Rad Ripper Quick Facts
…Lost Rad Ripper quick facts
| Brand / shaper | …Lost Surfboards, Matt “Mayhem” Biolos |
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| Based on | The Retro Ripper, with the entry rocker lowered and the speed-controlling round tail replaced by a wide, planing squash tail; …Lost calls it post-modern retro performance, inspired by the ease of use of 1980s shortboards |
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| Board type | Small-wave, retro-inspired performance shortboard |
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| Best waves | Small surf, down to small summer slop |
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| Skill level | …Lost says it is suitable for almost anyone |
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| Tail | Wide, planing squash tail |
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| Design | Flat, stable deck with steep, low-apex, tucked soft rails; slight vee in the nose into a shallow single concave and a deep double-concave vee; a healthy amount of tail rocker cut through by an aggressive double concave; wedged “beak” nose |
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| Fins | 5-fin: ride as a thruster or quad (FCS II or Futures boxes). Best template: raked, drive-oriented (FCS Carver family; Futures Rake). Try the FCS II Mayhem Driver Tri, with the Driver quad rears for a quad, or the Futures Mayhem 3.0 5-Fin. |
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| Stock sizes | 5’2 to 6’6 (23.00 L to 43.50 L) |
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| Sizing | A touch more volume than your regular shortboard; at that volume it runs about 2" to 3" shorter than a Driver 3.0 |
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| Constructions we stock | Always: PU (poly), Light Speed II and Black Sheep Built. Also stocked at times: Light Speed, Black Dart, Double Dart, Lib Tech, C4, Carbon Wrap and EPS. All constructions are available for custom order |
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| Custom orders | Yes, through our …Lost 3D board builder |
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Rad Ripper Q&A
What size Rad Ripper should I get?
We recommend a touch more volume than your regular shortboard, since the Rad Ripper is a small-wave board. It carries that volume in a shorter, wider outline: comparing …Lost’s stock dims, with 1 to 2 liters more than your shortboard a Rad Ripper runs about 2" to 3" shorter than a Driver 3.0. For example, if you ride a 5’11 Driver 3.0 (28.50 L), look at the 5’8 (19.50" x 2.35", 29.25 L) or 5’9 (19.75" x 2.38", 30.50 L). Stock sizes run from 5’2 (18.00" x 2.18", 23.00 L) to 6’6 (21.75" x 2.75", 43.50 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 Rad Ripper use?
The Rad Ripper has five fin boxes (FCS II or Futures), so you can ride it as a thruster or a quad. FCS’s official …Lost fin guide pairs the Rad Ripper with the FCS II Mayhem Driver Tri. The template to look for is a raked, drive-oriented fin: on FCS II the Mayhem Driver Tri (Small, Medium, Large), with the Mayhem Driver quad rears (Medium, Large) for a quad. FCS classes the Mayhem Driver as a Carver-family fin: an elongated template with more sweep (rake), built for hold and longer, drawn-out turns. FCS sizes these fins by weight: Small 120–155 lbs, Medium 145–175 lbs, Large 165–200 lbs. On Futures, the Mayhem 3.0 5-Fin (Medium, Large) gives you the same rake template in a thruster-plus-quad set, or use the R-series Blackstix (R4, R6, R8) as a thruster. Futures sizes its fins as Small 95–135 lbs, Medium 125–175 lbs and Large 165 lbs and up.
How is the Rad Ripper different from the Retro Ripper?
Matt Biolos started with the Retro Ripper, lowered the entry rocker a bit for fast paddling, early entry, easy glide and quickness out of the gate, and replaced its speed-controlling round tail with a wide, planing squash tail that gives lots of lift and surface area for small surf. It keeps a healthy amount of tail rocker, cut through by an aggressive double concave.
How does the Rad Ripper compare to The Ripper?
The Ripper is the more modern follow-up: Kolohe Andino asked …Lost for a Rad Ripper without the 1980s influences. …Lost says to ride The Ripper about the same size as your Rad Ripper, or a touch longer to cruise.
What waves is the Rad Ripper for?
Small surf. …Lost says the wide squash tail glides across anything and holds speed through turns, even in small summer slop.
What skill level is the Rad Ripper for?
…Lost calls it super-fast, forgiving, user-friendly retro fun, suitable for almost anyone.
Can I custom order a Rad Ripper?
Yes. Use the Custom Order Rad Ripper button on this page, or open the …Lost 3D board builder directly, to design one: you choose the dims, construction, fin boxes, colors and art.
