Looking for comparative feedback on both brands. Has anyone ridden both?
From marketing it looks like Armstrong might be better build quality. Is this accurate? Does this translate to a heavier kit?
Moses has lots of kite foiling experience and more performance wing choices. Seems like their foils are faster. Has anyone been able to compare both?
Thanks!
I ride Armstrong. Things I like are zero aluminium parts so no corrosion. All the screws are for locating only, ie they don't hold wings on or rely on a thread in tension. Full setup is circa 3kg. Kit bag is mint and comes with spare screws. Small touches go a long way. Plenty of crew using them in Oz so extra wings or swapping is possible. Moses make good Shiny carbon fibre parts from what I've seen on the beach. Probably winning the high aspect wing line up currently. I just don't like the aluminium mast/fuse and wing/fuse connections. Demo if you can before you buy.
Moses has over 10years experience and is the go to premmium brand in Europa. The Fuse is an interesting, Armstrong no corrosion but the fuse is bulky and creates unnecessary drag in the water. where moses is nice and thin but a little bit of maintenacne.
Moses has over 10years experience and is the go to premium brand in Europa. The Fuse is an interesting, Armstrong no corrosion but the fuse is bulky and creates unnecessary drag in the water compare to other brands. where moses is nice and thin but a little bit of maintenance. Both are premium brands
Are you planning to jump? get an Armstrong. The SABfoils have great wings-outlines and profiles, but the connection wing-fuselage is a no-go for jumping, as they break or the bolts bend.
David
A guy I know goes pretty wild with his 790 but doesnt bend or break anything although I can imagine that with a bigger wing like 1100 there will be a lot of pressure on the bolts.
An at least for me valid argument that I don,t read here, but in Europe Moses is a lot less expensive as Armstrong. For the price of one Armstrong set (mast/fuse/front+tailwing) I buy a Moses set and an extra front wing and still keep some change in my pocket too.
Thanks for the feedback! I've decided to go with the Armstrong since I've seen multiple reports on other forums and Instagram of Moses screws being damaged or bent when heavy stress is applied to their front wings.
