Uber Driver Quick Facts
…Lost Uber Driver quick facts
| Brand / shaper | …Lost Surfboards, Matt “Mayhem” Biolos |
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| Based on | The back half (outline, rocker and concaves) of the Drivers Kolohe Andino and Griffin Colapinto rode in smaller waves on tour, blended to a lower, wider, faster nose from …Lost’s Rocket series; …Lost calls it The Ripper’s Pro-formance hybrid |
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| Model history | Updated in October 2018 after team feedback into a flatter, fatter, faster small-wave board; Mason Ho and Ian Crane rode it to the final of the Stab High wave-pool event, and Michael Rodrigues and Yago Dora call it their all-time favorite alternative shape |
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| Board type | Pro-formance hybrid for small, sub-par surf |
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| Best waves | Small, sub-par surf |
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| Tail | Wide squash tail |
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| Design | Low centerline tail rocker with a curvy rail-line rocker under the rear foot; a generous single to double concave through the front fins to a noticeable vee behind the rear fin; nose rocker and forward outline from the Rocket series; the 2018 update widened the nose and tail, lowered the overall rocker slightly and added volume |
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| Fins | Thruster (FCS II or Futures boxes). Best template: raked, drive-oriented (FCS Carver family; Futures Rake). Try the FCS II Mayhem Driver Tri or the Futures Mayhem 3.0. |
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| Stock sizes | 5’2 to 6’6 (22.00 L to 42.00 L) |
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| Sizing | A touch more volume than your regular shortboard; …Lost designed it to be ridden shorter, and at that volume it runs about 1" to 2" 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, 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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Uber Driver Q&A
What size Uber Driver should I get?
We recommend a touch more volume than your regular shortboard, since the 2018-onward Uber Driver is built for small, sub-par surf. …Lost says the Rocket-series nose lets it be ridden shorter: comparing …Lost’s stock dims, with 1 to 2 liters more than your shortboard it runs about 1" to 2" shorter than a Driver 3.0. For example, if you ride a 5’11 Driver 3.0 (28.50 L), look at the 5’9 (19.25" x 2.42", 29.50 L) or 5’10 (19.50" x 2.46", 30.75 L). Stock sizes run from 5’2 (17.75" x 2.20", 22.00 L) to 6’6 (21.50" x 2.70", 42.00 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 Uber Driver use?
The Uber Driver is a thruster, and we stock it with FCS II or Futures boxes. Neither FCS nor Futures lists this model in its …Lost guide, so we go by the template both brands pair with the Driver 3.0, whose back half the Uber Driver is built on. The template to look for is a raked, drive-oriented fin: on FCS II the Mayhem Driver Tri (Small, Medium, Large), which FCS pairs with the Driver 3.0 and …Lost’s other performance shortboards. 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 (Small, Medium, Large) is the matching rake template, Matt Biolos’s own signature fin, with the R-series Blackstix (R4, R6, R8) as the other rake option. Futures sizes its fins as Small 95–135 lbs, Medium 125–175 lbs and Large 165 lbs and up.
What is the Uber Driver based on?
…Lost took the outline, rocker and concaves from the back half, the engine room, of the Drivers Kolohe Andino and Griffin Colapinto rode in smaller waves on tour, and blended them to a lower, wider, faster, more forgiving nose imported from the Rocket series. It is designed to blur the line between hybrids and Pro-formance shortboards: …Lost says it still surfs like a modern performance shortboard, it just feels like cheating a little.
What changed in the 2018 Uber Driver update?
The team felt the original needed a decent wave to come to life, but wanted a small-wave speed machine for blowing off steam in less-than-stellar surf. …Lost responded with a wider nose and tail, a slightly lower overall rocker and more volume at similar dims: a flatter, fatter, faster small-wave board. The original can still be custom ordered as the “Uber Driver 2018 Original”.
What waves is the Uber Driver for?
Small, sub-par surf: the waves where …Lost’s team, and most surfers on Pro-formance boards, would actually want to reach for it.
Who rides the Uber Driver?
Mason Ho and Ian Crane rode the updated Uber Driver to the final of the Stab High wave-pool event, and …Lost says Michael Rodrigues and Yago Dora both call it their all-time favorite alternative shape.
Can I custom order an Uber Driver?
Yes. Use the Custom Order UBER DRIVER 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.
