YT Channel Video Videos For 30th of May, 2020

Watch a short clip of the relationship of a shaper (Craig Kawamura) and a surfer (Bronson Sterling) unfold on a glorious morning on the south side of Oahu, Hawaii. Bronson is on a GURU model. The dimensions are 9'-7 1/2" x 23" x 3 1/16"<br /><br />More information - https://lostnotfound.com/collections/guru

9'-7 1/2" Lost Not Found Surfboards GURU Model with Bronson Sterling

30th May, 2020

Watch a short clip of the relationship of a shaper (Craig Kawamura) and a surfer (Bronson Sterling) unfold on a glorious morning on the south side of Oahu, Hawaii. Bronson is on a GURU model. The dimensions are 9'-7 1/2" x 23" x 3 1/16"More information - ...

A DAY WITH BERLIN SKATERS | Spring 2020

30th May, 2020

Here is our third original video from Berlin featuring 4 familiar faces from the Berlin skate scene and some of our previous videos.Subscribe to DOSE SKATEBOARDING: Daily Videos and News: Follow Dose on Instagram: Dose on Facebook: by Homeboy cop here: by éS Skateboards cop ...

Board Specifications: https://www.rssurf.com/collections/surfboards/products/musubi<br /><br />The “Musubi” was the Best of the Test in our first-ever People’s Board Review<br /><br />Welcome back to The People’s Board Review, a board test series in which we enlist working-stiff, relatable rippers to give us feedback on the latest surfboard models in dims you can find right there in the rack at your local surf shop. For this review, we put four RS Surf Co. models in the hands of four surfers of varying sizes and board preferences and took them down to fairly average California beach break on a peaky, head-high day. The boards included the “El Bandido”, a performance blade with training wheels; the “Musubi”, a squished-down shortboard with a curvy outline; the “Love Capsule”, a fat and flat small-wave ripper; and the “Low Love”, a high-performance blade meant for juicy surf.<br /><br />In the end, for average California surf, the “Musubi” shocked the testers with its responsiveness and earned the highest marks of the bunch. Here’s what you need to know about it:<br /><br />The Gist:<br />With a fuller outline and plenty of foam, it’s no surprise that this board paddles well and carries speed, but its ability to still perform at or above the lip is as mysterious as it is welcome. The “Musubi” carries a constant curve from nose to tail and can be ridden as either a thruster or quad. At a glance, it's a design that appears to be more small-wave groveler than high-octane rip stick, which is why it shocked our testers with its performance levels in rippable faces. “I tried two airs—it’s probably been 15 years since I’ve tried an air,” said Tester #2, who is 5’11” and 215lbs, but rode a 6’0 x 19” x 2.25” “Musubi” with a volume of 30.8 L -- a full 2.2L less than his normal shortboard. While this particular board was on the small side (for him), Tester #4 was sold (literally) on the “Musubi”. “For the waves around here that are soft with a few punchy sections...this board would work perfect. I’m going to order this board, actually.” All four testers rode this craft with traditional polyurethane foam construction, although RS also offers this board in epoxy.<br /><br />Speed: 8.2/10<br />“It had a lot of drive and flow down the line,” said Tester #3 of the 5’10” x 18.75” x 2.44” “Musubi”. Being 175 lbs, Tester #3 was really happy with the way the board generated speed without a ton of operator effort. “It’s just easy to ride, just kind of gets up and goes...no surprises here.” The other three testers all agreed with that sentiment.<br /><br /><br />Frontside Maneuverability: 7.9/10<br />Tester #4 had some trouble turning the “Musubi” frontside. At just 125 pounds, she probably needed even less foam than the 5’8" x 18.65” x 2.25” dims she was riding. “I struggled with my turns,” she said, before admitting that she generally didn’t gravitate toward this type of fuller-volume shred stick to being with. “But it would work good as a step up in a bigger point break.” Tester #4, however, was the only outlier in this category, with all the others agreeing that it offered a surprising amount of responsiveness.<br /><br />Backside Maneuverability: 6.8/10<br />The rating for backside maneuverability varied heavily among our testers, which makes sense when you consider the curvy outline of the “Musubi” makes it a little tricky to quickly pivot, especially with your back facing the wave. Tester #1 -- who 5’9”, 150 lbs. and rode "Musubi" in 5’8 x 18.65” x 2.25” -- told us this model has a sweet spot, but it’s a little finicky and isn’t as user friendly on the backhand as the “El Bandido”.<br /><br /><br />Paddling: 8.3/10<br />“There was a lot of foam under my chest, and a lot of times on boards that paddle that well, they don’t necessarily turn as well—you sacrifice one or the other,” said Tester #1. “But this one paddled really well, and then when I stood up it felt like a normal shortboard.” Who said you can’t have the best of both worlds?

