Hello there all.
I've recently got my hands on a new bellyboard made by Gavin at Traditional Surfing Company. For those who don't know, Traditional Surfing Co make bellyboards using high quality marine ply, making many models including their alaia inspired Da Bomb model.
The description from Traditional Surfing Co goes like this:
Sounds like just the thing for me as I've developed a growing passion for slipping my wood into glistening tubes of late! (Thank you to Julian Clary for that one).
So then here's a look at her. I've taken a shot next to my home build "The Chisel" as many have seen that in the flesh so gives a sense of perspective. The shots are from below so the tails look wider than they are. I'm too lazy to take them again (sorry).
The bag is an added optional extra but a nice touch.
Nice low nose lift. I'm impressed by flat rocker in prone craft, although The Chisel's square, stumpy nose can sometime case a bit of spray in the face. Da Bomb looks like it might deal with that nicely with a rounded nose and more of it ahead of the rocker point:
So then... Just need to ride it now!!! I'm really keen to see how the rounded profile feels compared to the Tetris inspired Chisel. My square peg has got me into a few round holes but I'm always keen to play the field.
Ride report to follow in due course and I'll try to get some footage too.
To get one yourself you want to CLICK HERE
Cheers
G
I've recently got my hands on a new bellyboard made by Gavin at Traditional Surfing Company. For those who don't know, Traditional Surfing Co make bellyboards using high quality marine ply, making many models including their alaia inspired Da Bomb model.
The description from Traditional Surfing Co goes like this:
Traditional Surfing Co wrote:
Put simply, da BOMB redefines bellyboarding by mixing current alaia design thinking with traditional bellyboard dimensions of 4ft x 12” tapering to 11”.
The result is a board that rides utterly differently, much looser, even we were surpised by how much. If you are riding green faces you are ready for da BOMB!
Sounds like just the thing for me as I've developed a growing passion for slipping my wood into glistening tubes of late! (Thank you to Julian Clary for that one).
So then here's a look at her. I've taken a shot next to my home build "The Chisel" as many have seen that in the flesh so gives a sense of perspective. The shots are from below so the tails look wider than they are. I'm too lazy to take them again (sorry).
The bag is an added optional extra but a nice touch.
Nice low nose lift. I'm impressed by flat rocker in prone craft, although The Chisel's square, stumpy nose can sometime case a bit of spray in the face. Da Bomb looks like it might deal with that nicely with a rounded nose and more of it ahead of the rocker point:
So then... Just need to ride it now!!! I'm really keen to see how the rounded profile feels compared to the Tetris inspired Chisel. My square peg has got me into a few round holes but I'm always keen to play the field.
Ride report to follow in due course and I'll try to get some footage too.
To get one yourself you want to CLICK HERE
Cheers
G
Last edited by GRAYMAN on Thu Dec 01, 2011 9:34 am; edited 1 time in total