Archive for June, 2007

Flex does not mean flex

Surfers will be demanding high performance shortboards with more much more speedpotential and drive more and more in the future. This progress is beginning right now, but surfing will develope into an even more extreme and faster sport. That’s why we offer a bigger variety of interesting shapes now.

On the contrary retro shapes with optimized streaming and floating performances are still requested. And with our technology those boards are really light. That’s where a classic style meets unknown performance. Surf our fishes - your surfing skills will tell you the difference.

Usual materials, production and manufactoring methods are pretty much done. New materials and new construction methods are the only way to build next generation surfboards and improve the surfboard performace.

Nature is key, because nature always solves problems easy, logic and efficiently. We build surfboards like mother nature tells us. We enroot fibre and the water resistant core with a special technique that makes the board and glassing much more durable. Better performance, almost unbreakable and environmentally friendly boards with lesser weight are the result.

Talking about surfboard performance means talking about flex also. But be careful - flex does not mean flex.
In order to gain highest and fastest restoring forces and therefore an “active” surfboards that really kicks your surfing to the limits a surfboard designer needs the efficient materials and the technology know how. But this would not work without finetuning the flex of each board for the surfer’s needs and the shape’s requirements. Combining all this means “modern surfboard design”.

We are increasing the surfboard performance with a high precision customization just yet. And for the future we are developing a formula that enables us the best possible power transmission of the surfer.

This so called PTI (power transmission index) will revolutionize the customization of surfboards.

Hey everyone,

me and my brother will be in Cologne on december 2nd moving our feet on the dance floor at the annual dwv party. We will bring some boards, so there is your chance to check out the new technology and shoot critical questions about shapes or technology at us. Hope to see you all at the party,

bufo

Our new surfboard version designed for river surfing is ready. The testing session in munich with the locals was succesful. The board is now available in the online shop. Shaping/Designing the board was much fun. See the board inside the shop here. Watch pictures from the Eisbach session here.

Did you know that many pros are surfing a usual polyesther competition board in only two heats max? After two heats the board’s pop is gone and the board is not used anymore during the competition.

That’s another reason why our riders love Hydroflex boards. The pop never stops, although the Hydroflex competition lite boards even are lighter than the usual polyester competition boards. Plus, you can make footprints in the deck, without getting delamination or foam problems. The more pressure on our special foam, the tougher it gets. Our riders love to get their footprints on the deck, in order to lower their stance, be closer to the water surface and get more control.

BUFO

We get a lot of feedback regarding the Boogiefish - and a lot of people seeing this board the first time do have a lot of questions. So i thought i post some comments about this special surfboard here…

Why is the Boogiefish looking so weird and is that fast even in the smallest waves? The fish was developed over 10 years and now is perfect. I am sure the board can’t be improved any more. The outline actually combines three different outlines, that’s why the board looks a bit funny. Surfers sometimes mentioned that the outline appears to be asynchoneous. But of course front- and backside are 100% synchronous. Ride the board in small waves up to shoulder high waves, and you will boost away longborders easily.

A little update on the Robbie Page comeback - Rob won the Northern Australien Championships. He was riding his Hot Dog built with Hydroflex Technology and blew all the young surfers out of the water. Not bad for a 40 year old surfer, don’t you think? Congrats, Robbie!

BUFO

RTL was here to do a little story about us. A little interview and some shots from us testing new Surfboards. During the harcore testing on the water skiing site I ruined a fin. First time this happened, but on the site you are able to do maneuvers and extreme testing that you can’t do on a wave. Watch the movie online

BUFO

Robbie Page seems to be doing a comeback, because his performance on his Hydroflex built Cream Boards is outstanding. Always in the water - maybe that’s why i can’t reach him

Sven

Pro Kiteboarders from Denmark really liked our BUFO Shortboards. Everyone was kind of disappointed about the common kiteboards and now switchs to surfboards more and more. We will do a special BUFO Kiteboard and Wakeboards for you guys soon. Thanks for the feedback!

Sven