards the pad tell me where i am. i would have thought you could set it up on the sweet spot.

i had this mate that used to do a wax kicker somehow