Could be good.

I think it will be good, I have the Max battery system arriving shortly. I ride FD and Duotone Assist, the Duotone is great however run time is too short. Foildash will hopefully give similar run time to FD.

airsail said..
It’s a catch 22, more run time means more batteries and more weight attached to you. When I did a demo of the Duotone the weight on my waist was annoying but I guess you would get used to it.

I initially thought the Duotone would be great for flat water pump training but the belt bounced a bit while pumping and your legs still fatigued as quick due to the extra weight. I decided on the Foildrive Slim for that purpose.

I started on the FD Plus kit and progressed to the Gen 2 but never really enjoyed the loss of feels that you get having an aluminium box and battery jammed between the most important connection, also the weight on the board was a killer, I ended up using the slim kit which was better but this waist system is another level of performance.

I am just running a modified waist system at the moment so looking forward to some reviews.

airsail said..

Wingman WA said..

airsail said..
It’s a catch 22, more run time means more batteries and more weight attached to you. When I did a demo of the Duotone the weight on my waist was annoying but I guess you would get used to it.

I initially thought the Duotone would be great for flat water pump training but the belt bounced a bit while pumping and your legs still fatigued as quick due to the extra weight. I decided on the Foildrive Slim for that purpose.

I started on the FD Plus kit and progressed to the Gen 2 but never really enjoyed the loss of feels that you get having an aluminium box and battery jammed between the most important connection, also the weight on the board was a killer, I ended up using the slim kit which was better but this waist system is another level of performance.

I am just running a modified waist system at the moment so looking forward to some reviews.

Wow, your board is so thick, no wonder you didn’t want to add a Gen 2 Max between the mast plate and board. My board is 12mm thick in that location, gives excellent feel and probably less distance than most boards without a Foildrive fitted.

Weight is a bigger issue.

toppleover said..

That's a really good honest review , the unit looks well built with good run time. Just a bit concerning the battery heating up in a sealed casing , plus that's a large capacity single battery strapped to your spine. Doesn't say what type of Lipo battery it is . I know the DT is a different type less likely to fail and that adds a bit of weight and shortens battery run time but is much safer plus it's 2 smaller batteries not one very large one.