Just got a NB2 in SpineTek, great board with heaps of pop in SpineTek. I had the Captain Fin Dane Reynolds fins as a thruster and didn’t really enjoy it. I then put some Futures P8 Pivot fins in and it completely transformed the board in smaller surf. I thought it wasn’t going to work with the wider tail and was going to be too loose but it was a perfect balance for me. I highly recommend.
Hi Craig. Nice review. The Neckbeard2 and the Rocket wide seem to be pitched at similar surf conditions, though they look like very different boards. How would you compare the Neckbeard 2 to the Rocket wide as Sydney summer boards?
Roger Pye thanks! I think I’d be going the NB2 over the RW. I liked the RW, but felt it needed more of a wave to get going, where the NB2 seems to perform in that lower wave range, while still handling up to 4-5ft. If you can get it in Spinetek too, I reckon summer will be looking pretty good 🤙
Rick Bondservant hey! They are both very different boards so comparing them is hard. If I wanted one board for everything, then I’d pick the Cymatic. If I wanted a board to for 1-4ft waves that is super capable of high performance surfing and making the most of junk, then it’d be the NB2! 🤙
Hey craig is the front third of this board super narrow and pointy or is it full-ish/hybridy? Also youre a big guy what glassing do you go for on you ci boards?thanks
I surf regularly a CI 5 8" 29.3L PU OG Pod as my go to board from tiny to up to well overhead as long as its not barreling too hard it works well and is super responsive both in doing airs and holding the rail in big turns/gouges, I absolutely love that board. I surf a 5 9" 29L PU Quiver Killer whenever I am surfing reef or powerful surf up to double overhead and holds well without sacrificing drive. I am trying to find that board that fits in the middle between these 2 boards. I have a 5 9" 29L PU Psycho Killer and it works ok but doesn't seem to have that drive to get around sections, feels a little slow unless there is a decent amount of push. I have tried a lot of CI's (Rubble, Fever, BlacknWhite, #4,black n white) and none fit the bill. Can you give me your opinion. I have been looking at the Uber driver, Voodoo child, NB2, and some others so far and am open to suggestions. I want that middle board I buy to fit into the family of boards I love to use and work well. I live near Ventura, CA. I surf pretty neutral footed, like to have a fast board that holds in a vertical turn well but not too much where I can't slide the tail out off the top or punt an air. I want it to be able to hold in critical sections but do what I want. haha the magic board. Thanks for your insight
Hey! I just saw this, sorry for the no response! A board between a Pod and a Quiver Killer, that's a tough one as they both seem fairly similar in my eyes... Have you checked out a NB2 yet?
Heya! First up, thanks for offering all the reviews. I am writing to get your take on sizing the NB2. It will be my daily driver with the DFR for heavier, bigger, hollower days. I am 183cm, 96kg, advanced, fit, 35yrs. And looking to order a custom NB2 at 5'9 or 5'10 with 31.8L of volume because stock sizes in this model are not the best for me. If I go the 5'9 it will be 2 9/16 thick and if I go the 5'10 it will be 2 1/2 thick. Do you feel the NB2 would perform better being slightly shorter and thicker or slightly longer and thinner? I want it to be as high performance as possible and fun. The 5'9 will have a shorter rail line but the 5'10s foil will feel closer to a standard shortboard. Hmmm. Your insight and thoughts about sizing the NB2 relative to my size and experience etc would be much appreciated mate. Cheers and Happy New Year!
Hey! Sorry just saw this... Gees, thats a tough one, and i'd love to give you some direct advice but it's pretty tough without picking one up and feeling it. Personally i think i'd want to keep it shorter, i'm 5'10.5 and i rode the 5'8 as i grabbed a stock one, but if i ordered a custom I'd probably even go 5'7 and widen it out and thicken it up... especially as i'm generally surfing waves in the knee to shoulder high range and pretty average conditions. Hope that helps!
