what are bonzers and twinzers? 5-fin and 4-fin? i was also wondering how the 5-fin boards perform as compared to single fins and thrusters. is the bottom on the 5-fin any different? thanks steve
Visit this web: http://www.eatonsurf.com/ , u’ll find some good information there. Coque A.
U have more pics in this web, and u can email de developers of “the bonzer”: http://www.bonzer5.com/Pages/homeindex.html Good luck!. Coque A.
http://www.bonzer5.com/Pages/homeindex.html I’ve been riding Malcolm Campbell’s 5 fin Bonzers for about ten years. In fact, for the most part I’ve abandoned standard tri fin setups. I’ve found the Bonzer to have a “groovy” single fin feel while the side fins act as jets, giving the Bonzer superior speed over thrusters. Bonzers actaully accelerate through turns while sometimes tri fins, in my opinion, have a moment of “stickyness”. I think this is how tailslides and such manuevers came into play. Surfers pushing against the “stickyness”. Bonzers are starting to attract the attention of high profile surfers and can be seen in the film Shelter. At the very least they are worth a go and a nice addition to any quiver. The Cult of Bonzer lives…
I’ve been riding Malcolm Campbell’s 5 fin Bonzers for about ten years. In > fact, for the most part I’ve abandoned standard tri fin setups. I’ve found > the Bonzer to have a “groovy” single fin feel while the side > fins act as jets, giving the Bonzer superior speed over thrusters. Bonzers > actaully accelerate through turns while sometimes tri fins, in my opinion, > have a moment of “stickyness”. I think this is how tailslides > and such manuevers came into play. Surfers pushing against the > “stickyness”. Bonzers are starting to attract the attention of > high profile surfers and can be seen in the film Shelter. At the very > least they are worth a go and a nice addition to any quiver. The Cult of > Bonzer lives… what length do you ride and where can you get a good look at their shapes?? the website is still under construction, you can only see enough to be teased. i’ve watched shelter and that board seems very functional, do you know if it is a campbell shape? or is it an eaton shape? any clue for phone contact of the campbell bros.? thanks…
so bonzers ride more like single fins? personally i dont like thrusters, i only ride single fins, but if i could get the feel of a single fin but with the turning ability of the thruster, well that would be pretty cool.
I’ve been riding Malcolm Campbell’s 5 fin Bonzers for about ten years. In > fact, for the most part I’ve abandoned standard tri fin setups. I’ve found > the Bonzer to have a “groovy” single fin feel while the side > fins act as jets, giving the Bonzer superior speed over thrusters. Bonzers > actaully accelerate through turns while sometimes tri fins, in my opinion, > have a moment of “stickyness”. I think this is how tailslides > and such manuevers came into play. Surfers pushing against the > “stickyness”. Bonzers are starting to attract the attention of > high profile surfers and can be seen in the film Shelter. At the very > least they are worth a go and a nice addition to any quiver. The Cult of > Bonzer lives… I have ridden many bonzers, and what Tri Fins are Dangerous says is spot on. Bonzers feel like sinlge fins on steroids. I wanted to post here as a twinzer rider, because I think that they also offer a nice alternative to the tri. The nice thing about twinzers is that they (if shaped correctly) surf like a twin fin without all the side slip. Infact, twinzers are so fast that sometimes you need to stall the board in order not to out run the shoulder. They drive off of the bottom without getting stuck, but they don’t feel like a single fin the way bonzers do, as they are super, super loose. I added the “if shaped correctly” above because I have ridden some really bad ones. My current twinzer was shaped by Wil Jobson, who has done more R&D with this design than anyone else and it is by far the best one I have surfed on. I really like this discussion, because I think the thruster is a total compromise that has to be fought just to get out of its own way. Just my 2 cents…
dewey, post a pic of your w.j. twinzer if you can, i’d be stoked to see it.
dewey, post a pic of your w.j. twinzer if you can, i’d be stoked to see > it. I concur…photo(s) please!
yes u 1/2 2… I’ve asked this question before and received different answers: Do you think the 4 fin set up is better with the small fins ahead and to the outside of the main fins or behind and inside the main fins? I have a board with the small fins behind and inside and it seems OK. Have seen a modern Ben Aipa set up this way as well. Pearson up in Santa Cruz does it the other way and I think some guys here also. What type of tail outline are you using? I’m pondering a split tail longboard and will probably end up with enough fin plugs to try everything including a single but was just curious.
I have an Eaton bonzer surfboard and yesss! it ride more like a singlefin. I know Bruce McKee and he shapes very good “quads” i tried some boards and it goes insane in all conditions, better drive, better rake, same maniobrability than a thruster. Tom Carrol, Tom Curren, Kelly Slater… many good surfers had tried this sistem with good results in all conditions. Maybe Bruce can post some messages here and tell us something more, we’ll see… Coque A. P.D.: He shapes 5 fin boards to (both long and short).
To interested, there was actually two green Bonzers in Shelter that were pretty much identical. Both were shaped by Malcolm Campbell. Personally I have the Bonzer 5 fin set up on all kinds of boards. 6’2" performance shortboard, 6’6" egg, 7’3" California semi-gun, and a neat 7’8’ retro/hybrid thingy(I really should post a photo of that thing, I think the Swaylockian crowd would dig it)and two 9’ longboards with the 5 fin set-up. Yes, I would agree that the Bonzer has more in commen with the single fin than the thruster. When I ride a thruster I really miss turning off that big center fin. I dunno, it just feels good. I haven’t had much experience with Twinzers, Eaton Bonzers or Herb Superchargers. Shoots, I can’t find Malcolm’s phone number–I’ll post back later. Kowabunga everybody.
To interested, there was actually two green Bonzers in Shelter that were > pretty much identical. Both were shaped by Malcolm Campbell. Personally I > have the Bonzer 5 fin set up on all kinds of boards. 6’2" performance > shortboard, 6’6" egg, 7’3" California semi-gun, and a neat 7’8’ > retro/hybrid thingy(I really should post a photo of that thing, I think > the Swaylockian crowd would dig it)and two 9’ longboards with the 5 fin > set-up. Yes, I would agree that the Bonzer has more in commen with the > single fin than the thruster. When I ride a thruster I really miss turning > off that big center fin. I dunno, it just feels good. I haven’t had much > experience with Twinzers, Eaton Bonzers or Herb Superchargers.>>> Shoots, I can’t find Malcolm’s phone number–I’ll post back later. > Kowabunga everybody. You have everyones’ attention. How about posting the pics and some info on fin set up, fin size, channel configurations etc…? I m very interested in adding a Bonzer to the quiver. Thanks, Magoo
so what is the bottom design on the five finners?
I think the bottom is a deep double concave, or single concave to deep double concave… i’m gonna try give u the fins location an the bottom tipe, or maybe some pics. Ohh, i wanna say i’m sorry 'cause my english is very bad, i’m Spanish, from Galicia. Coque A.
I think the bottom is a deep double concave, or single concave to deep > double concave… i’m gonna try give u the fins location an the bottom > tipe, or maybe some pics.>>> Ohh, i wanna say i’m sorry 'cause my english is very bad, i’m Spanish, > from Galicia.>>> Coque A. Si es mas facil escribir en Espanol yo se lo puedo traducir. If it is easier for you to write it in Spanish I can translate it for you. Magoo