CI Team Test Ride: Happy Everyday

We met up with Mikey February and our CT surfers Lakey Peterson, Jacko Baker, Joao Chianca, Nat Young and Jordy Lawler to let them take their first spin on our new everyday shortboard: Happy Everyday. We captured immediate reactions and thoughts following their first session.
Created by Britt Merrick from what was initially the Two Happy performance shortboard model, our new Happy Everyday fills a need in every surfer’s quiver: the everyday shortboard.
Sometimes you face the kind of conditions where you want to rip but aren’t feeling the groveler vibes, and at the same time it may not quite be the epic stuff you would use your high performance shortboard for. To achieve this goal, Britt shortened the rail to create a curvier outline, especially through the tail area. For both the entry and exit rockers he lowered them to increase paddle and planing speeds to cover a broader range of conditions. The single concave under the front foot acts as a gas pedal and generous double concave through the fins provides rail. The single concave under the front foot acts as a gas pedal and generous double concave through the fins provides rail-to-rail ease and plenty of lift in the small stuff.
The Happy Everyday is a great all-around design that sits right between your high performance shortboard (Two Happy) and a step down/groveler (Rocket Wide). It’s ridden most often as a thruster but can be ordered as a five-fin-some people have been raving about riding it as a quad.
Edit by Andrew Oliver.
Song is Trucking' by Grateful Dead.
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[@evansmith9438]

Doesn’t matter what Mikey’s riding he’ll look better than anyone else 10/10 times.

[@MrBreakthompson]

Missed opportunity to have actual everyday surfers test these boards not just some pro's that will ride anything well and never say something bad. Of course the surfing will not look as good but hearing feedback from intermediate surfers (your target group) is waayyy more enticing imo.

[@Dannyt7873]

Rode mine today for the first time (spinetek) in 1ft weak Sydney waves This thing is fast. Absolute rocket. So easy to control. Early days but I reckon its a magic board. More of a grovel vibe than I was expecting, this isn't a HPSB

[@jaimeiglesias5953]

Nice shape, nice team!

[@audioeins]

❤ so great to see Lakey ripping in this group :)

[@joshuahorwitz6458]

A couple of you in this thread are complaining this is a marketing scheme. Well, how bloody well else are they supposed to sell their boards? I for one found this video highly informative and incredibly entertaining. I’ve been deciding on a new shortboard and went to go buy one this morning here in Sydney. Lets just say I had a competing brand’s model in mind. I put a 6’0 Happy Everyday under my arm and couldn’t put it down. Heading down to the waves right now and had to watch this again to get psyched for her maiden wave. Wish me luck.

[@joshuahorwitz6458]

Update: it paddles like a dream. Remains really playful underfoot and super FAST making sections. Will be a few more sessions before I can say for sure but it’s fair to say that I absolute I love my new board.

[@rallnaude642]

Awesome mate 🤙🏻 I live in Sydney myself also considering this one as a daily driver 🏄‍♂️

[@joshuahorwitz6458]

@@rallnaude642 just took it out for another session at South Bondi and I’m super stoked. Highly recommend

[@cisurfboards]

@@joshuahorwitz6458 Thanks for the stoke. We didn't really think the concept through all that well and can see why people would think it's disingenuous. 9/10 of our team loves it, and from our experience that is a super high ratio. Usually lucky if 50% of the team loves a design because there usually is never a one size/one design solution for all surfers. Enjoy!

[@FrothLord891]

@@joshuahorwitz6458 what's the review now? does it feel rockered out?

[@mtrhny]

let's see more of Jocko...well said & well surfed

[@cisurfboards]

Will do. We love Jacko!

[@TheUndervision]

Just picked up a 5'8 yesterday

[@warzonevictoryroyale4208]

What dims does Nat ride for this model?

[@dongaza6878]

Wish you guys could've given one to Italo that would been the ultimate test drive

[@cisurfboards]

We'd love to but he's 100% on Timmy's boards.

[@CARLOSRIVERA-tv2ub]

@@cisurfboardsen julio me llega en versión epoxy la ci he estoy empcionado yeaaaa 🔥

[@AntonioGonzalez-mj8us]

Buddy Holly sold me on it

[@lito504]

ma nouvelle acquisition ce jour en France !!!!!! belle planche !!!!!! ( 5'11 )

[@2an3]

Are these shipping in Spinetek soon?

