By gsusxst@gmail.com , 13-07-2005

Rodiride - folks...

I have been here twice, and met the local shaper.
Alvaro Fernandez, for his brand RODIRIDE.
Nice Price for boards.
He now has a School, with places to stay for about 8 people.
Evrything is in his shop. located just beside the highway to Villaviciosa. Painted like a hughe wave, and a sign Rodiride. driving towards villaviciosa it's at your right hand side.

By pedro.tarno@gmail.com , 11-07-2005

mexico.......... - Soy Mexicano y pues yo creo que voy a Asturias en septiembre de 2005 quiero hacer la ruta de santiago de compostela por la ruta de la costa y surfiar algunos puntos de la bella españa, rodiles es de ahuevo que voy. Voy a tomar mucha sidra, comer fabada, porros y la chingada..... disfrutar de sus paisajes que son bellisimos y cotorriar con la banda surfa de por alla. Saludos a la banda de rodiles espero que se lo esten dando chido y que pronto la cotorriemos en el lineupy agarremos unos tubos. Desde mexico les mando saludos (escribanme sus recomendaciones , comentarios, etc) pedro.tarno@gmail.com

By anonymous , 10-07-2005

- Hello, Rodiles is at least world class, is a hollow and perfect left, with the low tide there is a current fort that drags you out at sea, weekends alli cannot be done surf, there are forty people in the water

By myself , 06-06-2004

prestige - Dub, Rodiles is in perfect conditions, this year 2004 the european comunity give to Rodiles the blue flag and that means the waters is clean, but the locals are in war with the world. peace.

By Van Helsing , 26-05-2004

Tanto local tanto local.... - Llevo desde que tenia 13 o 14 cuando no había tablas casi en el mercado y pillar una de segunda mano era una aventura, voy a hacer 31 y he visto mucho mamoneo y mal rollo en la barra y siempre son los mismos los que tocan los cojones y aunque por ser mas local o mas grande no me toquen los huevos me toca ver el mal rollo que se monta con los guiris y la peña que ellos consideran de fuera, pues mira yo considero a los de Gijón de fuera y no voy de perdona vidas ni faltando, la verdad es que da pol culo y te quita las ganas, yo voy al agua a pasar un buen rato a comulgar con el momento y a hacer surf coño, no a tocar los cojones y crear mal rollo, a saltar y joder a casa chavales que encima ahora con la autopista os creeréis mas locales todavía...un saludo a la peña competente de xixon "que la hay" y a todos los que entran al agua con buen espíritu, como dijo el veraneante a la peña que cunde. O es que hay clases en el agua y no me enteré? a todos los que disfrutan sin asfixiarse, que sois unos asfixiaos "locales".Nos vemos en zapatilles en el pinar...

By anonymous 1 , 24-05-2004

Rodiles locals - Estoy hasta el culo de los tíos de Rodiles que se piensan que la playa es suya:¿de qué coño vais? si ni siquiera sois de la villa, yo llevo yendo allí de vacaciones desde que existo y no voy de local metiéndome con la peña y faltando. besos para los de la villa que esos sí que cunden.

By anonymous , 01-02-2004

no title - Just coming back from this trip I can tell you that nothing have change there and if you know how to stay at your place you will don't have any problem with the locals

By Dub , 08-12-2003

pollution ??? - I had the chance to catch a perfect rodiles last winter and i'd like to know if the prestige made so much damage on one of the most magic place i've ever never saw in eurpoe ???

By surfingtom , 05-12-2003

A less emotive view on Rodiles localism - I have stayed at Rodiles twice in the last couple of years and it is THE most beautiful place to hang out. The Eucalyptus trees are heaven and the break is excellent. However zillions of people pass through there hoping to get their piece of heaven. There are very few locals in Rodiles, most people visit from outside and I would say that foreigners outnumber locals by at least 4-1. In general I found that the locals were a friendly bunch although a little suspicious at first. But who could blame them - why bother making friends with most of the loud mouths on this message board? It's not like there isn't another 100 passer throughs behind the last, who they'll never meet again. A guy further down claims a board and some wetsuits were stolen from him and immediately blames the locals - I suspect it could just as easily have been som passers through - why would locals piss in their own back yard?

I would say however that the local crew are some of the best surfers I've seen in Spain and they have Rodiles absoloutely wired and I expect that many visitors aren't able to get many waves unless they are of a similar standard, leading to much frustration and a tendency to blame the locals for their bad surf (personally I'm competent but these guys are in a different league).

Anyway, what I'm trying to say is people are quick to judge and slow to look at things from other peoples points of view. This is usually the problem. Obviously there are always local wankers too, but I bet they are outnumbered by the visiting wankers, shitting on their beach, burning their Eucalyptus trees, upsetting the residents by being inconsiderate, staring at their girlfriends etc,etc...

So if you are a reasonably considerate and able surfer you will enjoy Rodiles, if you are a crap surfer you probably wont get any/many waves but its a beautiful spot to hang out and watch good surfing (you could always surf the much, much, gentler wave at the other end).

So there!

By Jim , 10-07-2003

Show up alone - Dont go with many people and the locals will be cool,
it is not a consistent spot so when it breaks a lot of people come. Surf it in the morning , most locals live in gijon , so they have a bit of a drive , and gijon is a party town. Indo style lefts on a mout of a river. Dont miss the parties in vilaviciosa in setember.