Has anyone else compared the the FST and Rapidfire Sweet Potato?
Surfed the 5'4" in both today. First thing I noticed was the FST seemed to; feel bigger, float higher in the water, and paddle better.
Hard to tell if it surfed much different, given the very low quality of waves on offer (small windswell mush).
Rapidfire felt a bit more like a standard PU board and less like an epoxy.
I'm keen to hear other opinions, as am definately buying a RF or FST spud soon.
i always find the rapid-fire boards to feel a bit lighter...
6'0 - 175lbs - 29yrs - SoCal -
503 TG Baked Potato - 506 RF Potatonator - 506 WRF Vanguard - 510 FST Unibrow - 600 FST Michel Bourez - 600 FST Alternator - 602 FST Alternator Round - 603 FST Artillery
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You mean in weight? or in maneuverability in the wave?
6'0" Spitfire RF (Futures) / 6'2" Spitfire FST (FCS) / 6'1" El Fuego FST (FCS) / 6'2" Hellfire FST (Futures) / Alternator 6'4" FST (FCS) / 6'10 ADDvance RF (FCS) /
42 years young / 6'3" 180 lbs
Stuff I owned and sold: 5'6" Sweet Potato (FCS) (Sold) / 6'0" DOM (FCS) (Sold) / 6'2" DOM (FCS) (Sold) /
Agreed, rapid-fire is indeed lighter in weight than FST
165cms 89Kgs dry...working on that at the moment...but not working!!! :)
Potato 5'2" /Vanguard 5'6"/Potatonator 5'8"/ Spitfire 5'8" / Quadraflex 6'0" / Flexflight 9'0"
Fins: Elevons, Solus, Controlllers, Jordy,AM2,
RF is the money for me. Light and great flex. Having ridden both RF & FST I prefer RF as the FST is to rigid. But that's just meyou got to experience it for yourself, we are all different after all :)
Definately agree that the rapid-fire felt a bit lighter. Must be the shell construction (Firewire site says the RF fused eps foam is half the weight of the FST foam).
Me on the other hand am a FST advocate jejejej!!
165cms 89Kgs dry...working on that at the moment...but not working!!! :)
Potato 5'2" /Vanguard 5'6"/Potatonator 5'8"/ Spitfire 5'8" / Quadraflex 6'0" / Flexflight 9'0"
Fins: Elevons, Solus, Controlllers, Jordy,AM2,
i do like my smallest wave boards in Rapidfire because of the lightness, prefer my mid to bigger wave boards in FST because I like the flex and weight a bit better in more powerful surf and when surfing faster...
6'0 - 175lbs - 29yrs - SoCal -
503 TG Baked Potato - 506 RF Potatonator - 506 WRF Vanguard - 510 FST Unibrow - 600 FST Michel Bourez - 600 FST Alternator - 602 FST Alternator Round - 603 FST Artillery
Firewire Social: Facebook - Twitter - Vimeo - Youtube
Hey All, use my Firewire email, [email protected] for emergency issues, not my forum inbox. However, please avoid contacting me directly with questions on choosing a board, just use the glorious forum. Cheers!
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