I am interested in a mutant to replace my Slingshot Fuse, which are no longer made. I used the Fuse in small waves and also as a light wind board on flat water.
The Cardboard Wave seems to get good reviews for its ability in small waves.
The question for me is: Is it any good for light wind? The size suggests it might be but it has double concave.
Anyone with experience on the Cardboard Wave?
Yea mate i have a wave and it rocks along in the light wind ,before i had the wave i had a naish 5'8 fish and even though its got a lot of volume it was still hard to get going in the light stuff cos of too much weight on the rear so i would always opt for a big tt ,now that i have the wave getting going in 9-10 knots is no prob and it tracks upwind like a dream,i wouldnt go back, sold my surfboards now all i use is the wave and the small tt.
yeah - the fuse is not for ultra light wind. I use a skim for that.
We get a lot of wind 15 to 18 knots which I used the fuse for, with a 10m kite (84 kgs)
SHQ have second hand Fuse. It was out of the shop on demo but it was returned on the weekend.
I am really interested in comparisons between the Fuse and the Cardboard Wave. I have ridden the Fuse a few times and hated it. For me it was way too stiff and not even remotely comfortable.
I cannot get my hands on a Cardboard Wave for a test ride and I don't want to plonk down a grand on a board I am not going to love.
I don't like the fuse in chop - very uncomfortable ride. Only use it in the surf or flat water.
Well what you described does not fit the profile of the CB wave. In-fact the more aggressive you get the better. Jibing on the wake fins (thrusters in front) is very similar to any TT, fast and hard as you like. Loading up, just as similar. On the thruster side takes more technique and control but you can't have your cake and eat it. if you jibe carve onto your toes, go as hard and fast as you like, it will stick bight and you can throw it all over your shoulder around the wind window. also takes a little more technique loading up, but a few tacks and you are there. Once again you can't have a board that drives in the surf behave exactly like a TT, but it comes very darn close - hence why I got it. Also get yourself some wake fins for flat water.
The fuse sounds like a hard work man, this is smooth as silk (like all Cb's) and is far superior to the fuse by the sounds of it.
get one, you won't be dissapointed, adds a whole different dimension - and it is a light wind machine - it seems
Select to expand quoteI think as a wave specific board it does what it is intended for quite well. I think if you are after a twin tip to ride in the waves then a mutant is not for you.
You obviously haven't ridden the CB wave, fuse is old technology, but by the sounds of it works fine, but the wave (from what i have read here), is far beyond the fuse is design and performance. it is a mutant board more on the TT end of the spectrum that works great in waves, better than a TT and some say better than a surfboard under certain circumstances/styles - I'm yet to discover the latter as yet.
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I think as a wave specific board it does what it is intended for quite well. I think if you are after a twin tip to ride in the waves then a mutant is not for you.
You obviously haven't ridden the CB wave, fuse is old technology, but by the sounds of it works fine, but the wave (from what i have read here), is far beyond the fuse is design and performance. it is a mutant board more on the TT end of the spectrum that works great in waves, better than a TT and some say better than a surfboard under certain circumstances/styles - I'm yet to discover the latter as yet.
no I haven't ridden the wave, and I am not going to make uneducated comments about their comparrissons for that reason. I was simply disagreeing with gorgos comments based on my own experiences.
Old technology? maybe, 2009 is hardly ancient though.
If the "old technology" comment is about the Fuse then the one I rode was a 2007 model. I rode it in 2007 and didn't like it then and I still don't like it.
I'm not sure whether a mutant is the go or a standard TT for slashing in the waves. If I could test ride the Wave or buy one with a money back deal then I wouldn't have to ask silly questions and try to make dodgey comparisons.
