FluxFins - adjustable surfboard fins
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Honestly they look cheap and seem very gimmicky.
...but i guess someone had to do it.
Personally i think flex in fins is overrated and for the average surfer not something that noticeable, just a standard honeycomb fibreglass fin or even resin moulded are fine.
I'm not even convinced all the different materials make a noticeable difference, and I've bought the same template in different materials just to compare.
Even what people call plastic fins these days (resin moulded) are quite stiff and not like the early or very cheap plastic type fins.
IMO template, size and even foil is the most important and most noticeable aspect of a fin.
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Hi Indo Dreaming,
Thanks for your honest feedback mate. To be honest, there is actually a noticeable difference in the responsiveness of these fins as the stiffness settings are adjusted. If you, or anyone else would be interested in trialling them I’d be happy to meet with you somewhere, sometime to give them a run.
Cheers,
Gary
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How soon can I get my hands on them ?
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Hi Bondisurfer, they’re in the final stages of our initial production run so will be available before Christmas. Currently in Kickstarter. Have a look, let me know what you think...
Cheers!
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Made in Aust or Offshore ?
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Good luck Gary, I don't mind shopping online but pre-paying for something that isn't even selling yet just doesn't seem right. I might come around one day, I was never going to use pay-wave, but I wave good-bye to my money daily now. I clicked on your link to accountability and found no-one was really.
https://www.kickstarter.com/help/faq/kickstarter%20basics#Acco
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so Gary is this your invention and years of work to develop test and produce?
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Ive had a different veiw on flex in fins for years . Stiff flex for smaller waves to add drive and speed , and flex when it gets bigger and hollower for control and sorta flow.
I thought I Was just weird till i read a kelly slats interveiw that said the same.
I have allways played with fins on my new boards to tune them.
IE , ill sand the tabs to either to give the side fins more tilt for more TURN , or more straight up for down the line glide. So on and so forth.
Can completely change a board with all kinds of tricks , even moving them back and forward a bit , just a coule of thou makes a big difference, even one side fin a couple of thou to help a back hand bbotton turn , whatever.
Any ways , adjustable flex would be an awsome way to help tune a new board and can see a market for a few guys that would do tnis kind of thing.
Will probably try them my self if fin temps andd foils were compatable.
Good luck.
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What approx are they going to cost Gary ?
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Also Gary are they weakened by the hollow section or is the whole fin hollow?Tested the strength of them ?
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interesting concept , but in the end how much will a set of fins cost...are we talking $200 , $300 .....???
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Hi again gary but with respect, you did not answer the question about YOUR involvement in the inventing and developing this product.
Seems to me if you are looking for financial support from us to help out the battler,, then the true story of your blood sweat and tears would seem the obvious base to give it some authenticity.
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Do these fins float Gary ?
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10 k target reached
Good luck with them.
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Great ideas . Would really like to try out a set of these. Do you have a quad set in production.?
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$100 dual tab thruster set shipped.....seems fair price.
Demo day Sat March 3rd at Bondi.
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hope someone gives a review of these after the demo day.....very interested.
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likewise
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Anyone tried these yet or seen them?
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I think these are a great idea! just need to get the retailers onto them and i think they will fly off the shelves.
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Gary what a fantastic idea. I can see real benefit in being able to experiment with flex in a standard board, then apply the favoured setup across all of one's boards. Assuming it's possible to source a set "flex" in current materials across different fin types (2+1, twin, keel, quad etc)
How do we order a set?
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Brand New Flux Fins dual tab sets - $30
Gumtree Darlinghurst
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What happened Gary ?
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FluxFins Thruster sets available on Ebay .
Hi Swellnet community,
I'm Gary Irwig the founder of a new Aussie startup, FluxFins www.fluxfins.com. I wanted to reach out to you guys for some feedback on these flex adjustable fins I've been working on very hard for the last seven years here in Aus.
We launched on Kickstarter last week which is going well so far but now we are live, I'd love to know what you think of the idea:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1677310702/fluxfins-the-worlds-firs...
I’d really appreciate any thoughts, q&a, feedback, good or bad welcome!
Cheers,
Gary