MODEL OVERVIEW:
Created on the North Shore, Pit Cruisers are the culmination of 45 years of designing, shaping, and building boards by Carl Schaper. Tested in various contests by Team Riders, Pit Cruisers are well-balanced shortboards that excel in the most demanding of conditions. Available in seven sizes ranging from 5’6″ to 6’5″, a Pit Cruiser is built for shoulder-high to triple-overhead.
Pit Cruiser PU design:
Consider the Pit Cruiser the big brother of the Slot Machine. Added volume and width make it ideal for larger surfers or as Carl likes to say “age-appropriate” riders. High-performance nonetheless, with a little extra volume.
Fins are positioned close to the tails and a squashed tail allows you to ride hard and launch yourself from grunty waves.
About Carl Schaper
With decades of experience in the shaping bay, Carl Schaper belongs to the higher echelon of shaper royalty on Oahu. Knowing a thing or two about high-performance surfing, Carl builds boards for some of the very best surfers out there, including a longboard 2x World Champion pipeline charger, and industry legend Garrett McNamara (Guinness Book of record for the biggest wave ever ridden).
The Pit Cruiser is best compared to the Slot Machine, Carl Schaper’s other high-performance shape in the NSP line-up. Nearly identical in shape, the Pit Cruiser has a little extra width and added volume, making this the shape that’s better suited for larger riders.
A Pit Cruiser is a high-performance shape built for competition-style riding. A little meatier than the Slot Machine, it is best suited for heavier riders, or those knowing exactly how much volume they want from their shortboard.
The shape features the same pulled nose and tail outline, with the fins positioned close to the tail in combination with a squashed tail, allowing you to ride hard and launch yourself from grunty waves.
Rail: Full
Bottom: Single to V
Ideal waves: Shoulder high to triple-overhead
Level: Expert
Pit Cruiser construction
Precision-CNC cut, shaped, laminated and finished by hand. With a natural flex pattern and reliable feel, PU has been the standard construction for many years in the surfing industry.
While not as durable or as light as boards laminated with epoxy resin, PU performs in all surf conditions and can be adapted to suit a wide variety of surfboard models.
– CNC-profiled, hand-shaped high-density polyurethane foam with a wooden stringer
– High-quality polyester resin and fiberglass hand laminated and sanded to a satin-rub or fully polished high-quality finish
– NSP designed FTU fin boxes (compatible with Futures Fins) on all models
VIDEOS:
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WEBPAGE LINKS:
https://www.nspsurfboards.com/product/technology/pu/pit-cruiser/
