BWD wrote: ↑Wed Sep 06, 2017 6:06 pm
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Looks great.
Curious, what's the top speed like?
One poster to this forum said they had only had their takuma (or clone) to 21km/h. That's <12 knots, which has me hesitant to pull the trigger. Even if it is great for slow waves, I fear it would be too slow for faster ones, and not as versatile for freeride. I could see going bigger/slower than my 710cm2 zeeko carver, which can hit 25 knots, but I'm not sure about anything that won't do 15 or so.
Does the jshapes foil fall in between, or is it also super-slow?
I see they claim over 20, but curious for a "real world consumer" perspective.
The short answer is it is too soon to tell. I have only had a couple of sessions on it, the weather here has been unpleasant, and I am being careful after my ear surgery.
I had a quick look at my GPS logs and on my J Shapes Freeride foil I average in the low 20's kph. On the Cruzer I averaged just over 19 on a riding around day, so similar style to what I would do normally.
On the second session I just carved wave after wave after wave, so I was never locked in and blasting, and averaged just over 15 kph. There are so many turns on the track that there is no way to sensibly count them. Even looking at the speed trace there are no clearly visible pauses. I did play the track and roughly counted 25 direction changes in an hour. About 2/3 of those were in the wave zone near the beach.
I think speed has more to do with rider skill and intent and the conditions. I only go fast on my freeride foil if I try to and the conditions allow it. My max speed is a touch over 40 kph (25 knots) knots. I suspect I could get close enough to not care on the Cruzer foil.