RobCruz, on January 18, 2008 @ 3:23 pm |

i dropped a huge dime on a TL2 and poped a fin plug out in a few weeks! in small east coast waves! board was killer untill it was worthless…

steve, on March 30, 2008 @ 1:02 pm |

I just bought a phil byrne 6,1 phill macca model tl2. I bought this after snapping my 6,2 placebo cory lopez model. The placebo was the sikest board id ever riden till it snapped after just 3 weeks!!!!

so i stepped up(supposedly) to the tl2 cos they say they are much stringer. It does feel stronger and stiffer but the thing does feel a bit dead compared to my old placebo.

The tl2 certainly pops nicely. can do massive chop hops ect… but down the line, off the bottom and off the top the board doesnt feel that exciting.

By this I mean it doesnt really drive off bottom turn or snap of the lip with as much drive or flex as my previous boards. Thus it feels a bit dead. It lacks that liveliness that you feel when you first take iff on a board that gives you the drive!

I have surfed the board for about 3 days, maybe i need more time but i dont think so. cant feel the livliness in the board.

The board certainly looks sick and feels like it would perform but doesnt really do it for me.

I think I put it down to the semi rounded squash tail which doesnt really offer much area for driving off!

anyone elses thoughts? Do i need to give it more time? should i go to firewires?

Cheers
Steve New Zealand.

Neal, on March 30, 2008 @ 1:30 pm |

Steve, regarding your 6’2 placebo Cory Lopez model, was the placebo a Surftech or a traditional poly board?

steve, on March 30, 2008 @ 4:55 pm |

HI Neal, It was an epoxy flexlite board. more info at http://www.placebo1.com

donovan, on August 10, 2008 @ 5:19 pm |

steve im lookin at the 6’0 TL2 ufo models they got a little more volume and a diamond tail but im wonderin if ur sure it was just tail shape on your board killin speed before i throw down the cash on it

Quan, on August 14, 2008 @ 8:08 am |

To Steve, are you sure the board is right for your height, weight, surfing style/level, and surfed in right wave conditions?
I just ordered a JC Hawaii 5’10” SD-3 TL2 (Shane Dorian model). I’ll let everyone know exactly what this boards rides like when I go out in NJ/NY. I’ve been surfing for 21 yrs. and surf only shortboards.

Quan, on September 1, 2008 @ 5:05 pm |

Finally got to really test the JC 5’10” SD-3 TL2 in 5-7 foot NJ waves today. Surfed for 4 hrs & 15 mins. and mostly only took off on the biggest set waves which were all rights excepts one. The board is loose, fast, very responsive, easy to do cutbacks hard bottom turns. It feels a little more responsive than my Pat Mulner (who shapes for Sunny Garcia) and my Lost Speed Demon III (both 5’10” also. I love the fact that the board has no wooden stringer. It’s not lighter than a fiberglass board, about the same weight. The board is made in Thailand but I couldn’t tell the difference between my other 2 USA boards. This board rode incredibly. It does flex a little bit if you carve or turn very hard and fast.

jose manzanares, on October 20, 2008 @ 4:09 am |

I love my TL2 strech quad it flies but its almost completely yellow after 13 sessions,I hate that it looks like a 4 year old board

Neal, on October 21, 2008 @ 8:16 am |

Jose, I second that. All the TL2 demos that I’ve seen are significantly discolored. It’s a shame that those boards feel pretty good but look like crap after only a few sessions.

Nikki, on February 11, 2009 @ 3:31 pm |

I bought a 9′ TEC epoxy board ’cause I live in Florida and wanted a lightweight longboard for smaller days. I was assured the epoxy finish was less susceptible to dings etc. Not so. The board has small dings on the underneath, from my folded seats… Today I was out in small waves, the board tumbled in the foam, hit my knee and now is totally worthless. There is a 3″ crack topside and 2″ crack on rails. It appears that the foam has shrunk in this area “soft spot?” Board was great but now worthless…Wouldn’t do TEC or epoxy again, certainly not for the $$$

finnrdude, on March 1, 2009 @ 2:42 pm |

i just scored a sd-3 tuflite1 6’3 roundish pin. it was used from a shop, got it for 250 cash w/ a gift card included 23.50. the board is pretty mint, but has a repair on the nose that has some cracking (looks like it would take on water) does this matter with the eps ‘closed’ cell tech? also made sure i got jc vectors in it too. can’t wait to surf this snow storm-waves were head high today but inconsistent so saving it for tomorrow. also can i suncure the nose crack? i should right since they hot coat it. this is my first surftech m stoked for the price!

Gary, on April 22, 2009 @ 6:12 am |

I’ve surfed Tuflites exclusively now for the last few years just because of how much more durable they are than the old PU boards. I’m not a pro surfer so i can’t afford a new board every 3mnths. Not that pros even buy boards, they get given them for nothin’. Andy Irons says he gets given anywhere from 120 to 150 boards a year. Because i’m not Andy i need a board that’s gonna last and one that’ll take a few knocks. I really look after my boards but accidents do happen. I currently have a 6′ 1″ Stretch F4 and love it. Best board i’ve ever had. But i’m so turned on by the TL2 boards. I was speaking to my local surf shop employee/absolute ripper and he has x2 TL2 boards. The 5’10” UFO was 2yrs old and looked in great condition. And his T.Patterson is 1yr old and he uses that every day and it was like new. They have a Surtech demo day next month and i wanna try the UFO and Shane’s SD-3. I think i may get one.

BrendonBrother, on April 22, 2009 @ 9:45 pm |

Hey steve did u get the placebo fixed? if so did it stil go ok? looking at getting a snapped and repaired placebo 6’0 lopez model but not sure about it being previously snapped

BrendonBrother, on April 22, 2009 @ 9:58 pm |

Or does anyone have an opinion on the matter?

primo, on June 13, 2009 @ 10:59 am |

i h.ave the sd-3 tl2 and dinged it on the tail and it took water.concerned with water logging.surftech claims waterproof core.cant find any testimonials on repairing tl2.what do you do when board takes water?

Wozza, on March 27, 2011 @ 1:58 am |

@primo – bit late for you probably but I have a Wayne Lynch Freeform Tuflite which got cracked at the tail by an airline. Suncure wouldnt stick permanently so i had to use an standard epoxy fixup kit to seal it up when i got it home. But I had the tail open to the sea for at least a week and it hasnt seemed to do any damage. The board is 4 years old and done multiple airline trips, many weeks in the surf in Europe, Bali and Africa and mostly looks like new except for a few patches where ive run it over rocks and done a kook patchup job.

Primo, on August 17, 2011 @ 9:46 pm |

i have the tl2 sd-3 6’0″ sick board hard to pressure but it still will get bruised. got the future box twisted i took alot to do so but got it repaired and no problem. same approach to repair as poly only with epoxy. dont be intimidated by the marketing message its just a surfboard.