Surfriding The ultimate all around surf hull......and why...

masterblaster

masterblaster

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WAB said:
:poke: This is from the guy that refuses to put tubbies on an FX1! :ugh2: :261:
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yea right thats what im saying...lol. Ive ridden some of the fx mafia skis,they have the sick setups for wide tubbies...they make them huge...even those are still way more work to ride than the footrocket...Those guys would love the footrocket.

See if you can get scottS to chime in here about the superjet he modded with the wider bond rails and shortened rear. I talked to him about it for a while,he seemed to really like it compared with his matrix,he has that ski setup very well also... I didnt get into how well it still carved corners. I really like his matrix and boyers also,my only gripe with them is they feel really wide a little slow in corner to corner railing and they land from airs super hard,like the bottom is totally flat. Maybe the best built hull out there though.
 
ScottS

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masterblaster said:
yea right thats what im saying...lol. Ive ridden some of the fx mafia skis,they have the sick setups for wide tubbies...they make them huge...even those are still way more work to ride than the footrocket...Those guys would love the footrocket.

See if you can get scottS to chime in here about the superjet he modded with the wider bond rails and shortened rear. I talked to him about it for a while,he seemed to really like it compared with his matrix,he has that ski setup very well also... I didnt get into how well it still carved corners. I really like his matrix and boyers also,my only gripe with them is they feel really wide a little slow in corner to corner railing and they land from airs super hard,like the bottom is totally flat. Maybe the best built hull out there though.
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Yes, the wide rails made the SJ really stable and still corners very well, but would not handle a bouy course as well as the stock railed SJ. This is an excellent mod for the surf, especially in the white water. It is a mod that makes the ski so much easier to ride. It may not carve a bouy quite as tight, but it will let you turn and carve all over a breaking wave like never before. I think I could have made the rails a little narrower and maintained the stability.

I like my Matrix, but like everything, it could be better. The front rocker is wide and flat making for hard landings, but you won't pearl it. When you lay the ski over hard like you are carving bouy's on flat water, the rails lift the back of the ski and you loose the pump. I have not figured out if this is the angle or the width of the rail causing it. The ski is getting a little beat up now, so I'm almost to the point I'm going to start cutting rails to see how it effects it.

I did get to ride my Matrix on flat water, rail some turns, come in and jump on Tems' Freak and go right out and rail some more turns. His Freak definitely kept the pump hooked up a little better in the turns, but it still wanted to turned more flat than a SJ.

Even with these couple of complaints, the Matrix still a great handling surf ski. One thing to note, every ski has a surf condition that it excels at. If that surf condition matches the ski you are riding that day, you are going to come in and say, "this is best ski I ever rode". Sound familiar?
 
FearMyWrX

FearMyWrX

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Seattle
Talked to Taylor Curtis. He believes that the FR2 Evo is the best "Surf Hull" Rickter has produced thus far.

Thanks for your Words Idok, made me laugh. Im sure if I jumped on any of the A/M hulls I'd be happy. Like someone else said, it's not the ski, its the rider.
 
masterblaster

masterblaster

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and that is the best reason to never buy a hull until you have ridden it,Ive known more than a few who have and regretted it...I think it either performs or it doesnt,but some will find more slip desirable and others more capable carving......but some of us want something right in the middle......as far as rickters go,that is a original fr2
 
FearMyWrX

FearMyWrX

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Seattle
Interesting. Too bad I couldn't make it down to pismo, he offered me a ride. I didn't want to ask at surf slam because that was his baby.
 
masterblaster

masterblaster

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ScottS What kinda conditions do you feel the matrix does its best? Every ski ive ever ridden of yours was setup better than just about any other ive ridden,you deff got that thing figured out for position in the tray,pole length,rideplate and grate.

Idok... but some of us like hot dime chics, and surf hulls that ride the same as them.....perfect......lol
 
B3IS

B3IS

Everyone Stop asking about weight and length or rider opinions just buy a Footrocket and stop asking questions.

YOU DONT NEED TO TEST RIDE EVERYTHING TO FIND A GOOD HULL.
 
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