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Postby uncool » Mon Nov 27, 2017 10:21 pm
Does the glans help improve performance or is it just to grab attention?
Did Maxime do the design as a parting gift?
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Postby f2020 » Tue Nov 28, 2017 2:24 am
Haha
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Postby NorCalNomad » Tue Nov 28, 2017 5:21 am
They're not the only ones doing it...almost old news
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Postby Tone » Tue Nov 28, 2017 8:33 am
I will take notice when people on any new fad start overtaking Nico Parlier.
Until then, it looks like a condom on the tip of a penis that hasn't been rolled down yet.
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Postby Bletti » Tue Nov 28, 2017 9:36 am
Needs to be ribbed for her pleasure
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Postby jakemoore » Tue Nov 28, 2017 1:58 pm
Maybe it penetrates deeper into the wind? LOL
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Postby Mossy 757 » Tue Nov 28, 2017 4:50 pm
I can understand the desire to put more volume in the nose so the board has some buoyancy given how short/narrow it is, but yeah, definitely looks like a dogdick.
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Postby Enata » Thu Dec 07, 2017 8:10 am
Haha, just for some technical info though:
The bottom lip is designed to help when hitting the water. It creates a gap of air allowing for the board to bounce off the water instead of going in. The extra volume of the nose is designed for aerodynamics and helps with preventing the board from going in the water in a head-on collision. It also includes spray rails to redirect the spray away from the rider when hitting the water on the sides.
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Postby JMF » Thu Dec 07, 2017 2:19 pm
Mossy 757 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 28, 2017 4:50 pm
I can understand the desire to put more volume in the nose so the board has some buoyancy given how short/narrow it is, but yeah, definitely looks like a dogdick.
I think ENATA is Spanish for Dogdick
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Postby Mossy 757 » Thu Dec 07, 2017 3:35 pm
Enata wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2017 8:10 am
Haha, just for some technical info though:
The bottom lip is designed to help when hitting the water. It creates a gap of air allowing for the board to bounce off the water instead of going in. The extra volume of the nose is designed for aerodynamics and helps with preventing the board from going in the water in a head-on collision. It also includes spray rails to redirect the spray away from the rider when hitting the water on the sides.
Very cool, glad to see you guys addressing board design and not just hydrofoil/kite.
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