The team at SUPboarder have been busy testing the Quobba Fins in a range of different conditions and board types. Beau shares his insights into how Quobba fins make a difference and what size fins you need to get the most out of them.
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colas
1 year ago
Nice review. It also shows that reviews can be misleading when done by only one rider in a limited amount of time: without input from the rest of the team you would have missed the opportunity to discover these game-changer fins!
I only use Quobba since I tried them, and on reducing the rear fin (but keeping L sides for my 100kg), you can see my experiments at:
So true about multiple riders needing to test. I’ll always have a set of Quobba Fins handy for my boards from now on. They are great. Love what you are doing with reshaping the fin! That’s probably one of the downfalls with Quobba – they don’t have different shaped fins for different conditions or boards so it’s great you have tried some different designs. Thanks for sharing
jeroensurf@gmail.com
1 year ago
Nice review, I use them in my Smik Spitfire for the big days. For my 95kg the Lin front and M in the centre has heaps of grip. I,m gonna try them in my Starboard longboard as well as suggested. 🙂
I’m curious on your opinion about using 2 large and 1 medium on a Smik Hypster Twin longboard. I have a custom 9*29 pin tail since June 2023 and using stock fins (the two big large side fins and the very small one in the US box).
I’m still learning nose riding but I noticed that the board is nosediving whenever I walk closer to the nose. Do you think that a 2+1 Quobba setup (2 large + 1 medium) should improve on the nosediving problem?
Hi Daniele. Great question. The Quobba fins would help with the lift you are searching for. However, I feel the problem probably is a mix of the board’s shape and also your technique / approach to noseriding. The SMIK Hipster longboard is quite narrow in the nose which makes it harder to walk to the nose. The ideal position for noseriding is to do it within the top third of the wave face – this allows the tail to engage in the wave behind which gives you the lift needed not to nosedive. My guess is you might be noseriding… Read more »
Have you tried one of the next hipster twin longboard with a pin tail though?
I think the nose is quite wide actually rather than narrow so I’m not sure we are referring to the same thing here :-)…mine is a 9*29 with 120 litres in volume.
Anyway I will try to start walking to the nose earlier as you suggest to see if something changes (with and without the Quobba fins).
The SMIK Hipster Twin longboards have a narrower nose compared to other brands. I have ridden them and do notice sometimes how technical they are to nose ride. Let me know how you get on with trying to nose ride higher on the wave. Thanks
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Nice review.
It also shows that reviews can be misleading when done by only one rider in a limited amount of time: without input from the rest of the team you would have missed the opportunity to discover these game-changer fins!
I only use Quobba since I tried them, and on reducing the rear fin (but keeping L sides for my 100kg), you can see my experiments at:
https://www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Stand-Up-Paddle/SUP/Quobba-Fins-?page=10#2788032
So true about multiple riders needing to test. I’ll always have a set of Quobba Fins handy for my boards from now on. They are great.
Love what you are doing with reshaping the fin! That’s probably one of the downfalls with Quobba – they don’t have different shaped fins for different conditions or boards so it’s great you have tried some different designs. Thanks for sharing
Nice review,
I use them in my Smik Spitfire for the big days. For my 95kg the Lin front and M in the centre has heaps of grip.
I,m gonna try them in my Starboard longboard as well as suggested. 🙂
Great to hear this.
These fins are great…..just need Quobba to start making proper centre fins for the box.
Bingo
Nice review!
I’m curious on your opinion about using 2 large and 1 medium on a Smik Hypster Twin longboard. I have a custom 9*29 pin tail since June 2023 and using stock fins (the two big large side fins and the very small one in the US box).
I’m still learning nose riding but I noticed that the board is nosediving whenever I walk closer to the nose. Do you think that a 2+1 Quobba setup (2 large + 1 medium) should improve on the nosediving problem?
Thanks!
Hi Daniele. Great question. The Quobba fins would help with the lift you are searching for. However, I feel the problem probably is a mix of the board’s shape and also your technique / approach to noseriding. The SMIK Hipster longboard is quite narrow in the nose which makes it harder to walk to the nose. The ideal position for noseriding is to do it within the top third of the wave face – this allows the tail to engage in the wave behind which gives you the lift needed not to nosedive. My guess is you might be noseriding… Read more »
Hi thanks for the quick reply!
Have you tried one of the next hipster twin longboard with a pin tail though?
I think the nose is quite wide actually rather than narrow so I’m not sure we are referring to the same thing here :-)…mine is a 9*29 with 120 litres in volume.
Anyway I will try to start walking to the nose earlier as you suggest to see if something changes (with and without the Quobba fins).
Thanks!
The SMIK Hipster Twin longboards have a narrower nose compared to other brands. I have ridden them and do notice sometimes how technical they are to nose ride. Let me know how you get on with trying to nose ride higher on the wave. Thanks