Dude, you're a bit under volume at 31.8L for 96kg. Ballpark rule of thumb 0.34 - 0.35L per kg. For example:Parko rides 0.35L/kg at 80Kg = 28LMick Fanning rides slightly more than 0.35L/kg at 75Kg = 26.5LAt 96kg you're looking at 32.6 - 33.6L. That is if you're of world champion pro surfer calibre.
Hey Great review and glad I found your channel. Maybe a tough question here but which of the two NB original and NB2 is more user friendly. Both look amazing and both have great reviews!!!
Hey mate - welcome! They are both fairly user friendly, there are a few small differences between the two with the removal of the hip and the vee, but these don't really impact the usability of the board...
I've been looking at this board in a 5'8 for myself, which is dropping about 1.5L from my last daily driver. Would you mind sharing your height, weight and if that's about the volume you normally ride in a daily driver?
OnlyFunThings hey! I’m 5’10.5 and 90kgs. I normally aim for 29.5L, so this is pretty close and felt good. It would have also been good with a little more foam, but I didn’t want the length of the 5’9 and it felt way too big under my arm. Hope that helps!
Kaleb Mannigel This NB2 is pretty amazing in small stuff through to overhead, and I reckon it would be hard to go past if you want a board to have fun in average conditions. I haven’t ridden the BB2, but I just got the BB3. 👍
The bb3 is so refined, tried it last week at 32L which is my perfect volume, damn it even in hify it fell so refined and thin. It kind of reminded me that volume is not everything@@TheSurfboardGuide
hi craig perfect honest reviews. keep on the good job man. rocket wide was one of the big dissapointments i experienced in 38 years of surfing...i surf israel beach breaks and i bought it for the 2-4 feet allrounder. now im thinking of trying the NB2 instead in spin tech con. glide flow and quick entering are the most importent things for me. so how is the NB2 in those things in general and in comperring to the RW??
AJ J great comparison, as I’m only thinking about other Dane models (Neckbeard, Sampler, Dumpster Diver) when looking at this, but it’s down the line pace and drive feels very similar to the C.I Twin, but into a turn (bottom or top) this feels immediately different. And I don’t feel the C.I Twin had the same pace across flat sections that this does. 🤙
Do you prefer the NB2 over the original Neckbeard? Or how would you compare them? I love the original Neckbeard for how fast and fun it is in small to med surd, but mine is pretty beat up. Wondering if I should get the NB2 to replace it. I’m a low to average surfer at 5’7 68kg surfing around 29L boards.
Hey! Sorry, I just saw this... You've probably moved on, but yeah I think I prefer the NB2 overt he original. I found it really easy to surf, and it could be the widen tail block with the hip, or maybe cause I just hadn't surfed a Neckbeard in years... Hopefully you got a chance to check one out!
great review mate, if having only one board is the only option whats better. To struggle more on the grovel in an OG flyer but have a higher top end, or will this thing go in the higher end well enough that it makes more sense. Cheers
ben clarke hey! If you think you’ll generally be surfing waves in that bottom end of size/quality then I’d go for the NB2. And to be honest I don’t think the OG would offer much over the NB2 when the waves get bigger/better, I think they are both good to around 4-5ft. 🤙
Hey mate, what size board do you normally ride? You don't want it too big/long - so i'd aim at volume similar to what you normally ride, maybe add a tiny bit, and try keep it short if you can.
the guy with a very low income so I'm still riding on Spitfire by firewire it's 6 for but I've been getting interested in these Square tails and something I call the squalor tail which is a square swallowtail combination.over here/Encinitas. we have a place where for a couple hundred bucks they'll help you shape your own board. so I'm thinking about going that way. On a day with a Long Point and waves about 4 feet over head do you ride a step up? Or would you continue ridding this style board?
@@didymostruespeal Sounds pretty epic! I'd probably ride this to around 4ft (overhead) and then look at a normal performance shortboard (5'11 - 6"0) at the 4ft/overhead mark, and then look at a semi step-up (6'1 - 6"4) at the 6-8ft mark, well over head. Hope that helps!
