I’m looking to try a new setup and am really interested in KT. I’ve heard the masts can be a bit wobbly and curious how they would hold up at my weight, 90kg. Anyone around my size used KT and could share their experience? I’m plan on using it for everything (wake, DW, foil drive, wing). Thank you!
I notice that “everything” didn’t include dockstart or pumpfoil, which is the most demanding in stiffness due to the low speeds.
I’m only 74 kg but I’ve spent a bunch of time dockstarting and pumping the Atlas 1340 and 960 with the 70 cm mast. The only time I experience wobble is on the 1340 very close to stall speed (super slow) and even then it’s totally manageable. These wings are small enough (even though they offer huge lift for size) that you can force their position in the water.
Good point, I haven’t learned to dockstart but it’s definitely something I’d like to learn. Thanks for the input
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I’m 90kg, using FoilDrive in waves with 77cm carbon mast, Atlas 1130 and 1340, Nomad 1160, 980 and 830. I’ve tried the 1340 a couple of times so far and was very surprised that I couldn’t feel any flex.
That could be because I’m pretty crap at rollin’ her over but my experience in similar conditions with an Axis 1201/HM mast was very different, very wiggly, maybe due to the foil flexing as it seemed a lot thinner. The 1340 has a 1220cm span.
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93 KG here. Ride Atlas 960, 570, Nomad 830, 700. Used to be on Armstrong with the Performance mast (one of the stiffest and nicest masts I’ve used so far). I wouldn’t call the KT mast wobbly, but they definitely feel softer and “busier” through the water than an Armstrong Performance or NoLimitz V2 for example. I do feel this more on the spannier 960, but it’s not much of an issue on the smaller sizes. The flex is there, but it’s far from wobbly. It’s likely on par with the previous Armstrong A+ mast that preceded the Performance mast. I’d love a stiffer version to really let these incredible foils shine that much more, but I’m very happy with the overall performance switching to KT. Connections are good and I absolutely love the Nomad range for wave riding and turning. Atlas is great for efficiency, glide and pumping.
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100kg and use the atlas 1340 on the 77 carbon mast and the 1130/960 on the 85 mast. I primarily wing foil, parawing and wakefoil. I have previously owned AS with the performance mast and Axis HM carbon mast. I was initially worried about the KT masts as being wobbly d/t some reports. My experience has been awesome with KT. I can not tell a meaningful difference between the KT mast and AS performance or Axis.
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95kg rider here. Do you notice any difference in mast flex between the 77cm and the 85cm? I’m looking at the 85cm to ride over the constant chop we have. I’ll mainly be using the 1130 or 1340 for parawinging.