It's a real tip of the hat to what guys like Tom Curren and Occy were ridding in the mid to late 80's. Their boards had much more volume than most modern thrusters today and were very forgiving and easy to ride because of this. Why The Bad Brain works so well is the flat deck gives you more foam all the way out to the edge of the rail, this puts you more on top of the water giving you more paddle power and also more speed when you're on the wave. the Vee bottom that runs right from the nose through the fins and lifts off the corners of the tail makes the board very fast and responsive, giving you constant speed and flow, even over flatter sections.

The Epoxy have Bi-Axial Cloth on the deck which is a fibreglass cloth that provides high strength-to-weight ratio. It has more fibres (stronger) and requires less resin (lighter)