Feels like a quick review after 1 surf with 1 set of fins. I prefer the in depth review of the outline, rocker and fin choices as well as how it goes in a variety of conditions as you have done in the past. I wouldn’t go out and buy a board based on this review like I would have for say the Stacey machine head. Might be what your trying to go for though. I appreciate the work.
@@tomwatt9018 Hey! Thats exactly what it is, a quick review! And we aren't trying to sell you a board either, the review is independent. We also aren't trying to pass it off as something more in depth, that stuff is already out there online. Technical info about the board is available on cisurfboards.com, and surfing at a elite level has already been displayed by Dane. We are just trying to capture what would the average/everyday surfer who surfs average/local conditions expect from the board - I hope we captured that. We'll continue to do more in depth reviews with other boards, but we'll try and pick and choose what boards we do that with! We aren't trying to compete with anyone online, and we don't want to create reviews/content that take up half your day trying to find out a few key points about what you should expect from the board! Thanks for your feedback as we always want to make stuff that people enjoy and feel value from, but thought it might be good to explain what we are trying to achieve!
The Surfboard Guide fair enough. If it’s an Aussie model where there’s not much info out there though I’d like to see your more traditional review style. Stuff like CI is easy to find multiple reports but for brands like Chilli, Stacey, etc there’s not much.
OMG...So I've been watching you for a couple of years...even when you were with Bennie. You're a good surfer...but the Lbs / Kg's man...Your performance could launch. Try going Vegan. Or simply stop eating your kids leftovers. Anything. Come on. I feel like you should be surfing about 6 more liters of volume sometimes. Yeah...I know...I'm a jerk. Just do it. What are you stress eating over? I hate seeing that much talent wrapped into a sausage burrito with extra cheese.
David Gordon why you gotta be such a dick? You think he doesn’t know all that? Just keep it to yourself champ. Craig, Most people on here don’t care if you’re a little chubby! I like that you’re repping the larger gent!
Just got a NB2 in SpineTek, great board with heaps of pop in SpineTek. I had the Captain Fin Dane Reynolds fins as a thruster and didn’t really enjoy it. I then put some Futures P8 Pivot fins in and it completely transformed the board in smaller surf. I thought it wasn’t going to work with the wider tail and was going to be too loose but it was a perfect balance for me. I highly recommend.
Hi Craig. Nice review. The Neckbeard2 and the Rocket wide seem to be pitched at similar surf conditions, though they look like very different boards. How would you compare the Neckbeard 2 to the Rocket wide as Sydney summer boards?
Roger Pye thanks! I think I’d be going the NB2 over the RW. I liked the RW, but felt it needed more of a wave to get going, where the NB2 seems to perform in that lower wave range, while still handling up to 4-5ft. If you can get it in Spinetek too, I reckon summer will be looking pretty good 🤙
Cheers, thanks.
NB2 Vs Cymatic. Which board would you go with and why? Love all the reviews! Thanks Mate!
Rick Bondservant hey! They are both very different boards so comparing them is hard.
If I wanted one board for everything, then I’d pick the Cymatic. If I wanted a board to for 1-4ft waves that is super capable of high performance surfing and making the most of junk, then it’d be the NB2! 🤙
Holy Grail Vs Cymatic?
