We Tested Julian Wilson's Go-To Surfboard | JS Air 17x (HYFI) Joyride

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At both the 2018 and 2019 Championship Tour events at Kelly Slater's Wavepool, Julian Wilson rode a stock JS Air 17x (in HYFI construction) to near-victory. We decided to test this board for ourselves in the latest edition of the Joyride.
Watch the video above, and if you're eager for more info and dissection, read our complete review here: stabmag.com/hardware/why-woul...
Tester: Michael Ciaramella (@unholypotato)
Stats: 5'5 x 140 lbs (63 kg)
Board: JS Air 17x (in HYFI construction)
Dims: 5'6 x 18.25 x 2.15 x 22.5L
Fins: Futures' AM1 Honeycomb and JJF Techflex (both Medium)
Video: Ben Judkins (@cliphoarder)
Music: Thes One (@piecelock70) "Be Strong" and "Back from the Dead"
Art: Mike Mailman and Shinya Dalby

Пікірлер: 75

  • @wesleychapman9001
    @wesleychapman90014 жыл бұрын

    6:16 was madness

  • @xWaxxy

    @xWaxxy

    4 жыл бұрын

    haha, quite catlike indeed!

  • @JSharp-gu7lv

    @JSharp-gu7lv

    4 жыл бұрын

    Right?! Can’t wait to see the footage from when he finally finds a magic board!

  • @mikeywatson1096
    @mikeywatson10964 жыл бұрын

    5:02 sprayed tf out of that dude hahahaha

  • @bodhitree33
    @bodhitree334 жыл бұрын

    Yes! Had been waiting for a joyride air17x review. ✌

  • @joepaolucci8605
    @joepaolucci86054 жыл бұрын

    Good review and a nice session :)

  • @bh2861
    @bh28614 жыл бұрын

    I've picked so many boards up thinking they'll go so sick, they end up being the uninspiring ones. The ones I've picked up that felt awkward and iffy, went really well.

  • @TheFletchandSebShow
    @TheFletchandSebShow4 жыл бұрын

    This must sell a lot of surfboards. Love the switch re-entry.

  • @bryanflores3633
    @bryanflores36334 жыл бұрын

    i'm more impressed that his hair stays like that

  • @chrisculpen9205
    @chrisculpen92054 жыл бұрын

    Ripping Mike 💪🏼🤙🏼

  • @youngyarnzy777
    @youngyarnzy7774 жыл бұрын

    I’d be lying if I said I didn’t enjoy these edits \m/

  • @bonsummers2657
    @bonsummers2657 Жыл бұрын

    Julian is blowin up!

  • @mmn910
    @mmn9104 жыл бұрын

    great music!

  • @volition5559
    @volition55593 жыл бұрын

    this man is 5 foot five. Short KING

  • @lucastorres9260
    @lucastorres92604 жыл бұрын

    Yesssss the switch riding !!!

  • @dylantran5346
    @dylantran53464 жыл бұрын

    Please do more joyride videos 🙏🏻🙏🏻

  • @tetracontrol
    @tetracontrol4 жыл бұрын

    You should try Felipe Toledo's boards in this peak

  • @inFAMOUSBeatsGFx
    @inFAMOUSBeatsGFx4 жыл бұрын

    RIPPIN!!!!!! 🔥

  • @SterlingSigurdsen
    @SterlingSigurdsen4 жыл бұрын

    Hey just wanted to ask since you’re out there in the LA area have you ever tried Zinka sunscreen wax? I know most have not heard of their wax or even Zinka sunscreen, but their wax is some of the best. I feel like I wax once and am good for like months before I have to wax again. It’s so grippy. Also for sunscreen I think since it’s just zinc it’s the best and the price is perfect.

  • @brycelaffer2580
    @brycelaffer25804 жыл бұрын

    This guy rips wtf

  • @9soccerplayr
    @9soccerplayr4 жыл бұрын

    this has absolutely nothing to do with the video but this seems like a place id get some solid feedback. its my second year surfing im pretty good ive been riding a 8" long board and just got a 6 4 sharp eye 2.5. i looked around for a shorter board that still has some volume. howd i do?

  • @jeff488
    @jeff4884 жыл бұрын

    try the same board in Poly! Air 17x in Poly is my go to short board in San Diego. The Poly that JS is using to build in Aus is the best material, I think it would go just a bit better for ya.

