do you have photos of that?
would be hard to notice in photos
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Iāve been using Nomads for a couple weeks so far, only a few sessions and still canāt talk about deep detailed comments since I think I still have a road ahead for tuning and finding the sweet spots but here are some things to take into account:
out of water: KT obviously a bit heavier cause of the alum fuse - shimming system, I think not for everyone but itās pretty simple and easy to understand, and from the recommended setting, you can do little 0,5Ā°Ā± adjustments to find the desired setup range, for thatās cool, with AFS I had to 3D print my own shims to try new feelings. But if youāre a simpler person, and donāt like shimming, just screws and go, then AFS itās obviously plug&play.
Also Iām mostly using a CRISP stab which is compatible with both brands just changing the adapter, but with KT I must find the sweet spot shimming by trial and error since itās airfoil is different from the KT original stabs obviously, so the suggested shimming system here doesnāt work so well. Once tried the stab on an ENDURO and no shimming required, felt good right away but more testing needed to be done.
In the water - Nomad 700 and 830, would say the 700 feels as lifty as the SILK 850 for start flying and even for pumping - but once flying, itās a 700, so itās looser way more playful and faster.
The nomad 700 for proning fits my needs perfectly being an inbetween in size/performance/carving/speed management of a SILK 650 which needs more wave power but is the BEST Carver still - and the 850 which for my 70Kg, usually throws me overpowered too easily.
SILKS are good pumpers, but you gotta be precise and have a rather high cadence pump, Nomads helps you a lot.
Carving - SILKS are still the best drivers, turns feel easy and like they carry you thru with AWD kinda feeling system ja - Nomads are more of a RWD with more pilot control required but they deliver tooā¦ SILKs more front foot pressure - NOMADs feel more backfoot pressure
830 Nomad felt more in the wave like the 850 silk - but better pumper and might even say low end lets you carry on smaller waves, someone would even compare it with the 1050 SILK !!
flow thru water - AFS with the bumps reduce a lot of the noise and feel more stable thru white or turbulent waters, NOMADs Iāve been told they feel āgrainyā, Iāve only felt it a couple times as if a fine little turbulence got stuck somewhere in the system and stayed for some seconds thru the wave, was really weird, not all the time thou.
Still more test to be done, since Iām still trying different shim settings on the CRIP 130, the Nomad 700 on the ATLAS 145 felt at home at the first session puming really well and was a day with glassy clean waves, and felt really nice thru carves too - not super hard roller, but very drivey, ideal to pump at really nice speed and carve hard against the coming wave face!
Both great foils - I think overall the AFS as a platform (no alum fuse corrosion hassle - UHM mast option - bigger more specialized front and stabs options porfolio) is better at this moment, SILK still the best carver for me and for sure a v2 will be awesome, as many have mentioned it would be awesome there was a 700-750 SILK (and modular).
Price/performance relation - and overall all-round performance being good at low end - pumping and still a super competetent carver and having more sizes available - does make a strong point in the decision making.
Have a great one!!
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Finally got around to doing a video on my thoughts regarding the Solus 775. The Solusā should be out in feb or March of 2026. Kaneās still tweaking the smaller versions. Iāll let you all know as soon as I get my hands on one. KT Solus 775 testing
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Ok, Iāll bite, howās the bottom end for parawingingā¦ compared to say atlas 790?
The bottom end is higher than the Atlas range. What are you doing? Are you surfing it or are you downwinding? If youāre surfing it the Atlas is gonna be hard to beat, but if youāre looking to go fast down wind, the slightly higher bottom end is definitely worth the improvements in speed.
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Iād be looking to use it for downwind with a parawing.
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I donāt think you would have an issue at all. Itās a bit higher, but not noticeable to me on the parawing. I have used both with the parawing. To me I think the 650 will be my go to for parawing
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By Ā« slightly higher Ā», where would you place it between the 680 and le 790 ?
Or maybe comparing it to the 110F ?
Sorry to be unclear. I havenāt paddled up the Atlas range, so Iām trying to think about how it compares with Parawing. In that way, yes between 680 and 790. The Atlas range is so much slower than the Solus, and downwind on Maliko means trying to go fast. I love the Atlas range for parawing DW runs focusing on turning, especially the 680. Love that wing! But for going fast the Solus is in a different league.
I have extensive experience on the Lift gear and Iād say it is between the 130 and the Florence 110.
Having tested the F4 685 and 530 Iād say itās between these two as well, not as easy as the 685 but much easier than the 530.
Once lifted it is as fast or faster than the 530. Check my video. Andy and I are very similar speeds and this foil is faster.
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