Aloha Friday: The Lost RNF Twinzer '96er, the Quiver Killer, the Big Rig Driver and new Mayhem fins
Three Lost boards landed this week, all shaped by Matt Biolos. One is a twin-fin fish that finally grips when you push it. One is the board you ride when you do not want to think about which board to ride. And one exists because bigger surfers kept getting pushed onto funboards they did not want. Here is what came off the truck.
The RNF Twinzer '96er Is Really Two Boards
Twin fins are fast and loose, and that is exactly the problem with them. Push hard off the bottom and the tail lets go. Matt Biolos took his best-selling RNF '96 fish and built in the TWINZER+ fin cluster to fix that.
Best for: fast, skatey twin-fin surfing that still holds a line when the wave stands up
A canard is a small fin that sits in front of the main fin. There are two here, and their job is to clean up the water flowing into the mains. Less drag, and far less of that slide-out feeling when you lean on the rail.
Here is the part worth understanding. Take the canards and trailer out and it is a pure twin, which is what you want on a small day. Put them back in when the surf stands up and it grips. One board, two setups, decided in the parking lot. Every board includes a free set of Canard fins.
Black Sheep runs 5'2" through 6'1". Lightspeed II is down to six sizes: 5'4", 5'6", 5'7", 5'9", 5'11" and 6'1". The Double Dart is 6'2" only, and that is the last size left in that construction.
For the full breakdown of all three fin setups and how Black Sheep compares to Lightspeed II, we wrote a separate guide: Twin-Fin Speed Without the Squirrely Feeling.
The Quiver Killer and the Big Rig Driver
Lost Quiver Killer
Best for: one board that covers most of your sessions without a swap
The name is the pitch. Speed when the surf is soft, hold when it stands up. The wide nose and extra foam get you into waves early, where a sleeker shortboard sits and watches them go by. The rocker is relaxed enough up front to roll into turns on momentum, and flat enough through the tail to drive off your back foot.
The rounded pin tail sits between a wide thumb and a narrow pin, so it stays lively in weak surf but still holds a steep drop. The five-fin box runs thruster when you want to go vertical or quad when you want drive. This is the 2025 re-master: shapes cleaned up, core dimensions left alone. Ride it one to two inches shorter than your usual shortboard.
In stock in 5'4", 5'6", 5'7", 5'8", 6'2" and 6'3", in PU and Lightspeed II.
Lost Big Rig Driver
Best for: surfers around 175 to 190 pounds and up who still want to ride a shortboard
Most bigger and older surfers eventually get told to ride a funboard. This is the alternative. The Big Rig Driver is based on Lost's Driver 3.0, the contest shortboard their team rides daily, scaled up rather than softened. Same rocker, concaves and rail design as the elite version.
What changed is the volume and where it sits. A thicker centerline with a rolled deck gives paddle power without that boxy feel, and the relaxed entry rocker glides in easily. Built from Cole Houshmand's boards, it is Lost's first large-scale pro shortboard since El Patron in 2018.
In stock in 6'2" through 7'0", in PU and Lightspeed II.
What Riders Are Saying
We asked two customers who own these boards to tell us straight, no script. Kekai rides the Quiver Killer in Lightspeed II and talks about what it covers and where it runs out of road. Tyler took the Big Rig Driver out and explains what it is like being a bigger surfer on a board that still turns.
Watch Kekai's Quiver Killer review, or see Tyler's Big Rig Driver review. Matt Biolos also walks through the TWINZER+ setup himself and explains why the canards change how the board holds, which is worth watching before you pick a size.
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Sign up for our newsletterMatt Biolos' New Mayhem Fins
The fins landed the same week as the boards, which is not an accident. Matt designed these templates around shapes like the RNF.
Futures Twinzer+ Mayhem
Best for: the RNF Twinzer '96er, run as a twin or a twin-plus
This is the cluster the Twinzer '96er was built around. The rear stabilizer adds punch and control to a normal twin, while the two forward canards extend the base and claw into the wave face. That is why the main twins here are more upright and narrower than usual — the canards are already doing some of that work.
FCS II Mayhem Driver and Pivot
Best for: two different jobs, so pick by the wave you surf most
These two look similar and do not surf alike at all. The Driver has a wide base and a tapered tip, built for drive. It holds through long, drawn-out carves and suits point breaks and hollower waves.
The Pivot is more upright, turns tighter and redirects faster. That makes it the beach break fin, and the better pick on boards with less rocker. If you want snaps rather than long carves, this is the one. Both come in small, medium and large.
The Sunscreen We Cannot Keep on the Shelf
Best for: long sessions where regular sunscreen ends up in your eyes
Even the kids ask for this one, partly for the smell and partly because it does not smear onto your board or gear. It is built around 25 percent non-nano zinc oxide and little else, which gets you 97 percent UVA and UVB coverage with no oxybenzone or octinoxate, so it is genuinely reef safe.
Zinc works differently from chemical sunscreen. It sits on your skin instead of soaking in and does not break down in the sun, so as long as you can see it, it is still working. The Cocoa version is tinted with organic cocoa powder, which is where the chocolate smell comes from.
See the Cocoa → · See the Vanilla → · Hear what customers say →
New Arrivals from Outerknown
Kelly Slater's APEX line took three years to reach its second generation, and it shows in small places. The trunks are made from NetPlus material, which is recycled fishing net, and the back pocket has eleven laser-cut drainage holes, one per world title.
Best for: long sessions where cheap trunks start rubbing
Pitch Black Topographic runs 28" to 40" with a 19" outseam. French Blue Lei runs 28" to 36" with a shorter 17" outseam. That is just how far down your leg they sit, so pick by preference.
Best for: dawn to lunch in the water without cooking your shoulders
A tighter, higher-compression cut than a loose sun shirt. UPF 50 plus, chlorine resistant, with flatlock seams so it does not chafe. The hood has a brim, and a loop at the hem ties to your boardshorts so it stays down when you paddle. Faded Jade runs small through extra large, Faded Pitch Black small through double extra large.
Best for: after the session, when you still have somewhere to be
The BBQ in Solimar Blue Kellyloha is organic cotton with a camp collar and corozo nut buttons, cut a little roomier. The Indigo Floating Fauna is a short-sleeve Studio Shirt in garment-dyed poplin, washed soft and cut leaner, with a hidden pocket inside the hem.
Free Shipping and How Fast You Get It
Spend $150 or more on clothing and surf accessories and shipping is free (bulky items are the exception). We also drop orders at the main post office at night, so they start moving right away.
Here is what customers tell us they see:
- Oahu — usually the next day
- Neighbor Islands — 2 to 3 days
- West Coast — 3 to 5 days
- East Coast — 4 to 6 days
Three boards from one shaper, each solving a different problem. That is the useful thing about a week like this: it is not about the newest board through the door, it is about which one matches the way you actually surf.
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