tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289837270278241948.post2622572621680349318..comments2024-03-28T12:51:43.585-07:00Comments on SURFMATTERS: The Heart Of The MatterPaul Grosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02614071361550493917noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289837270278241948.post-73289713305784217942010-04-29T21:18:39.703-07:002010-04-29T21:18:39.703-07:00"I tell people it's the nerd version of s..."I tell people it's the nerd version of surfing."<br /><br />My line to quell any questioning about the whys of riding a mat is to say, "I just surf for fun." <br /><br />It's amazing how few people reply, "Me too."Paul Grosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614071361550493917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289837270278241948.post-48904332594731219042010-04-29T13:49:52.138-07:002010-04-29T13:49:52.138-07:00Prone to riding, nose on the nose!Prone to riding, nose on the nose!Glassicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14300745898532569036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289837270278241948.post-49800844311572968282010-04-29T05:44:17.508-07:002010-04-29T05:44:17.508-07:00Not only +$500 for hard boards but they self-destr...Not only +$500 for hard boards but they self-destruct pretty quickly unless you order (or make your own) heavier foam and heavier glass job and even then, a mat will most always outlast a board. Maybe excepting the really old school 60's boards w/ 10 lb foam or whatever it was and double 10 oz glass!<br /><br />And that says nothing about all the out of the water advantages... travel etc!Geoffrey Levenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05985724057703601570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289837270278241948.post-14929885364284649252010-04-29T01:24:30.494-07:002010-04-29T01:24:30.494-07:00Terrific post and great to hear wave riding nirvan...Terrific post and great to hear wave riding nirvana does exist. <br />I am a Pod F2 guy too and can confirm that they are excellent! I had a cranking long, long right on my bodyboard the other day and at the end of it, my right calf was aching, as the fin was holding me so well into the face!Growling Geckohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08047024701261814380noreply@blogger.com