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LOST.TV – TAJ IN TOWN from Lost Enterprises on Vimeo.
Taj Burrow does some research at lower Trestles on a specially designed Mahyem Wiplash tweaked just for him. Maybe this research led to his result at Snapper Rocks? We think so. He’s also surfing what looks like T Street in San Clemente which is cool to see, huge airs on tiny gutless waves is always cool to watch.
Julian Wilson’s Signature FCS Fins are now available at Ding Dr Surfshop. J.W.’s fins are in the medium size range, catering to the 150 to 170 lb surfer. Its got a stiff base with a flexible tip allowing for drive off the bottom and release off the top. Also the JW-1 has a smaller, wider center fin adding to its release performance characteristics. The performance glass construction offers an identical feel to traditional glass in fins. the base measurement comes in at 4.09 inches and the depth at 4.5. An overall surface area of 14.06 square inches puts it in the middle of the medium sized fins. Also the foil is flat allowing to perform best in fast, punchy surf.
Come check out Julian Wilson’s Signature FCS Fins or give us a call and we will ship them to your door!
Ding Dr. is located in the heart of Huntington Beach, California. With over ten years of experience and thousands of satisfied customers, the Ding Dr. can handle all of your ding repair needs. Whether you have an Epoxy, Balsa, Placebo, Tufflite or anything else including paddle boards or even jet skis, the Ding Dr. can get you back in the water! The Docs motto is any board any time!
The Ding Doctor does art too. With over 6000 surfboards painted the Ding Doctor can do almost anything. We can match any existing artwork, we’ll use paint pens, airbrushing, pencils, pens, resin tints, pigments or anything else to touch up your board, color match your repairs or blow your mind with a whole new paint job!
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Come by the Dr.’s office and check out some of the latest technology from leading fin manufacturers like Future Fins, F.C.S. and Lockbox. Many of these fin companies are utilizing Honeycomb, epoxy, and carbon construction as the norm. Fin systems have been hard to keep up with lately, foil patterns, flex patterns, varying composite constructions and templates galore are keeping surfers guessing.
It seems every fin has at least a little carbon fiber or similar material in its makeup. In these modern fins you can find everything from foam core to epoxies, fiberglass and texilium (whatever that is). Fins are quickly becoming a very technologically advanced and scientific part of the surfboard experience. As a surfBOARD shop, we at Ding Dr. Huntington Beach feel that fins and all the crazy new tech stuff that comes along with them is something that we not only need to offer to our customers, but also be knowledgable in. When we get a fin repair 9 times out of 10 its a fin system and someone needs a fin. Well its not only our job to supply that fin but also be completely knowledgable in fin tech. We ship fins to anywhere in the continental United States. Expect our website to have the latest fins on offer in our Surfshop section along with write-ups and reviews breaking down the rocket science, astrophysical hydrodynamics of the latest and greatest in skags.
Future fins is now offering a new line of fins called Tech Flex. Aesthetically these bad boys are very nice. Offered in neon yellow, orange, purple and green; the techflex’s are a real eye catcher. Tech Flex fins are a design which seems to compound and build on Future’s Blackstix models. It seems the main differences are the flex patterns and foils.
The Future Fins Tech Flex lineup features a carbon base and carbon fiber tip with honeycomb construction throughout, providing a lateral flex pattern, as opposed to the torsion flex characteristics of the Blackstix fins. Blackstix fin’s flex properties are mainly focused on the tip while the techflex have more of a side to side flex throughout the entire fin. The Tech flex lineup includes such templates as the JC1, WCT, AM2, and the F4. All of the Tech Flex lineup come with a flat foil as opposed to the Vector 2 foil standard with the Blackstix fins. The flat foil tends to work better in fast, powerful, punchy surf situations where as the vector and vector 2 fin foils create speed and release in less than perfect surf.
Varying in size and template, the techflex fins are offered in a small size (f4) which is endorsed by John John Florence. Also available are the medium sized WCT and EA templates, the latter preferred by Ry Craike. In the big boy department is the large template AM2 fin. For more on fins see our other related arcticles.
Future fins is now offering three different Mayhem fins designed by Matt Biolos of Lost Surfboards. The MB3 fin is a small sized template which offers tons of drive and hold for the surfer in the 65-155 lbs range. Complete honey comb construction ensures a strong and lightweight fin choice. The height of the MB3 measures 4.54 inches and the base length comes in at 4.4 inches. The total surface area is 14.72 square inches, which is the largest in the small fin category.
Also offered by Future is the MB1 fin. The MB1 fin, with its 15.73 square inch surface area comes in around the middle of the 190 lb plus category. This fin is designed for larger sized surfers who want a fin that has a fair amount of hold but also offers a good amount of release. The MB1 is also constructed using honey comb and epoxy technology.
New for 2011-2012 is the MB2 template. Also in the 190 lb plus category the MB2 has a total surface area of 15.47 square inches. This template is on the smaller side of the Large category. The MB2 offers the most release out of the large sized fins and is defined as a fast and loose choice, probably best applied to punchy beach break situations. This template is also made with honey comb and epoxy technology, but in addition it utilizes carbon fiber in its makeup. The Carbon fiber construction helps the MB2 keep a stiff drivey base while allowing the tip to remain flexible and give this fin its release characteristics.
Here are some sick clips of Fanning riding one of Kalohe’s boards. Come check out some of Fanning’s boards at the Ding Dr. 714-721-3767
LOST.TV – The Fanning Episode from Lost Enterprises on Vimeo.
Just got a pile of Mayhem boards in at The Dr’s Office, one of which can be seen below in all its glory. Come check out Gorkins trade in’s at the shop, on sale now !
a day at lowers (gorkin) from Jordan Ahern on Vimeo.
