Hello,
As a novice I would like to have some advice from the waveriders amongst you! I want to use a pop out surfboard for kitesurfing. Now I have the possibility to buy a secondhand BIC 6'7" shortboard and I'm in doubt wether I should do it or not. I would like to use it as a strapless light weather board in combination with my Vegas 12.
What I'm looking for in this board is not really a perfect wave board, I just would like to put a more 'surfier' feel into my kitesurfing. Just cruising, carving and riding the occasional wave you know the deal...
1)What do you guys think of this board? Is the shape ok? And what about the size? Is it responsive enough or to slow? I know smaller (6'4" or so) would be better but I would also like to use this board for regular surfing and since the Belgian surf isn't all that I would be better of with a slightly bigger and more stable board.
2) Is this board controlable in combination with my vegas 12 in lets say 11 to 16 knots or is it to much power?
3) An other board I had thought of was the NSP fish 6'4". I read some good feedback about this board for kiting on this forum. Can anyone tell me how this board would differ in ridingfeel or performance in comparison with the BIC shortboard?
Thanks for your advice! (and sorry for the sometimes poor english)
Laterz,
Philip