Size:7'2" X 21 1/4" X 2 3/8"
This board comes with a fin box and side bites. Its a surftech, so its quite stiff but very tough. Given that it was second hand there was not a mark on it. I was very surprised by the weight of the board. It felt like it was even heavier than a Polyurethane/Polyester of the same size.
The rails are quite pinched and its a pretty thin board for its length at 2 3/8" thick. Although I persevered with it for 6/7 session, I never got into it. It was crap at catching waves and turned like a dog. I spoke to others and they had the same issues with the board. I think it could benefit from boxy rails and 3/8" of thickness. But who am I to second guess Donald Takayama!
I would not recommend this board , nor would my friends who have ridden it.
NOTE: Please read the comments below, my review seems to be out of kilter with everyone elses view. Perhaps the one I had was a dog.
NOTE: Please read the comments below, my review seems to be out of kilter with everyone elses view. Perhaps the one I had was a dog.
Rating: 1/5
25 comments:
What kinda size did you take this out in? Kinda surprised by the review you gave it.
Got the 7'10" which is 2 7/8" thick.
And compared with my old mimimal which only is 2 1/4", the takayama egg is a real catch machine!
I rode it waist to head high and my buddy rode it Double overhead.
you don't like it? can i buy it?!
It's a couple of years since I had it. I couldn't find any takers at the time and ended up trading it for a wetsuit!
i'm on a quest for a flo egg - hope it was a dope wetsuit!
The Bonzer 7'6" is up for grabs
I've got the 7'6 one of this and i really like it and so does everyone else who's ridden it. Its really fast. So easy to get waves on as well unless you've got a heavy offshore wind.
i just got a 7'2" flo egg. still dieling it in. im 185 bls and i can get in ok just not as soon as i wanted to. but i love the board and with winter here i needed something more then a 5'10" fish or longboard. turns fine put the new helo fins on.
I've ridden a 7'2" egg and loved it. It is a very good longboard for a shortboard surfer. I'm going to buy one.
I owned one for a year or so. Tried it in a variety of conditions and hated it in all but 3 foot and very clean. Paddled poorly, hard to engage a rail, very difficult to take the drop in offshore winds of any strength. I usually ride a 7'2 x 21 x 21/2 pintail egg. I have had 3 of those over the years, shaped by good shapers and the Takayama seemed like a beginners board by comparison.
I have the 7'2" and I think it paddles and catches waves very well. Quite fast and suited for more drawn out turns. It reminds me of my 7'-something Tufflite Channel Islands M13 except the Taka-egg has thinner rails and slight rounder nose. It's a fun,flowing ride.
7'2 tak egg is for little guys. "normal" sizers sdhould take the 7'6 version. These boards are long for their size so get caught in the length trap, those rails are thin an the board needs waterline length to turn, engage the rail like a single-fin...
These boards are pigs and it allows people that shouldn't be surfing certain waves the ability to. There needs to be more regulation
I can't believe some of the comments on here... As for the review... You might have had a dud... Heavy? I think it's light as hell... Best to ride as a single fin though... Ride a 7'6" in just about anything... Love it... nice drawn out turns, fast and trims high on the wave very well.
P.s. surfers that talk about regulation...?
Anyone that posts about "regulation" under "anonymous" is NOT a surfer! Dude is probably NOT a native at the spot he calls himself a "local" and gets eggy in the line up on 1/2 windy days while guys are trying to learn......pretty weak
Wow, I have a size 7'2" as a step up board. It's actually one of my favorite boards. Super surprised by this review. The Surftech boards are usually lighter than Poly boards and they speed down the line. It's like a longboard, but turns like a board that is a few inches shorter.
I agree with the comments about the offshore wind. The board is stiff as a dick and can get tossed around on windy Los Angeles afternoons.
P.s. I forgot to mention. I also like this board because I can duck dive 4-5 ft waves with ease. I use this board as my longboard on heavier days, and it makes paddling out really fast and easy.
I have to say I have this board in my quiver and it is a go to board. It paddles like an 8" board and once up and riding to turns like a 6'3. The pinched rails allows for it to work really well in bigger surf. Being a surf tech a box rail would make the board feel to "corky". Now I will say that I broke one of the side bite and I put in a different fin and it did change the way the board felt. I was able to find a replacement fin and back to magic board. It is very durable, had been ran over by a car and had many surf sessions for about 10 years. I have put numerous people on this board and I'm currently in a search for a 6'8 version.
I've ridden the 7-2 Takayama for over 15 years in every kind of surf in California & Hawaii. I'm 6-2 and 195 lbs, age 60 and I catch plenty of waves with it (but I take off deep & steep).
No board is great for everyone, it depends how you surf. I describe this board as 1/2 shortboard and 1/2 longboard. Very little rocker so it's blazing fast. I get longer nose rides on this than my 9-0 progressive longboard. I like the thin rails because I can feel the wave better. This board works well for me in waves from 2 to 10 foot faces.
I have a 3-board quiver rule; just one each of a short, hybrid, and longboard. Obviously I like the 7-2 Takayama because I haven't swapped it out for another hybrid in a long time.
My best advice for you: Ride more of what works and less of what doesn't.
Not sure what you surf style / ability is, but this is a great board (in either size), probably the best thing Surftech's put out. It's not heavy by any means and the thin, tucked-in rails do well to compensate the excess of buoyancy these boards typically have. It was designed for Surftech by Takayama, this was a few years prior to his passing. DT was a master who wouldn't have put his name on a crap board, period. This is best surfed off the rails in overhead, powerful surf, think long tight arcs and drawn out turns. Great off the bottom. Although I've seen the words 'fun board' associated with more recent versions of this board, it's by no means a beginners or fun board. It's a great all-around travel board to be ridden in quality down-the-line point break type waves, and has been a trusted go-to board on many trips for me. Good on the guy who traded you a wetsuit: he scored.
Prize winner for talking-out-of-your-ass comment: "These boards are pigs and it allows people that shouldn't be surfing certain waves the ability to. There needs to be more regulation". You obviously put a lot of thought and knowledge into this nugget. Stay anonymous.
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