Chinese Epoxy?

General Discussion
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Anyone know about these guys?

Are they part of Cobra?

http://www.surfly.com/eps.html

I find the “honeycomb” epoxy EPS sandwich model interesting since I don’t believe Boardworks or Surftech are doing this…

I’m wondering if these are the folks that made that unlabeled cheapo epoxy 10’6" I saw at HIC last week…

I gotta go back and check it out again or take a trip to SFO (surfboard factory outlet) in Campbells…

Interesting about the whole private labeling thing…

Surprised none of the larger surfshops/retail aren’t taking them up on it…

In reality they probably are…

What about those crazy european (german?) guys too… The one with them doing all those Bert trampoline and motorcycle flex tests on their website… Why aren’t they getting any publicity and I wonder why they don’t come around here to talk about how great their stuff is… Would be interesting to see all the parallel train of thought occurring around the world outside of the sways sandwich clique…

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Oneula,

Did a Whois on the domain, owners are:

Min Fang Industry Co.,Ltd.

  Victor Torng

  23 Tsu-Chianh 2nd Street, Wuchi

  Taichung,  435

  TW

  Phone: 886-4-2639-8313

  Fax..: 886-4-2639-2998

  Email: ******@handtools.com.tw</span></span> So they are based in Taiwan almost certainly producing on the mainland. They have a patented fin system? I know there are waves in Taiwan but I'm gussing they didn't develop those shapes themselves.
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Yeah I heard of them…

Hey they even got aussie “team” riders

And a big ol’ sidebar ad on the skurfer design forum…

$$$$

Hey maybe I’ll go order a container load of them with this logo on them just to piss everyone off and start another “discussion”… Take them down to the swap meet and sell them for a $1.00

Jus kidding guys…(I think I was just overcome with some kind of chipfish virus…)

should’ve known it was chinese…

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So watz wrong wif WE CHINESE making surfboards ? Did we ever complain bout white boy trying to sell our food ?

5

What???:slight_smile:

Never seen that before:-)

Where?

I gotta see this:-)

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You got to be kidding me…

It’s just an observation…

An observation that says like Carl mentioned… Randy better watch your back they’ll do it cheaper and better and they offer private label right off the start… Something Randy didn’t think about… But that’s life, the first guy who opens the door at the ibook clearance sale gets trampled by the hoards standing behind him…

And by the way…

My great grandpa Chew Lum was an immigrant chinese shoemaker from maui who married a hawaiian princess in the 1800’s… So it ain’t derog my friend… Just and obso about the ever changing market for popouts…

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Wow!

Check this out:

Parent company…

They got their hands in everything…

http://www.handtools.com.tw

Hey use your MinFang tools to make your Min Fang board while you wear your MinFang shoes and make up…

Oh my god…

Damn big production facility too… Almost sounds like Cobra

http://www.handtools.com.tw/surfboard/factory.htm

Quote:

Our factory are located in China with 168,000 square feet.

Our headquarter are located in Taiwan with 12,960 square feet

Min Fang is one of the biggest surfboard manufacturers in the world.

Providing variety polyester surfboard, epoxy surfboards, soft surfboards, skim boards, body boards.

We owned and operated hand crafted boards experience over 30 years…

We have steadily grown from reputation for the highest in quality.

The importance of custom approach for us is to design the board, which you want to go with.

We are committed to providing you with the very best products at competitive prices and delivering our products with a consistency that will set new standards in the industry.

Using a target-orientated and market-zone identification approach, Min Fang products can be using customized designs and concepts to meet your requirements.

Min Fang guarantee your success as it will be backed up by rigorous quality control, efficient service, customized design concepts, packaging, delivery and after sales services.

I think alot of guys making stuff here professionally have already received the targeted email from these guys looking for an outlet for their stuff and promising riches beyond belief…

Wow wow wow

first cheapo poly and now cheapo epoxies…

Wood sandwiches are only bound to follow…

They got a ton of Bamboo to play with over there too

Epoxy bamboo sandwiches with an internal springer from Min Fang

and a custom designed fin system to boot

wow wow wow…

Amazing how the internet has become the great equalizer among nations…

Right Min Fangies in the lurking shadows?

Okay who’s lining up for a franchise op…

show yourself we know you’re out there…

Charlie we gotta move to China and help’em out… show’em how…

Maybe I can get an entire province to run as a tudor fifedom in exchange…

I never thought it would come to pass so quickly…

Solo you were right…

it already too late, gotta find that little niche foxhole to jump to survive now…

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I don’t know Oneula, I think your knee has to get better so we can both open up our lawnmowing and landscape business. A true “backyard” business that’s legit! No wait, we will be subsidized by grass, oh no!

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I don’t know Oneula, I think your knee has to get better so we can both open up our lawnmowing and landscape business. A true “backyard” business that’s legit! No wait, we will be subsidized by grass, oh no!

now that’s funny!