slayshTank: The Wakesurf, Wakeskate, Skateboard, Music and Video Coalition

Shred Stixx Founder and Wakesurf Pioneer Jerry Price has been developing cutting edge surf style wakesurf boards for well over three decades and his influence can be found almost all new board styles.  This season the Stixx quiver has grown to include the comp I, Skim Stixx, and Paddle Stixx to compliment the Thresher, Ja Mako, Piranha, and Stixxtreme.  Each year Jerry develops one new style of board which becomes the current years custom model.  The 2009 comp I has proven to be a defining board in the wakesurf industry and Pro Riders like Chase Haze, Jack Oman, Landon Reichle, and Wes Beck are taking the sport to new levels and dominating the summer competition circut.

With Jerry’s shapes also comes the Shred Stixx house shaper and as of Spring 2009, Shred Stixx has brought on Randy Treur of Golven Surf Co and taken board development and shaping to another level.  Based out of San Luis Opispo, CA, Randy brings cutting edge technology with a environmentally friendly technique to the Stixx operations here in the United Sates. At Golven, surfboards are a composite of several structural and performance elements. Making the best boards possible requires a recipe of materials and design that optimizes performance and durability. The materials we use have complementary properties providing for tough, fast and responsive boards.

Randy Treur Carving the Grab Rails on the Comp I

Foam – Our cores are manufactured from expanded polystyrene (EPS) by Marko Foam. It is environmentally benign and non-toxic, has better buoyancy and memory than polyurethane foam, does not absorb water and has very good UV stability. We select the best foam core material based on the following criteria:

Looking Down the Nose of the Comp I

Stringer Material – The stringer materials we use are complementary to the performance of the board. If it is not a performance enhancer, we don’t use it. The wood used for our stringers is Basswood and Poplar. On our ultra high performance boards, we use carbon fiber.
Resin – Epoxy, epoxy, epoxy. Epoxy is tougher and has much better flex/memory than polyester resins. Additionally, our epoxy is more environmentally friendly than polyester resin having only 1/50th the volatile organic compound (VOC) content.
Glass –Glass is a critical element to a board’s performance and toughness. Golven uses a combination of Glass and lay-up scenarios which makes our boards stronger and tougher with unsurpassed memory (memory = a boards ability to return to its original state over time = more responsive). The toughness of the glass/epoxy composition equates to higher impact resistance and better compressive strength when compared to standard E glass lay-up scenarios.

Getting Ready to Sharpen the Rails

Golven-Advanced Composite Technology (G-ACT) – Through our materials and advanced manufacturing processes (vacuum and elevated temperature curing) our boards retain memory (flex Pattern) 6 times longer than polyurethane/polyester composite (standard surfboards) structures. Our boards are also much more ding, compression and impact resistant and remain cost competitive when compared to standard surfboards. Stay tuned for the release of our latest technology, G-ACT; advanced flex control with our independent parabolic carbon fiber flex control system – stringer-less technology.

Lastly, our surfboards and surfboard materials are made in the USA (100%) and because we are environmentally committed, Golven is a 1% for the Planet organization. Performance Driven – Environmentally Committed

Polishing Off a Grab Rail

For more information on the comp I and how to order your own visit: www.shredstixx.com or email:

info@shredstixx.com