Greetings, Shredderz! A 1968 Bing Surfboards marketing brochure was recently sold on eBay, and it contains some incredible information about the label and the models it offered during this time. Most of this isn’t news, per se, but I thought it’d be cool to share the images online for all of us who…
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Greetings, Shredderz! I recently stumbled across this old Bing Surfboards ad, which has some fantastic design and copy. And if you read closely, you’ll see that it’s longtime San Diego shaper Bill Shrosbree second from right, credited as a sander.
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Greetings, Shredderz! We’ve got another installment of the Weekend Grab Bag, featuring some intriguing sleds that are all for sale as of publishing time. Keep reading for the full rundown. 6’10” Bing Mike Eaton Single Fin (Facebook) Always loved the Dave Hollander color work on these Bing models, and this one is no…
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Greetings, Shredderz! Technically speaking, the Weekend Grab Bag runs during, well, the weekend, but I’m guessing you don’t read Shred Sledz for its punctuality. One Grab Bag rule that remains inviolate is that every single board featured here is currently for sale somewhere on the internet as of publishing time. There are some…
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Greetings, Shredderz! You gotta respect a clothing ad that features hard working dudes in the trenches building boards, instead of pampered pros that get paid to have fun. Here’s a wonderful 60s Hang Ten ad featuring Bing Surfboards’ factory crew. From left to right: Bing Copeland, Bennie Rabanal, Brian McGinnis and Jeffrey Prindle….
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Greetings, Shredderz! There’s a rad 7’6″ Bing Bonzer on Craigslist that was shaped by Mike Eaton, which I thought was worthy of a quick writeup. I’ve written up many Bing Bonzer boards over the years, and if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it! There are a few cool things going on with this…
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Greetings, Shredderz! Yes, it’s that time of year again. Scott Bass has some auction lots live for the latest installment of his long running California Gold surf auction, and I’m back to provide some commentary on boards I can’t afford. Bass’ auction is consistently the best selection of notable vintage boards for sale…
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Greetings, Shredderz! Today we’ve got a rare mid-week installment of the Weekend Grab Bag. For whatever reason, most of the boards I feature on the blog or Instagram tend to be single and/or twin fins. This time around, though, we’ve got a nice triple dose of three-finned boards, ranging from an 80s Nectar…
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Greetings, Shredderz! Today we’ve got a doubleheader for Sagas of Shred: a full page of vintage surf ads, featuring one spot for Clark Foam, and the other for Bing Surfboards. Bing has had some great ads over the years, and it’s cool to see the label still going strong today. Bing Copeland has…
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It sounds strange, but this blog owes its existence to Craigslist. I started writing Shred Sledz because it was impossible to find information online about the shapers and surfboards I was interested in. I realized Craigslist consistently had great pictures of interesting surfboards, but what made it inconvenient was the fact photos disappeared…
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