Agree crazy good in pow. Sometimes can only bring one board when travel and it does alright enough. If some nice it’s a nightmare lol. Usually more power anyways - Ultra Flagship sounds awesome.

Na-na, na, na, na-na lol

Thanks Scott. Ok it’s a secret but I use an a7siii on the beach with a sturdy tripod - set a large plane of manual focus with somewhat larger f stop, plus a decent zoom lens and keep it at like 35-50mm (to catch lefts and rights). Then lots of cropping in and Ken-Burns’ing in post. Keep my secret safe.

Thanks for the comment. I think they are different enough that not really comparable for overall verses, since they don’t sit in the same category. I’d want SP for mega groveley stuff and Revo Max for Stomach Hugh and above. If head high and above Revo Max for sure and if it’s steeper. SP can shred up to head high - if fatter high tide SP. They have some overlap but surf different. If your more of a beginner or intermediate too SP - Revo Max is way less volumed so you gotta go big in height with it if your lower in skill level - which is fine but twin fin also trickier/less stable than SP fin options.

@@jonatassousa7608 oh yeah, 100 percent. Super clear and vibrant.

Thanks Kevin - I appreciate it. Stoked for you and the 7’0 with 55 liters sounds like a winner. I’d love to try it at that size - I’d suggest the Large Tomos that come with it. Even if you’re lighter more hold prob better if not use to twin fin. Look forward to see how it goes for you.

Yea interesting at similar volume. I reckon Revo Max is easier to surf and (as long as you kinda know how to ride twin fin) turn a little easier. S Boss (never ridden) seems more super high performance and still bladey even at 6’2. I did feel an S Boss under arm this weekend and felt great. Platypus nose on the Max makes it grovel better I’d bet and be slightly more versatile for smaller surf and flat sections in weaker waves. If super chop tho more fins with S Boss would help. Volcanic Ibolic of Max plows thru chunder tho anyway. Cheers.

That’s awesome, agree the circle of life lol. Even every decade lots of difference. Similar in snowboarding lately too. Cool you shaped - thanks for the comment.

Haha thanks

@@timeandtides8701 thanks for the question. I believe so - as it’s their substitute to carbon fiber. I think more stiffness - regular ibolic may be kinda like LFT and more brittle right. I like the volcanic ibolic a lot - it feels great under arm and feet on the board.

@ interesting, thanks a lot for replying 🙏🏼

for sure

@@terenceingram7786 thanks man. Yeah I realized yesterday during a bigger kinda more blown out session this board is solid as daily driver cause it can handle it all. Small/ kinda weird and bigger. And then big and glassy. I like the 6’3 - wouldn’t mind trying the 6’6 at some point - depending on skill level is how to size I’d guess.

@TravisVarga I have been riding various mid lengths that are performance from 6'5 to 6'9. I like them shorter as they give me the paddle power yet I still can ride them as shortboard. I am 6'0 and actually as a teenager my regular shortboard was 6'4 ... Kinda gives me good vibes

@@terenceingram7786 nice yea the 6’6 could be perfect for you - 6’9 if you just wanna have max float. It has that great mid length feeling for sure. Love that it’s a twin fin and as long as you figured out twin fins at least a little your off to the races.

@@csarquiweb fast and loose is a great way to describe it. Thanks for watching / and the close up shots appreciation makes the hard work worth it. Sturdy tripod always helps. Yeah the whole shape I’m pretty sold. Secretly want all boards to start mimicking it haha

@@surfingtipsandtricks thanks Mike, appreciate the compliment. When I see you in the comments I know I did a good job. I’m hoping to see you on one someday - I love your Evo/Revo videos and I used them even more in my research process during editing since you were calling fave boards. I saw the light lol

@@TravisVarga 🙏You did an awesome job. I wanted one before I watched your review, but now I am totally sold. It looks so fun, and I love that you can stand forward at times and still turn, which Tomo says, but you have totally confirmed. It's semi-mid length/step-up, versatile, and rippable! Great review! Some hard work went into producing a captivating edit! 🙏🤙

@@surfingtipsandtricks eagerly awaiting footage of you shredding on it - can your mail courier hurry up? haha jk they work very hard, I'm just impatient lol

Thanks for the comment. I would think 165/175lbs and under is Medium. 175lbs and over is Large. I’m 170ish so can do either - I like the medium for the surf in this video. I rode it in bigger surf last two days and still was fine, but I wouldn’t have minded the Larges for some extra hold.

