Will from England, Costa Rica says:

I am 15 and learned pretty good on a longboard and a 7 foot funboard. I thought it was time to get a shorter board, so i went for an Aloha Bean SLXC 6'6'. I live in Costa Rica and the waves are pretty good, fast and peeling and this board does great. I have had it for 2 weeks and it feels great. Fast and really easy to turn. Well done GSI! P.S. Chuck's wow surf shop is a great shop that supply these and many other GSI boards, you should check it out!

Chuck from FL, costa rica says:

Man what a rip stick the 5'9" is , head high peaky waves are its home and I at 50+ was getting plenty of waves and its so drivey but loose I thought I was rippin like Ando ! If you get a chance dont be afraid ride a little one even if you think you shouldnt you will be pleasantly SHOCKED !

Luke Wilson from QLD, Australia says:

I got a 6'0 aloha bean about 4 weeks ago and have surfed it heaps on the points and beachies here on the Gold Coast in all sorts of conditions. The board goes insane, so fast and easy to turn and even better after I whacked in different fins to the basic ones it comes with. I got it from Board Culture up at Mermaid Beach and they also let me trial the FCS K2.1 fins which i then bought cos they go sooo good - thanks heaps guys for lotsa great advice. PS haven't even thought of riding my old 6'3 normal board again!

Tom from SA, Aus says:

This board is an Awesome peice of works, I have a 6 Ft stryka and I am about 5 and a half ft tall. I have surfed this board at my Local beach break that is very Fat and pretty slow,, the beachie has rows of whitewater to paddle through and sometimes is pretty full on.. i have used it here in a variety of conditions and i havent been dissapointed, on the bigger days at the beachie (6 ft Face) it has performed marvelously, it is abundant in speed when you need it ( like being caught behind the critical zone or trying to rocket to the end of a walled up 10 metres of wave) and its obediant in turns and i can feel its losseness on the wave it can do really tight arcs, i actually feel like this board was tailor made for me , it feels like an extension of my body and will match and even conquer anything that i give it . it also works reasonably in small surf 2-4 ft face , on the lower end it becomes really hard to catch the waves but even on a small 4 ft face wave that you catch it will devour every part of the face.. also it paddles really fast and duckdives really easy. great board works as an all rounder , and feels like a specialist. Better than 7s Aussie Fish and mactavish Fish (opinion)