Side Bite 4.35 Fiberglass

True Ames’ general-purpose side bite at 4.35" — the size at which the sides stop being a subtle addition and start shaping the turn.Side bites turn a single-fin board into a 2+1: the centre fin still does the steering, and the two small fins add hold through a turn and drive off the bottom.

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Construction

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The Fin

True Ames’ general-purpose side bite at 4.35" — the size at which the sides stop being a subtle addition and start shaping the turn.

Side bites turn a single-fin board into a 2+1: the centre fin still does the steering, and the two small fins add hold through a turn and drive off the bottom. True Ames cut this all-round template in six sizes and 4.35" is at the tall end of them, aimed at getting the most out of a 2+1 rather than the least: stability, projection and hold added to whatever centre fin the board already runs. Solid fiberglass, sold as a pair.

How that reads

More depth means more hold on rail, so a set this size locks the board in through a committed turn and drives it out of the bottom rather than simply steadying it. What you give up is the loose, pivoting feel that makes a single fin a single fin — with 4.35" fins either side the board behaves closer to a thruster.

Who it suits

Longboards and mid-lengths with a centre box and two plugs, surfed off the rail and in surf with some size behind it. If you mostly want the board to feel like a single fin with a safety net, one of the smaller sizes in the same range is the better buy.