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by Lefty
Wed Apr 06, 2016 10:47 pm
Forum: Travels...
Topic: Trip Report: Guanacaste coast of Costa Rica
Replies: 7
Views: 9142

Re: Trip Report: Guanacaste coast of Costa Rica

great trip report and photos. looks you (and the family) had a good time.

my gf saw the pics and asked where it was...turns out a friend has a holiday house a couple of hours south of tamarindo that we can use.
by Lefty
Tue Mar 01, 2016 6:57 pm
Forum: Kneeboard Design...
Topic: Anybody tried kneeriding the mass market short/wide surfboards?
Replies: 11
Views: 8791

Re: Anybody tried kneeriding the mass market short/wide surfboards?

they are super flat rockered grovellers suited for 2 ft waves, with the rider jamming on the back foot a fair bit. might be ok in 2 ft waves, but i imagine they'd be utter crap as a kneeboard in decent waves. however, you never know till you give it a go. king waka has vidoes of him been riding one ...
by Lefty
Wed Jan 20, 2016 3:24 pm
Forum: Kneeboard Design...
Topic: Time for a new board
Replies: 22
Views: 6644

Re: Time for a new board

so what's it going to be? fish, thruster, quad, rounnded pin...?
by Lefty
Thu Dec 10, 2015 5:22 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Kneeboard Surfing ...
Topic: SURF Report
Replies: 12
Views: 4877

Re: SURF Report

18-25 ft waves, holy s*&^!!!!...oh wait, you lot measure the wave face. so just 9-12ft, piece of piss ;) what length boards are you riding in that stuff? typical summer slop here today on the east coast of oz. althought it hasn't been too bad a summer so far. hopefully we'll get some good cyclon...
by Lefty
Thu Mar 26, 2015 1:12 pm
Forum: Travels...
Topic: OKINAWA
Replies: 7
Views: 4642

that does look good!
an island in the middle of the pacific, it must pick up lots of swell. plus, there are plenty of fighter jets around. stick one in the carpark and instant offshores!
by Lefty
Wed Mar 04, 2015 2:07 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Kneeboard Surfing ...
Topic: Newbie Question
Replies: 10
Views: 3619

you mean regress to standing up.
if you want to stand up, just stand up. it's not hard. a couple of days and you'll have the pop-up under control. kneeboarding isn't a transition phase.
just remember, the left foot goes at the back, right foot at the front.
by Lefty
Tue Mar 03, 2015 3:01 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Kneeboard Surfing ...
Topic: Newbie Question
Replies: 10
Views: 3619

frost. that stand-up fish will be pretty crap to ride as a kneeboard. can you return it? AdrianS has an Island kneeboard for sale. get in there, mate, they rip! http://ksusa.org/Forum/viewtopic.php?t=6779 Used Island Neil Luke board for sale 6' x 24 x 2.5. Board is in very good used condition. Was c...
by Lefty
Thu Feb 26, 2015 5:57 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Kneeboard Surfing ...
Topic: Newbie Question
Replies: 10
Views: 3619

welcome frost. you're a brave and hardy soul to be on the east coast and even thinking of surfing at the moment! you need a kneeboard to to ride on your knees. as day mentioned, people sell board on here all the time. most kneelos are pretty dedicated. that means they buy new boards regularly, makin...
by Lefty
Sun Jan 25, 2015 4:47 pm
Forum: Video Clips...
Topic: Messy little video
Replies: 8
Views: 3413

that does look cold! some nice looking waves.
by Lefty
Wed Jan 21, 2015 2:58 am
Forum: Kneeboard Design...
Topic: Lis Fish
Replies: 18
Views: 7854

how is the rocker on it?
are all lis fishes very flat rockered?
by Lefty
Tue Jan 13, 2015 7:01 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Kneeboard Surfing ...
Topic: Surfing dirty water.
Replies: 9
Views: 6903

My anthem: "I'd surf a toilet bowl if it were break'n!" With all due respect, of course :cry: you would have loved sydney in the 70s and 80s! sewage outfalls all along the beaches! one break, a kneelo favourite at maroubra, is still called the dunnybowl. http://www.aquabumps.com/wp-conten...
by Lefty
Sun Jan 11, 2015 6:37 pm
Forum: Kneeboard Design...
Topic: First Kneeboard as a Shortboard?
Replies: 3
Views: 2287

they might sort of look similar....but they're not.
to kneeboard, buy a kneeboard.
have fun!
by Lefty
Mon Jan 05, 2015 3:00 pm
Forum: Kneeboard Design...
Topic: Max Kneeboard Length for Effective Fin Use? 5'10" Surfe
Replies: 10
Views: 6254

welcome to the kneelo world, professor. sorry to hear about your osteoarthritis. if you find that a standard kneeboard doesn't allow you to just use fins, then maybe have a look at guys that ride paipo-style boards on their knees, such as the late Captain Bud Scelsa. all the best. http://legless.tv/...
by Lefty
Tue Dec 30, 2014 4:30 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Kneeboard Surfing ...
Topic: The duck: to knee or not to knee
Replies: 13
Views: 8483

that's how i do it, knee pushing down on the tail. but i do more damage to my knee than the board. i also compress the rails where i grab it to duck dive. maybe you could add a tail pad, that might lessen damage to the tail. but i find the tail pads really cut up my knee when duck diving and don't u...
by Lefty
Sat Dec 20, 2014 4:34 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Kneeboard Surfing ...
Topic: Travel bags for kneeboards
Replies: 9
Views: 3330

try balin. they make bags sized for kneeboards.