The People Have Spoken, And The "Musubi" Is Their Favorite RS Surf Co. Craft

30th May, 2020

Board Specifications: “Musubi” was the Best of the Test in our first-ever People’s Board ReviewWelcome back to The People’s Board Review, a board test series in which we enlist working-stiff, relatable rippers to give us feedback on the latest surfboard models in dims you can find right there in ...

Board Specifications: https://www.rssurf.com/collections/surfboards/products/low-love<br /><br />Welcome back to The People’s Board Review, a board test series in which we enlist working-stiff, relatable rippers to give us feedback on the latest surfboard models in dims you can find right there in the rack at your local surf shop. For this review, we put four RS Surf Co. models in the hands of four surfers of varying sizes and board preferences and took them down to fairly average California beach break on a peaky, head-high day. The boards included the “El Bandido”, a performance blade with training wheels; the “Musubi”, a squished-down shortboard with a curvy outline; the “Love Capsule”, a fat and flat small-wave ripper; and the “Low Love”, a high-performance blade meant for juicy surf.<br /><br />Here’s what you need to know about the “Low Love”, the board that all the testers agreed was the best of the four when the surf is pumping.<br /><br />The Gist:<br />There’s no shortage of responsiveness and control in this low-volume, high-performance thruster -- our testers agreed that the board can more or less do whatever you want -- but putting it to good use requires good surf, being in good surf shape, or both. Tester #2 (5’8”, 175 lbs.) isn’t accustomed to riding anything this blade-y, so he took a 5’11” x 18.5” x 2.38” 27.4 L “Low Love” for a spin first thing in the morning while his coffee buzz was still good and strong. “This board was obviously designed for Lowers,” said Tester #3, who ripped on the board, but said low-volume shred sticks like that are more effort than he usually wants to give. If you don't mind putting in the work to surf at peak performance, however, the "Low Love" is a magic carpet. All four testers rode this craft with traditional polyurethane foam construction, although RS also offers this board in epoxy.<br /><br />Speed: 7.7/10<br /><br />The “Low Love” isn’t built for generating its own speed, but rather harnessing and controlling the speed that a quality wave provides. “It felt like it had good drive on steep waves, but on more slope-y waves I struggled to get it going,” said Tester #1 (5’9”, 150 lbs.) of the 5’10” x 18.38” x 2.25” 25.5 L "Low Love” that he put through the paces. Luckily, most of waves on offer had plenty of curve in the face and therefore the testers found plenty of speed to tap into.<br /><br /><br />Frontside Maneuverability: 7.2/10<br />All the testers agreed that this model was by far the most shreddable of the four. With tons of entry rocker and a hard edge throughout, this board was perfect for the steepest peaks on hand for test day. “It was really responsive, but also it was so easy to follow through on,” said Tester #3 (5’6”, 125 lbs.) of her 5’7” x 18.33" x 2.22" 24.41 L “Low Love”. “I’d come out of a turn and I didn’t even have to try, I was just already going back into another one. There was a lot of control, where I’d push as hard as I wanted and it didn’t slide out.” As the lightest tester, Tester #3 felt that the board matched her size and her approach perfectly. “I honestly thought it was amazing, and I didn’t want to stop riding it.”<br /><br />Backside Maneuverability: 6.8/10<br />It should come as little surprise that across all four models, the testers consistently scored backside maneuverability lower than frontside. After all, you’d have to be some kind of psychopath to feel like you’re more in control with your back to the wave. Still, it’s a performance board, and it didn’t have any bad surprises going backhand. “It surfed the way it looked – responsive, fast-twitch, quick transitioning from rail to rail,” says Tester #3 (5’8”, 175 lbs.) who rode the “Low Love” in 5’11” x 18.5” x 2.38” 27.4 L. “It is very maneuverable.”<br /><br /><br />Paddling: 7/10<br />When it comes to surfboards, high-performance ripping and easy paddling are inherently at odds. The “Low Love” is a stellar board for pumping surf, but it isn’t easy on the arms. Unless you’re a rubber-limbed grom, a pro surfer or someone who really keeps up with their fitness, expect to wear yourself out while surfing the “Low Love” for hours at a time. “It’s not the kind of board I normally ride,” said Tester #3. “But at my advanced age of 46, anything under 19 inches wide is a red flag.”

RS Surf Co.’s “Low Love” is a Samurai Blade for Performance Surfing

30th May, 2020

Board Specifications: back to The People’s Board Review, a board test series in which we enlist working-stiff, relatable rippers to give us feedback on the latest surfboard models in dims you can find right there in the rack at your local surf shop. For this review, we put four ...

We check in with the resident K-popper, Kevin Kowalski as he fondly remembers the Waldport Clamshell, his favorite skateboarding chimp champ and quarantine carving through Kowalskiland trees.

Facetime Hangs: Episode 6- Kowalski

30th May, 2020

We check in with the resident K-popper, Kevin Kowalski as he fondly remembers the Waldport Clamshell, his favorite skateboarding chimp champ and quarantine carving through Kowalskiland trees. ...