Hey all, I've just started longboarding in the past 5 months and need some advice on what I should get next (size, style, etc). I have a 9'4 wingnut and can ride the nose on bigger swell but I have trouble on smaller waves. I want something that I can ride the nose in all conditions, big, small, mushy. I want to get a performance noserider and I am asking for suggestions. I am 6'3 215 lbs.
Please excuse my username, but I have a 9'6" dewey weber stylist, and it has to be the best board I've ever ridden. Very light, turns well, single fin, and has a nice concave nose for noseriding. Gets a little difficult on a 9'6" when the waves get bigger though. Havn't rode a dewey weber performer, but they look similar. Both are kind of expensive, north of 600$ used and 1200-1400$ new :(
I had an Anderson Josh Farberow Model that was 9'6" and it worked well on the nose in all surf from 2' up. I am 6' and 215 lbs, but my normal board is 9'0" and I am able to nose ride it in just about any size surf. I would try as many boards as I could, find out what feels good to you then either make one or have one made by a local shaper.
Noseriding (and, lo and behold) is more about your own ability and capacity for enjoyment than the exact, right-est, best (and most expensive) board you can brag about owning.
Not that reason ever stopped anyone from buying the "next big thing" to make them better, faster, more attractive, or their d*ck longer.