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Surfboard Wall Racks
Check out the latest in Sticky Bumps grip along with our other signature models from Dylan Goodale and Alessa Quizon. Coming to a finer surfing establishment near you 2014.
Most affordable wall racks available. Displays your board at any angle or height, on any wall. Twist to open, twist to store. Fast, easy installation. Eco-friendly Teak Wood. Variety of styles and colors available. Price: $24.95 free shipping
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The Future of Shapes As surfing keeps progressing to new heights, so too do the boards. The industry is seeing innovative technologies that are propelling surfboards into a whole new category- lighter, stronger, more flexible, exact replicas, even eco-friendly. Using inventive materials adds to the performance and life of the board, creating anomaly surfers and mastermind shapers. Hydroflex is a name that’s carved it’s way into this innovative picture. With patented 3D glassing, Hydroflex technology replaces the conventional 2D adhesion surface with a 3D bonding structure. Developed by German surfer and shaper Bufo, this unique bonding structure multiples the bonding surface and strength between resin, cloth and core. And by using Epoxy resin compared to standard polyester resin, boards have twice the flex before cracking. Times they are a changing, but one thing is certain about riders and their boards. Nothing makes for a more perfect fit than a custom shaped surfboard. And in Joe DeMarco’s words, “The custom board experience will live on and thrive forever.” Bret Marumoto: “My production glassing factory is using Ultra Violet (U.V.) glassing system. This system of glassing has our surfboards coming out brighter in color and more U.V. resistant to sun damage. Also using less catalyst means stronger surfboards. The greatest benefit is less toxic fumes going into our atmosphere due to an increase in resin curing time.” Robin Johnston is using Epoxy Resin and EPS foam and carbon. “Adding Carbon patches on the boards tails prevents the denting and crushing we all loathe. This extends the life of the light performance short board. Carbon rails used on stringerless boards can provide unique flex patterns. Rigidity is now in the rails rather than the center of the board.” Mike Tuten: “The expanded polypropylene blanks I CNC shaped in San Clemente at LAP were the lightest, strongest I’ve ever seen. You could punch a shaped blank with your fist as hard as you could and it’d just go “boing!” and not show a scratch. They also had incredible flex and springback properties.” Matt Kazuma Kinoshita: “The Polystyrene and epoxy boards we were building 20 years ago. Now with the Kolohe Andinos, John John’s and the new school surfers changing surfing, this ultra quick surfing is a must, which means the boards have to finally change. Carbon, EPS, Epoxy and the hybrid polyurethane/epoxy combinations are producing some of the best performing and longest lasting boards that I have ever seen.” Yoshida Umeda (Powerdrive): “The biggest change in surfboard technology is the advantage of using computers because you can save and recall data of any specific surfer’s any specific board. This makes it possible to exactly recreate the same board with the same dimensions, rocker, concave, etc. It also makes it possible to further tune boards in finer detail based on the board’s existing data.” Jeff Bushman: “The future will always bring new ideas and materials, and always will improve what and how we ride.”
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