Yeah I've read Ola. H's (simmer shaper) post on boards.co.uk as he said they were in production... Just wondering if anyone has heard anything about ordering one?
Yes they are in production. The first real shipment to the Europe warehouse should be arriving in a week or so, but I'm personally not updated on orders to other markets.
It is 231*60.6 with a 38 tail. Very similar to the Smaller quantums in shape with only some very subtle changes to the flow and depth of the double concave.
We had the first Quantum 95 one out of the mold out on the water since may also to test the improvements in construction and details.
We also decided to change fin setup on all Quantums. Instead of the Icon rear fins we have moved to the more flexy and swept back Black Tip fins. Both due to feedback and due to our own testing we came to the conclusion that the small extra bottom en power and drive of the Icons was worth sacrificing for the very noticeable gains in looseness, control and predictability with the Black Tips. I would personally say that the Quantums are already some of the most high riding, lively and agile wave boards out there and certainly very, very different to most quads in this sense.
Other changes include:
Harder sandwich material
More fiber where the mast hits the deck and under front heels
New way to put on graphics and new graphic material (same look though)
Better pads
Better non slip
All this is included in boards produced arriving from now on. Technically, it's more a part of the continual updates then something "2013". Again, all boards will have the same graphics for 2013 and all existing models will have he same shape. There will be a bunch of flat water boards added, but in the wave segment, the only new ones are the Quantum 95 and the FreeWave 78. The latter is a smaller version of the bigger freewave, but with a tad more rocker. An ultra versatile board that some team riders even favor at Hookipa. Like the bigger ones it is a single/tri convertible, but it's available as a five box model in special order. It is thoroughly tested in all fin combos and it is in fact astonishing how much you can tweak the feel and performance of certain single hull shapes by altering between a careful selection of fin setups.
Hi Ola,
What is the size/dimensions of your largest "freemove" board mentioned elsewhere?
Cheers.
The Freemove come in
120l width 80cm
110l width 75cm
(we're thinking about a 100l too)
Same 235cm length. Same rocker and rather close in rail and thickness to. Very thin, but quite boxy rails. VERY low drag rocker.
I'd say the 110 liter is the standard version, the 120 is more for if you're mainly using bigger sails 8.0+ or frequently sail at the planing threshold. The 110 has plenty of lift for most.
