Parabolic Flex System

[GoldCoastbooger]

Actually funny u should mention that Rosco. I was at BSC Cooly the other week just having a look, and they had a new Pride PLC up on the wall, so i picked it up to have a look and saw the price. I asked the guy working there why it was so much. He laughed and said "I really have no idea mate any grommie will pay any price haha" Thats coming from the horses mouth..

[meaksy]

Not trying to turn this into a thread about bodyboard prices but just as a side note, the first decent board i ever bought retailed for $500 and that was a decade ago (i didnt pay that much for it as it was a closing down sale). It was nothing fancy, just a double stringer PE custom X board with no chanels no nose bulbs no nothing you get these days. Pretty lucky really that materials/production cost, aussie dollar etc is so good meaning that boards are pretty cheap these days. Imagine how much you'd be paying for a board if the price had just been going up with inflation for the last decade. Anyone fancy paying 800 or so smackers for a new board ?

[savage flame]

Not trying to turn this into a thread about bodyboard prices but just as a side note, the first decent board i ever bought retailed for $500 and that was a decade ago (i didnt pay that much for it as it was a closing down sale). It was nothing fancy, just a double stringer PE custom X board with no chanels no nose bulbs no nothing you get these days. Pretty lucky really that materials/production cost, aussie dollar etc is so good meaning that boards are pretty cheap these days. Imagine how much you'd be paying for a board if the price had just been going up with inflation for the last decade. Anyone fancy paying 800 or so smackers for a new board ?

This is true. Whenever I'm forking out coin for a new lid, and it seems like I'm blowing a fair few dollars, I just think to myself, "hey, at least I'm not spending twice as much on a stick"

[Rosco_Babaresco]

The PLC Pride boards should arrive sometime early September. I'm not sure as to why the PLC is so much for a basic PP, Stringer, Contour board, but I do know that in general the cost of materials has gone up a bit this year, however, most companies have absorbed the price rise so that the RRP stays reasonably similar to last year.
In regards to what your guy said in BSC Cooly, its true, if they think it means they are getting the best board available, groms will go for the highest price board in the shop all day, every day! Think back a few years to the BZ Hubb graphic, that retailed for over $500 and sold well all round the world!

[marty_n]

My brother and i have both the Ben player 41.5" parabolic and i have the winny 42"
They seem to sit higher in the water and have alot of speed. Sure its not the stiffest board and i wouldnt recommend it for anything that slabs too much or needs a hefty scoop.
but for beachies and waves you wanna boost on they are fantastic boards!

[GoldCoastbooger]

My brother and i have both the Ben player 41.5" parabolic and i have the winny 42"
They seem to sit higher in the water and have alot of speed. Sure its not the stiffest board and i wouldnt recommend it for anything that slabs too much or needs a hefty scoop.
but for beachies and waves you wanna boost on they are fantastic boards!

Yeah, my mate bought a Winny 42" Parabolic. I think the deck material is a bit different and it seams to float a bit higher. It was realyl fast down the line aswell. Tried it at Dbah and Dbah's a sucky beachie so its good for beachies

[adam.s]

Gimmick central.
Just saying haha.

[pete]

Weird that it floats higher... Are they thicker than usual?

[Wonderbread]

Gimmick central.
Just saying haha.

They said the same thing about most innovations in bodyboarding, particularly nose bulbs if I remember correctly.

[brad]

Can't knock it till you try it.

[marty_n]

Gimmick central.
Just saying haha.

Yeah its definately a gimmick.....

[adam.s]

Can't knock it till you try it.

Seriously, bodyboarding is all about gimmicks...
Contours? Gimmick IMO.
40/60 - 45/55 - 50/50 rails? Who actually notices anything different there?
3D? It's just heavy.
Now this "Parabolic" business. It doesn't make a difference. We are just so easily conned.

I'll take a PE double stringer, nose bulbs, channels and be done.

[pete]

I remember stringers, nose bulbs and channels all being gimmicks...

If things aren't tried, how can progress be made? Do you really think the current boards can't be improved at all?

[Wonderbread]

Can't knock it till you try it.

Seriously, bodyboarding is all about gimmicks...
Contours? Gimmick IMO.
40/60 - 45/55 - 50/50 rails? Who actually notices anything different there?
3D? It's just heavy.
Now this "Parabolic" business. It doesn't make a difference. We are just so easily conned.

I'll take a PE double stringer, nose bulbs, channels and be done.

Contours? You notice it if you're not the size of a 12 year old girl and your elbows "lock in" properly

Rail sizes? You've got to be kidding me, try drop knee on a 60/40 and then a 50/50 and tell me there is no difference between the two

3D - I wouldn't go back to any other core after trying it, it's only 200g heavier than my PP board and when you weigh around 78kg 200g isn't going to make any difference

[brad]

Can't knock it till you try it.

Seriously, bodyboarding is all about gimmicks...
Contours? Gimmick IMO.
40/60 - 45/55 - 50/50 rails? Who actually notices anything different there?
3D? It's just heavy.
Now this "Parabolic" business. It doesn't make a difference. We are just so easily conned.

I'll take a PE double stringer, nose bulbs, channels and be done.

60 40 rails feel better in the hand then 50 50 in my opinion, I'm sure a lot of ppl like 50 50 as well personal preference.

The parabolic system sounds like a good idea. As well as the concave system.

If you haven't tried all different combinations in different conditions its kind of hard to pass judgment.