Gorgo said..
$4500 is just stupid. Liquid Force have definitely addressed the main concern for new foilers, the high startup cost.
Totally plugging my own thread here but there are a number of other foils for newbies at similar or even lower cost than LF's design. I'm not going to bag it here, it has strengths being slow, stable, tough and apparently good for jumping, plus a board you can surf with, with trade-offs being heavyish, slow, basic design, draggy & the board is inherently unsuited to foiling, heavy/sinky/no nose rocker.
www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Kitesurfing/General/Entry-level-foils-boards-for-beginners/ Currently I would lean towards Manta at maybe $200 over LF's $2,000 price, or for me personally I'd choose Alpinefoil Aluminium+Carbon fiber + dedicated foilboard at $2240 delivered plus tax/duty. There's no comparison for me the Alpinefoil is one sexy mofo.
KFA will be delivering an Aussie mixed material low cost foil soon as well...
comparison LF to Alpinefoil..
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