Perfect I’m 167lbs(76kg) & 51 (Surfed 35years)…Have a 6’8 “Sunday” for 1-2ft..6’6 for 3ft above?..I usually ride my “7ft Mid 6” but find it’s too big/ long rail..

@@Wigglasworld Oh yea, the 6'6 will be great for 3ft and above. That's where I find it shines - its very thin and the 7ft Mid 6 will feel more like a typical mid length, where this will feel like a long shortboard - even though they have similar volumes. You'll enjoy the little bit less of board 'up there' - but won't miss the paddle power as this shape paddles really great. Keen to see if ya scoop!

I haven’t had the chance to surf the Revo Max (yet 🤔), but I do own the Machadocado and it is a fantastic grovel to mid range size board. Looking at the Revo max fins that Thomo created for this board and I could see swapping them out for traditional raked keels to stiffen it up in the solid stuff (keeping the recommended fins for small to medium days). It looks like it could be a really versatile board….. maybe up the size a little bit??

@minniman24 thanks for the reply mate! What's your dimensions and your level? As well as your Cado size?

Yes what @minniman24 said. The Machadocado feels more bloaty (in a good way) and much thicker rails. Revo Max stays super thin and flat. And because it’s a snowboard it keeps the volume without having to be thicc. The Revo is better in bigger waves, Cado maybe slight advantage in these types of waves. Just cause it packs more volume in general. But I like these twin fins more than Cado stock board fin setup. Me, pick one just one? I just don’t think I can haha let me think about that. For a beginner/intermediate I’d recommend an oversized Machadocado - 6ft or 6’2. I don’t know if the Revo Max is good for beginners, but if you go big better than small. Other issue is generally twin fins arnt the best for that stage in your learning - tri and quad fin setups provide the better hold you need. Thanks for your comment and hope that helps. I rode the 5’10 Machadocado also (I’m 5’10, 172lbs).

Thanks for the input. I def agree - I surfed it in bigger waves today and even large uprights I believe would be great. It didn’t feel slidey tho - and I can’t ride keels for a dam. Board enters its second stage in bigger surf - fast, almost fast as the mashup.

@@Crusifizerr sure, 6’3” 220lb, 25+ years exp. I’ve got the 6’3” cado and find that it works in a variety of waves up to 6ft.Because of its moderate rocker and large tail surface area it’s only Achilles is super sucky beach breaks (at least in standard configuration - I found it tightened up adequately with the AM2 fins that day). It definitely loves 3-4ft wally point breaks or spots where there’s flat sections that you need to drive through. That Revo Max has me wondering though! It really looks like a versatile board that you could size up a bit then just use different fins for different conditions (kind of like a non-traditional 1 board quiver).

Awesome I love Hawaiian South Shore (their KZbin at least but I’m sure the store is nice). Yea the spine is outrageous - reckon it’s a staple in some of his shapes. I think it acts like a real ‘hull’ kinda boat (if you google it) - the bottom of the boat looks kinda like the bottom of the board - the board is a ship haha. Yea it works whatever’s goin on - thanks for watching.

Thanks mate, stoked I could spark your interest in it. The 6’0 would be great for you (think I already said that somewhere else? Haha) Yeah the board is super fun in small/medium surf - as long as it’s a lil somethin. It’s so flat and thin which is cool. I wanna try a Boss Up too but not too interested for some reason - I’m stoked on Ibolic tho so I’m down. I like this 6’3 length is sad part, I don’t wanna go longer anymore unless longboard now lol. I rode it in bigger gnar waves yesterday and glassy big surf today, and finally ‘almost’ slid out once or twice (but didn’t) - but I could tell the board can handle bigger surf and it worked well - also that’s just where the large fines will do better. Perhaps the bigger the Revo Max, the better it goes in overhead surf and above.

