Christenson Lane Splitter + FCS CC Twin Fin Surfboard Review (Initial Thoughts)

Welcome to the Initial Thoughts for the Christenson Surfboards Lane Splitter Twin Fin, which I have been surfing fin the stock 5'9 x 20 1/8 x 2 1/2 - 30.8L
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I've had a few surfs on the Lane Splitter, and more to come in time for the full review, and also hopefully a bit more surf footage!
The Lane Splitter is a twin that is build for speed and flow down the line; yet Chris shaped a tighter tail for more control and predictability.
The Lane Splitter has CC's signature rail template to maximise forgiveness, performance and speed in a smaller package.
Also available in a 2+1 set up.
From www.surffcs.com.au/products/f...
The Christenson Twin Fin set provides smooth and fast down the line speed.
Overview
From high performance twins to more traditional shapes, this is a perfect compliment to your twin fin. This set provides smooth and fast down the line speed.
Board Types
Designed to fit the FCS II Fin System.
Recommended for all board types including fish, funboard and twin fin boards.
We will have the full review on the Lane Splitter out soon - but if there are any questions you have, things you'd like to see included in the full review regarding fins etc - please comment below!
Thanks to Sam @yousurf_ifilm for the surf footage
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  • @russellsmith3483
    @russellsmith34833 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Craig for another great review , this board looks beautiful, love to see a review on the Christensen Nautilus, keep hearing good things about it

  • @TheSurfboardGuide

    @TheSurfboardGuide

    3 жыл бұрын

    Will see how we go!

  • @danielhansen8894
    @danielhansen88943 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, been waiting for someone to do a decent review in this board 🤙

  • @TheSurfboardGuide

    @TheSurfboardGuide

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks - we’ll put out a full review soon, more surf footage (including some backhand waves).

  • @Panzerflo
    @Panzerflo3 жыл бұрын

    Great review, the best about this sick board! just want to test one now!!!!!

  • @TheSurfboardGuide

    @TheSurfboardGuide

    3 жыл бұрын

    Its good - so versatile, and really could cover a lot of range in a quiver.

  • @user-eg7nj1is7l
    @user-eg7nj1is7l3 жыл бұрын

    AWESOME! Chris makes the best boards out there imo ESPECIALLY the fish!!! Awesome to see some christenson love on your channel. 🙌🏽

  • @TheSurfboardGuide

    @TheSurfboardGuide

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes - i'm a huge fan, especially after meeting him in Hawaii a few years back! We've done reviews on the Gerr and the Cafe Racer a while back too!

  • @toubutey
    @toubutey3 жыл бұрын

    Great review! I would love to see some more boards from the Christenson range in the channel

  • @TheSurfboardGuide

    @TheSurfboardGuide

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hey! We've done the Gerr and the Cafe Racer a while back! What would you like to see after this? The Fish?

  • @donatkinson1596

    @donatkinson1596

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@TheSurfboardGuide Long Phish please - cheers!

  • @TheSurfboardGuide

    @TheSurfboardGuide

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@donatkinson1596 Ohhhh, maybe. I had one about 12 months ago, and wasn't super into it... But i got it like 8ft or something, so i think i went a little big...

  • @ianbrahh

    @ianbrahh

    3 жыл бұрын

    Review the fish!

  • @geophphd5594
    @geophphd55943 жыл бұрын

    Siiiick. I have a cc fish and its my favorite board. Hard to get off it. Its gunna need replacing eventually, as it's taken a beating.. This looks really good.

  • @TheSurfboardGuide

    @TheSurfboardGuide

    3 жыл бұрын

    This could be that next board!

  • @shannonyoung5382
    @shannonyoung53823 жыл бұрын

    Waves looked crazy good!!! Board looked like it was lit!!! Can’t wait to see the full review

  • @TheSurfboardGuide

    @TheSurfboardGuide

    3 жыл бұрын

    Waves looked good, but were hard work... When you got one they were fun though! Hoping to mix up the footage with some more average surf in the 2-4ft range for the full review!

  • @MrDaanram
    @MrDaanram3 жыл бұрын

    I’ve been on a 5’10” for 18 months now trying to figure out the volume, so you calling the 5’9” at 31 def helps! Also, love this board so much that I just bought an identical 5’10” today as the other one is on it’s way out a bit. So good!

