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Goya volar 105 or firemove 100

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Created by nerdycross > 9 months ago, 20 Jul 2020
nerdycross
296 posts
20 Jul 2020 9:23PM
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Am looking for a 100ltr ish board for 5 to 7mtr for blasting but forgiving in harsher conditions and am quite interested in the Goya volar 105 or RRD firemove 100 v4 any one with experience of theas be good.

LeeD
3939 posts
21 Jul 2020 12:58AM
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Firemove is a wide freestyle wave. Tail rocker and high nosekick.
Unfamiliar with Volar, check tail rocker.

nerdycross
296 posts
21 Jul 2020 4:41AM
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Probably not suited to blasting then LeeD, Evan with fast fin.

LeeD
3939 posts
21 Jul 2020 4:55AM
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Blasting in deep, choppy water for sure.
Seems FM has very similar rocker to Freestyle waves, but of course it's wider.
Flat water favors flatter rockers.

Madge
NSW, 469 posts
21 Jul 2020 7:07AM
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The fire move is a flat water board, it just has a little more tail kick and a more curved outline to make it gybe smoother.

See some of Jem Halls videos, he uses them all the time. You can put in a big fin and then when the wind gets up place a smaller more swept fin into them and use in choppier water too, they are not a wave board but in smaller sizes are slightly wavier in shape.

The Goya is a really nice board too, probably better suited to blasting then the Fire move, check out your local conditions when the wind is up and see if theres a lot of chop on the water surface.

Both are great boards...............

nerdycross
296 posts
21 Jul 2020 2:34PM
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LeeD said..
Blasting in deep, choppy water for sure.
Seems FM has very similar rocker to Freestyle waves, but of course it's wider.
Flat water favors flatter rockers.


I'm not sure how much kick the Fm has a few years back I had a atom 100 and that had no kick from what I can remember and was quick board on flat and chop.
The GV is interesting spec shows quite long by today's trend.

LeeD
3939 posts
21 Jul 2020 3:34PM
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Atom is pure freeride.
Firemove has much more tail KICK, and more rocker up to the front straps.
2 different boards.

Silberpfeil
35 posts
22 Jul 2020 1:27AM
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haven't personally ridden them, but both have a reputation for being relaxed and easy to control freeride boards, however the RRD probably has less topend because as has been said: it's geared towards gybing with the pulled in outline in the tail and the rocker.
I'd personally get the Volar. Widebody Freemovers feel a bit weird to me anyways and the Volar is just a classic plug'n'play easy freeride board with great control and great for blasting

LeeD
3939 posts
22 Jul 2020 3:28AM
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Fmove is great for sailors wanting big wide board for pretty high winds.
It is not a slalom board.



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