Those blunt nose boards are not so good when the surfs bigger and you move up to the mid length sizes with regards to duck diving! I had an evo once and hated it, crap paddler too.

That equation makes sense to me

Thanks dude- Hope you liked it and got some questions answered you had on the board

Yeah I agree - looks super odd and the bottom contours are kinda hard to see with the color of volcanic but extended and wild. I’ve been sleeping on his shapes :/ I know some people swear by them - seems you had to go super small on his others and that’s prob why I stayed away - down to try now ha. Break that thing out you’ll be stoked, as long as it’s thigh high it’ll be fun.

@ Tomo’s other shapes are all “swear by-able”. Never got my hands on a Revo proper, but the Cymatic, Evo, and Omni are all fantastic. Go as small as you can, especially with the Evo. Those straight rails and the way he hides the rocker make up for anything you think you’re missing length wise. Stoked to see the review.

It done dropped! Thanks for the support.

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Agree, a good surfer on a good wave can make an average board look better then it should (like Tomo was on that board at Lennox Head). The speed generating capability of the board shown here was interesting (above average surfer on a poor wave).

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Haha thanks

Thanks for the comment. This is the 6’3. Yea with me being 5’10 172lbs I sized it perfectly. I wouldn’t want any less float and at that size it’s kinda a daily driver, solid groveler - but if it starts firing, the max will shred. Board only sometimes feels ‘long’ when the darn pad messes me up (I hate pads) but you can turn it without having to be all the way back. I’d go no pad at first. 6’6 would be fun - if your larger or want it to be more or a proper mid length - the 6’3 doesn’t feel like a mid length to me, it feels like a 5’10 at times.

Yeah I go back and forth lol - true - pu a staple and won’t fail ya - funny I’m starting to like the spring you get in epoxy/helium/dark arts etc. it’s kind a cheat code lol

I made it out alive..

Thanks - yea the 6’3 with Mediums - like it in these smaller/medium stuff. I’d like in overhead surf larger uprights or his Tomos in Large. I’m a sucker for upright twins

Yes!

Hard to beat..

Thanks brotha

Speeding up the audio is always a good play. I like this sum up - thanks

​@TravisVarga thank you for your excellent reviews! I just watched your review of using it, it looks a lot of fun. I'm hoping my local shop gets the option for a demo day as I am a revo lover and desperately want to try the revo max as a grovler middy 6.6 do all board. Then keep my foamie for when it's really really fat and junk

Haha I appreciate ya. It’s a livestream and I like to be long winded haha. I dropped a regular review today 👀 with edits lol

Thanks - I grew up on the East Coast so I know the struggle. Nice you got an Evo and hope you got/get some soon - even a lil something should get it going. I think the Revo Max may be more like the Evo than the Revo - at least how it seems to grovel a bit better.

I am ok! This is still my favorite 5/4mm Surfing Wetsuit. The most flexible by far - how cold is the water for you? I’d suggest this 5/4mm Hyperfreak would be good in low 50’s Fahrenheit and up.

Thanks for making some solid and functional swag

Thanks for the appreciation. Ok the scale is tricky to do in comment form but I’d say both boards are a 4ish on each. Revo Max I think paddles better and turns better, Seaside & Beyond can go a bit faster and maybe easier to use since the quad is quite stable. I’d go Revo Max but at these bigger lengths I like a twin fin and I like the nose of Revo Max more. Revo Max wave height - I’d say wave height 2.5ft - 7ft. It does seem large range, but it grovels good. And then it does well in big waves and is almost made for them. But it gets too big and the twins do get a little slidey.

lol whoops..

Haha right, so funny

Copy that - I’m riding the 6’3 currently and I’m similar in weight (few pounds less) but I like more volume in my boards. For what you’re used to, the 6’0 makes more sense. I’d argue the 6’3 will get you into waves a bit better and go a little faster, but considering you like 29-30 liters and the 6’0 is 31 liters, that’s the board for you.