WHAT FIREWIRE HAVE TO SAY:
The El Fuego combines a thicker foil from nose to tail with the outline of a performance surfboard, complimenting the Firewire Dominator. With a diamond tail and a 5/4/3 fin option, the El Fuego offers multiple choices in the pursuit of small wave fun without sacrificing performance.
RapidFire is a hybrid technology, combining the carbon rod suspension of Direct Drive with a bamboo top deck skin.
Developed in conjunction with Surfboard Suspension Systems, RF's core is shaped from 2lb fused EPS foam and the bamboo skin is applied using Firewire's proven sandwich construction. Unlike FST and DD, the 2lb foam and bamboo deck sandwich do not require a vent.
The interior carbon rods work with the bamboo skin to optimise flex patterns, maximizing speed and drive through turns, and while not as dent resistant as the DD or FST aerospace composite skin, the bamboo does create significant compression strength. Please note our boards are definitely not indestructible and if slammed by a thick lip, or if you land incorrectly in the flats after doing an aerial, it is possible to break them.
RapidFire's flex characteristic is similar to FST and the overall effect is a highly tuned, durable surfboard with increased performance AND strength versus traditional surfboard constructions.
