The Official Korua Shapes Thread

[benjinyc]

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[kimchi]

Huh, wouldn't have thought it was too significant, but I do prefer stiffer, not that I think any Korua is lacking. Also just like the really mild taper for a DD.

Maybe I'll end up with the updated 57 some time, but pin tonic 64 might be my #1 now. I'd love to be able to try any of them first - maybe I can find a demo in Montana.

Orbit 157 was rad but was too much for me on out-of-shape legs tired from ripping fast and hard all morning. Just a hair too gnarly for me to ride all day as my daily driver. My legs could definitely handle a TF 157 all day, and too soft an everyday driver. I'd size up to at LEAST 160, maybe even 163 on a TF.

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Huh, wouldn't have thought it was too significant, but I do prefer stiffer, not that I think any Korua is lacking. Also just like the really mild taper for a DD.

Maybe I'll end up with the updated 57 some time, but pin tonic 64 might be my #1 now. I'd love to be able to try any of them first - maybe I can find a demo in Montana.

Orbit 157 was rad but was too much for me on out-of-shape legs tired from ripping fast and hard all morning. Just a hair too gnarly for me to ride all day as my daily driver. My legs could definitely handle a TF 157 all day, and too soft an everyday driver. I'd size up to at LEAST 160, maybe even 163 on a TF.

My guess is that a bigger TF means wider waist, so a 160+ would probably have a 276-278ww if it followed the rest of the Korua line.

[coleslawed]

- maybe I can find a demo in Montana.

if you make it over to Bridger, World Boards should have Korua’s you can demo.

[Spenser]

World boards it will have been 14 years this trip, since the time I was there.

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@kimchi test

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yup, that worked.

[kimchi]

Huh, wouldn't have thought it was too significant, but I do prefer stiffer, not that I think any Korua is lacking. Also just like the really mild taper for a DD.

Maybe I'll end up with the updated 57 some time, but pin tonic 64 might be my #1 now. I'd love to be able to try any of them first - maybe I can find a demo in Montana.

Orbit 157 was rad but was too much for me on out-of-shape legs tired from ripping fast and hard all morning. Just a hair too gnarly for me to ride all day as my daily driver. My legs could definitely handle a TF 157 all day, and too soft an everyday driver. I'd size up to at LEAST 160, maybe even 163 on a TF.

My guess is that a bigger TF means wider waist, so a 160+ would probably have a 276-278ww if it followed the rest of the Korua line.

I hope not. They only seem to go north of 270+ on the Cafe Racer mold (CR 159, Dart 156, and Pin Tonic 164 are all identical shape-wise between contact points). My old Stealth 163 was same basic shape as an OG TF 157 with the 269 waist and more edge... hell, it was basically a TF 165 with a notch tail. If I could ride that same board without feeling terrified of riding switch, I'd have just kept it.

If they made just extended the current TF 157 mold with ~123-125 cm of edge, I'd be golden.

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Orbit 157 was rad but was too much for me on out-of-shape legs tired from ripping fast and hard all morning. Just a hair too gnarly for me to ride all day as my daily driver. My legs could definitely handle a TF 157 all day, and too soft an everyday driver. I'd size up to at LEAST 160, maybe even 163 on a TF.

My guess is that a bigger TF means wider waist, so a 160+ would probably have a 276-278ww if it followed the rest of the Korua line.

I hope not. They only seem to go north of 270+ on the Cafe Racer mold (CR 159, Dart 156, and Pin Tonic 164 are all identical shape-wise between contact points). My old Stealth 163 was same basic shape as an OG TF 157 with the 269 waist and more edge... hell, it was basically a TF 165 with a notch tail. If I could ride that same board without feeling terrified of riding switch, I'd have just kept it.

If they made just extended the current TF 157 mold with ~123-125 cm of edge, I'd be golden.

Maybe you have already discussed this but Otto 161?

[kimchi]

My guess is that a bigger TF means wider waist, so a 160+ would probably have a 276-278ww if it followed the rest of the Korua line.

I hope not. They only seem to go north of 270+ on the Cafe Racer mold (CR 159, Dart 156, and Pin Tonic 164 are all identical shape-wise between contact points). My old Stealth 163 was same basic shape as an OG TF 157 with the 269 waist and more edge... hell, it was basically a TF 165 with a notch tail. If I could ride that same board without feeling terrified of riding switch, I'd have just kept it.

If they made just extended the current TF 157 mold with ~123-125 cm of edge, I'd be golden.

Maybe you have already discussed this but Otto 161?

Probably in old EZL, but not here. Otto is super promising, but no taper. Even 5-10 mm would be the ticket. A buddy in New York bought one, next time I ride with him I plan on taking it for a spin.