Pyzel Red Tiger (Dark Arts)
Pyzel Surfboards Red Tiger PU is now available in Dark Arts construction from Freeride Surf Skate. Freeride Surf Skate is your Pyzel Surfboards Auckland and New Zealand super store. Shop Pyzel Surfboards at Freeride Surf Skate. We stock all the Pyzel models in both FCS and Futures or if we don't have it we can custom build a Pyzel Surfboard in your choice of dimensions.
The Red Tiger
Silky smooth, even in junk waves, and possibly our fastest board yet, The Red Tiger is John John Florence's new High Performance Shortboard unlike anything we have released in the past.
It is the ultimate performance machine for medium sized, slower, weaker waves based on John's simple guidance - make it Fast and Fun.
Faster
Carbon Fiber is fast reacting and creates spring, unlike traditional fiber-glass cloth. The result of this natural rebound is speed.
Stronger
Hand crafted, vacuum bagged, carbon fiber cloth, over 2lb EPS stringer-less foam, for optimum, flex, weight and durability. Dark Arts continues to redefine the limits for how surfboards are shaped and constructed.
Lighter
We aim to make a surfboard that feels good under your arm and our process has created a product that sits in the lighter category of most constructions available on the market. We're not just focused on writing a new chapter - this is an entirely different book.
The idea for this board was hatched when John began riding some different - fun boards -during some breaks from competing. By far his favorite in the last year has been our new flat rockered, Funformance board, the White Tiger (5'6"), and he asked me to turn that design into something he could take back on tour to ride when the surf was less than pumping or on the weaker side.
The outline is a touch on the plump side for a HPSB, but the wide point sits a more traditional inch behind center, keeping the emphasis to surfing it off the mid to back half of the board. The wider tail-block squash helps to keep area in the tail which provides lift and drive, and also helps create pop when going to the air. A moderate hip by the front fins puts a break in the outline to help create a pivot point that allows for tighter radius turns and release in the lip.
The rocker and bottom contour is really what sets this board from other boards in this category. Its our flattest HPSB so far and that rocker translates to easy, consistent speed from the moment you stand up, through flat sections and even in super weak, small waves. But, flat rocker can feel sticky and tends to make you surf flat, so we run single to double concave (JJF's favorite bottom contour) through the front 2/3 of the board and then blend that into a significant double concave/deep vee combo through the fins and off the tail. This bottom keeps the flatter board easy to roll rail-to-rail and the vee of the tail works to allow easy vertical surfing and short-arc carves, even in tight, pockety waves.
The thickness flow (foil) from nose to tail is balanced and clean, with the front of the board just barely thinner than the back half. The deck is flat-ish, keeping more foam (volume) out towards the rails. The actual rails are full just in from the outline (under the ball of your hand if you are holding the board under your arm), but are tapered to keep sensitivity and bite.
Ride your Red Tiger around an inch shorter than normal HPSB, and a bit wider. Volume should be close, but go up a ½ to1 liter for added zing in weaker waves. The board will easily turn your everyday sessions into something special and we believe it will outperform any other HPSB in underpar waves AND still come through when the surf turns on!
Add ons:
Option 1: Use promo code PADDEAL at checkout for a half price tail pad.
Option 2: Use promo code DEAL at checkout for 15% off any combination of tail pad, fins, leash and boardbag bundle.
Custom board orders available on all surfboard models. Contact us online here or call Freeride Surf & Skate today to put together your custom order. Production time starting at 4-6 weeks. Minimum $300 deposit required on all custom board orders.
Stock Dimensions:
| 5'4" |
18 3/8" |
2 1/16" |
22.20L |
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| 5'5" |
18 1/2" |
2 1/8" |
23.30L |
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| 5'6" |
18 5/8" |
2 1/8" |
23.90L |
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| 5'7" |
18 7/8" |
2 3/16" |
25.10L |
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| 5'8" |
19" |
2 1/4" |
26.30L |
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| 5'9" |
19 1/8" |
2 5/16" |
27.50L |
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| 5'10" |
19 1/4" |
2 3/8" |
28.70L |
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| 5'11" |
19 3/8" |
2 7/16" |
30.00L |
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| 6'0" |
19 1/2" |
2 1/2" |
31.30L |
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| 6'1" |
19 5/8" |
2 9/16" |
32.70L |
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| 6'2" |
19 3/4" |
2 5/8" |
34.20L |
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| 6'3" |
19 7/8" |
2 3/4" |
36.20L |
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| 6'4" |
20" |
2 3/4" |
36.90L |
