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C drive fins

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Created by Bighugg > 9 months ago, 30 Oct 2017
Smash1
NSW, 824 posts
5 Dec 2017 8:37AM
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I found my new set.......Thanks Marco

Smash1
NSW, 824 posts
10 Dec 2017 12:48PM
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WOW - what a difference they make to performance. You can certainly feel the difference, and this was in reasonably small surf. Cant wait to try them in the bigger stuff.

Bighugg
482 posts
11 Dec 2017 2:00PM
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Lucky bloke. Smash 1.
My water is drying up fast, max evaporated. 39+
I have messaged Troy re the interest on here,
Small business do what they can when they can,
Patience......

Bighugg
482 posts
11 Dec 2017 7:52PM
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To add to that
Piros has post on sup General - What's your local surf shop worth to you ?
Recon C-drive is in the same boat.
Hopefully this thread will give him a referred list of buyers of intent

Tang
VIC, 580 posts
20 Dec 2017 11:12PM
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They're the best fins for SUP by a country mile. I use them in my shortboards too, makes em fly.

Tang
VIC, 580 posts
20 Dec 2017 11:13PM
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I should have said, I'm in for a set when Troy gets the next batch....

Smash1
NSW, 824 posts
22 Dec 2017 11:26AM
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I certainly want some more

HSJ
NT, 23 posts
2 Jan 2018 11:15PM
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i found c-drives better in some boards than others. for example i put a set of mediums in the JP 8'0 Surf Pro and it ripped. when i tried them in the JP 8'2 surf pro (same shape scaled up) they didn't inspire me and i went back to Arc mediums.

KarlLQ
39 posts
3 Jan 2018 3:35PM
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I've got to agree on the board being key. On an 8'8" Speed the board felt stiff with medium tri set of c drives. On a home made 7'8" board it is fast and loose - that is as a quad though, which might make a big difference.

colas
4986 posts
4 Jan 2018 6:16PM
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KarlLQ said..
I've got to agree on the board being key. On an 8'8" Speed the board felt stiff with medium tri set of c drives. On a home made 7'8" board it is fast and loose - that is as a quad though, which might make a big difference.


Same here, I found C-Drive too still for boards over 7'6".
You may want to use only C-Drives on the side fins and regular center (or quad rears) however, it works quite well.

colas
4986 posts
4 Jan 2018 6:16PM
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KarlLQ said..
I've got to agree on the board being key. On an 8'8" Speed the board felt stiff with medium tri set of c drives. On a home made 7'8" board it is fast and loose - that is as a quad though, which might make a big difference.


Same here, I found C-Drive too stiff for boards over 7'6".
You may want to use only C-Drives on the side fins and regular center (or quad rears) however, it works quite well.

Smash1
NSW, 824 posts
15 Jan 2018 4:18PM
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Got the other 2 fins for the Quad set up. Tried it out this morning at Manly in some decent size surf. Awesome performance. Amazing speed. Had these on the Starby Airborn 8'8"

Bighugg
482 posts
24 Feb 2018 5:18PM
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Smash1 ,are you running all C-drives as quads on your Starby ?

Smash1
NSW, 824 posts
25 Feb 2018 12:51PM
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Bighugg said..
Smash1 ,are you running all C-drives as quads on your Starby ?


I sure am. Mind blowing performance. Has completely transformed the boards performance. I would have these on all of my SUPs (10!!!) if I could get hold of them.
Hard to believe I can get this level of speed out of the Board and turns on a dime.

Bighugg
482 posts
25 Feb 2018 3:11PM
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Have you tried C-drive quads in your Runway Noserider yet ?
If so , did it hold well with you on the nose ?

Got a thruster set, chasing rear quads now ....

Smash1
NSW, 824 posts
26 Feb 2018 8:51AM
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Bighugg said..
Have you tried C-drive quads in your Runway Noserider yet ?
If so , did it hold well with you on the nose ?

Got a thruster set, chasing rear quads now ....


