Rad Zapper Quick Facts
…Lost Rad Zapper quick facts
| Brand / shaper | …Lost Surfboards, Matt “Mayhem” Biolos |
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| Collaboration | Designed with Cheyne Horan, bringing his “Lazor Zap” design elements into the Rad Ripper |
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| Board type | Small-wave performance board |
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| Best waves | Smaller surf |
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| Skill level | Beginner-intermediate to pro |
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| Tail | Double-bump soft swallow “Butt” tail |
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| Design | Wide point back with a wide tail and a pulled-in “no nose” tip; flat deck with a beak nose; deep double concave through the tail; lowered entry rocker with a soft belly in the 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 | 5’6 to 6’6 (30.50 L to 44.75 L) |
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| Sizing | Shorter and wider than your regular shortboard, with 1 to 2 L more volume; about 5" to 6" shorter than a Driver 3.0 |
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| Constructions we stock | Always: PU (poly), Light Speed II and Black Sheep Built. 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 Zapper Q&A
What size Rad Zapper should I get?
The Rad Zapper is a small-wave board with plenty of foam, ridden shorter and wider than your regular shortboard, with a tad more volume: we recommend 1 to 2 liters more. In …Lost’s stock dims that works out about 5" to 6" shorter than a Driver 3.0. For example, if you ride a 5’11 Driver 3.0 (28.50 L), look at the 5’6 (19.88" x 2.42", 30.50 L). Stock sizes run from 5’6 (19.88" x 2.42", 30.50 L) to 6’6 (22.00" x 2.88", 44.75 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 Zapper use?
Every Rad Zapper we stock 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 it with the FCS II Mayhem Driver Tri (Small, Medium, Large). 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. Add the Mayhem Driver quad rears (Medium, Large) to run it as a quad. FCS sizes these fins by weight: Small 120–155 lbs, Medium 145–175 lbs, Large 165–200 lbs. Futures doesn’t list the Rad Zapper. Its matching template is a Rake fin (drawn-out turns, drive): the Mayhem 3.0 5-Fin (Medium, Large), Matt Biolos’ signature template, or the R-series Blackstix (R4, R6, R8). Futures sizes its fins as Small 95–135 lbs, Medium 125–175 lbs and Large 165 lbs and up.
Who designed the Rad Zapper?
Matt Biolos designed it with Cheyne Horan, bringing Cheyne’s “Lazor Zap” design elements into the Rad Ripper.
What waves is the Rad Zapper for?
Smaller surf. It is a small-wave performance board.
What tail does the Rad Zapper have?
A double-bump soft swallow “Butt” tail, on a wide tail with the wide point set back and a pulled-in “no nose” tip.
What skill level is the Rad Zapper for?
…Lost rates it from beginner-intermediate to pro.
What constructions does the Rad Zapper come in?
We always stock the Rad Zapper in PU (poly), Light Speed II and Black Sheep Built. Each in-stock board on this page lists its construction. All constructions are available for custom order through our …Lost 3D board builder.
Can I custom order a Rad Zapper?
Yes. Use the Custom Order Rad Zapper 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.
