SPG proto fuse and slender mast, looks like this is definitely a candidate for an emerging downwind “standard”.
Love the sanding of the masts to find the sweet spot for thickness
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I wonder what Foildrive thinks of this thing. Could they make an adaptor?
I’d say near impossible unless you used a slab of titanium milled to make a surface to bolt any of the assist drives. Horrendously expensive, probably a non-starter and due to the size of the assist market will probably turn the mono track idea into a dead duck.
Two things. Clearly this is a challenge for brands as it’s expensive and controversial to change
- F-one with their big change, going for the Axis / Code style, but with more of a taper. Looks good.
- Armstrong doing a social media push (awkward… lol!) saying their A+ is fine and implicitly they not changing it?
Maybe if you buy a full brand new kit the tolerances are tighter…Maybe most customers need education on assembling gear to proper torque…Maybe their team riders are getting something different. Maybe their team riders are modifying foils for a better fit.
but still, years later, when I see an Armstrong foil on the beach the moment I even put my fingers on the foil it feels wiggly and shaky like a jar of marbles and I remember the A+ setup I owned for a week and how unreliable it felt on land and on the water.
Garbage.
While there, I’d also mention that GoFoil stuck to their design for longer than Armstrong, and still no issues, no critical failures and stronger and stiffer than most. But they aren’t bragging too much about it
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