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The long awaited 4GF Omni is upon us:
http://www.surfmats.com/omni.html
PG tells me that a few Blue Streaks are on the way... Stay tuned.
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http://www.surfmats.com/omni.html
PG tells me that a few Blue Streaks are on the way... Stay tuned.
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GRAYMAN
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The New 4GF Omni
GRAYMAN- Posts : 3543
Join date : 2009-09-09
Age : 51
Location : South Devon, UK
GRAYMAN- Posts : 3543
Join date : 2009-09-09
Age : 51
Location : South Devon, UK
Omni Blue Streaks are here!!!
They'll be going on the site by the end of the weekend.
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They'll be going on the site by the end of the weekend.
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GRAYMAN- Posts : 3543
Join date : 2009-09-09
Age : 51
Location : South Devon, UK
Gripped....
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stu- Posts : 278
Join date : 2009-09-13
Can't see the pretty picture !
GRAYMAN- Posts : 3543
Join date : 2009-09-09
Age : 51
Location : South Devon, UK
Not even signed in?
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GRAYMAN- Posts : 3543
Join date : 2009-09-09
Age : 51
Location : South Devon, UK
Gutted. It's a shot of me pitted at Jaws on one.
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GRAYMAN- Posts : 3543
Join date : 2009-09-09
Age : 51
Location : South Devon, UK
The Fourth Gear Flyer Omni Blue Streak is with us...
The Omni is the newest 4GF model! It takes the look and feel of the traditional square-tailed surf mat and tweaks it to new levels. Many of the worlds best mat surfers, including George Greenough, have ridden the Omni and the feedback has been unanimous that it really is something special. Sitting between the Standard and the Fatty in terms of width, The Omni is an extremely versatile mat (hence the name)... Well-suited to a wide range of rider size and wave size, this has to be the closest thing to the all-in-one mat!
Get yours here:
http://ukmatsurfers.org/html/surfmats.html
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The Omni is the newest 4GF model! It takes the look and feel of the traditional square-tailed surf mat and tweaks it to new levels. Many of the worlds best mat surfers, including George Greenough, have ridden the Omni and the feedback has been unanimous that it really is something special. Sitting between the Standard and the Fatty in terms of width, The Omni is an extremely versatile mat (hence the name)... Well-suited to a wide range of rider size and wave size, this has to be the closest thing to the all-in-one mat!
Get yours here:
http://ukmatsurfers.org/html/surfmats.html
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stu- Posts : 278
Join date : 2009-09-13
Sorted I can see the pretty picture now!
Nice gripping Matey
can't wait to get me mits on it
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Nice gripping Matey
can't wait to get me mits on it
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GRAYMAN- Posts : 3543
Join date : 2009-09-09
Age : 51
Location : South Devon, UK
Yet again Stu, your actual mat has acted as model for the shot.
Just as an update, the first batch of these have just sold out but more are on the way.
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Just as an update, the first batch of these have just sold out but more are on the way.
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matt23- Posts : 459
Join date : 2009-09-10
Age : 52
Cant wait to try one 
piskian- Posts : 671
Join date : 2010-10-21
Consumer culture-don;t you just love it?!
Got answer to our New Year's Eve fancy dress from this book,too,G!
GRAYMAN- Posts : 3543
Join date : 2009-09-09
Age : 51
Location : South Devon, UK
While I agree with your sentiments on consumerism as a whole, we would all be on Surfoplanes were it not for ongoing design innovation.
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piskian- Posts : 671
Join date : 2010-10-21
Yep,I think I vaguely grasp that concept.Just seen too many people sliding out and not getting full enjoyment out of their rides lately,cos they're persuaded to go for a certain model of mat,which patently don't work.
A lot of us started matting to avoid the quiver mentality.
Variable inflation and all that.
Let's not forget the goal of simplicity,eh?We don't want to end up saying" Oh,I wish I had taken out such-and-such a mat instead" at the end of a session...
A lot of us started matting to avoid the quiver mentality.
Variable inflation and all that.
