Greetings
So, this line is about “Wall Hanging Boards”, something I have had a problem with for some time. Why are so many people out there so against riding these classics? Like they should be on the wall, dusted every now and then, and just looked at. When I purchased my Bing Foil and the guy heard that I was going to ride it a bit, he flipped out (you can’t ride that, just put it on the wall!). Same thing with my other classics!
These boards want to be ridden, that is their purpose in life! Keep the classics alive by riding them a bit, not just by dusting them.
I, Just, Don’t, get it. Help me understand this please!
Cody
i could not agree with you more nostalgic soul. ill take it even further to voice my disliking with modern/retro hybrids. not that people don’t rip on them, they do, and they should ride them, but for me personally, i like the retro ride for its retro ride, not for its blend of modern and classic. i ride longboards based on the shapes of 67 or 68, single fins based on 70’s replicas, and etc. i try not to overlap them. i like the clunkyness, its unique and more fun then anything i have ever experienced. you only live once, surf everything and pull into the closeouts no matter what!
first
the old soul ya;; now possess is likely to be an " also ran " or in other words a mediocre rendition of the best boards of the day.this I hold to be true simply because the hot boards were subjected to high intensity use by everyone greedy for the high performanceprovided by the one in a hundred examples of the art and magic.
second
the ego trip of riding a thrift store yard sale garage passover renditionof days gone by has a distinct facinationbut it is mustly based on the puppy running with the big bone while being chased by all the other puppies yapping enviouslyie.sheesh If I only was there I woul now be gloating and floating
third
as things go perhaps the gods of heaven and earth have blessed another mere mortal with the true magic space vehicle,Rocho’s old elevator,jackie’s ol penetrator model ,corky’s phil 9’10
OR PERHAPS DAVIDS DYNO THE WEEK BEFORE THE FIRE???
loose this on a truly hot inside out barrel a SARJ and watch as it goes away into its disapearance into demolition,it is lost forever…
all the Cavaliers in the french garde were concerned with displays of bravado
all civilized men fein nochalance in the face of wealth of spirit
the more wher that came from attitude is slowly disapearing in the case if the exemplary old boards…
GIVEN THESE GIFTS FOR YOUR STEWARDSHIP
YOU HAVE A CHOICE
choose wisely
perhaps become a guy with a memory and a story for the rail at the daisy bar
to top j.j.moon
perhaps pull a claen template from an undistorted over repaired rail
and commune with a long gone shaper to teach you by example alone the secrets unwritten.
the cocky cousin brandishing wayfarers and stock black lowcuts an’a pendelton button down to ppick up 65yearol chicks
ambrose
Ambrose, I see your point, the choice is great.
It seams that a great deal revolves around what generation the individual surfed in. For example, someone who surfed in 1970 would not have to ride his era of boards today to be able to explain the characteristics. Whereas someone who started surfing say in 1990 would be drawn to ride that board, like an ice cream cone on a hot summer day (if there is an attraction to the era). A complete understanding can not come from reading alone.
A template would be a good choice for repeated riding. And a few dips on a gentle day with a sandy beach to begin the understanding process could also be good, continuing the learning process on a duplicated board, for the big swells breaking over rocks.
Cody
I have no problem riding the wall hangers. If there is any good in them that is being over looked in modern boards then lets look to them for inspiration. Kinda fun to get the old boards out once in awhile but soon the limitations over come the fun factor and I am ready to be back on the modern boards. In the 1960’s We rode many of the classics I think you are talking about(Weber performer, Peck penetrator, Hansen 50-50,and so on)
The point is at that time we were riding the best designed most well built boards we could buy or build ourselves. There was nothing classic about it. We didn’t even call them longboards until the shorter boards became popular. I am designing boards again with the same philosphy I had back then and now there is so much more materials and design information available. So now I still ride the best well built boards I can buy or build and its just as fun and exciting as it ever was or even more so now.
Isn’t it kinda like having sex with grandma???
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Curios about 1 thing, in the 60’s & 70’s did very many people pull out what were considered classics for that era (early redwood planks)? Or was the drop in weight so drastic that no one went backwards in time.
Cody
Aquafiend,
That's disturbing!
But funny...
Cody
Running the risk of being a puss here, but I have a few wall hangers, and I have a few vintage riders. In my opinion there is quite a difference. With my wall hangers I would never run the risk of having someone kookout and put a slice into a perfect ding free, pure white foam board. Boards of this quality simply don’t exist anymore, even when guys were first collecting the beasts in the early 80’s they were still hard to find. If you truely have a wall hanger, they should be saved as a museum piece…or all we would have would be a bunch of e-Bay shit. Now the vintage riders, 1 maybe 2 dings, some discoloration here or there, they need to be ridden. There are plenty of riders out there, and a lot of people think that some old ding’d up resprayed board is a vintage wall hangers. Real good boards are next to impossible to find as a semi deal, and most real good boards will cost $5K. Hell if i spent $5K on a board and someone put a ding in it, I might go crazy and kill something. I just don’t need the stress. Tell me that if you had a really really nice board, you wouldn’t be a little pinched up surfing it Saturday afternoon with 10 beginners bailing out right in front of you. Attached a picture of the wallhanger vs rider for clarification
-Jay
BTW the rider, the Surfboards Hawaii was a semi basket case, 4 dings and lots of leakers. Now its super tight. Nice board, yes. Wall Hanger, no. Rider, yes.
I guess I’m going to piss off the surf godz but i like to pretty colors?
-Jay
Jay,
Very good point. I agree, save the true Classic boards, as you have in the picture. I find a lot of people calling their RESTORED boards true classics that should not be riden! It’s the ones with a few patches that look good but not that great or restored boards that should be in the water. I have a 65’ baby blue RESTORED Hansen Master that I love to float every now and then.
Would you happen to live in PB? Have you ever stored that Hansen in Star Surf?
Cody
Surf Star? don’t know that one, I’m pretty low key. I’ve had a few nice boards “vanish into thin air” so I don’t talk about location too often, but I am in San Diego.
lets not forget its a surfboard made to ride waves not pine if its yellowing its no wall hanger its a wave hanger go ride it let it be appreciated the way it was meant to be on a wall of water
I hear ya loud and clear! I had a 70’s 7’2 Skip Frye pin tail disappear on me. That’s one of the worst feelings; I wish they just took the Stereo system or TV instead, rather than a board.
Cody
