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Brand-name fins vs knockoffs

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  • 24-09-2010 7:33pm
    #1
    cornbb
    Registered Users Posts: 6,790 ✭✭✭


    FCS-branded fins tend to cost 60-100 quid or so whereas no-brand knockoffs can be had for a tenner on eBay. Is is acceptable to cheap out on buying fins, or would these generic knockoffs result in a noticeable performance hit?


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    #2
    glide
    Registered Users Posts: 153 ✭✭glide


    they are all the same ****! some can be a bit more flexy than fcs
    all my ding repairs are fcs failures says alot for the system should be renamed as F@##ing Crap System!!


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    #3
    Jomob
    Closed Accounts Posts: 30 ✭Jomob


    The price of fcs fins is actually laughable!

    It never ceases to amaze me how much bull**** can flow from a surf brand marketing department.

    Have ye seen the ads for all these new technology boardshorts! haha what a load of cock. :rolleyes:


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    #4
    loctite
    Registered Users Posts: 589 ✭✭✭loctite


    Have used the entry level FCS fins (the G series, G8's I think) and have also bought generic copies of this FCS series for a fraction of the price and I have noticed no difference.

    But tbh, I find it very difficult to notice any difference between subtle changes in fin designs. I think fin setup (if you have the options available on your board i.e. quad, thruster, single etc) make a far more dramatic and distinguishable difference in performance.......


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