G'day Guys,

Regarding fins alone, and not accessories, who has the bigger market share, FCS or Futures in 2016/17?

FCS has been the go to fin company for ages but in some countries Futures has really come along way in the past several years.

Any thoughts out there?

Yeah I use both but would also say FCS...have a board with FCS2 now & prefer that tech

id say fcs has the legacy as in there would be most boards with fcs fins due to the age they have been ariund for of my last 3 boards purchased 2 were futures and 1 was fcs.
im interested if anyone has some stats on this my shaper gives either option and in regards to personal preference i lean more towards the futuresas i feel that they are a better ride being countersunk into the board. the flex point onthe fins is more like a.traditional board.
to be honest the best board i have ridden in the last few years is the occy model billabong/rusty i did truly enjoy the nostalgia and the shape of the board, but and this is the most important bit, having glassed in glass fins was amazing. noy just a bit better but amazingly better,.yes im from the margo,luke egan, matt hoy, occy generation so there was some definate swaying to favour style... but lets be honest unless you are a travelling pro or its a allrounder board the original is still the best when it comes to fins... i know we have the choice to interchange fins but when you see a shaper and tell them where you will use said boad it is best to get glass fins, let the shaper make fins for the board the rider and the wave. this takes a couple boards to get right......you have to slay the dragon to get the princess..........

Side rant: you buy a board with no fins.................why????........


hello sir would you like to buy a car with no wheels??

No no id like wheels,

ok very well, well we have bobcat wheels, or truck tyres...

no i just want car tyres, you sell cars but no car tyres????

yes well you see we are only a rep for bobcat tyres and truck tyres. we have an agreement signed with marketing brand 1 and the licensing agreement does not clarify which wheels are required..

so your telling me you have designed a vehicle but not the wheels for it to drive on????

Yes yes thats correct,

what else do you sell here?

oh we have a whole new range,boards without fins, we will make millions

DARTH said..

MickPC said..
Yeah I use both but would also say FCS...have a board with FCS2 now & prefer that tech

Agreed, I like FCS2 as well. No screws makes it for me, click in and go.

Lots of reports in of people losing their fins in the water - personally I have never lost any that way. Although some punk stole a set off my board whilst on my balcony not so long ago. Was pretty pissed off at the time ! Wish I had them screwed in at the time.

Razzonater said..

Side rant: you buy a board with no fins.................why????........


hello sir would you like to buy a car with no wheels??

No no id like wheels,

ok very well, well we have bobcat wheels, or truck tyres...

no i just want car tyres, you sell cars but no car tyres????

yes well you see we are only a rep for bobcat tyres and truck tyres. we have an agreement signed with marketing brand 1 and the licensing agreement does not clarify which wheels are required..

so your telling me you have designed a vehicle but not the wheels for it to drive on????

Yes yes thats correct,

what else do you sell here?

oh we have a whole new range,boards without fins, we will make millions

I agree with your side rant, but, if fins were supplied with a board it would be as much as $1000.00 as fins now cost $150+(FCS2) and futures are similar. Plus most people already have fins that they like. Swings and round-a-bouts.

Glassed in is the best by far, had a few with them. My next down south board will be glassed in fins.

Anyone interested in selling a set of LARGE FCS 2?

I have a set of new medium DHD which aren't doing what I want to them to do.

Pm me if you have something to offload please

Cheers

Imoutthere said..
Thanks heaps for all that info.

What about 3D fins? Are they getting popular you think? They seem to be far less common than FCS and Futures. Any random input would be great.

I'm not a fin guy, on purpose. Many moons ago I chose to just basically buy one set of FCS 1 fins and dabble with a few small trailer and nubster fins on my shortboards. That has suited me til recently but I may increase my arsenal I reckon.

3D have the golf ball dimples that Josh Kerr uses, they are done in Futures and FCS1.