Firewire Ibolic Revo Surfboard Review

Ian reviews the Firewire Ibolic Revo:
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Another slice of genius from the man who bought us all the Evo, arguably the best board of all time...introducing the Revo from Firewire and the main man Tomo. Throw in a ground breaking new construction from the masters of tech at Firewire and you've got a board that is going to be a massive hit. Lets talk about the board first and the tech a little later.
The Revo features Vee Quad Concave (VQC) as we know from the Evo this is the cutting edge in performance hull design. VQC combines the exceptional manoeuvrability and rail-to-rail transitions of a vee hull with the lift and response of quad concave to provide the most unique surfing experience, this is where the speed comes from, is there a faster board out there? The board paddles well for easy wave catching and you'll love the speedy transitions. The REVO has a refined outline curve and a higher rocker than the Evo allowing it to perform more radical turns in the pocket of the wave. The deep central spine of the vee provides plenty of directional control. The design can still be ridden as a thruster, though it is recommended to use a smaller rear fin or a 2+1 setup. Some people call the Revo and performance Evo and that pretty much sums it up, all the good points of the Evo with added performance in bigger punchier waves where the Evo loses its edge. The influence of Slater is plain to see here. He worked on the Sci-Fi 2.0 and FRK in this construction, standard shortboards to start with but has produced an essential addition to any quiver in the Revo.
Ibolic construction is a leap forward in surfboard manufacturing with the best elements of LFT and Helium combined. This Patent Pending technology is built into the core blank construction to create preloaded structural flex together with structure strength and durability. The Revo has Fibre Reinforced I-Beam high density foam stringer down the centre with Parabolic Rail Springers from nose to tail. There are three independent points for flex control and break resistance. I-Beam ensures firmness underfoot and unparalleled strength. The two Parabolic Rail Springers enable even flex and give great recoil through your turns. I-BOLIC Technology is an engineering feat that builds performance into the core of the surfboard there are no external carbon layups or heavy laminations with this cracking tech. What this all means is that get a board that is stronger than a helium board and has the feel of an LFT with even faster recoil, this tech is really nicely weighted too, you'll surfer faster and harder all in the knowledge that the Ibolic tech is Firewire's toughest yet.
Boardshop is stoked to be a key partner for Firewire surfboards across Europe and beyond, we've been with them since the very start. Firewire surfboards are more durable than other surfboard manufacturing processes, and for 90% of surfers they will improve your surfing. Firewire is pushing the limits of applying new technology and innovation to surfboard design and always has an eye on the environmental impact of what they do, they truly are different to the other board companies out there. Firewire have come a long way since the early boards and the range of shapes and tech just gets better and better. A big chunk of the boards in the range are perfectly suited to the waves that 90% of us surf on a regular basis so if you haven't already give them a try. The staff here have surfed pretty much every board in the Firewire 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 Firewire, 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 [e-mail] or call us on 0044 (0) 1243 674250.