  • @TheSurfboardGuide

    @TheSurfboardGuide

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hey - if you look at www.onboardstore.com.au they have the volumes listed - but i couldn't find this anywhere else on the interweb!

  • @MrDaanram

    @MrDaanram

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@TheSurfboardGuide yeah just saw that yesterday. Wonder how they got it. I asked christenson and they said “half a dolphin”

  • @TheSurfboardGuide

    @TheSurfboardGuide

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@MrDaanram haha! I’m gonna start measuring my volumes now based on dolphins... 😂

  • @jamiemacmahan3417

    @jamiemacmahan3417

    3 жыл бұрын

    I got the first surf on my 5' 10" today it feels more like 33 or a bit more. It felt more than 31 or even 32.

  • @GabrielMirandaV0878
    @GabrielMirandaV08783 жыл бұрын

    Awesome Review mate! ..also, great waves too. I reckon it was Manly or Curly during the last swell before the rain haha. Is the board PU, PE or EPS?

  • @TheSurfboardGuide

    @TheSurfboardGuide

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! It was NCC after the rain actually. The first day of sun! This is regular PU construction 👌

  • @dkouros399
    @dkouros3999 ай бұрын

    Hey Craig, thanks for all those reviews! you are doing an absolutely excellent job communicating your thoughts and energy. I would love to hear your thoughts on lane splitter vs krypto twin. * I've been riding a chris fish almost exclusively for the last two years and I really love this board but I need to replace it soon. Thanks!

  • @TheSurfboardGuide

    @TheSurfboardGuide

    9 ай бұрын

    Hey, thanks for the feedback! If you want something different, go the Lane Splitter - more of a performance shortboard feel, but still a nice cruisey feel to it. The HK twin is closer to the fish you've been riding - while a little further up the performance ladder, it's still more rooted in the classic fish design.

  • @dkouros399

    @dkouros399

    9 ай бұрын

    Thank you!! @@TheSurfboardGuide

  • @johnnymartin3846
    @johnnymartin38463 жыл бұрын

    I just got a nautilus twin 1 surf so far hard to say so far but was torn between the two! Love the feeling of these boards

  • @TheSurfboardGuide

    @TheSurfboardGuide

    3 жыл бұрын

    They look good too - let us know how it ends up going! ✌️

  • @johnnymartin3846

    @johnnymartin3846

    3 жыл бұрын

    Goes great super fast likes a curvier wave but still has the glide in the flatter stuff would you choose the lane splitter over the twinsman?

  • @drusmith6463
    @drusmith64633 жыл бұрын

    Hey Craig! board looks mental under your feet!! good to see that amount of glide on something that small, other than traditional fish! what you reckon the first 1/3 of board bottom? slight dome to flat? keep it up mate, and kudos!

  • @TheSurfboardGuide

    @TheSurfboardGuide

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'll get a ruler for the full review, but i think it might be a vee breaking water up the front.

  • @nicolasmorel8109
    @nicolasmorel81093 жыл бұрын

    You could do a review on how to measure volume the old school way with a garbage bin full of water (volume displacement) :) everyone can do it at home too and it s quite interesting to see how wrong the CAD programs calculate the volume. Great review btw and looks like a good board .

  • @TheSurfboardGuide

    @TheSurfboardGuide

    3 жыл бұрын

    That’d be interesting, I saw a video a few years back of Matt Biolos doing it in a tank. Lane Splitter feels good!

  • @jamiemacmahan3417
    @jamiemacmahan34173 жыл бұрын

    Super cool that you are doing a review on this board! Seems a like a winner already. So any initial thoughts on how it compares to the Twinsman? It seems that Lane Splitter maybe more versatile and a little more glide, and the Twinsman has more upper range and a bit more performance. Thanks man! I enjoy your videos and you are always inspiring with your happiness!

  • @TheSurfboardGuide

    @TheSurfboardGuide

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for your feedback! To be honest, they are so similar it's hard to pull them apart - i do know the swallow of the Twinsman provides more grip/hold through turns, where the LS can feel a bit wild and jump out of the water...

