40.5 silas thurman fully composite sst

mcthrust · Pop Shuvit Joined: 25 May 2007 Posts: 160

does anyone know how it rides with the composite top and bottom deck?

Evan71 · Posted: Dec 18, 2008 11:30 am Post subject:

no but i want one

Lollar · 360 flip Joined: 19 Jun 2007 Posts: 8253

I rode the 09 40.5 SST with a wood bottom deck and it was awesome. Great pop, Non A-Sym, Released from the water well, and the concave is nice and mellow feeling.
Kate said that the all composite one is even better tho.

Scott MN Peterson · Pop Shuvit Joined: 04 Sep 2007 Posts: 160 City: Shakopee

Mr. Hyams told be it rides like the wood but the pop never dies!

SkateWake772 · Ollie Joined: 08 Nov 2008 Posts: 92 City: Orlando

my buddy is on his second wood sst because the bolts keep ripping thru the bottom wood deck anybody else have that problem?

Scott MN Peterson · Pop Shuvit Joined: 04 Sep 2007 Posts: 160 City: Shakopee

On the composite the bolts go through the top and there is like a channel between the top and bottom for water to flow through. Thats what my LF rep said. someone confirm

<MikeG> · Backside 180 Joined: 31 Dec 2007 Posts: 1293 City: PBG

i rode the board, its pretty sick, im just not used to a board like that. its got a lot of pop, and i mean a lot! released from the water pretty good to. if your going to get an SST i would definitely say go with this one, it seemed to be built really good and felt like it could take a beating. good board if you ask me. but thats just my opinion on it.

GOLD!en · Backside 180 Joined: 05 Feb 2007 Posts: 505 City: Edwards

Mmmmm can't wait to get mine

price.dan · Backside 180 Joined: 10 May 2006 Posts: 1404 City: Regina

Scott MN Peterson, ohhh nice so they just screwed over everyone with an older SST. Now we can't just upgrade the bottom deck, thats lame. Rolling Eyes

wakemitch · Posted: Dec 19, 2008 8:51 pm Post subject:

price.dan, so they shouldn't have fixed the problem? the new 40.5 is symmetrical anyways so it wouldnt match up

mcthrust · Pop Shuvit Joined: 25 May 2007 Posts: 160

thanks for the info guys, anyone know how much it weighs?

slothboy420 · Frontside 180 Joined: 12 Mar 2006 Posts: 274 City: atco

wakemitch, my boy has the 08.5 40.5 and is not asym so it would match. we took evey possible meas and they were all the same. sorry

wakemitch · Posted: Dec 22, 2008 2:19 am Post subject:

slothboy420, weird. i had a 40.5 and it was definitely asymmetrical.

Classy · Posted: Dec 22, 2008 2:39 am Post subject:

my 08 40.5 is not asym

ollieshuvitz · Posted: Dec 22, 2008 5:38 am Post subject:

Classy, try putting your bottom deck on backwards...

wattsbutter · Posted: Dec 22, 2008 9:31 am Post subject:

i have an 07 proto and my 08 bottom decks dont line up with that one , soooo dont count on the 09 matching up, anyone heard of the axis yet oh yeah thats right, bitches

Scott MN Peterson · Pop Shuvit Joined: 04 Sep 2007 Posts: 160 City: Shakopee

on the LF order form it said you can get an 09 with wood or composite bottom....I think the wood is bolted from the bottom so you might be able to get new bottom decks?

tjmac · Backside 180 Joined: 08 Nov 2007 Posts: 780 City: valley

electricsnow · cassette Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10756 City: Jefferton

FYI, Liquid Force will be producing composite bottom decks that will replace the old wooden bottoms for the SST boards. So the people who have older top decks will be able to "retrofit" to the new composite bottom decks. They will bolt through the bottom deck similar to the old wooden bottom decks.