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 Post subject: Re: Shinn - new board the Street
PostPosted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 7:54 pm 
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Location: They don't call them the GREAT Lakes for nothin'...
Thanks for the feedback. Yeah I haven't even ridden my SuperShinn yet. (F' you winter! :lol: ) Every review I've read say it's a great board. I think it was Mike Birt's original review that said it rides very similar to a Monk, but with better low end and better pop/landings. I do ride choppy crap and blown out, side on messes on the Great Lakes. I don't really ride full on speed, at least it's not my intention most of the time.
The better low end swayed my decision as I unfortunately, and all too regularly end up survival sailing in low winds.

My criteria for board selection was locked in edging, good pop/landings, and chop riding ability. I really wanted to stay with a board the was 41cm wide too.

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 Post subject: Re: Shinn - new board the Street
PostPosted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 9:21 pm 
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"Locked in edging" - Nobile 2HD, this board feels like it is on rails to the point it takes effort to slide toeside. Talking about huge edge for jumps... it goes super high.


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 Post subject: Re: Shinn - new board the Street
PostPosted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 9:27 pm 
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kuczwas wrote:
"Locked in edging" - Nobile 2HD, this board feels like it is on rails to the point it takes effort to slide toeside. Talking about huge edge for jumps... it goes super high.


Sounds like good news for me Poacher! Just what I wanted to hear. I might let you ride it this summer. :naughty:


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 Post subject: Re: Shinn - new board the Street
PostPosted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 10:19 pm 
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Yeah I hope so! I think we're going to have a pretty good selection of stuff to try this summer. I'm so geekin out for open water....

Have I ever told you I think winter F'in sucks?


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 Post subject: Re: Shinn - new board the Street
PostPosted: Mon Mar 05, 2012 3:00 am 
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s29feb wrote:
I loved the SuperShinn but the dilema for me was that the 135 was just a bit too big (in winter)and and I think I'd have found the 133 too small wheras the 132 Monk was perfect when at the 'ragged edge'. As I've said above the Street offers that little bit more control over the SS and has allowed me to switch up a bit again to get the extra unhooked pop I want.

If push came to shove and I could only choose one board to ride for the whole of the year in the biggest range of conditions then I'd personally go Monk everytime; however I'm going for the Street in expectation of summer arriving soon and I'll see how I get on with it, but you never know in winter I might be back on the Monk to set my hair on fire :thumb:


What is your weight?


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 Post subject: Re: Shinn - new board the Street
PostPosted: Mon Mar 05, 2012 6:56 am 
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Winter weight is about 79kg and summer weight about 76kg - weather is starting to get nice enough to allow cycle commute to work :thumb:


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 Post subject: Re: Shinn - new board the Street
PostPosted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 4:17 pm 
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kuczwas wrote:
Nobile 2HD


Just so everybody knows, the 2HD is very different to all the shinn boards - I'm not saying that it's worse or better, but very different - if you are thinking of a 2HD in the same conditions as a shinn board then you will get very different results.

The Street is indeed a blend between the SS and Monk - John has the description bang on. The beauty of all these new Shinn twins is that they are all so easy to ride hard, even in the worst conditions, so if you are beating yourself up between two different models then don't - they all have a fair amount of overlap even if they are different, and whatever your style you'll appreciate them all..

The good thing about the Street is that it is the only board in the range that can be bought bare hull only - so you can use your existing fins, pads and straps.. It bring the RRP down to £429 (€499) which is cheap for this series of boards....


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 Post subject: Re: Shinn - new board the Street
PostPosted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 4:17 pm 
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kuczwas wrote:
Nobile 2HD


Just so everybody knows, the 2HD is very different to all the shinn boards - I'm not saying that it's worse or better, but very different - if you are thinking of a 2HD in the same conditions as a shinn board then you will get very different results.

The Street is indeed a blend between the SS and Monk - John has the description bang on. The beauty of all these new Shinn twins is that they are all so easy to ride hard, even in the worst conditions, so if you are beating yourself up between two different models then don't - they all have a fair amount of overlap even if they are different, and whatever your style you'll appreciate them all..

The good thing about the Street is that it is the only board in the range that can be bought bare hull only - so you can use your existing fins, pads and straps.. It bring the RRP down to £429 (€499) which is cheap for this series of boards....


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 Post subject: Re: Shinn - new board the Street
PostPosted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 5:50 pm 
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The street has some pop - cold scottish morning was a bit greyer (blue sky is an after effect) with marginal wind on my 11m Razor.

Just about to tuck into an s-bend here and you can see the water displacement from loading the street - you can really push the tail and the EPS tips do their magic to ping you off the water.

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