  • @jamiemacmahan3417

    @jamiemacmahan3417

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@TheSurfboardGuide Interesting - thanks! It seems the fins are farther forward on the Lane Splitter. The fins on the Twinsman are uniquely farther back.

  • @TheSurfboardGuide

    @TheSurfboardGuide

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@jamiemacmahan3417 I’ll have a look at the two, but I don’t think fin placement is that different between the two. There are a lot of similarities between the two with foil and volume etc.

  • @jamiemacmahan3417

    @jamiemacmahan3417

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@TheSurfboardGuide Thanks Craig! Well, I purchased a 6' 0" Album Twinsman over the holidays and have been waiting for it.. I have been primarily surfing a 5' 6" Album Plasmic for most surfs. It goes well for the most part - its a little chunky, but fits and gets into most waves very nicely and has huge fun factor on the wave, playful with inherent speed. Since surfing the Plasmic, I was looking for a bit more performance. I don't really have a short board and worried that the 6' 0" Twinmans might be too big. I bought 5' 10" Lane Splitter - just arrived yesterday, first surf today in solid waves. It went very well. Similar but different from the Plasmic, it is more performance but paddles well, less chunky, it has more hold and control in the bigger waves, as it is slower than the Plasmic. Irony - my Twinsman arrive today. I guess I will figure this comparison as well.

  • @johnnymartin3846

    @johnnymartin3846

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@jamiemacmahan3417 how’d the twinsman compare to the lane splitter

  • @iansurf123
    @iansurf123 Жыл бұрын

    Coming from a 6’ hypto krypto. How do you think the transition would be? Thinking of getting the lane splitter in 6’ as well

  • @TheSurfboardGuide

    @TheSurfboardGuide

    Жыл бұрын

    I think you’d be good - the Lane Splitter can surf at a high level, but is also pretty forgiving and easy to surf if sized well. Good luck ✌️

  • @marcuslouievega4865
    @marcuslouievega48653 жыл бұрын

    Man pls do christenson twin tracker midlength

  • @TheSurfboardGuide

    @TheSurfboardGuide

    3 жыл бұрын

    Maybe - let’s see how we go ✌️

  • @Slickjim91
    @Slickjim91 Жыл бұрын

    Hey mate, not identical boards but I’m between this and the flat earth by FireWire. Have you tried the FE? Could you compare them. Cheers mate, love the channel but it feeds my problems with buying boards haha

  • @TheSurfboardGuide

    @TheSurfboardGuide

    Жыл бұрын

    Hey! Haven’t ridden the flat earth, they seem really popular! The Lane Splitter is pretty special, definitely worth checking out ✌️

  • @djconeuk
    @djconeuk3 жыл бұрын

    Board looked really good under your feet. Pumping waves too :)

  • @TheSurfboardGuide

    @TheSurfboardGuide

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks - board has great flow and feels really nice in the water!

  • @MrRobinski
    @MrRobinski3 жыл бұрын

    How did it go on your backhand?

  • @TheSurfboardGuide

    @TheSurfboardGuide

    3 жыл бұрын

    Very good - i'll include some backhand footage in the full review!

  • @persinilsson7940
    @persinilsson79403 жыл бұрын

    Should have ripped a plank off the pallet for the flat rule !

  • @TheSurfboardGuide

    @TheSurfboardGuide

    3 жыл бұрын

    Haha! Next time, I promise!

  • @MrJMHP
    @MrJMHP3 жыл бұрын

    This one or the Chilli BV2?!... whats your favorite board and covers the max range of waves?!

  • @TheSurfboardGuide

    @TheSurfboardGuide

    3 жыл бұрын

    The BV2 sits closer to a performance shortboard, where this is more of a performance twin fin - i hope that makes sense.

  • @79pejeperro
    @79pejeperro3 жыл бұрын

    Good boards are the boards that work on bad waves

  • @TheSurfboardGuide

    @TheSurfboardGuide

    3 жыл бұрын

    Good boards are the boards that work everywhere...

  • @paultarbotton4051
    @paultarbotton40517 ай бұрын

    " best waves in 12-18 months" Geez you'd give up wouldn't you if that was as good a waves you have had in that period of time.

  • @TheSurfboardGuide

    @TheSurfboardGuide

    6 ай бұрын

    Thanks for sharing ✌️