  • @tardigrader88
    @tardigrader884 жыл бұрын

    Do the tomo hydroshort ⚡

  • @antonioaidar9094
    @antonioaidar90944 жыл бұрын

    Try the Slater Designs Sci-Fi 2.0

  • @derekjohnlamoya2037
    @derekjohnlamoya20374 жыл бұрын

    Braddah can surf!

  • @kylewattssurfing3266
    @kylewattssurfing32664 жыл бұрын

    Yes yes yes more yes

  • @tldrttyl
    @tldrttyl2 жыл бұрын

    Sick review, but you are definitely an advanced surfer, not an average joe!

  • @nicoriot8264
    @nicoriot82644 жыл бұрын

    Please do a Dhd Phoenix review 🌴

  • @grantsmith444
    @grantsmith4444 жыл бұрын

    where was the second session at

  • @wavecatcher2360
    @wavecatcher23604 жыл бұрын

    Do a joyride on the JS Bullseye HYFI

  • @Japan_is_back_
    @Japan_is_back_4 жыл бұрын

    Dude rips

  • @despratssoan8758
    @despratssoan87584 жыл бұрын

    Unholly potato find his magic blade to ripp’ !

  • @jordandisch6865
    @jordandisch68654 жыл бұрын

    I find that epoxy's have a break in period were they feel stiff, but after ~10+ sessions they get looser.

  • @Indonesiansurftravel

    @Indonesiansurftravel

    4 жыл бұрын

    Technically speaking that doesn't really make sense, Epoxy resin once cured is cured, and EPS foam also changes very little from new to a few years old etc as it has very good memory.(rebounds back to shape) This is why EPS/Epoxy boards generally keep that lively new feel even years latter (Obviously different if get an open ding and it sucks water) This is very different to a standard PU/PE board that can change in feel over time, because polyester resin never stops curing and polyurethane foam doesn't have very good memory, every time it flexes those little cells get crushed (the extreme example of this is that green poly foam that they use for flower arguments that you can crush) So for a PU/PE board this could be true and it's the reason why PU/PE boards over time can lose that lively feeling.

  • @boobtubereborn

    @boobtubereborn

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Indonesiansurftravel spot on indo. well said. but i ride a lot of epoxy groverllers and do find they feel slightly worn in after a few surfs but retain that liveliness as you say for pretty much the life of the board, its incredible how good epoxy/EPS are nowadays. perhaps the worn in feel has something to do with deck compression and feet lower in waterline so feels kinda worn in as jordan mentions. this stabilises and doesnt get worse as you note in PU it just gets worse and worse. i have found epoxies last me 3-5X longer than PU.

  • @tonyallen8626

    @tonyallen8626

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@boobtubereborn it takes a little while to get use to a new board but once you do it will start to feel broken in.

  • @boobtubereborn

    @boobtubereborn

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@tonyallen8626 thankyou captain obvious

  • @tetracontrol
    @tetracontrol4 жыл бұрын

    Fu Wax... Unbeatable

  • @mitchcook5252
    @mitchcook52524 жыл бұрын

    bruh this dud e shreds

  • @mitchcook5252
    @mitchcook52524 жыл бұрын

    4:50 made me hungry

  • @whatrulookinatmygusforonin4542
    @whatrulookinatmygusforonin45424 жыл бұрын

    review the synth sally by panda i bet youd rip it

  • @danielvelasco8668
    @danielvelasco86684 жыл бұрын

    sharp eye storms next

  • @stabmagazine

    @stabmagazine

    4 жыл бұрын

    Already did it! kzread.info/dash/bejne/q6ycz6ttd5mqfdY.html

  • @jenbradford3246
    @jenbradford32464 жыл бұрын

    Remember when you sprayed that guy skinnin it?? That was cool

  • @sessionsinparadise7357
    @sessionsinparadise73574 жыл бұрын

    I have that ability with body boards lol just by holding it can tell if the buggah go lol

  • @rprxy
    @rprxy2 жыл бұрын

    Yurr

  • @YM-hs9de
    @YM-hs9de4 жыл бұрын

    Do the Channel Islands FEVER

  • @JSharp-gu7lv
    @JSharp-gu7lv4 жыл бұрын

    A more accurate (and less misleading) title would be “Why did Julian Wilson ride a stock board during a contest that one time?”

  • @brickpig
    @brickpig4 жыл бұрын

    dude has a good bottom turn for a back foot surfer.

