Konrad Foils for AXIS

While I have tried the Konrad today I had a demo of the Axis V2 999 and very impressed.
I am 74kg kg and 78 yo next month and can do all the basics in windwing (26 continuous jybes in a row in the attached) and got 35.5 kph top speed on the V2.
Anyone compared the Konrad back to back with the Axis V2? I haven't bought the V2 yet.

Ive had a few sessions on the 970 in unfamiliar spot offshore near cliffs super variable 0 to 18kn. If I only had hps I probably would have bolted on a 1050 to get me up and through the holes. The 999v1 would have failed for me here. All Konrad says above applied for me today. This thing is levels above the 999v1 and easily replaces my old favourite hps980 for lift, glide and turns amazing. I was using 820 mast instead of usual 900 coz of lack of depth and got a bit high a few times and it kind of lost traction a bit and just kept going.
Its just so good. I was going to demo the 999v2 to compare but Im not even curious now after a few hours on the LX.

I'm wondering, a month or two later, if anyone has had the chance to ride these wings back to back with the ART V2?

My 2c worth - 90 kg rider, using skinny stab, ultra short fuse.

i bought the lx760 a few sessions ago - it's been brilliant. Its lift means I can get on foil in 12-15 knots with a 5m wing - something the 999 would never do, chiefly because I can pump onto foil with the lx. It's just soooo turny and fun - turning qualities seem different to spitfires, hps and art foils - seems much more 'surfy'. Its stall speed is heaps lower than a 899, and it's very forgiving with tip breaches. In fact, its forgiving in general - I've ridden some decent bumps now, and haven't breached once. Best bit of kit I've bought.

I took a chance on one of these, the LX970, because I couldn't see what I was looking for in the bewilderingly large axis range. Basically a ~10 foil with a good low end, good pump and glide, that turns easily and is generally easy to fly. The Spitfire and HPS are a bit lower AR, and Spitfire (from what I've heard) and HPS (own experience) a bit lacking in glide. The ART999, which I've used a lot, is a nice wing but maybe doesn't have the best low end and not the best turning. The ART v2s I've heard don't have improved low end over the V1s. The fireballs sound great but for a slightly different use case. I also would like to trim my quiver, I don't want 10 front wings, would like to get down to 3 or max 4 and get them dialed.

I pretty much agree with microsurfer it's not the fastest, it's definitely slower than the ART 999. But it's got incomparable low end. I had one session winging it in rubbish wind, and it seemed very easy to pump onto foil, with the foil engaging early, almost comparable to the AP 1201. I've had about 5 foildrive surf session in various conditions from just about nothing to decent 3 foot head high+ faces. It's pretty much exactly what I was after, really easy to control, very forgiving, pumps nicely and from low speed - you can pump it out of a hole, very slow stall speed and predictable stall, turns nicely and overall just a great user friendly fun foil that seems to work across a range of conditions without having to mess around with different fuses and stabs. I tried it with a 360 skinny and a progressive 300 and they both worked great. Build quality seems great and in particular it feels very stiff.

For downwinding, I think it's going to be a great option for the local conditions here. For winging, unless it's really light, I'd probably want a bit more speed, so maybe an ART v2 or even a fireball might be a nicer winging wing, but maybe also better would be to size down to the 760 which sounds like will carry a bit more speed but still have great low end - based on reading this thread works great for bigger guys than me in all sorts of conditions.

I've got the LX760 and LX970. I got the LX970 for prone, and the LX760 for winging.

For prone the LX970 has been great - its given me a better balance of pumping and turning compared to what I could get on the Spitfires - I'm 95kg. I found the 970 breaches well too.

I winged the 760 for a few sessions until I broke it - I jumped it knowing Konrad state 'no jumping', and this resulted in a crease in front of the fuse socket. This is my fault of course - but for me means the 760 isn't suitable for winging. Basically for me the LX is a prone-only wing, but I guess this will depend on your style of winging. The few sessions I had on the 760 were very good, but I had a different experience that some of the others here:
- I found breaching to be not that good on the 760, which was a surprise after some of the reviews here, and somewhat different to my experience on the 970. The Spitfire breaches better than the 760 in my opinion.
- Turning was better than the Spitfire 840 in my opinion, despite being higher span. It is a loose surfy wing - felt great.
- I found it to be less pitch stable compared to the Spitfire.
- Low end was very good for a foil of its size, but of course there is a trade-off in speed. I find the Spitfire 840 faster and to have a broader speed range. I also found the stall speed to be higher on the 760, so I had to adjust my style when surfing the wave on the 760 - speed had to be kept a bit higher.
- As a HA foil, it didn't go so well through turbulence. Again, I prefer the Spitfire 840.

So, as annoying as it was to break the LX760 winging (I'll reiterate - this was my fault, not that of the foil!), I still prefer the Spitfire for winging and wouldn't get another LX760 even if I could jump it.

However, the LX970 will be my go-to for prone for now, although I'd be interested to try the ART 999 v2 for sure. I won't wing the 970, as I'd be concerned about breaking it.