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Kitemanmuc
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Postby Kitemanmuc » Tue Oct 03, 2017 12:50 am
Hey all,
so i'm about to pull the trigger on a firewire Evo. Im 178-185lbs. What size would you recommend?
5'1 or 4'10?
Also any fin recommendations?
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MMac22
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Postby MMac22 » Tue Oct 03, 2017 12:56 am
5'1 as a thruster.
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Postby Kitemanmuc » Tue Oct 03, 2017 1:24 am
hrdude wrote: ↑Tue Oct 03, 2017 12:56 am
5'1 as a thruster.
10-4
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Postby Kitemanmuc » Tue Oct 03, 2017 1:33 am
hrdude wrote: ↑Tue Oct 03, 2017 12:56 am
5'1 as a thruster.
fin size?
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Postby knotwindy » Tue Oct 03, 2017 7:12 pm
+1 As a general rule-
If you want to ride really fast, small
If you want to surf slower, medium
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Postby Kitemanmuc » Wed Oct 04, 2017 6:01 am
knotwindy wrote: ↑Tue Oct 03, 2017 7:12 pm
+1 As a general rule-
If you want to ride really fast, small
If you want to surf slower, medium
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Postby topmick » Thu Oct 05, 2017 9:39 am
I'm 160lbs and kite + paddle surf a 5'3 Evo. If I had my way, I'd have all 3 sizes - such a great board & def my fav FireWire so far.
It's a very fast board, so for fins I recommend def a thruster set up with a balanced ride number in size medium.
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