WA
37 posts
Title says it bad :
I currently have 2 boards, 1 77 mast, and the 2 boards ( Gong for freestyle winging and KT for parawinging) dont have the same mast attachment system : both US rails, but the KT one is way deeper than the Gong one, so I have to change the screws everytime. Its not much, but becomes very annoying.
So I'm thinking of buying another mast, so I just have to change the plane instead of the whole thing. Problem is, carbon is expensive (around 700, whereas alu is like 90) so I'm thinking alu.
Would it be worse to have an alu mast for wing (when I want to go fast, jump, etc) or parawing (when glide is extra important... )
Thanks
WA
1187 posts
In winging you can push a mast to go faster. In parawing a slow mast makes everything harder and can even force you to size up your foil.
813 posts
Depending on your weight, jumping an alu mast is asking for trouble. I am 100kg and bend alu masts in a single jump, even with foils as small as 740cm2 and 6.5AR.
673 posts
Aluminum masts have received a lot of criticism... unjustified in my opinion, unless you only ride the same foil and never take apart your setup, mast, etc.
I mainly ride in fresh water and occasionally in salt water, and I've never had any problems. I apply Tef-Gel to my screws, although I imagine there are now products that work even better than Tef-Gel. As for jumping, I've only bent one mast in six years of foiling—and I do jump!
So, I have an aluminum mast with different mast lengths, as well as a carbon mast. I sometimes rig two foils on two different boards and don't have the budget for 4 carbon mast.
I do agree the carbon feels better and you can go skinner with carbon...but it works and it's a great way to save money.
196 posts
I can Just say the cedrus alu is amazing. Yes a few Sounds included but i tried it again and can say there is No big different compared with the dlab slim from Duotone and in Torsion even stiffer. So i bought an kt Adapter on top
