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 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.