Duotone Foil Assist

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I know it is in French, just use Google Translate :wink:

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Someone had to come up with it. I know FD we’re always hesitant due to mounting a Lipo battery on your body.

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As someone who used the original FDA+ with a waist mounted battery, I can say FINALLY!

I’m not a huge fan of efoil assists in general these days (they are making a mess of our local lineups) but having tested most of the setups, I can confidently say removing that weight off the board was a huge improvement in performance bringing it slightly closer to a “real foiling” feeling.

Having an OEM with warranty, waist mounted option seems like a better choice than dumping money into boards with big channels dug out of the base (which still end up as heavy setups)

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Can I just say that swallow tail fish foil board in those shots might be the kookiest thing in foiling(and Christ on a cracker that’s saying a lot) just when I was thinking “those dweebs at duotone of so much money to throw at this they’ve gotta have something great in the works” they go and make that eyesore. Jesus that looks like gen 1 foil equipment like that Green slingshot nightmare board that existed in 2016

“Wait a minute, that graceful and timeless
Swallowtail on that board. Is it being ridding by legendary style master Joel Tudor
or a French e-foiler? We’ll never know”

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More pics here, seems like the board is in the deal :rofl:

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Its the slot the cord goes thru. Its still ugly, but it does have a function.

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Another one. FlowCustom on Instagram: "We are excited to announce the new V2 Assist Release !!! Some New Features: Starting from the core new electronics, new software, new motor, new box, new cable, new Remote, new Batteries.....yes an absolutely new Gear. - We keep or 12s 44v configuration to have the best performance on the market right now. - The New Box Allows you to install the New Pro Batteries 444Wh, or the Travel ones 290Wh, making easy to get an extra set by quite low price and have both options!!! - The New motor is smaller....yes smaller and lighter, after many tests we bet for quality and custom motor wiring, allowing the same power or more than bigger one. - The New Remote have now clear display, and GPS to track your sessions, maybe it seems no big benefit but is good to see the total distance in one session an check how your progression grows. - The New Coil cable is the redefinition of our previous leash, confortable, no tangles, safest, for sure using waist or back pack, the no weight on board is blow mind... We were focused on advanced setups since the origin, so light weight and power was the goal, looking for the closest feeling of Pure Surf Foil. . . . . #surffoil #surffoiling #efoil #foilassist #wingfoil #flowcustom #flowcustomassist #downwindfoiling #themagicpod"

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Please never again have team riders smiling at the camera while foiling

Other than that, this looks super awesome. I guess you can’t buy it without the mast?

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I am sure when he was getting his photo taken he didn’t realise it would be photoshoped onto a foiler :joy:

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Guy who has made home made versions said that cord is going to get pulled out on the first over waist high wave you fell on. It’s happened to him.

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I was using mine in much bigger than waist high and didn’t have any such issues with my garage hack job on my FDA+ waist mount.

Without seeing the Duotone version in person I can’t speak to how they have addressed it but in my case a dyneema sheath used as the “leash” that was shorter than the power cable meaning it always took the load rather than the power cable worked well.

I don’t ride assists anymore but if it’s been built from the ground up for waist mounting it could actually be a decent option for someone who wants an assist without all the weight/drag and that’s not something I thought I’d be saying about duotone!

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Re: Fishtail, I agree(d) - but someone has subsequently pointed out to me that it allows for a shorter wire loop from the motor to the leash attachment. If they didn’t have the fish tail, the loop would be longer to clear the tail of the board and could get caught in the prop. So it turns out there is a design purpose for it here.