Ellis Ericson Mike Kite 6'4 review: a new custom quad egg

Updated 2026-09-19

The Ellis Ericson Mike Kite is a 6'4 custom quad, the newest board in the current rack. It was ordered as an all-rounder for both small and larger waves, and its story is still being written.

What it is and why I bought it

I ordered the Mike Kite from Ellis Ericson in December 2025, a PU snub-nose egg with edge rails and a single concave with a double inside, run as a quad. The brief behind it was straightforward: one board that could handle small days and step up into larger ones without needing a swap.

How it surfed

This board is too new to the rack to have sessions, speeds or wave lengths logged against it yet. What is on record is the intent behind it, an all-rounder for small and large waves, and the fin setup: a quad Ellis fin, matched to the board by the same maker. The wave range noted for it runs 1 to 4 ft, ideal at 2 ft, though that figure will settle in as it gets more time in the water.

Who it suits and who it does not

A snub-nose quad egg like this, built as an all-rounder, is aimed at someone who wants one board to cover a range of small to medium conditions rather than a specialist shape for one type of wave. Until it has proper sessions logged, it is too early to say definitively who it does not suit, beyond the obvious: anyone chasing a dedicated big-wave board should look elsewhere in the rack, since nothing about this board's brief points that way.

What happened to it

It is still in the rack, freshly built. It cost $2,050, fins included, and carries an asking price of $1,200, though there is no reason to expect it to move on this early.

Questions people ask

What fins does the Mike Kite use?

A quad Ellis fin set is the logged setup, matched to the board by the same shaper.

Why is there so little data logged for this board?

It only entered the rack in December 2025, so it has not yet built up the sessions, speeds or wave lengths that the rest of the current quiver has on record.

What was the Mike Kite ordered to do?

The register describes it as an all-rounder for small and large waves, a single board meant to cover a range of conditions rather than specialise in one.

For the full spec sheet, see the current quiver. For other quad-fin boards in the log, see the Simon Shapes Quegg and the Vouch Gun. For the case for ordering a custom board like this one, see custom or stock surfboard.