Lazy Toy Quick Facts
…Lost Lazy Toy quick facts
| Brand / shaper | …Lost Surfboards, Matt “Mayhem” Biolos |
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| Based on | The elliptical, continuous-curve “double-ender” outlines ridden by Wayne Lynch and Michael Peterson in the 1970s, combined with …Lost’s proven “Domesticated” rockers |
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| Board type | High-volume, low-rocker small-wave board taken to a wider range of waves |
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| Best waves | Knee-high to overhead |
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| Built for | Surfers who want a high-volume, easy-paddling board (“like a Cadillac”) that still buries a rail and goes vertical, with a very open and forgiving sweet spot for foot placement |
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| Tail | Rounded double-ender: a narrow-hipped, elliptical outline with mirrored nose and tail |
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| Design | Neutral bottom curves, mostly flat rail to rail with rolled, soft edges and a spiral vee under the rear foot, which neutralize the high volume and free the board up, so you can push the rail deep and perpendicular into the face rather than skate flat on top of the water; the continuous-curve outline lets you surf it from a centered stance for ’70s-style speed runs, down-carves and cutbacks, or step back on the tail and go vertical off the bottom and in the pocket |
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| Fins | 5-fin: ride as a thruster or quad (FCS II or Futures boxes). Best template: upright, pivot-style (FCS Reactor family; Futures Pivot). Try the FCS II Mayhem Pivot Tri, with the Pivot quad rears for a quad, or the Futures P-series Blackstix. |
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| Stock sizes | 5’6 to 7’0 (31.00 L to 54.00 L) |
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| Sizing | Shorter and wider than your regular shortboard, with 1 to 2 L more volume; about 4" to 6" shorter than a Driver 3.0, and the chart starts at 5’6 and 31 L |
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| Constructions we stock | Always: PU (poly), Light Speed II and Black Sheep Built. Also stocked at times: Black Dart and C4. All constructions are available for custom order |
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| Custom orders | Yes, through our custom order form |
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Lazy Toy Q&A
What size Lazy Toy should I get?
…Lost built the Lazy Toy as a high-volume, low-rocker board, so treat it like a groveler or fish: shorter and wider than your regular shortboard, with 1 to 2 liters more volume. Comparing …Lost’s stock dims, it runs about 4" to 6" shorter than a Driver 3.0 of the same volume for most surfers; the chart starts at 5’6 and 31 L, so lighter surfers end up with a bigger jump in volume. For example, if you ride a 5’11 Driver 3.0 (28.50 L), look at the 5’6 (20.00" x 2.50", 31.00 L). Stock sizes run from 5’6 (20.00" x 2.50", 31.00 L) to 7’0 (22.75" x 3.00", 54.00 L). If you don’t know your volume, use the Volume calculator at the top of our …Lost 3D board builder: enter your height, weight, skill, fitness and the waves you surf, and it recommends a volume by board type, from shortboard to fish, hybrid and mid-length. Our shop staff can help you pick a size.
What fins does the Lazy Toy use?
The Lazy Toy has five fin boxes (FCS II or Futures), so you can ride it as a thruster or a quad. Neither FCS nor Futures lists this model in its …Lost guide, so we go by the template FCS pairs with …Lost’s low-rocker small-wave shortboards such as the Puddle Jumper Pro. The template to look for is an upright, pivot-style fin: on FCS II the Mayhem Pivot Tri (Small, Medium, Large), with the Mayhem Pivot quad rears (Medium, Large) for a quad. FCS classes the Mayhem Pivot as a Reactor-family fin: a more upright template with less sweep (rake), built for speed and tight turns, and suited to lower-rocker boards. FCS sizes these fins by weight: Small 120–155 lbs, Medium 145–175 lbs, Large 165–200 lbs. On Futures, the matching template is a Pivot fin, such as the P-series Blackstix (P4, P6, P8), with the F-series Blackstix (F4, F6, F8) as a neutral option for small or soft waves, or the Mayhem 3.0 5-Fin (Medium, Large) if you prefer a raked, drivier feel. Futures sizes its fins as Small 95–135 lbs, Medium 125–175 lbs and Large 165 lbs and up.
What inspired the Lazy Toy?
The elliptical, “double-ender” boards ridden by Wayne Lynch and Michael Peterson in the 1970s. …Lost combined those continuous curves and outlines with its proven “Domesticated” rockers to take high-volume, low-rocker, neutral-bottom small-wave design to a wider range of waves and a more versatile playing field.
What waves is the Lazy Toy for?
Knee-high to overhead. The high volume and low rocker make it a small-wave board at heart, but the neutral bottom curves and continuous-curve outline let it handle a much more diverse range of waves than a typical groveler, and it paddles “like a Cadillac”.
How do you surf the Lazy Toy?
Two ways, thanks to the narrow-hipped, continuous-curve outline and its very open, forgiving sweet spot: surf it from a centered stance for down-the-line, ’70s-inspired speed runs, down-carves and cutbacks, or step back on the tail and go vertical off the bottom and in the pocket. The mostly flat bottom with rolled, soft edges and a spiral vee under the rear foot neutralizes the volume so the rail buries deep into the face instead of skating on top of the water.
What constructions does the Lazy Toy come in?
We always stock the Lazy Toy in PU (poly), Light Speed II and Black Sheep Built, and we have also stocked it in Black Dart and C4. Each in-stock board on this page lists its construction. All constructions are available for custom order through our custom order form.
Can I custom order a Lazy Toy?
Yes. Use the Custom Order Lazy Toy button on this page, or open our custom order form, to request one with your dims, construction, fin boxes, colors and art.