Hey craig is the front third of this board super narrow and pointy or is it full-ish/hybridy? Also youre a big guy what glassing do you go for on you ci boards?thanks
I surf regularly a CI 5 8" 29.3L PU OG Pod as my go to board from tiny to up to well overhead as long as its not barreling too hard it works well and is super responsive both in doing airs and holding the rail in big turns/gouges, I absolutely love that board. I surf a 5 9" 29L PU Quiver Killer whenever I am surfing reef or powerful surf up to double overhead and holds well without sacrificing drive. I am trying to find that board that fits in the middle between these 2 boards. I have a 5 9" 29L PU Psycho Killer and it works ok but doesn't seem to have that drive to get around sections, feels a little slow unless there is a decent amount of push. I have tried a lot of CI's (Rubble, Fever, BlacknWhite, #4,black n white) and none fit the bill. Can you give me your opinion. I have been looking at the Uber driver, Voodoo child, NB2, and some others so far and am open to suggestions. I want that middle board I buy to fit into the family of boards I love to use and work well. I live near Ventura, CA. I surf pretty neutral footed, like to have a fast board that holds in a vertical turn well but not too much where I can't slide the tail out off the top or punt an air. I want it to be able to hold in critical sections but do what I want. haha the magic board. Thanks for your insight
Hey! I just saw this, sorry for the no response! A board between a Pod and a Quiver Killer, that's a tough one as they both seem fairly similar in my eyes... Have you checked out a NB2 yet?
Hey, thanks for the review! I have a sampler which I love. Worth upgrading to a NB2?
Yes, it sure is! But, you probably already have... Haha!
Heya! First up, thanks for offering all the reviews. I am writing to get your take on sizing the NB2. It will be my daily driver with the DFR for heavier, bigger, hollower days. I am 183cm, 96kg, advanced, fit, 35yrs. And looking to order a custom NB2 at 5'9 or 5'10 with 31.8L of volume because stock sizes in this model are not the best for me. If I go the 5'9 it will be 2 9/16 thick and if I go the 5'10 it will be 2 1/2 thick. Do you feel the NB2 would perform better being slightly shorter and thicker or slightly longer and thinner? I want it to be as high performance as possible and fun. The 5'9 will have a shorter rail line but the 5'10s foil will feel closer to a standard shortboard. Hmmm. Your insight and thoughts about sizing the NB2 relative to my size and experience etc would be much appreciated mate. Cheers and Happy New Year!
Hey! Sorry just saw this... Gees, thats a tough one, and i'd love to give you some direct advice but it's pretty tough without picking one up and feeling it. Personally i think i'd want to keep it shorter, i'm 5'10.5 and i rode the 5'8 as i grabbed a stock one, but if i ordered a custom I'd probably even go 5'7 and widen it out and thicken it up... especially as i'm generally surfing waves in the knee to shoulder high range and pretty average conditions. Hope that helps!
Dude, you're a bit under volume at 31.8L for 96kg. Ballpark rule of thumb 0.34 - 0.35L per kg. For example:Parko rides 0.35L/kg at 80Kg = 28LMick Fanning rides slightly more than 0.35L/kg at 75Kg = 26.5LAt 96kg you're looking at 32.6 - 33.6L. That is if you're of world champion pro surfer calibre.
Hey Great review and glad I found your channel. Maybe a tough question here but which of the two NB original and NB2 is more user friendly. Both look amazing and both have great reviews!!!
Hey mate - welcome!
They are both fairly user friendly, there are a few small differences between the two with the removal of the hip and the vee, but these don't really impact the usability of the board...
I've been looking at this board in a 5'8 for myself, which is dropping about 1.5L from my last daily driver. Would you mind sharing your height, weight and if that's about the volume you normally ride in a daily driver?
OnlyFunThings hey! I’m 5’10.5 and 90kgs. I normally aim for 29.5L, so this is pretty close and felt good. It would have also been good with a little more foam, but I didn’t want the length of the 5’9 and it felt way too big under my arm. Hope that helps!
@@TheSurfboardGuide thanks, super helpful.
Would you go shorter than the 5'8" if it was in the EPS Spinetek technology? Like how much more float would an EPS board give?
Hey! EPS would give it a tad more float, but i wouldn't resize your board due to this, i'd ride the same size as you would in PU.
Hey man, how does the original NB compare to this NB2? Are they broadly similar or totally different boards?
Very similar - but if you're a fan of the first, you'll enjoy the changes to the NB2 which has made a good board even better!
Thanks for this review mate ! It is PU or EPS technology ?
Simon Prono this is PU, but EPS/Spinetek would go great in this board!