Not yet as I only have the FCS version....need to buy a Futures adaptor

Bighugg
482 posts
15 Mar 2018 5:53AM
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Hi Smash1,
I am back hm for surftime and thought I would use GL as it was last surfed with quad. Was going to run L front, M rear in adapter.......
Not good....
The rear extra length won't allow them to drop in.....
Looking like they would end up with fair size cutaway wedge
Took awhile to get these so not prepared to chop.







riverider
TAS, 1096 posts
15 Mar 2018 1:05PM
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Bighugg said..
Hi Smash1,
I am back hm for surftime and thought I would use GL as it was last surfed with quad. Was going to run L front, M rear in adapter.......
Not good....
The rear extra length won't allow them to drop in.....
Looking like they would end up with fair size cutaway wedge
Took awhile to get these so not prepared to chop.








yep, I had to sand a bit off mine to get them in, but not to much.







Smash1
NSW, 824 posts
15 Mar 2018 6:07PM
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Managed to get hold of a set of Futures C Drives and yes there is a slight sanding of the rear section, but not a lot and has no impact on performance

Bighugg
482 posts
15 Mar 2018 7:05PM
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Thankyou guys.

yt04
QLD, 394 posts
16 Mar 2018 6:05PM
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G'day anyone following this thread re cdrives. I spoke with Troy last week and he has some in stock but no largess left. He's expecting new stock in August including futures.
Cheerd

benk
QLD, 398 posts
16 Mar 2018 7:21PM
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How can I get hold of Troy to order some?

benk
QLD, 398 posts
16 Mar 2018 7:27PM
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benk said..
How can I get hold of Troy to order some?


Sorry, found it on page 1. Cheers

HSJ
NT, 23 posts
30 Mar 2018 4:15PM
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Business up the front - Party down the back.


Solid glass mediums and small carbon hexcores.

Bighugg
482 posts
30 Mar 2018 3:44PM
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Looking forward to trying that combo tomorrow morning in 4-5...

Then hopefully same sizing in thrusters in 8'10 Speeeed.....

Lucyloo
VIC, 139 posts
3 Apr 2018 6:53PM
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Love the cdrives in all my speeds also put em in my 9 ft mal and shes good.Get your orders in guys dont want these fins to dissappear.

Bighugg
482 posts
8 Sep 2018 5:38AM
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Hi all , what are you running C-drive's in these days. Brenno's got me frothing with his in his Blue Hipster 10'

Smash1
NSW, 824 posts
12 Sep 2018 7:47PM
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Running C Drives on all of my boards (9). They are seriously the best fins available.
Need to get some crowd funding to get production started again

SoCalGremmy
60 posts
13 Sep 2018 12:24AM
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Smash1 said..
Running C Drives on all of my boards (9). They are seriously the best fins available.
Need to get some crowd funding to get production started again


Heard from Troy. No C Drives avail due to finances..... May be avail by first of next year....
How can we help him (and ourselves) out?

colas
4986 posts
13 Sep 2018 2:26PM
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SoCalGremmy said..
How can we help him (and ourselves) out?




Speaking of the fin qualities will help.
Pre-ordering them could help, if Troy is OK.
Troy making Futures and FCSII version will help. But it cost money.
I guess talking more shapers/brands trying them so that they could propose them with new boards could help. I praised them with the Gong shaper, but he didn't like the way they behaved in turns, less smooth than the fins he is used to.

The issue is with fins with a high quality construction such as these is that once you have a quiver of them, you do not need to buy any more of them, making it hard to sustain a business unless you resort to marketing tricks: "new line for 2019! new signature fins! new colors! new shape for 2019 (with only a mm change)"...

Also not having any stock doesn't help people discovering them, and the huge marketing might of FCS do not help.

Troy told me I was the one who bought him the more fins in 2010+2011... but I haven't bought a C-Drive fin him ever since, I have a sufficient C-Drive quiver to cover all needs. I guess I will only buy C-Drives again if he make a FCS II line, or if he finds a way to make them faster (I dream of a C-Drive outline with a Quobba foil and material, in FCSII of course), and perhaps have more flex.



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