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Firewire Timbertek Greedy Beaver Surfboard 5ft 6 Futures - Natural Wood

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The Greedy Beaver looks like a longboard, has all the benefits that a longboard brings but it’s a shortboard in spirit.
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Features

  • Name The Firewire Greedy Beaver surfboard 5ft 6
  • Ability Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced
  • Volume 29.9 litres
  • Conditions Anything from knee to head high waves
  • Construction Timbertek lightweight EPS core/Paulownia wood deck and bottom skin/cloth reinforced parabolic Paulownia rails
  • Dimensions 5ft 6 x 19.75 x 2.75
  • Fin system Futures Five Fin
  • Fins Included No

Description

The Firewire Timbertek Greedy Beaver surfboard. The Greedy Beaver looks like a longboard, has all the benefits that a longboard brings but it’s a shortboard in spirit. It’s got the wave catching ability and the glide of a log but has the manoeuvrability you associate with a shortboard. You can put it on a rail and surf it off the tail and it comes to life like you can't believe, tight turns and pocket surfing are a reality on a board which looks like a longboard. All this is possible through the thinned out dropped rails and the single to double concave. The reduced volume in the rail allows you to start your turns more easily than you'd expect and the single to double concave gives the board lift which maintains the speed through fatter or flatter sections of the wave. Guaranteed fun in waves from knee to head high for all levels of surfer. Sizing is straight forward, if you're nearer to the beginner end of the scale, if you're coming off a minimal then go bigger. If you're 70kgs and a progressing beginner it’s the 6 2 or 6 4, if you’re a decent intermediate it’s the 5 10 or 6 0 and if you're a ripper go as short as you like.

Timbertek construction is the combination of a lightweight EPS core, and sustainably-grown timber deck skins, Firewire's legendary parabolic rail construction, and an Entropy bio-resin hot coat give an extremely lightweight and durable surfboard with ALL of the high performance flex traits of Firewire's existing technologies. Even more impressive, this tech has lead to a significant reduction in exterior lamination significantly further reducing the boards carbon footprint. TIMBERTEK, it's simply High Performance Art!

Boardshop is stoked to be a key partner for Firewire surfboards across Europe and beyond. The staff here have surfed pretty much every board in the range at some time or another and we speak to surfers from all over the world and get their feedback on how the boards perform in all sorts of conditions so we're well placed to talk about all aspects of Firewire surfboards. We're happy to consider trading in your old board against a new board, so If you have any questions about this we'd be delighted to answer them and advise on any potential board choices or enquiries you might have, just drop us an email to info@boardshop.co.uk or call us on 0044 (0) 1243 674250.

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Kevin
Verified buyer
Greedy beaver 6.2
Arrived in perfect order , surfed in shoulder high solid waves. After few waves to get it sorted the board was a joy to ride , nice and smooth rail to rail and held into steep parts of the wave .
Pete
Verified buyer
I have a Beaver, it is Greedy
I’d been looking at options for a one board solution and after trying out a 6.6 GB it was such a good all round board I decided to look at a 6.4 GB to get less volume. The board arrived and was an eager beaver so I went for a paddle out and stayed in the water for 4 hours, got out having surfed my brains out and was totally stoked. Great fun and I can confirm it is as greedy as you want it to be! Boardshop gave me some excellent advice and help to get the correct set up for my needs and had it sent out for next day delivery without any hassle at all. If you’re mulling this one over see if you can get a try out on one, if that’s not possible I think you’ll be keeping hold of a GB if you buy one. Thanks Boardshop!
Sébastien
Verified buyer
All they say about this board is true..
All they say about this board is true.. Don't be fooled by the outline: this is NOT a mini-mal or a beginners' board. This a real cross-over. The board is wide close to the nose: easy paddle and wave catcher. BUT: the tail is narrow, rails are pulled-in, single to double concave on the bottom. So when you get some speed or take off on bigger waves, the board holds really well and turns just like a short board. Fantastic. Confusing at first if you come from a wide-tail board (like a fish), because it won’t’ accelerate like these boards do. Tried it in 1.5 to solid 6 feet last summer, and it never disappointed. It holds really well in bigger waves and the extra volume help you to catch them. This board is perfectly fulfilling my needs: take only board for my trips, enough volume to have fun from day 1, catching all the waves on my patch without hurting my arms, and turning like a short board by extra fun (“because I’m not THAT old..”). Go buy it.
Bio: I’m almost 40. 75kg. Exp: 5 years of bi-weekly surfing, the last 3 years of only holiday’s sessions twice a year. Average fitness. Went for the 6’4 (yes, you can duck-dive it!)