@@TheSurfboardGuide Thanks bro
Hi Craig, How does the NB2 compare to the Dumpster diver, seen you got one of them a while back?
Hey! I'm in love with the Dumpster Diver, probably my all-time favorite board. the versatility of the Dumpster Diver is amazing!
@@TheSurfboardGuide Cool, any chance of a review on the DD?
@@capricorn_drifter mate i'd love to! Get in contact with Channel Islands and tell them you'd love to see a review of the Dumpster Diver!
Should I get this board or the black box 2? What’s more fun for 1-5?
Kaleb Mannigel This NB2 is pretty amazing in small stuff through to overhead, and I reckon it would be hard to go past if you want a board to have fun in average conditions.
I haven’t ridden the BB2, but I just got the BB3. 👍
The bb3 is so refined, tried it last week at 32L which is my perfect volume, damn it even in hify it fell so refined and thin. It kind of reminded me that volume is not everything@@TheSurfboardGuide
Mathieu Revel volume is a great guide, but nothing beats picking up a board and feeling it under your arm!
hi craig
perfect honest reviews.
keep on the good job man.
rocket wide was one of the big dissapointments i experienced in 38 years of surfing...i surf israel beach breaks and i bought it for the 2-4 feet allrounder.
now im thinking of trying the NB2 instead in spin tech con.
glide flow and quick entering are the most importent things for me.
so how is the NB2 in those things in general and in comperring to the RW??
Hey, have you seen our RW review? I only liked it for waves 3ft+, but the NB2 is much better, especially in smaller waves!
Hi Craig, NB2, Waveslave or DD which is your pick and why? Cheers
NB2 or Dumpster Diver - you ridden the Dumpster Diver? The thing is amazing!
@@TheSurfboardGuide Hi Craig, cheers for the reply, yes I have a 5'5 DD love it also have waveslave like that too, havent tried the NB2.
Hi Craig. Long time fan of your reviews here. Could you please compare the DD against NB2 in small hollow punchy waves? Thanks mate!!
Staged rocker akin to the CI Twin Fin..do they surf somewhat similarly ?
AJ J great comparison, as I’m only thinking about other Dane models (Neckbeard, Sampler, Dumpster Diver) when looking at this, but it’s down the line pace and drive feels very similar to the C.I Twin, but into a turn (bottom or top) this feels immediately different. And I don’t feel the C.I Twin had the same pace across flat sections that this does. 🤙
Do you prefer the NB2 over the original Neckbeard? Or how would you compare them? I love the original Neckbeard for how fast and fun it is in small to med surd, but mine is pretty beat up. Wondering if I should get the NB2 to replace it. I’m a low to average surfer at 5’7 68kg surfing around 29L boards.
Hey! Sorry, I just saw this... You've probably moved on, but yeah I think I prefer the NB2 overt he original. I found it really easy to surf, and it could be the widen tail block with the hip, or maybe cause I just hadn't surfed a Neckbeard in years... Hopefully you got a chance to check one out!
Hey. How did this weird tail feel in the water?tell me the truth bro.i want to buy thos board but the taill i dont know.advice?
You don't notice it like you think you would.
It's super maneuverable and easy to surf!
@@TheSurfboardGuide thank you for the answer
@@soulsurfer3102 All good mate! Enjoy!
I'm liking those laybacks
Ryde Ovashit thanks! Hope you enjoyed the clip! 🤙
great review mate, if having only one board is the only option whats better. To struggle more on the grovel in an OG flyer but have a higher top end, or will this thing go in the higher end well enough that it makes more sense. Cheers
ben clarke hey! If you think you’ll generally be surfing waves in that bottom end of size/quality then I’d go for the NB2. And to be honest I don’t think the OG would offer much over the NB2 when the waves get bigger/better, I think they are both good to around 4-5ft. 🤙
good job bro your doing great
Blood Core thanks! 👍
I’ve been ridden this board for2years otherwise have fish beard too
What size would u recommend for me?
