itsmark1974 said..
Guys, got myself a Skybrid 85 liter before the holiday. Coming from a JP Xwinger 95. Weigh 80kg, and use Sabfoil M93, 869 with 375, or 899 with 425. Need some help. Despite very positive reviews I am not yet a fan. Before the holiday I tried some Groove boards (freestyle 85 and Gwave 85), and these felt spot-one with the Sabfoils, with amazing pitch control etc. I really could crank the turns. With the Skybrid I feel like I am balancing on the end of a springboard in the middle setting. I also have my feet before the front footstrap inserts. Putting the mast further back did hardly help. Maybe it's me but I totally lack the ability to really carve the turns. I don't feel in control like I expected. And the limited width doesn't help. Putting the track more to the rear made the springboard effect bigger, especially with pumping.... Putting it to 1/4 in the front somehow improved the handling, but it was more difficult to pump it on foil.... I don't know whats the deal. Maybe Sabfoils I have don't really work with the Skybrid. Don't know exactly what to do. Sell the board, and get a Groove board, sell the Sab and get Duotone foils, but I don't have a lot of money left this year to invest even more money....... Do people recognize that my Sab's are not working with the Skybrid? maybe other wings? all in all I am not happy as I expected. Low wind performance getting up is ok, but not the revolution I expected as well.... So really I don't see a lot of advantages at the moment... maybe it's just me