Comments on: Traditional Fiberglass VS Epoxy VS NexGen… So Which is Better?

By: Easy T

Easy T — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:10:50 +0000

Holly,

You have had the BEST customer service I have EVER experienced. You took the time to explain the different sizes I needed for each person in my family. My son is really excited about getting a CUSTOM NEXGEN VERSION 2 Longboard. My 4 board order was flawless. We can’t wait to hit the waves on our new Ultimate Version 2 boards. Thank you for ALL your help.

By: Luc Stokes

Luc Stokes — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:49:54 +0000

It may be less glass but the materials that go into NexGen cost more because they are higher quality. Higher quality glass, and higher quality resin.

By: Vaughn

Vaughn — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:23:27 +0000

Hey Luc, Born and raised on Malibu beach…Celebrating 50 Years of surfing this year…From talking to a lot of old school surfers the fiberglass resin boards still are favored due to the weight and ease of repair. The weight is to an advantage for momentum on and going through the waves usually in bigger surf.I personally like the epoxy boards due to the lightweight and shredding capabilities.I just want to know why does the Nexgen boards cost more if you are using less material? Less glass, less labor,less time usually equals less cost…Educate me so I can understand… Thank You…

By: Luc Stokes

Luc Stokes — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 22:34:29 +0000

Tom,

All great questions. I will make this real simple for you… go with the 9′. You won’t grow out of it. I ride a 9′ Ultimate and I love every wave with it. I am about the same size as you (10lbs heavier is all). As for the shipping, unless you are in CA that’s what it costs us. I know other companies have different shipping rates but they are either loosing money on the shipping or having been able to negotiate rates that we haven’t yet. Believe me, if we could ship it for less we would. Hope that helps. Let us know if we can do anything else for you.

-Luc
P.S. Don’t you dare buy that Bic. It’s a piece of junk. FYI.

By: Tom Motley

Tom Motley — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:37:15 +0000

I’m a 43-y-o novice surfer, 6’0″ 170lbs. I found a great deal on a used custom Robert August “Corky Carroll” 8’0 board. I knew it would be challenging, but it’s way too thin and unstable for me. I’m not afraid to say I’m a novice and need a novice board. But I still don’t want to buy a longer board than necessary. I’m going back and forth between the 9′ and the 8’6″ Ultimate, probably Nexgen. You put them in two separate categories, longboard and mini-longboard, but I figure that’s somewhat arbitrary. Do you have any sort of guide or guidelines re: which Ultimate boards are ideal for beginners depending on their height and weight? When I bought the RA 8’0 board, I was looking for something that I could “grow into.” I’m pretty much over that. It would be nice to have some of the maneuverability and progression potential of a shorter board, but the beginner suitability is more important to me. Definitely don’t want to make the same mistake twice. So, what would you recommend?

Also, your board prices seem good, but the shipping cost pretty much negates the value aspect. Does the money actually represent your cost to ship it, and is there no way to ship it for cheaper? I wouldn’t care how long it took. I realize the Ultimate is a significantly nicer board, but it’s hard to ignore the Amazon price for a Bic 8’4″ Magnum: $278 *shipping included.* It almost seems like a mistake, but I’ve seen other surfboards with much cheaper shipping charges. I suppose you could argue that they’re just making more profit on the surfboard itself, but $150 for shipping does seem a bit out of control. Care to explain? Thanks.

By: Luc Stokes

Luc Stokes — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:35:00 +0000

If you want to put graphics on the NexGen you would need to go the custom route. To do a custom it’s about $100 more. Cheers. Good luck in the surfboard giveaway.

By: Robin Johnson

Robin Johnson — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 23:43:41 +0000

Awesome article! I’ve read TONS of articles and always seemed alittle hazy at the end but this explains alot! Most of my questions are solved. I guess if I dont win that free surfboard, my best bet is to save up the cash for a NexGen How much are graphics in addition to the board cost?

By: Luc Stokes

Luc Stokes — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 23:33:03 +0000

@Miguel- The reason we just do clear right now for the NexGen is strictly a inventory management decision. We can do anything that we do with a standard epoxy on a NexGen but it becomes tough when there are so many graphics and constructions to build and carry. If you want something with some style we can certainly do a custom for you. We hope to add more color to the NexGen line in the future. If it trends that NexGen is what most people want we will do it even sooner.

By: Miguel

Miguel — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 16:07:00 +0000

I gotta say your nexgen longborads sounds to be amazing, but why do you just have them in white o transparent, is it not posible to add any cool graphics, i wan´t to give an 8´6 ultimate to my sister but she liked better the ones that have graphics (epoxy) or the one that has some pink flowers.
I know it´s what inside that counts but loving the shell is part of the game too.

By: Luc Stokes

Luc Stokes — Fri, 20 May 2011 00:49:06 +0000

@Dono - I'm sorry I wasn't more on the ball here getting back to you sooner. I believe your daughters boyfriend came and picked up your board today. You went with exactly what I would have recommended, NexGen. So far superior. Here is a lot of good info about NexGen Epoxy.