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.

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.

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.

Plenty of prone guys have tried and are VERY good riders and they all felt the difference, if you like all that weight on your board thats cool, this is a conversation about something different not whats better.

hilly said..
Could be good.

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Standing start awesome

Hi, I’ve used the FoilDrive Gen1+ standard board mount and also with a homemade waistbelt. I’ve owned the Gen 2, and now use a home-made backpack system.
Moving the battery off the board was a revelation, the board became so responsive that I took a session to get used to it.
I didn’t like the waist belt. The battery always felt like it was slopping around on my hips, no matter how much I tightened the belt.
The backpack is great! I use a standard Camelbak-type plus a waist-leash. It feels like less swing weight because the battery is now in line with my spine, and I barely notice it when using it.
I use webbing to tie the camelback to the waist leash belt because if they stray too far apart then they can pull the battery cable out of the battery pack. The Duotone and FoilDash avoid this by using an integrated battery box and leash attachment.