There needs to be a front foot pad that you can slide your toes under almost like a small c shape on the front of the pad.The pad would be designed in both natural and goofy foot positions.
Anybody out there make deck pads????
My old north 5'2 fish had that. Like this:
kitemovement.com/gear/north-freestyle-fish-2008/
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There needs to be a front foot pad that you can slide your toes under almost like a small c shape on the front of the pad.The pad would be designed in both natural and goofy foot positions.
Anybody out there make deck pads????
why?
just get out as much as you can and master the art of strapless...
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There needs to be a front foot pad that you can slide your toes under almost like a small c shape on the front of the pad.The pad would be designed in both natural and goofy foot positions.
Anybody out there make deck pads????
Gaz check Smook boards have front and rear pads and straps smookboards.com.au and great boards
just thought i'd upload some board p0rn for the non-strapped enthusiasts
5'6 19 3/4 2 1/8 (or so) round tail thruster - actually is a surfboard for a midget or kid in sloppy waves, super light glass job and expected to snap within a few rides but it has kept on (looks like a golf ball though) - absolutely love riding it and might get it replicated onto a blue blank one day.
5'10 19 1/2 2 1/4 (i think) squash - custom based off one of his surfing models for suckier reefies, single conc to double, only ridden a couple of times so far and haven't messed with fins yet but is a thruster as well. it is built off a firmer and heavier blue blank, also has some beefed up glassing - hoping it will last me at least a season or two - although we've all said that before....
i "accidently" got the 5'6 on the same day from grubbs shed when i ordered the custom as it just looked like a gem. probably prefer it given i ride slop alot, and totally agree with surfieb about the light glasss jobs - feel f*&king incomparable when punting etc (and maybe caused my latest knee injury - but thats another story)
to answer the original question - i won't buy a kiteboard to then surf on (i just need way more volume), but i will kite on my surfboards every now and then in light wind or to mix it around a bit. try to buy all my boards off local shapers whether kite or paddle now (but got an old kontact for some strapped action once in a blue moon)
Hey bene.thats what im after.how did it work??
P.s surfingboye,have been riding strapless for the last few years ,but have found that riding in big winds the board can get blown out from under your feet when you hit chop.dont want to go back to straps,
its just technique keeping the board on your feet in the chop, slight tilt of the feet, even harder when its blowing 30K's and mast high 
Bit of bad luck yesterday snaped / creased the nose on my 2014 5'5" north whip wasent big swell or windjst fell off the board washed in and there it was 
my 3rd ride still paying it off told its not really warrenty just bad luck and ill have to repair it 
Has this happened to anyone else? ive been riding strapless for nearly 2 years on my nugget and regular sb (5'10") without issues just a bit dissapointed, can anyone tell me how strong the repaires are if the bamboo inlay is creased?
Just looked at the Surf Warehouse site who are advertising on Seabreeze.
Surfboard outlines and volumes look pretty good.
The bamboo laminated range 5'10" and 6' looks ideal still with some volume for prone and strength with 6x6 and 6 in epoxy.
Been nervous of gossip about delam between bamboo and the styrene blank with some of the manufacturers?
The price of these boards seems about 1/2 what you'd pay for a kite specific strapless model.
Anyone been using the SW board called the vessel if not await a review cause it looks it will be my next board.
RRD Maquina - fast - smooth turns both wide and narrow - and above all very strong (also heavier - has been build to last)
