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McKevlin's first became a dealer for Bing Surfboards back in the late 60's. Back then, Bing Copeland, an absolute icon of modern surfing, was the head honcho. He visited Folly Beach personally and convinced Ted and Dennis McKevlin to give his boards a try. In '74 G&S took over producing the boards, then Mike Eaton took over the reigns throughout the 80's and 90's. In 2000 Matt Calvani became the head shaper for Bing. Matt has been shaping since 1988 and previously worked for the likes of Shoreline Glassing, Tom Stranton, Hap Jacobs, Dennis Jarvis of Spyder, Becker, Lance Carson, and Rick Surfboards. Matt has managed to balance his respect for Bing's authentic historical importance alongside his own modern techniques, new materials, and new styles of surfing and surfboard building. Quite a few of Bing's original models are here practically unchanged as well as many progressive, new shapes. Check these out:

The Lovebird has quickly become our best selling Bing longboard. It was designed by Matt Calvani and Chris Del Moro for small to medium sized waves. It features a slightly narrower nose than most longboards, a subtle amount of tail rocker, a diamond tail with a bit of scoop on the deck, and a slight Vee to accentuate maneuverability.

Bing's Silver Spoon was inspired by the original Bing Noserider combined with the Bing Lightweight. This is another shape suitable for Folly's small to medium surf. The SS has a deep blended concave that helps with lift for noseriding while maintaining speed down the line. It comes standard with a triple stringer and a bit of a step in the tail area that increases lift for noserides as well as sensitivity in the tail for extra looseness.

The Bonzer was first designed by Bing's 70's design team, the Campbell Brothers. It features a prominent double concave bottom, two long low-profile side fins, and a single center fin. It's built for speed and drive. Common measurements for a 5'6" would be 14 x 19 1/4 x 13 1/2 x 2 3/4. It's just one of many Bing shortboard models.