John Streit from Virginia, USA says:

While the Quickie has never been an official part of my quiver, I have ridden several of Surf & Adventure shop demos in a pinch and have really enjoyed the feel of this board. What jumps out is the smooth outline from nose to tail, which I found translates into great sweeping turns, especially in solid surf. As mentioned in the other reviews, the Quickshift is more akin to a traditional shortboard than a true fish. Less snappy in the pocket than the other models I've ridden, but this thing holds much better in larger surf. Again, another true all-around and would be the perfect travel board ready to handle anything!

Chris Stellato from Virginia, USA says:

I found this board perfect for a variety of conditions in and around Virginia Beach. I am 6'2", 180lbs. and enjoy a board with some extra float to help me chase down shifty peaks at the local beach-breaks. While this board has the float and paddle power of a groveller style board, I feel that the lines of the board still work perfectly in bigger surf. In my opinion, this board is a little closer to a typical thruster than the Bean or the Stryka; it is a great hybrid-fish similar to the Webber Afterburner. When ridden as a quad this board is super fast and drivey, and I recommend the quad for when the waves are big & running fast down the line.

Lee from NSW, Australia says:

Took the Quickshift out today for the first time at Avoca Point on NSW Central Coast. Had a great surf so that implies the board performed very well. The board offers very good performance as I was surfing a tricky point wave with a ledgey takeoff surging next to rocks. Had some late takeoffs with board accelerating nicely upon landing in pocket. Set this board up as quad with addition of FCS G-XQ rear fins that you add to the M5 fins that come standard. This design really suits the quad as board has less drag and moves freely over dead spots and also does not get hung up at the takeoff. This means heaps of speed!! What most people do not realise is that the thruster has a major flaw and that is too much drag caused by the centre fin. This causes the board to hang up on takeoff and stall over dead spots The old single fins had minimal drag and now the quads have reduced drag with heaps of manoeuverability. Board will suit intermediate to advanced surfers who don't want the drawbacks of a PRO board. Good board for east coast OZ.