FIREWIRE

Firewire Gromflex Surfboard w/ FST Technology - Squash Tail

Item #: FGF-ROUND-OLD

Price: $514.00

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Description
Grom - noun
 1 - mini (or young) surfer who is blowing it up.
Stop chopping the noses off of bigger boards and get a board that fits your size. The Gromflex is designed for the smaller rider who needs a high performance baord that doesn`t compromise. Firewire has taken the Flexfire model and tweaked it to suit the ripping grom. The boards are available from 5`2` up to 5`10` and features all the benefits of the Flexfire. It`s tuned for maximum speed and tight turns with an almost constant rocker that will fit into powerful waves. The Gromflex also has a slightly thicker nose and tail in proportion to the original. This helps to keep the board paddling at a good rate even though it`s a much smaller size. The Gromflex comes in Future Shapes Technology which makes it lighter and stronger than polyurethane boards. When this technology is combined with the parabolic balsa rails the board gets rapid response flex memory that will give 100% return for years. With all these features the Gromflex may be a small board, but it gets big results.

Comes with the FCS fin boxes, but is sold without the fins.

This board is recommended for intermediate to advanced surfers in waist to slightly overhead waves.

FST Technology: Unlike regular Polyurethane cores, which weigh approximately 3lb per cubic foot, Firewire cores are built from 1lb EPS foam. Not only is this EPS material significantly lighter than regular PU, but 1lb EPS also flexes considerably more. In order to stabilize the flex of the 1lb core and to give it strength so that your foot does not go straight through it, we`ve added a 1/8` layer of extremely hi-density aerospace composite to both the top and bottom decks. This process is called sandwich construction and is exactly what the word implies; the internal EPS blank is sandwiched between the two layers of hi-density skin. The sandwich is constructed with a layer of lightweight cloth and resin between each layer, both top and bottom. Then the whole assembly is placed in a vacuum bag until the resin cures. The combination of epoxy resin and vacuum pressure creates a very durable bond. Balsa Wood Rails: The specific construction and choice of balsa for the rails is vital to Firewire`s flex characteristics and performance. While the balsa looks like a thin veneer on a completed surfboard, in fact it is over half an inch thick, built from 3 x 4mm strips laminated together and running the length of the surfboard perimeter, creating an incredibly lightweight, durable structure and incidentally a great buffer for those inevitable rail bashes when surfing. The balsa endures that the degree AND rate of flex is controlled to maximize performance.
Specifications
Slightly thicker and wider noses than the Flexfires combined with a thicker tail area
Slightly blockier rails in the tail


Length Width Thick Tail Volume
5'2"
16 3/4"
1 3/4"
Squash
16.2
5'4"
17"
1 7/8"
Squash
17
5'6"
17 3/8"
1 7/8"
Squash
18.6
5'8"
17 5/8"
2"
Squash
21.2
5' 10"
18"
2 1/16"
Squash
23.2
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