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| 206261 | 9758 | CJ Nelson Outlier reviews? | 57 | Hodaddy81 | May 4, 2021 | 2021-05-04T13:13:29-0400 | jory said: I was thinking some more about the "not being able to rip" thing. Cj is small but very powerful and is good at manhandling big boards. He definitely surfs aggressively when he wants to. Seems from what I've read that the outlier is positioned almost as a board in his range that is suitable for beginners. I think they've added foam and detuned it to a point that it feels very neutral and cruisey and that means it's lost some performance. As you noted, there's quite a lot of foam in there. Especially in the rail of the tail. Like I said, I think you'd have found the 7'6 more lively. Click to expand... Totally agree. With that said I am looking forward to trying a longboard outline by him. Where that extra volume will work in my favor. Also lets keep in mind that board mostly in Jersey quick beach breaks with lots of sections. That board even in the 8 foot version would have been amazing in a proper point break. A wave with less obstacles and a wave with plenty of time to figure out the next move. As far as the 7'6 it was not available at the time of purchase. Also I will say that the in depth research i did on this board made the 8'0 sound much smaller because of the tech. Actually even looking on this forum as well I was kinda pushed into the direction of the 8'0 foot. I obviously can not blame any ones opinion on what size board I got and that it did not work out for me. In general I personally like my boards in that length more foiled in the rail no matter what. So unfortunately the 7'6 maybe would have been a smaller outline but not sure if I would have liked it much more. Anyway I do appreciate you checking out my review. Honestly this is the best part about it meaning discussing it with other fellow surfers. I just hope that I am not hurting anyone's feelings about the board. It's literally a review from a 40 year old surfer with a bad back ( like most of us) in not the best waves in New Jersey. |