eoj
Michael Peterson status
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Pod???
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terdy
Grom
Reged: 10/24/06
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Loc: NC
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mine rules! has recharged my stokemeter on small/everyday waves. 
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Lefthander
Gerry Lopez status
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Pod???
yes!
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nkpheous
Michael Peterson status
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Loc: Huntington Beach
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i like pods 
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eoj
Michael Peterson status
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Loc: LA
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i like pods
i'd do her.
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Lefthander
Gerry Lopez status
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Loc: San Diego
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i like pods
that's the only way I'm getting a pod
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donniedarko
Michael Peterson status
Reged: 07/26/04
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Loc: The Coast
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I did not. Pretty disappointed. Not the wave skate I thought it would be...
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florencenitngale
Grom
Reged: 05/15/08
Posts: 26
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if you are open to other shapers, check out the "new toy"
jeff "doc" lausch surf prescriptions. amazing reviews! 
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20W-50 and blood
Duke status
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looks like a damn fun boar.d.but with that foiled out of a tail it sint gonna be any tyep of wave skatey type of board.
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Fascist
Grom
Reged: 02/22/06
Posts: 139
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If you are looking for a small wave board, check out the FCD Quark. I have one and love it for small gutless waves. Plus, his boards are incredibly durable.
http://www.fcdsurfboards.com/2007/12/quark.html
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dawntwan
Legend (inyourownmind)
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looks like a damn fun boar.d.but with that foiled out of a tail it sint gonna be any tyep of wave skatey type of board.
Yeah, the Pod doesn't strike me as anything revolutionary. Just a board that works well in the smaller stuff. Catches lots of waves. Glides over flat spots. All that fishy / wide outline stuff. And then surfs off the tail like a shortboard. Super fun board, responsive and easy peasy up to HH+, at which point its strengths start to become weaknesses.
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No_Wankers
Legend (inyourownmind)
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I did not. Pretty disappointed. Not the wave skate I thought it would be...
agree on the wave skate part. its not the retro fishy fat crutch board i see many dudes riding
i surfed it at the demo, and was blown away by how hard you could surf it. catch anything that moved and do real man-turns, not skatey flicks, and could still do the tricks when needed.
for those who want a fatty small wave board i don't think this is it, but if you want to rip in small waves then could be the one
Edited by No_Wankers (11/18/08 11:31 AM)
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SmallSkeletal111
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How accurate is the whole 'ride this 8" shorter than your regular board" thing ?
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SharkBoy
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How accurate is the whole 'ride this 8" shorter than your regular board" thing ?
works for perfectly for me with the Lost's RNF 
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winwin
Michael Peterson status
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like. 6" shorter than shortboard/standard dims is better if you're a bad paddler like me. smooth, precise turns...I like it as much as my hynson black knight quad. for reference. I'm 5'8" and 170 lbs and ride a 5'8" x 20 x 2.3/8 XTR pod, thruster. hope this helps.
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SmallSkeletal111
Legend (inyourownmind)
Reged: 08/17/08
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Loc: JAX BEACH, fl
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That'd leave me at a 5'5 if I ever decided to pick one up, awesome
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SharkBoy
Michael Peterson status
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for reference. I'm 5'8" and 170 lbs and ride a 5'8" x 20 x 2.3/8 XTR
i'm 5'8" 170lbs and sold a lost rnf that was 5'8" x 20" x 2 3/8" XTR because it was too stiff.
ride a 5'4" x 19 3/8" x 2 3/16" and it goes way better
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dawntwan
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for reference. I'm 5'8" and 170 lbs and ride a 5'8" x 20 x 2.3/8 XTR
i'm 5'8" 170lbs and sold a lost rnf that was 5'8" x 20" x 2 3/8" XTR because it was too stiff.
ride a 5'4" x 19 3/8" x 2 3/16" and it goes way better
Sure, but there's a world of difference between the ...Lost RNF and the CI Pod. I wouldn't use one as a direct reference for sizing the other.
