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africandreaming
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Postby africandreaming » Sat Oct 17, 2020 10:12 am
Looking at getting one of these or a cabrinha tronic. Anyone got feedback on the spacecraft. Looking for a twin tip for wave riding but still fun to jump with. Thx
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andylc
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Postby andylc » Sat Oct 17, 2020 11:13 am
Don’t know if you can still get the Spacecraft. If you can afford one I can recommend a Nomad Wave twintip. Or so I’m told the new version of the OR Mako has finally got lighter and has some flex, so might be an option.
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africandreaming
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Postby africandreaming » Sat Oct 17, 2020 11:40 am
Thx there's a shop selling new spacecraft for $120 as clearance so good price. Just trying to decide of it will ride ok as a normal tt as well
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andylc
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Postby andylc » Sat Oct 17, 2020 11:44 am
You could hardly go wrong at that price. I wonder how much advantage there is as the shape isn’t far off a standard TT. Read some fairly positive reviews on them in the past. Plummet I believe uses a not dissimilar but home crafted mutant TT.
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Badgast
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Postby Badgast » Sat Oct 17, 2020 3:10 pm
I currently have a Liquid Force Moon patrol 146 cm (slightly different model, but from the same line of boards) from 2018. I like it a lot for playing in messy, choppy wave conditions. Also had an Ocean Rodeo Mako 2016 in 140 cm, but I preferred the Liquid Force to be honest. I sold the Mako as soon I couldn't hold my edge once in overpowered, fast riding conditions. That price is really good. Please tell where it is for sale, haha
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Postby andylc » Sat Oct 17, 2020 3:29 pm
This is another advantage of the Nomad Wave boards, in that they hold an edge in exactly that same way as a normal twin tip, compared to the single fin Mako which I assume is more tricky in overpowered conditions.
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Postby alford » Sun Oct 18, 2020 12:07 am
Try more front foot pressure/weight on the Mako. They can handle incredible amounts of power.
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Postby tmcfarla » Sun Oct 18, 2020 1:02 am
My dad has a moon patrol (similar board) that he really likes. I've never riden it, but it looks like a really nice board. I think I recall him saying that it held speed well and did really nice toe-side carving. At $120 it seems like an easy buy.
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Postby knyfe » Sun Oct 18, 2020 3:19 am
I also bought the moon patrol for a silly price like that and I love it. Holds monster edge for boosting in waves. Carves nicely for bottom turns. My go to board when I hit the waves. Absolutely go for it.
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Postby kct » Sun Oct 18, 2020 4:13 am
I got a spacecraft as my first board not long ago for roughly that price. I can just barely ride upwind but both directions feel about the same, only a little easier to ride with the nose forward.
It looks cool and I like it more than the big board they had us on at lessons so I'm pretty happy overall. I dream of popping to toeside and doing a big carve but that's still out of reach for me.
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