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MODERN CONTOUR STRINGER BOARD INFO

Finally a Modern Longboard that is modern!! We developed this board over a year with input from a number of people.

The main feature is the contour rail stringers: these are not made of your traditional wood but instead we have used heavy duty fiberglass laminated vertically along the rails. This gives the board a different more alive feel.

Second feature you will notice is the exaggerated bottom contours; this board is more like a high performance Shortboard when you turn it over. A deep full length concave that flows into sculptured concave Vee tail gives the board an exciting ability to turn as soon as you want it to.

Finally we have given you the option to ride the board with three different fin set ups: firstly as a quad set up, second as a 2 + 1 and finally as a single fin. It comes with a 2 + 1 set up. To check out Quad options for this board go to www.surffcs.com

We also opted for the rounded pin tail as it was more performance orientated. Feedback from the Test pilots was so good we had trouble getting the boards back.

DESIGNS

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SIZES

length	width	thickness	surfer weight
9'0"	22^3/4"	3^1/4"	ideal for all weights
9'6"	23"	3^1/4"	ideal for all weights

VIDEO

Kel describes the features of the Modern Contour Stringer

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CONSUMERS REVIEWS FOR THE MODERN CONTOUR STRINGER

Mario Major from n.a., Belgium says:

Now that I got the Hang of the 'Contour Stringer' I'm ready to post the review .... Well ... WOW .. simple as that ... one word describes the way the board reacts, turns, takes off, even the Beavertail fin is fantastic .. The problem I had with board is that I came from a classic noserider model to this one is that I tried to surf it like a classic noserider .. which isn't really what this board is all about .. the turns are short,transitions are fluid & the manouvres are fast that after i got the hang of the board it put a smile on my face ... I've surfed it as a single fin, Quad, even the 1+2 set-up was good .. And OK .. once you get on the nose of the board it feels like a classic one .. so one word says says it all ... WOW .. thumbs up ..

Jose Novas from San Juan, , USA says:

I tried (and later bought) this board yesterday at the San Juan, Puerto Rico surf beach (La 8). You had this, and several other boards as samples at the beach. I borrowed it out in the lineup from another guy, and what a fun surf it turned out to be!! This board turns on a dime, and the rail to rail response/feel is smooth and positive. The concave allows it to develope speed down the line, and putting it back on a rail to do a turn is where this design comes together: nice flowing turns, no rail catching whatsoever, just seemless performance, feel and response!! It is also a very stable board, so I would say it makes for a great all around board, regardless of skill level, and the various possible fin configurations should allow any surfer to set up the fins for different conditions and riding styles. Aloha, and many thanks!!

Mike Tabeling from California, USA says:

I have surfed many boards in my 45 years of surfing and have won many contests. Sometimes I can feel a bit jaded when I try new boards because I'm always looking for something that is truely different and exciting. Most of the time what I get is the same-old-same-old. I remember the first time I rode a Steve Liss fish in 1970 and was blown away by how different it rode compared to any board I'd ever ridden before. Not only did it perform maneuvers in an exciting new way but in many instances it did things better and responded quicker under my feet. This is the exact same feeling i got when I rode the Modern contour stringer for the first time. I was utterly blown away by its responsive liveliness and the way it sprang out of a turn especially in larger waves. I like it best with the FCS stretch-quad fin set, no center fin (quad set up). It is my board of choice today.