Patrik Airinside vs. FMX

    Hallo, ich besitze ein 130l V2 Patrik Airinside und bin äusserst zufrieden damit (mit 44er Sonntag Finne und 8.6 / 7.8 Gunsails Vector). Das Board ist recht empfindlich und hat schon einige Schäden (Deck war teilweise weich, ich habe es mit Bauschaum gefüllt; Nase einige Macken), glücklicherweise kann man beim Airinside nach der Session Wasser, das ins Board eindringt einfach wieder ausleeren (Lüftungsventil hinten). Meinem Gefühl nach naht aber der Tag, an dem es seinen Geist aufgibt und irgendwie kollabiert.

    Aufgrund des Ukrainekrieges hat die Airinside-Fabrik in der Ukraine offenbar zugemacht und es werden keine neuen Airinsides produziert. In Südfrankreich habe ich gesehen, dass nicht wenige Slalomisten FMX Boards fahren, das scheint mir eine gute Marke zu sein, auch die Preise sind noch einigermassen human. Ich müsste ein Board (mir schwebt das Invictus 128l vor) ungetestet kaufen.

    Was mich etwas verunsichert, ist, dass ich vor einiger Zeit ein Patrik 130l Schaum-Cobra-Slalomboard gefahren bin, ich glaube es war V1. Im Vergleich zum Airinside fühlte sich das tonnenschwer an und als ob eine Plastiktüte an der Finne hängt, es hat überhaupt keinen Spass gemacht, auch das harte Airinside-Knattern fehlte total. Kann es sein, dass sich im Vergleich zu AI jedes Schaumboard in der Grösse schwerfällig anfühlt? Das AI wiegt gemäss Webseite 6.23 kg, das Invictus 7.3 kg. Vielleicht hat jemand Erfahrung mit Patrik AI oder FMX.

    Airinside hat sich wirklich super leicht steif und trotzdem nicht zu hart angefühlt. Da hat esp sandwich immer einen Nachteil. Wenn dein testboard wirklich ein V1 war liegen da aber fast 10 Jahre Entwicklung zum airinside V2 und 15 zu aktuellen dazwischen. Das spürt man auch deutlich. Finne muss auch perfekt passen sonst klebt das Board auch.

    I have a whole series of Airinside boards. I started with buying a Formula 180 Airinside after trying windfoiling that I did not like as much as normal windsurfing on the fin. I bought the Airinside version because I wanted a board that would last longer. Before that Formula board I had a Patrik Formula V3 with full core. The difference between the full core and the Airinside was really stunning. The weight is about one kilogram lighter but the feeling is entirely different. The Airinside board is much more vivid and feels smaller than it is.

    I also had a Patrik slalom 140 full core with which I was very happy in terms of performance. I used it a while and kept an eye out for the same board in Airinside version and I found it after a while. So I bought the second Airinside board, a slalom 140 Airinside V2. I bought it from a German competition windsurfer who was changing sponsors after using the board for 4 years! He told me he had a hard time letting it go because he's convinced it is the best board in its size. He changed to Duotone and after about 6 months he contacted me to ask whether he could buy the board back from me because he love it so much. I had gallon in love with it in the meantime so I kept the board and use it very often. Last Monday I was still on it for about 80 km.

    After the slalom 140 I bought a slalom 115 Airinside and recently I bought a Hybrid 91 Airinside that I tested Monday and it is really nice too.

    Like you say the Airinside boards feel very agile, stiff and vivid. I sometimes try a board from a friend to check whether the settings are alright and it always feels like the full core boards are heavy and sluggish but I think you get used to it very quickly if you wouldn't have an Airinside anymore.

    There is certainly not a big difference in performance because otherwise we would see those boards everywhere winning races and that's not the case. But I do like the feeling of an Airinside board more than a full core board and there are others that are better surfers than me who think so too...

    Zitat von Jan Schockaert

    I have a whole series of Airinside boards. I started with buying a Formula 180 Airinside after trying windfoiling that I did not like as much as normal windsurfing on the fin. I bought the Airinside version because I wanted a board that would last longer. Before that Formula board I had a Patrik Formula V3 with full core. The difference between the full core and the Airinside was really stunning. The weight is about one kilogram lighter but the feeling is entirely different. The Airinside board is much more vivid and feels smaller than it is.

    I also had a Patrik slalom 140 full core with which I was very happy in terms of performance. I used it a while and kept an eye out for the same board in Airinside version and I found it after a while. So I bought the second Airinside board, a slalom 140 Airinside V2. I bought it from a German competition windsurfer who was changing sponsors after using the board for 4 years! He told me he had a hard time letting it go because he's convinced it is the best board in its size. He changed to Duotone and after about 6 months he contacted me to ask whether he could buy the board back from me because he love it so much. I had gallon in love with it in the meantime so I kept the board and use it very often. Last Monday I was still on it for about 80 km.

    After the slalom 140 I bought a slalom 115 Airinside and recently I bought a Hybrid 91 Airinside that I tested Monday and it is really nice too.

    Like you say the Airinside boards feel very agile, stiff and vivid. I sometimes try a board from a friend to check whether the settings are alright and it always feels like the full core boards are heavy and sluggish but I think you get used to it very quickly if you wouldn't have an Airinside anymore.

    There is certainly not a big difference in performance because otherwise we would see those boards everywhere winning races and that's not the case. But I do like the feeling of an Airinside board more than a full core board and there are others that are better surfers than me who think so too...

    there's nothing like it!