Or you could just take up foiling and use a chinook mechanical joint as there is no pounding with a foil....also means you don't need to replace your knees........
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Or you could just take up foiling and use a chinook mechanical joint as there is no pounding with a foil....also means you don't need to replace your knees........
I've never had any issues with knees sailing in chop. Probably because I hang out off the boom rather than stand over the board and
I use comfy boards.
I do find rough chop exhausting though. 
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Regarding Boge (Rubber) joint vs tendon. A week ago I sold my board that had a rubber joint from 90s (F2 Bullet), because I got a newer used set. The rubber joint was still in perfect shape after 20+ years. Now I regret of selling. The tendon joint in my new board is a complete **** and requires replacement. I have to spend as much as I got for selling the old set to get similar quality joint. And the tendon seems to be much stiffer than the rubber UJ. The only reason for tendon to exist is that it is cheaper than all other joints and allows higher profit margin. My choice would be either mechanical or boge (rubber) UJ.PS I am still impressed with the quality of F2 from 90s, I had two boards the Bullet and Comet, both with rubber UJ, and never had a single problem. The boards themselves could be dropped on a concrete and survived. My newer Bic from 2012 cracked after a slight impact.
Nobody is stopping you from using 10kg slalom boards that can be banged on concrete, nor buying boge joints.
Me, I will choose performance. Stiff joint is better feedback / direct drive, which is why we went away from mech uni's and teak booms. Maybe you love them too.
Love my tendons. Should replace every year, in reality its every second year maybe .... and never had a breakage.
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Or you could just take up foiling and use a chinook mechanical joint as there is no pounding with a foil....also means you don't need to replace your knees........
Also helps with walking out with the board upside down, I use an RRD mechanical Uni for Foiling but not slapping, Boge only then!
I like the duotone tendons, but be aware that they only last about 6 years in tropical climates. Broke this one last weekend at Diamond Head.
