the bilbo 6'6" retro bug

[bluesnowcone]

anyone got any veiws, im thinking of buying it but im not to sure

[scuba steve]

I have a six foot bilbo retro fish and think its amazing
I also tried the retro bug you're talkin about and in my opinion it is also amazing.
It was really free flowing and easy to catch waves with, great fun.

[jethrodog]

Got a link to a picture?

[bluesnowcone]

http://www.boardridersguide.co.uk/acata ... roBug.html

thats a link, but im getting one cheaper so dont say anything about the price.well goin on scuba steve i think i will probably buy one cas im looking for a smooth board thats easy to catch waves.

[Dec]

It seems like quite a rounded board. What type of surfing are you trying to get with a board?

[bluesnowcone]

well im a longboarder, but i need something for the bigger days and something for the times i have to take the bus

[bluesnowcone]

well i just got the board for £220

[Sillysausage]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-BILBO-66-RETR ... dZViewItem

[bluesnowcone]

yup, i got that one, but one that ended today, the only thing thats wrong with them is that the stringer has been painted over a couple of inches, i thought the stinger was missing in the middle, but then i looked at the back its still there.

[Sillysausage]

dont think it would effect performance much, looks a decend price really

[bluesnowcone]

well 220 for board then lets say 25-30 for a board bag, thats 250, and i was gunu spend 300 on a new board, so i just saved myself 50 quid

[northswell]

soz to do this for anyone that has bought a bilbo board, probably one of the original surfboard brand in the UK, but alas now all impoted fron the deadly C, just a clever rebranding me thinks. I got one in my shop and would only sell it to a beginer cos thats all they're good for. Kin hell did they have FCS fin set up back in the day, me thinks not!

[northswell]

Oh By the way,lets look after the UK shapers on this site, i have to try and make some cash but if i was to recommend a board to anyone, go to your local shaper, he aint making much cash, he/she sure there is some out there, we've all seen Blue Crush. but please support the UK/US shapers stear clear of cheap imports, let the koooks have those. Man you got guys on here that shape, and if your up north i got a few numbers of ECoast shapers.

[jethrodog]

Quick question: would you consider the high end epoxy boards, like Santa Cruz, Rusty, Surftechs, etc in the catagory of imports to stay away from? They are made overseas, and they aren't "done" by a local shaper.