[@aelwynrees9910]

looks like a good board. I understand getting their sponsored surfers to test them. it's unfair to ask those sponsored surfers to give an unbiased review. They are never going to say they are rubbish, they'd be biting the hand that feeds them.

[@cisurfboards]

Fair comment, maybe naive on our part, but lucky for us it's a great board. We don't pay these guys but they do receive free boards. Can't argue with your point but can only assure you this was genuine and they love it.

[@joaothewabilife3965]

Hey guys, Have a doubt here I am regular(4 boards in a row) of OG flyer 5.8 (26.4L), want to give it a change , so my options : HappyEveriday 5.7 with same volume for daily surf .. however if I need a small step up for 4 to 6 foot uluwatu (not to big just more barreling), should I go with the TwoHappy 5.9 or 5.10 with same 26.5 L +-(which is my ideal volume, I'm 64kgs, 1.76cms, 35 years of surf)? Or adjust up a bit the volume ?

[@dynodin81]

great question - I am looking at the OG flyer vs this board.

[@user-dp3zi8vc5z]

Good afternoon question NB2 Spinetech, NB3 Spinetech, Happy Everyday Spinetech, which one would you choose?

[@john2097]

Looks like a fun design. A pity there was no footage of Brent surfing. He’s a great surfer too. Cheers

[@cisurfboards]

We agree!

[@JarvisJiri1998]

Just wondering how this is meant to be ridden? I’m usually 510/511 short board and the 510 is nearly 31L which is huge for what I usually ride. I’m around 27/28L

[@JarvisJiri1998]

@Andrew H thanks heaps dude

[@cisurfboards]

We recommend an inch to two inches shorter than your normal shortboard, same thickness and about 1/4 inch wider. Hit us up at [e-mail] and lets get one going!

[@goucla562]

But will it make average joes like me rip like a pro? PS: How much you paying them to say they like the board?

[@cisurfboards]

Ha. Funny. None of these guys/girls are paid here. Half the team usually doesn't like a model we make, that is the average. 9/10 of the team like this board. That is a winning design from our experience. Sorry to hear you thought this was bullshit.

[@austingiess6146]

cant decide between NB3 and two happy

[@RBNK157]

Two happy will give you more release than the nb3 also it’s a real HPSB so it’s will knife the water better what waves are you riding ?

[@79pejeperro]

Actually I'm deciding between 6'0 OG Flyer and this one in 5'11

[@cisurfboards]

Can't go wrong with either! volumes are the same at the same dimensions. The main difference would be the rocker and contours.

[@79pejeperro]

@@cisurfboards I know. Probably Everyday in 5'11 since I have the good wave/step up board covered

[@juanjg90]

Pretty much looks like the Pyzel Phantom.

[@cisurfboards]

We will take your word for it? Never seen one in person.

[@ryannalepa4337]

I currently ride a 5’11 ultra joe, but it’s a little low rocker for our dumpy waves on the Florida Panhandle… do you think this would be appropriate for that waist to chest high range in weak but dumpy waves? I’m getting older and “ripping” less and less each day but still prefer short boards.

[@RBNK157]

Get the Rocket Wide

[@soulsurfer3102]

Van this board can handle 6 tit average beach brake?

[@albertoflamini]

Location?

[@cisurfboards]

North Shore Oahu

[@sumatran]

Marketing at its finest.

[@ashleytaylor994]

is it a good board? I live in florida and am a beginner

[@surflix4306]

nothing wrong with marketing, and nothing wrong with good surfboards....everybody wins

[@sumatran]

@@ashleytaylor994 If you're a beginner, the pretty much all seem like good boards as long as they float you, right? However, I'm not trying to take business away from CI, but why would you pay $800 for board when you are basically just trying to go straight and make the wave? Pretty much ANY board would do that, right?

[@sumatran]

@@surflix4306 Except when "marketing" is basically repackaging things a company has done in the past, or are just very slight variations off long tried-and-true models, so that they can sell it as fresh and new for a premium sticker price.

[@surflix4306]

@@sumatran yes you are right on that one, but they all do it, and it works.