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Postby austroKiter » Thu Jun 13, 2019 7:32 pm
Hi,
which foil boards are there on the market that are thin like a twintip?
The CrazyFly F-Lite comes pretty close to what I'm looking for but I don't need all the inserts for straps:
https://www.crazyflykites.com/boards/f-lite
What I'm looking for:
- Light
- Should fit plate mounted foils (like Moses)
- Ideally no added weight from strap inserts
- Length around 105-130cm
If this doesn't exist on the market, any recommendations where to get something like this custom built?
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or6
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Postby or6 » Thu Jun 13, 2019 7:43 pm
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Postby jjm » Thu Jun 13, 2019 7:49 pm
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Postby Live2KITE » Thu Jun 13, 2019 8:18 pm
Hi there,
The ones we use and sell the most on the twin tip construction are the AXIS Minimal Volume foilboards.
3 different sizes of the Minimal Volume construction, $699
105 x 45cm, 125 x 45cm, 145 x 45cm
https://live2kite.com/pages/axis-foils-mv-series
Let us know if you have more questions.
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Postby thewindego » Thu Jun 13, 2019 10:02 pm
What is the weight on those? Sure looks like a nice design.
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Postby Foil » Thu Jun 13, 2019 10:03 pm
this for me is odd,
can you say why you prefer a board and rig which from my experience sinks just under the water surface, and can not be seen as a result when you crash?
its certainly a feature that make me avoid that route.
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Postby thewindego » Thu Jun 13, 2019 10:26 pm
Found out105 weighs 2.9kg. Not light but a nice looking board.
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Postby tmcfarla » Fri Jun 14, 2019 1:24 am
I used a modified shinnster for a while, definitely prefer my current board which is 1” thick (still quite low volume). Volume helps with visibility a lot, and it is lighter. I guess I can see the appeal of it being indestructible for airline travel, but for anything else a bit of volume is nice.
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Postby tswierkocki » Fri Jun 14, 2019 3:33 am
Here you go. I been riding mine for a year now. Great board.
https://www.kanahashapes.com/shop
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Postby or6 » Fri Jun 14, 2019 4:48 am
Just remembered: RRD does the Squid. Nice looking board, seems to run well as a skimboard as well.
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