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SharkBoy
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Quote:
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for reference. I'm 5'8" and 170 lbs and ride a 5'8" x 20 x 2.3/8 XTR
i'm 5'8" 170lbs and sold a lost rnf that was 5'8" x 20" x 2 3/8" XTR because it was too stiff.
ride a 5'4" x 19 3/8" x 2 3/16" and it goes way better
Sure, but there's a world of difference between the ...Lost RNF and the CI Pod. I wouldn't use one as a direct reference for sizing the other.
you may be right but Lost recommends 6-8" shorter for there RNF and it worked for me. CI recommends 8" shorter
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nightfly
Gerry Lopez status
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How does the Pod differ from the RNF surfing wise? I know it's probably apples and oranges but I've had a couple of RNFs that I've liked a lot ridden as pure twin fins but I'm thinking I might want something more thrustery and performance oriented. I love the RNF for down the line speed and cutbacks but it doesn't really want to square off and go vertical. I find it actually works better on bigger surf despite the small wave look of it. It really thrives when you have a wall to race.
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kingseal
Legend (inyourownmind)
Reged: 04/07/08
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I've had a 5'5 RNF quad and really had a blast with it. My dd now is a 5'6 Pod quad and it's been a magic board for me. I've cycled thru several other shortboards since then (including the New Toy) and nothing has come close. The one thing I changed on the Pod was swapping the AM1/GX fins for a PC3 quad set. Haven't looked back since. As far as height/length, I think 6-8" is about right, depending on your paddling/skill level. My regular shortboards are 5'10-6'0, and I probably could've taken the Pod down to 5'4-5'5 pretty easily.
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eoj
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Reged: 06/11/03
Posts: 2540
Loc: LA
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so if i got a standard pod,(stock dia) does that mean it was made in china or thailand or whereever?
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Edited by eoj (11/19/08 05:16 PM)
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BrownFish
Michael Peterson status
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so if i got a standard pod,(stock dia) does that mean it was made in china or thailand or whereever?
Not at all. I believe all boards that are sold in the US are made in Santa Barbara (minus any surftechs still floating around). I got this straight from the marketing director. I used to ride mainly CI's about 6 years ago, but stopped due to them shipping contracts overseas. Now they supposedly have come full circle and everything is being done in-house in Santa Barbara.
As for the Pod, I bought a used one about 6 months ago. It is a good all around board, but definately not a mush buster like a Fish can be. I have been riding mine with the Future Twin Fins and the small trailer on smaller days. Days when I didn't bring my Fish cause I thought their was gonna be waves. Definately a good board to have in a quiver cause it covers a broad spectrum of wave conditions. I'm 5'8 and 165 and bought a 5'10. It rides great but If I had to do it all over again, I'd get a 5'8. The 5'10 I bought happened to be a real good deal, so I figured I'd pick it up. Overall I'm glad that I did. I've had it in overhead surf and the thing caught waves effortlessly and performed extremely well. I grew up on thrusters, but actually hadn't ridden one in a few years. It was an extremely refreshing experience to ride one in good waves. Something nice about the control of speed and pivot. I think most moderate level surfers would do themselves a great service by riding boards like the pod, instead of trying to ride boards like the pro's ride in contests.
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Scott Ando
Grom
Reged: 11/12/02
Posts: 84
Loc: Santa Barbara
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so if i got a standard pod,(stock dia) does that mean it was made in china or thailand or whereever?
All boards for North America, Latin America, Japan are made right here in Santa Barbara / Carpinteria. About 1.5 miles from Rincon.
For the knit-pickers, yes some may go south or north for glassing.
Sorry had to chime in on that remark.
SA
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BrownFish
Michael Peterson status
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Posts: 2687
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Sorry had to chime in on that remark.
SA
Please don't be sorry, it's good to have you guys checking in and giving advice.
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jackjackjack
Grom
Reged: 04/14/05
Posts: 35
Loc: Australia
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I got one.
I am 6'2" and 200lbs - went 6" shorter than my normal board - so 5'10" * 201/4" * 2 3/8" stock board.
Super fun board under chest high - fast and loose.
Over chest hight the width and thickness become a real drag and I find myself constantly adjusting for the board.
I think the 8" thing is preety accurate - I definitely could have got the 5'8" - beleive me - these things are volume machines 
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