Lost "Uber Driver" Surfboard Review by Noel Salas Ep. 50
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Click to buy: SURF STATION - https://www.surfstationstore.com/collections/lost-surfboards/products/lost-uber-driver-surfboard No obligation, but these links & ads help support the site and keeps the reviews coming! If you decide to buy somewhere else or would like to support the show, please donate at https://www.paypal.me/surfnshow In this review I get two Uber Driver surfboards from Lost.... both boards are the exact same dimensions 5'6" x 18. 63 x 2.35 Liters 25.75. I got one board in Carbon Wrap EPS and the other board is in PU/Poly. The Uber Driver is a small wave speed machine and surfs like a High Performance short board. I really enjoyed this review and both boards we very fast and felt good under foot. However the Carbon Wrap had that extra edge in the small waves with a little extra SPRING in my turns. I highly recommend the Uber Driver for surfers at the Intermediate to advanced skill levels. This board is perfect for Southern California waves in the 1-6' range. My Height: 5'9" My Weight: 160lbs
The UD suits more of a back footed surfer
Love your reviews !
Need your advice for:
HD or f13 for small Mediterranean beach breaks , I want more release fill in the pocket..
one more thing is about the size fins, normally I prefer the large (I’m 150lb)fin for the bigger and faster wave to add more control. On small waves I tried like you recommended large(performance neo)but it feels to tide for me.
Maybe to try the reactor large for the small waves?
I surf now on og flyer 27.5 and it feel great 3-4 feet .for smaller waves I have gremlin but I don’t like it because I prefer more of the HPSB feel.
Thanks
Keep going bro
I would go UD for the small wave performance board.
keep up the good work
Thanks
1)Do you think this board could handle steeper pocket and barrel sections at times? A board that could be ridden on a smaller/medium day at a reef break or punchy beachbreak besides on a typical CA beach day
2) I would get a PU so you recommend the larger fins for a bit larger surf?
3)Random thought/question. The tail trips me out a little (I need to get out of my comfort zone I guess more), I usually order custom from CI, what do you think with this board with a swallow tail. Would it change it up completely?
Thanks for all your insight and your quick initial response
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And thanks for taking your time answering!
I just decided making a custom uber driver for my small wave board . I was between the UD or the Psycho killer (third option was the Pudle jumper HP ). Do you think it was a good choice between those 3? Back home here in Brazil when is small is either soft open face waves or dumpy hollow shore breaks. thanks again for the great feedbacks!!
Hope you will reply and help me ! Cheers
Thanks a lot I found this very helpful
cheers
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Thanks
The CW and Spine-Tek constructions are epic.
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I recently purchased The Sampler by CI surfboards and DON'T like it. I found that the board seems to catch rail up on the nose due to lack of rocker. For example, when I go for those initial high line pumps when going backside, it seems to catch. I have always loved The Whip by CI Surfboards and is still my favorite. Can you tell me from experience do you prefer the Uber in quality waves vs the Sampler?
Which board vs. HS HG would you buy since both similar in daily driver 1-6 ft. per your reviews, seems similar 1-6 ft. daily but the UD seems much narrower?
I surf mainly point breaks also.
Keep up the great reviews!!
Thanks for the feedback bro!
Probably leaning towards HS HG since I like the extra paddle power and mostly surf in 1-3 foot surf and if still performs similar. I bought the Fever and sampler in the last year so this seems to be a cool all arounder or in betweener surf. Your new review seems cool on that new board with replacement tails, interesting to see you liked the DT better. Thanks for all your efforts!!
witch of the board's have more rocker . the UB. or the psycho killer
thanks a lot for the help :)
Thanks for the reviews! They really help "regular" surfers know how different boards feel, since most of us don't have the stacks to buy them.
If I surfed a mushier wave then I would probably go up in volume maybe 1-2 liters max. So 27-28 liters but the board would have to be a hybrid of some sort and super short too. If I add the volume then it needs to be shorter so it turns like a skateboard but has the drive, projection, and flow I am looking for.
Boards that have too much volume feel sluggish and hard to turn quickly.
A board with perfect volume responds to my thoughts and a board with excess volume feels like a delayed reaction in my efforts to do the maneuver. I hope this makes sense.
1Future flex
2Carbon wrap
3Hyfi js
4LFT slater Design
Do you have any thoughts/preference on Sampler, fever(groveler dim) and UD regarding speed, drive and utility?
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Cheers
Chris Grow talks about a sports car having drive through hair pin turns at high speeds compared to a normal car. He then says a Round Tail in a surfboard will give you drive but what he is really talking about is traction and the ability to hold the speed a surfer generates going into a turn and accelerating out of it because of the boards design.
A sports car is designed to hug the road and take turns at high speeds because of its overall design. Low center of gravity, wide wheel base, weight, Tail Design, Tire’s width, and tire design etc. All of these attributes determine the traction a car has to hold its speed in and out of turns and drive out of them without spinning out. Much like a surfboard.
I hope this makes sense and helps you understand how I break down the boards.
I got a question for you, what's your opinion about a shortboard 5'6 x 20 round pin tale, my question goes about the round pin and I have to say that I like surf small waves.
Oh it's a round pin. I'm looking for a shorter board cause I feel my surf improving and wider for better paddling, the question es about the tale, because in my opinion, round pin tales are for hollow, steeper and big waves and are not for smaller boards, am I correct?
Open Fracture of the
patella
Tearing of the tendon +
Left side knee
Erosion and destruction of medial meniscus ,)
And if they got better,and returned surfing and to what level of surfing , I would appreciate any feedback from anyone regarding this topic.
Yachin
But this time it abit different, I smashed my kneecap half of it went swimming, and I tore my tendum, and the meniscus went diving also, the doctors give me 95* degree of Angle with putting pressure on it. So I am trying to find someone with the same or quite the same condition as me. To get some input from experience. But thanks man I appreciate your intake and,I will try to rehabilitate my knee as best as possible.
Great shapes!