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08-07-2014, 11:24 PM | #1 |
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Hobie Mirage Drive Glide Technology
What's your 2cent on this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWZKEbaR68w 5 bearings added This will improve momentum and take the tension off the knees from what I see. Redesign Fins? or Just color added? I did some photo shop image overlay and it does appear to have a slight increase in the angle to the fins. |
08-08-2014, 07:40 AM | #2 |
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From what I understand those are ST fins, which will be standard on all 2015 hobie mirage kayaks. The turbo fins are even larger than ST fins. More propulsion with slightly more effort.
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08-08-2014, 07:46 AM | #3 |
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bearings + sand = FAIL
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08-08-2014, 08:18 AM | #4 |
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no doubt that many of you guys will put it through the test of time to see if this new upgraded* drives prove more efficient.
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08-08-2014, 08:31 AM | #5 |
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08-08-2014, 09:27 AM | #6 |
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08-08-2014, 09:52 AM | #7 |
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Agreed. Hobie has a pretty solid track record of R&D so my guess is they beat these things up good before production.
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08-08-2014, 02:31 PM | #8 |
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I plan on keeping on hand a bulk pack of WD-40 from Costco for cleaning after a thorough washdown then a good shot of Corrosion-X to complete the daily service.
Maybe a little overkill, however that's how I learned to service anything with ball bearings (from all my reels to especially all the rollers on my bait/trolling rods!) that's why I've never had a seize/failure or had to replace any of them! FFY |
08-08-2014, 01:28 PM | #9 |
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I wonder if theyre actually better or if its a marketing move. I feel all the resistance is in the stroke (action of pushing the water and creating forward motion) and not in the drive itself. If you take a drive and move it back and forth in the air, theyre very smooth so I dont see how bearings are going to cut down on resistance
I hope a dealer will have the new and old drive rigged in the stand side by side to showcase the difference if any |
08-08-2014, 01:48 PM | #10 |
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I just hope they make them a little stronger. The part I last broke seemed to be very poor casting.
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08-08-2014, 01:49 PM | #11 |
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^ Those are my thought also. Can't see just yet, how the resistance of the water will be changed.
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08-08-2014, 02:19 PM | #12 | |
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Quote:
Not sealed bearings, they are nylon similar to furling for sails
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08-09-2014, 12:47 PM | #13 |
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Not metal ball bearings but some space grade plastic bearings that won't rust. That solves that issue. Every gray part has this new plastic bearings which result in 10% improvement.
Thinking about it more with a new drive and new seat the price increase is not so bad. Plus new improved paddle! |
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