  • @danielreyers4974
    @danielreyers49744 жыл бұрын

    reckon the futures went better for you

  • @stabmagazine

    @stabmagazine

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, us too...

  • @maximopineiro5860
    @maximopineiro58604 жыл бұрын

    what if im 6"3 x 150lbs? what dims should i ride?

  • @jeffluebbe5521

    @jeffluebbe5521

    4 жыл бұрын

    try eating a few sandwiches

  • @jeffluebbe5521

    @jeffluebbe5521

    4 жыл бұрын

    haha, sort of kidding. I have a similar issue and share the struggle. I'm 6'3 175. I'm enjoying 6'1 at 32 liters. But I surf with a lot of neoprene on. It has been really tough finding boards as a tall skinny guy. it won't be easy amigo!

  • @maximopineiro5860

    @maximopineiro5860

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@jeffluebbe5521 hahaa yeah my metabolism is giving me a hard time gaining weight. I struggle with boards being too wide for my weight . Im coming to the conclusion that you should be paying more attention to the width and not the length. On my last board i followed my shaper who believed that i should ride a 6'0x19 (stock outline) but go much thinner to get to my ideal volume. Turns out, the board still felt wide when going wast in bigger surf and wanted to lay flat, not allowing me to set the rail with control. Im going to try and follow the stock width for my volume and then use whatever lenght that model has, or just lengthen the board a bit. Hope that this helps someone strugling with this

  • @mikesagondeez6378

    @mikesagondeez6378

    4 жыл бұрын

    maximo piñeiro i'm around your specs im 6'2" and fluctuate from 160-170 lbs I use to ride tiny groveler rocket boards for fun but my sweet spot now it back between 5'11" to 6'0"s around 27-28 liters. width n thickness i feel like depend on how you personally surf.

  • @jeffluebbe5521

    @jeffluebbe5521

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@maximopineiro5860 I like that idea about using the width as a base, and working up from there. Let us know how it works out for you!

  • @sladestreet6086
    @sladestreet6086 Жыл бұрын

    how is his hair always perfect?

  • @eyestamihana2114
    @eyestamihana2114 Жыл бұрын

    You looked like a real DH spraying that dude @ 5.03 mark bro ….unless you knew him and he was your boy of course then fair game…did you know him bro??

  • @kevinm5564
    @kevinm55644 жыл бұрын

    I could care less about an expensive board for little rippers. I'm just here for the waves. We dont get surf like that in FL.

  • @raystellhorn-tavera5543
    @raystellhorn-tavera55434 жыл бұрын

    Little man

  • @stephanienassman1849
    @stephanienassman18494 жыл бұрын

    Wolf fucking Blitzer

  • @nicolaslopezderomana1068
    @nicolaslopezderomana10684 жыл бұрын

    should try the Air17, not the x version..

  • @stabmagazine

    @stabmagazine

    4 жыл бұрын

    Too risque for you?

  • @nicolaslopezderomana1068

    @nicolaslopezderomana1068

    4 жыл бұрын

    ​@@stabmagazine I think that the x version has other dimensions and makes it larger than the normal 17 and they are made of different materials which make them have different performances

  • @soulsurfer3102
    @soulsurfer31024 жыл бұрын

    This board need awavs

  • @danielsaldana1208
    @danielsaldana12084 жыл бұрын

    Your really good ,but chuck that fucking board in the fire pit !

  • @DGT73
    @DGT734 жыл бұрын

    Doesn’t sound counter intuitive, wax is a lubricant

  • @stabmagazine

    @stabmagazine

    4 жыл бұрын

    But also sticky!

  • @boobtubereborn
    @boobtubereborn4 жыл бұрын

    at 2 mins, how to bog your boxes up 101 with MC! wtf you do this? clean your boxes, dont make them worse, this is a terrible idea. love your vids and your surfing but duuuuuude. Don't try this at home kids.

  • @popo-lr8gm
    @popo-lr8gm2 жыл бұрын

    maybe you didnt give it enough time, sometimes you can get used to a board and it ends up being magic. P.S Stab is gay

  • @trevsanders5850
    @trevsanders585010 ай бұрын

    I have a 3 year old, no time to surf, a fat gut and an angry wife. This is not the board for me.

  • @YM-hs9de
    @YM-hs9de4 жыл бұрын

    Do the Channel Islands FEVER

  • @antpoop2404

    @antpoop2404

    4 жыл бұрын

    it waterlogs super quick. had 3 of em :( lol

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