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John Simon Quad Type I
loves tinkering with all the variables, and the buddy John Simon surely doesn't shy away from exploring new ideas either.
★★★★★5.0 (5)
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$150
The Fin
loves tinkering with all the variables, and the buddy John Simon surely doesn't shy away from exploring new ideas either. True Ames are excited to be offering some fresh quads designed by the up and coming Ventura, CA based shaper. John is youthful in terms of his spirit and also years under his belt, but what he lacks in age he makes up for in passion and the dedicated pursuit of ideation, design, and craftsmanship. As a budding, yet extremely talented shaper, True Ames felt that John has already been down an interesting road of design-exploration through which he's landed on unique concepts built around functionality and purpose but also creativity and expression. John's Type I quad designs feature relatively upright templates with narrow and blunted tips which are intended to create the ability for tighter arcs in curvy type waves. Here is John's take on their intended use... "They really help make my longer quad fin eggs, which tend to be in the 7'+ range, surf like they are shorter boards because of the tight turning radiand sensitivity they promote. They are also very functional on shorter, flatter, and wider tailed boards because they provide a good balance of punchy flickiness in the lip but also a lot of control in pockety waves. Smaller, tighter, and compact / bowly waves is what I had them in mind for." There you have it... straight from the horses mouth. Give 'em a try and see if you can't tighten up some of ythe turns!
Specifications
ConstructionSolid Fiberglass
Sizes—
Colors0 options
Price Range$150
AvailabilitySold Out
Reviews
What people say
They really help make my longer quad fin eggs, which tend to be in the 7'+ range, surf like they are shorter boards because of the tight turning radius and sensitivity they promote.
They also work on shorter, flatter, wider-tailed boards, balancing punchy flickiness in the lip with control in pockety waves.
Put it on a quad egg, especially a longer one, or a wide-tailed shorter board, when your waves are small, tight and bowly and you want quick turns and sensitivity. If you ride bigger, more powerful surf and want stability and drive instead, the Danny Hess Noriega Quad is the more composed choice.
More About This Fin
Futures-compatible quad set in solid fiberglass designed by shaper John Simon and made by True Ames. The templates are relatively upright with narrow, blunted tips, pairing larger front fins with noticeably smaller rears. It is intended for quad eggs in the 7-foot-plus range and for shorter, flatter, wide-tailed boards, and was designed for smaller, tighter, compact and bowly waves.
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Danny Hess Noriega Quad
The review contrasts the Noriega's greater front-fin area for stability and drive in big, powerful surf with the Type I's looser, tighter-turning, release-oriented character.
$150