Local Motion Surfboards

Advantages: hand shape and personalized
Disadvantages: none noticeable

...out of all the boards i have surfed through out my proffesional surf courier local hero have been the best. first of all when u ask to get a board made graham will ask u ur hight and ur wieght to make exactly the right board for u. next of he will ask u for the design. this design can be anything, u can bring in ur own design and ask him to get it done on the board. the result is absulutly stunning. u have the pleasure of surfing ur personalized board with a hand painted design on top. the handeling of the boards are absolutly amazing. all local hero boards i have surfed have reached way above my seal of approval (which is quite high). my advise if u have just started surfing is to get a local hero board since it is so much easier to start on a board that is made for u. thanks for reading this fabian m.... Read review

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Advantages: Well designed
Disadvantages: on the expensive side

...Humm, haven’t been around Ciao much recently mainly due to the fact I’ve been spending as much time as possible in Newquay, in the surf. Seeing as Newquay’s a 6-hour drive from my computer, it’s kind of understandable. Anyway where is this leading, a review on Newquay, um no, I can’t be bothered to discuss the pros and cons of an entire town, at least not today. So I’ll share my thoughts on my board, a 7 foot 6 Hawaiian Island Creations Mini-mal. Now bear with me, this is new ground in reviewing as there are no surfboard reviews up here yet (just a couple of body board reviews), so I have nothing to work with. Lets start with the basics, what’s a Mini-mal. Loosely interpreted it’s a board between about 7 and 8.5 feet long, anything bigger is a Mal, and anything smaller is a Short... Read review

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Advantages: More fun than exercising alone to a home video
Disadvantages: Self-consciousness, being leered at

...Several years ago, I reluctantly ventured along to a local aerobic’s class with a couple of work colleagues, under duress I might add, to tone up my office-bound backside and, hopefully, develop thighs like a peach rather than the surface of some uninhabitable planet. Upon arrival, I had a quick scan around the hall to weigh up my fellow victims. There were the usual token stick insects without a trace of cellulite and with tanned limbs as smooth and firm as a polished surfboard. I decided that they must have been paid to take part by the instructor as an advert for these brutal sessions. “This is what you’ll look like if you attend every class (for fifteen years and can afford regular sunbed sessions and anti-cellulite treatments.”) This assortment of Ectomorphs, Endomorphs and Mesomorphs were donning a multitude of outfits... Read review

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