{"product_id":"lost-surfboards-speed-demon-black-sheep-tech-futures","title":"Lost Surfboards Speed Demon - Black Sheep Tech Futures","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLost Surfboards Speed Demon - Black Sheep Tech Futures\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe SPEED DEMON was an original …Lost Surfboards model—a model synonymous with full-on, pedal-to-the-metal, furiously fast, small-wave surfing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally developed with feedback from San Clemente Mafia maestro, Dino Andino, in the mid-1990s, it became one of our early, well-known models. Tuned at the long, sloping, flattish-faced waves of Trestles, with design details drawn from decades of down-the-line speed runs and big, head-snapping hacks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith its speed-centric low rocker, plenty of width and thickness, deep concave, and some vee running through the rear of Dino’s signature extra-wide tail block, the SPEED DEMON was one of the first models that we successfully sold through surf shops around the country and across the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCut to Spring 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDino’s son, longtime design muse Kolohe, was focused on simply surfing local summer slop and occasional quality days around town.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn small days, bouncing between Puddle Jumpers, Sub-Drivers, and Rad Rippers—all to great effect—with an emphasis on sustained speed for freedom to do whatever you want on lackluster waves. At one point we handed him a Rad Zapper, our collab with Cheyne Horan. At Trestles, he laid down some truly inspiring, classic, calm, cool power surfing with vicious flair and finesse, that rapidly went viral.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs summer progressed, Kolohe came with a challenge:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“I want something that sits between the Rippers, Rad Rippers, and Sub-Drivers that I’ve been riding.\u003cbr\u003eBuilt for crazy bursts of speed, with the wild wide tail of the Rad Zapper… but more normal looking. More normal feeling.\u003cbr\u003eNo beaks or double-bump butt tails. Normal rails… and normal size. 5’10”, but wider and faster and gnarly. I want to fly.\u003cbr\u003eBuilt solely for speed… if I can get speed, I can turn.\u003cbr\u003eA full-on Speed Demon.\u003cbr\u003eDon’t worry about the turning.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike so many times before, we went to work—attempting to reinvent the proverbial wheel. But not really. With Cheyne and the Rad Zapper, we learned just how speed-centric we can go: radically deep double concave that hooks into the rails, flat tail rocker, hints of no-nose templates, flat decks, and wider-than-wide tails.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTempering these assets and putting them into a more modest combination, while retaining proven small-wave elements from our long-standing traditions of Trestles-trained lateral speed machines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first one brought rave reviews from Kolohe:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This thing makes me wanna do some comps this summer!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBroader Demand\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, our West Coast sales guru, Nate “Highest Rated Rep” Yeomans, was pressuring me to develop something similar:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Guys at shops are asking for a new small-wave, speed-specific shortboard that anyone could ride. Something you can just stand on and go fast.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWell damn… maybe we kill two birds with one board.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnce the shape was where we wanted it, we adorned it with a vintage Mayhem logo—drawn and used for just a couple of years in 1990–1992, before settling into more mellow and commercially acceptable branding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBig, bold, and brash, bringing back one from the vaults that all the OGs will remember. Paired with matching color, torn tape rail sprays, for that grungy ’90s vibe. It’s a dark look that Lady G might like to lift.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI don’t have any original Speed Demons in my possession, nor am I claiming that this new board has significant likeness to the original… but the name sure fits, and the model logo is still awesome. It’s really becoming tedious, trying to continuously come up with new model names all the time—so SPEED DEMON it is!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA …Lost Surfboards classic, with brand equity, name recognition, and a vibe that perfectly describes what this board is all about.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinal Word\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA small-wave inspired, laterally lacerating, speed-centric little demon.\u003cbr\u003eDesign directed by dos Andinos.\u003cbr\u003eFocused on tearing up sloppy surf all over San Clemente… and wherever simple, scathing speed is a need.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBlack Sheep Technology \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eBlackSheepBuilt boards begin with light weight, 1.5lb virgin EPS and utilize the most advanced “Triax-NCF” (Non-Crimp Fabric) high-quality carbon fiber, to create a fast, responsive and lively surfboard.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eA board that is both lightweight and\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eflexible, but also surprisingly strong.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e“Triax” Carbon is laminated only on the deck, with a short bottom lap and sandwiched with multiple layers of 4oz, “D-size” fiberglass, top and bottom, for both durability and performance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e•Engineered for rapid reaction and maintaining a forgiving flex and dampened overall feel, under foot.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThe combination of both Triax Carbon and fiberglass helps BlackSheepBuilt boards feel lively and exciting, but familiar at the same time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThe unique performance of BlackSheepBuilt boards comes from the Triax Carbon, which combines a triple-axis +30\/-30°\/0 layup. It is an “un-crimped”, multi-directional carbon, which enhances and controls torsional force from rail to rail. Multi-axial carbon fiber is a great alternative to traditional woven carbon fibers because it is made up of alternately aligned layers of unidirectional carbon reinforcement.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eBecause it’s not woven, the fibers do not “crimp” under and over perpendicular fibers, in the way that traditional woven fabrics do.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThe fibers lay flatter, retain less resin, remain smoother, straighter and stronger, with a more natural flex.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eUnlike traditional woven fabrics, there is also no 90 (degree) rail to rail carbon, which creates weak points and easy fissures for deck buckles, cracks and breaks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThe +30\/-30° fabric orientation, the torsion force and pressure from the surfer’s feet radiates outward to more of the rail line, creating greater drive, connection and thus control, with the edges and perimeter of the board.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eStrength and stability underfoot and along the rail line, work together as one.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eWARNING: Carbon Fiber surfboards can easily get Hot!\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThey’re dark…and like all things dark, they soak sun and heat up. 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