Surfing Life

TWIN-GENUITY

When the tour peeps have hung up their jerseys (for good or a short interlude between comps), an unassuming funster has been taken from the stable and given unbridled attention. They gallop along oceanic pastures on their favourite-shod steed: twinnies.

Parko confirms this phenomena during a recent interview on Surfing Life TV: “I haven’t ridden a normal 6’0” performance shortboard for so long. I’m now just surfing for enjoyment.”

Dingo has been riding twins for the last few years. Kerzy has been going nuts on them, let alone Steph, Mick, and then Bede on his curvedchannel twinnies. But what makes the modern twinnie so rippable when its time-worn namesake seemed to fall by the wayside? Since MR was dominating, have twinnies changed that much? The answer is heaps.

If you’ve jumped on a new twinnie lately, you’ll notice a few significant differences. Although each shaper has their own twist on it, there are a few common elements that modern

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