tomtom wrote: ↑Tue Aug 28, 2018 8:01 pm
Dont buy North foils. There are better options. North are SLOW and UNSTABLE worst possible combination. In past there was SLOW and STABLE and FAST and UNSTABLE foils. North somehow manage to made slow and unstable foil. /normal speedster/. GT is somehow faster and even less stable foil.
Nowadays there are FAST and STABLE foils pretty standart. Do some research. I dont want to write names so i dont sound like affiliated. But especialy for learning NORTH are horrible.
Also dont buy board without front center strap option. Much easier to learn with center strap IMO
Are you sure?
The first North foil was a disaster indeed yes - but maybe that has made such a huge impression that we just THINK the new speedster and hybrid dont work - where it might be splendid?
I have no idea myself, but this way of thinking has lead many to miss good gear, because they cant imagine the brands "learning" from their mistakes
Where reality is, just like Cabrinhas bladder disaster back in the days, that they make BETTER products than most others, after that, to get back and avoid the bad reputation they got
Just a thought and often the case.
But okay, if you have ridden the speedster yourself, I could be wrong indeed, yes.
PF