I’m 5’6 170lbs
In shape and surf everyday
Thank you
Hey mate, what size board do you normally ride?
You don't want it too big/long - so i'd aim at volume similar to what you normally ride, maybe add a tiny bit, and try keep it short if you can.
My short board is
5’9” X 19 1/2” X 2 1/2
28.5L
Rails are pulled in
Black baron twin
5’6”
29L
This also feels and rides good.
Thank you
What is your weight and height?
Hey! I'm 5'10.5 and 90kgs.
Dude, I asked a question below that I think you might have missed. Are you good to answer it :)
Telling us it's about 27L and 5 ft 8 would not really help us. if we don't know how big you are .and how much you weigh
Didymostruespeak 5’10 and 90kgs. I normally ride around 29.5L in a shortboard, hope that helps!
the guy with a very low income so I'm still riding on Spitfire by firewire it's 6 for but I've been getting interested in these Square tails and something I call the squalor tail which is a square swallowtail combination.over here/Encinitas. we have a place where for a couple hundred bucks they'll help you shape your own board. so I'm thinking about going that way. On a day with a Long Point and waves about 4 feet over head do you ride a step up? Or would you continue ridding this style board?
@@didymostruespeal Sounds pretty epic! I'd probably ride this to around 4ft (overhead) and then look at a normal performance shortboard (5'11 - 6"0) at the 4ft/overhead mark, and then look at a semi step-up (6'1 - 6"4) at the 6-8ft mark, well over head. Hope that helps!
The review was way too general
Miguel Marquina I’d be interested to know what you think it’s missing. We try to keep it short and to the point. Thanks!
Feels like a quick review after 1 surf with 1 set of fins. I prefer the in depth review of the outline, rocker and fin choices as well as how it goes in a variety of conditions as you have done in the past. I wouldn’t go out and buy a board based on this review like I would have for say the Stacey machine head. Might be what your trying to go for though. I appreciate the work.
@@tomwatt9018 Hey! Thats exactly what it is, a quick review! And we aren't trying to sell you a board either, the review is independent. We also aren't trying to pass it off as something more in depth, that stuff is already out there online. Technical info about the board is available on cisurfboards.com, and surfing at a elite level has already been displayed by Dane. We are just trying to capture what would the average/everyday surfer who surfs average/local conditions expect from the board - I hope we captured that.
We'll continue to do more in depth reviews with other boards, but we'll try and pick and choose what boards we do that with! We aren't trying to compete with anyone online, and we don't want to create reviews/content that take up half your day trying to find out a few key points about what you should expect from the board!
Thanks for your feedback as we always want to make stuff that people enjoy and feel value from, but thought it might be good to explain what we are trying to achieve!
The Surfboard Guide fair enough. If it’s an Aussie model where there’s not much info out there though I’d like to see your more traditional review style. Stuff like CI is easy to find multiple reports but for brands like Chilli, Stacey, etc there’s not much.
Tom Watt I agree! We’ll continue to do more reviews in both formats pending on the board etc. I think we’re putting out a Chilli review next week!
OMG...So I've been watching you for a couple of years...even when you were with Bennie. You're a good surfer...but the Lbs / Kg's man...Your performance could launch. Try going Vegan. Or simply stop eating your kids leftovers. Anything. Come on. I feel like you should be surfing about 6 more liters of volume sometimes. Yeah...I know...I'm a jerk. Just do it. What are you stress eating over? I hate seeing that much talent wrapped into a sausage burrito with extra cheese.
David Gordon why you gotta be such a dick? You think he doesn’t know all that? Just keep it to yourself champ. Craig, Most people on here don’t care if you’re a little chubby! I like that you’re repping the larger gent!
Thanks for the feedback champ.
David Gordon go suck a sausage burrito 🌯. He surfs better than u
Man still rips either way. Until u get as much people watching you, probably should keep quiet.
Hey David,.. lol.. Go vegan and watch your muscle mass drop, testosterone levels drop, and your teeth decay.