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Dimensions: 5’4 x 20.5″ x 2.5″ Well I’m totally stoked to have gotten my hands on Tore Surfboard’s newest design, the Mr. Eggo. This particular design is inspired by retro boards from the late 70’s and early 80’s and features boxy rails and lots of foam! This particular board measures 5’4 x 20.5″ x 2.5″ and utilizes 5 future fin boxes which allow you to ride it as a thruster or quad (not really designed to be ridden as a 5 fin but with the right fin setup you may be able to get it to work). This board also features more of a rounded pintail…the standard Mr. Eggo model features a rounded squash tail. I’ve been getting tired of riding my longboard on those small gutless days because a) they’re heavy and a pain to carry around and b) they just don’t respond and turn as well as a shortboard. The problem is that when the surf is on the smaller side, normal shortboards don’t work as well which creates that trade off. It looks as though Mr Eggo has come to save the day. You basically get a board that paddles insane due in large part to the amount of foam and flat rocker of the board. However, the extremely short length allows you to take this board wherever you want to go and the short length also fits well in the pocket. Test Drive I was able to ride this board for the first time in knee high onshore slop and surprisingly the board paddled extremely well for something only 5’4 in length and I actually got a couple decent rides when everyone else was struggling just to catch a wave. I’d have to say that the conditions today were so poor that I wouldn’t really judge a board in those waves but this board seemed to work as good as a longboard. I rode Mr. Eggo with a thruster fin setup and after I get a few sessions in decent waves with the 3 fin setup I’ll give the quad fins a go…stay tuned. 3 Comments »By participating in online discussions you acknowledge that you have read and agreed to the TERMS OF SERVICE. Any violations of these terms may result in account suspension or deactivation. Please keep your comments civil and in good taste. To report a comment, email info@surfboardshack.comNeal, on May 9, 2008 @ 9:49 am |Insung, Are you referring to 4-6 ft face value? If so, it works great up to about head high….you can push it in even larger surf but personally when waves start to get bigger I rather have more board under me. The great thing about this board is that it’s so small yet catches waves surprisingly easy and the board fits the wave so well because of it’s lack of length. If you decide to get one I would really recommend getting one with a 5 fin setup…that way you can ride is as a tri and quad. The quad setup is significantly faster but takes a few waves to get used to the feeling of not having a center fin. I rode it in head high as a quad and at first wished I had it as a tri but once I dialed the board in it was way fun. If you like more hold and drive you can ride it as a quad at head high and use it as a quad when it’s smaller….the quad setup seems to give it a little boost of speed when you start pumping it down the line and out of the pocket. Should work well in the East Coast as I normally ride this board on Oahu’s south shore which most of the time is pretty small and gutless especially compared to the North Shore. Roman, on April 26, 2010 @ 8:13 pm |Just got mine today and set it up as a thruster gave it a test drive in 2-3 foot clean surf out courts and was blown away the board works unreal. I’m on the heavy side 210 and made my board on the massive side 6’6″ x 22 5/8 x 3 1/8. It carve real nice being all that wide, I thought it wasn’t going to turn, but it turns unreal. Thanks Kent, Aloha Roman. Leave a comment |
Insung, on May 9, 2008 @ 9:40 am |
Great review on the Mr. Eggo board! Sounds like the perfect board for the gutless East Coast waves that I am accustomed to. I was wondering if anybody has ridden bigger waves (4-6ft) on the board and if so, how well did the board handle the larger waves? Thanks