Danny Ellis
Verified buyer
The greediest beever
Ordered last week and finally got a chance to get out this morning .... all I can say is WOW . Can see why it’s called a greedy Beever , every wave , every time. Nice and stable and very easy to control. Can not fault at all
Miguel J. Carballido
Verified buyer
It Straight Away Became my Go-To Working Horse as a Landlocked Surfer
I got my GB 6'2'' ~42L about three years ago. I've taken it to the Canaries, Maldives and Costa Rica. Surfed it from knee high waves to up to a bit over head in all types of breaks. The generous volume distribution up front helps you get into literally anything and the nice slim pin bites super well. Love it as both, a quad or thruster, though I think I love the thruster a bit more. As a Landlocked surfer it is the first board I take out whenever I start surfing after a long break or when I have any doubts about the conditions. It has NEVER let me down. I can highly recommend it. We must be honest, us landlocked people rely on boards like these with a tad bit more of volume hidden behind the curves such that we can have fun. Love it, buy it! Don't think about it any longer!
The people at boardshop will give you great advice on the dimensions.

As a reference a short Bio:
Age: 25, ~85kg, Fitness: Good Average (1-2x 8km Jog/Week, ~2x Bodyweight Workout / Week), Occupation: Physicist, I sit a lot in front of my desk. Surfing abilities: tbh poor average - but ok average for being landlocked (CH), Surf 2-3 times for 10-14days / year.
Mark
Verified buyer
#greedybeaver
Absolutely great advice from boardshop suggested to go 6' 2 or lower if i wanted to duck dive it. Went for the 6ft model im a average intermediate surfer surfing southwales (wales) beaches... After 3 sessions in 1-2ft... 5-6 mush and 3-4 strong offshore. I must say the board preformed everytime got me on the wave and got me in the sections i needed to be really impressed so far can't wait to take it out on a clean day. Definitely go smaller than you normally ride... Ive been using 6'6 until now and haven't struggled at all adapting... Great paddler.... Lots of volume under the chest and looks amazing.
vincenzo
Verified buyer
Boardshop the best !!!
Non ho ancora potuto provare il Greddy Beaver 6,4 che ho comprato da Boardshop ma lo farò presto , intanto volevo complimentarmi con lo Staff di Boardshop soprattutto con Ian che alle mie mail per richiedere consigli su che surfboard comprare ha risposto sempre velocemente e gentilmente !!! Ho comprato surfboard pinne e sacca per trasporto e tutto è arrivato velocemente e tutto perfetto imballaggio eccellente !!! grazie Ian e a tutto lo Staff comprerò sicuramente altra attrezzatura da Voi ... the best !!
Louise Oliver
Verified buyer
Amazing board, and amazing customer service!
After riding a 9.1 performance longboard for over 10 years, I wanted a change and was looking for something that had enough float to get up on the standard British wave and wasn't a mini-mal. Enter the Greedy Beaver. Took this board out in probably the worst conditions, on-shore, blown-out slop, and it still caught and I was riding pretty much every wave I went for! Couple that with stunning looks, and fantastic feel - this board really can't disappoint.
Boardshop couldn't have been more helpful, offering real advice about the board and potential alternatives to consider. When it came to collecting the board, the guys couldn't have been more helpful. It's rare that you get this level of friendly and knowledgeable customer service these days. I would highly recommend them!
Gavin Collier
Verified buyer
Grate Board
Surfed the Greedy Beaver for the first time yesterday, even tho the conditions weren't that good I do see myself progressing on this board.
I'm riding the 6.4 paddles and turns effortless looking forward to trying it in some good stuff very soon.
Thanks all at the Boardshop dealt with Ian for most of it so thanks for everything Ian.
Dave white
Verified buyer
Nice board buddie
Great board. Traded in a js hippee 6’2” as a bit to old and fat for it. Wish i had done it earlier.
The board gets you in like a longboard but feels more stable but just as snappy as a short board. I went for a 6’0 and was very surprised at how responsive it is. Get a size you want as you will learn it and love it.

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