Justin Quintal Pivot
Justin Quintal's Pivot — an upright longboard fin with a full tip, one size at 9.75", built to noseride and still carve.Solid fiberglass in black white, on a 50/50 foil.
The Fin
Justin Quintal's Pivot — an upright longboard fin with a full tip, one size at 9.75", built to noseride and still carve.
Solid fiberglass in black white, on a 50/50 foil. Upright with moderate rake and plenty of area kept out at the tip: that is the traditional noseriding recipe, worked into something that still comes around when the rail is buried. True Ames drew it with Quintal, and it reads as an old-school template with modern turning built in. From anywhere on the board it will do what is asked of it — deep carves off the tail, a settled platform under the nose.
How that reads
An upright outline puts area under the board rather than behind it, so the turn happens around the fin: the tail plants, and the board pivots in a short radius instead of drawing itself out. The full tip is the noseriding half of the design — deep area is what keeps hold when weight goes forward. Rake is moderate rather than absent, so it still projects a line rather than only turning on the spot.
Who it suits
Logs ridden traditionally but surfed properly: noseriding first, with carving that does not have to be gentle. A rider who wants more release at the end of the turn should look at a cutaway outline, which trades some of this hold for a shorter radius.
Specifications
A versatile modern pivot built to perform from anywhere on the log — the upright stature and area give the hold you need for nose time, while the mild rake and medium base keep it responsive enough to carve.
Put it on an all-around log when you want one fin that noserides and carves without committing to either extreme. If you want a looser, more aggressive turning fin, go to the Quintal Cutty; if your priority is maximum planted nose hold, the Heritage is the call.
The Justin Quintal Pivot is a longboard single fin made by True Ames in solid fiberglass, offered here in one size, 9.75". The template is a moderate, upright pivot outline with mild rake and a medium base. It sits among True Ames's noserider templates and is intended for logs ridden from both the tail and the nose.
Mentioned in the review — Justin Quintal Cutty · Heritage — not something we carry.