Let's not forget the goal of simplicity,eh?We don't want to end up saying" Oh,I wish I had taken out such-and-such a mat instead" at the end of a session...
GRAYMAN- Posts : 3543
Join date : 2009-09-09
Age : 51
Location : South Devon, UK
piskian wrote:Let's not forget the goal of simplicity,eh?We don't want to end up saying" Oh,I wish I had taken out such-and-such a mat instead" at the end of a session...
Hear hear.
Had a similar discussion with Phil on that with Sinclario making the exact same point. I agreed with him too. The ultimate Nirvana for any surfcraft is the one that does it all. That's why I'm as excited as I am about this model in particular. The proof will be in the pudding of your average matter of course but the feedback form George Greenough was that he didn't have any suggestions on how to improve it.
That's a first!
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GRAYMAN- Posts : 3543
Join date : 2009-09-09
Age : 51
Location : South Devon, UK
One mat also takes away one variable when you have a sh*t session too! 
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matt23- Posts : 459
Join date : 2009-09-10
Age : 52
If you soak a standard b/s in olive oil and leave in the boot for 2 hours its never quite the same 
stu- Posts : 278
Join date : 2009-09-13
I generaly soak mine in Cote de Rhone or when abroad Rum.
I have or will have three mats Standard,Fatty and when it arrives the Omni,being 6',14 stone and 57 I think this covers all my needs, it is much differant for you younger fitter lads who get in the water on almost a daily basis I find weight to wave size is a major point where you are much lighter and fitter the greater chance of a one mat quiver exists.
I do take Ians point.
What did it for me as G pointed out was GG's remark or is this PG's amazing sales technique!
I lied I have a classic which was my first mat just if I fancy going old school .
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I have or will have three mats Standard,Fatty and when it arrives the Omni,being 6',14 stone and 57 I think this covers all my needs, it is much differant for you younger fitter lads who get in the water on almost a daily basis I find weight to wave size is a major point where you are much lighter and fitter the greater chance of a one mat quiver exists.
I do take Ians point.
What did it for me as G pointed out was GG's remark or is this PG's amazing sales technique!
I lied I have a classic which was my first mat just if I fancy going old school
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matt23- Posts : 459
Join date : 2009-09-10
Age : 52
The oil was from when someone stashed a packed of artichoke hearts in my bag, not something we normally take on picnics 
I know what Ian means though my standard was the only mat I tend to ride, the RT tracker hardly gets used these days.
I know what Ian means though my standard was the only mat I tend to ride, the RT tracker hardly gets used these days.
James H- Posts : 180
Join date : 2012-06-26
Age : 45
Location : St Ives
I really want an Omni...
...but my other mats work just fine
...but my other mats work just fine
GRAYMAN- Posts : 3543
Join date : 2009-09-09
Age : 51
Location : South Devon, UK
I've got more coming.
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Blimp- Posts : 190
Join date : 2011-03-05
Age : 65
Location : Southampton
I am with Ian on this one went from a standard with canvas top to a Fatty with a gripped deck and this was a noticeable improvement then I went and bought a Neumatic hoping this would take my mat riding a notch up but so far the Nuematic has been a major disapointment and it has been out in lots of different conditions so I know it is not the choss I normaily ride here on the south coast.I now surf one session on the fatty and one on the Nuematic and the Fatty is a clear winner the only thing I would say is I might not be a good enought mat rider to get the best out of the Nuematic but at the moment if someone offered me the right money it would go
James H- Posts : 180
Join date : 2012-06-26
Age : 45
Location : St Ives
Put a short test report here
http://www.surfmat.org/t413-testing-the-omni
http://www.surfmat.org/t413-testing-the-omni
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GRAYMAN- Posts : 3543
Join date : 2009-09-09
Age : 51
Location : South Devon, UK
Today and tomorrow are good if you go to Godrevy. In fact tomorrow's winds are so light you should be on at your place.
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GRAYMAN- Posts : 3543
Join date : 2009-09-09
Age : 51
Location : South Devon, UK
Must've been a clean couple of foot at Godrevy today.
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