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Re: Kronos NB - A SUP with Sidecut
« Reply #15 on: May 23, 2016, 08:49:30 AM »
Africa you have my attention..;) how ever I couldn't find more info online on Kronos, can you please share their website if you have it.

He doesn't have a website yet.  I connected with him through Instagram.

https://www.instagram.com/kronos_surf/

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Re: Kronos NB - A SUP with Sidecut
« Reply #16 on: June 07, 2016, 09:54:46 AM »
Man, the only thing better than surfing is unpacking a surfboard.  My new Kronos SUP arrived last week.  I won't get to surf it for another two weeks, but I did get to take it out for a flat water paddle on a nearby lake.  The board was freakishly stable for it's size.  That tail really is doing something cool.  I know flat water is an entirely different thing than being out on the ocean, but I was still expecting this to be tippier than it was. It also felt like it paddles pretty fast.  It didn't take much to get it going. The light weight (11.5-ish pounds without pad or fins) surely helps, but I think the surface area on the tail came up to planing pretty quickly.

The board: 7'5 x 26, 87 L

I'm 145 pounds and when I paddled it, the tail and the rails were submerged, but my feet and the nose were above water.  I was curious about rider weight and it's volume so I had a few other people try it as well.  My wife and a friend of hers, both about 130-135 pounds, paddled it without falling in.  Both of them are SUP newbies--I didn't know if I should have been more impressed with the two of them or the board.  I also got two buddies on it.  One was 150-ish pounds.  His legs were working, but we did pretty well on it (again, this guy doesn't SUP). He paddled around without falling in. Lastly, I put a 175 pound friend on it.  He's done some flat water paddling in the past.  He sunk the thing completely and couldn't get to his feet.

So ya, I think the tail shape is great for adding extra stability while allowing a lot of width to be trimmed out of the front/middle.  I'm really curious to feel how this tail feels while surfing.  And the nerd in me also really wants to see some video of the water flow on the rails during a bottom turn (or at least the turn that I do on the bottom of the wave, if you can call it a bottom turn).

Here's a comparison shot of the Kronos next to my RNB.  The rails of the Kronos are slightly thinner.

Kronos: 7'5 x 26, 87 L
- the wide point at the top of handle is 25"
- the narrow point at the bottom of the deck pad is 24.5"
- the wide point of the tail is 26"

RNB: 7'6 x 28, 95 L
- the heel rail is 7'4
- the toe rail is 7'6


 
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Infinity RNB: 7'6 x 28, 95 L https://goo.gl/SqlWR4
Kronos LB: 8'10 x 26.5, 84 L https://goo.gl/4iQdps
Kronos Nano: 7'4 x 26, 81 L https://goo.gl/kAM8W6

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Re: Kronos NB - A SUP with Sidecut
« Reply #17 on: June 07, 2016, 01:27:02 PM »
I know nothing about surf sups... but that is a great looking board!

Congrats.


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Re: Kronos NB - A SUP with Sidecut
« Reply #18 on: June 20, 2016, 04:54:48 PM »
Ride report?!

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Re: Kronos NB - A SUP with Sidecut
« Reply #19 on: June 21, 2016, 09:56:15 AM »
I just got home from my first weekend on it.  I'll try to put some thoughts together this week.  Here's a vid with some clips of the Kronos in the mix:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCFbRN7D8mI
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Infinity RNB: 7'6 x 28, 95 L https://goo.gl/SqlWR4
Kronos LB: 8'10 x 26.5, 84 L https://goo.gl/4iQdps
Kronos Nano: 7'4 x 26, 81 L https://goo.gl/kAM8W6

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Re: Kronos NB - A SUP with Sidecut
« Reply #20 on: June 21, 2016, 12:11:45 PM »
Nice actions shots of the Kronos in action. Those guys had some really nice waves to ride.

Watching the entire video all the way through, I spied three other boards. Two were SUP Sports and the other was a Sunova.

Thanks for sharing the video.  :)
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Re: Kronos NB - A SUP with Sidecut
« Reply #21 on: June 29, 2016, 06:06:54 PM »
OK, so I've been thinking quite a bit what to say about this board.  There's a lot going on.  Let's start with the dimensions:

7'5 x 26, 87 L (rider 145 lbs)
- the wide point at the top of handle is 25"
- the narrow point at the bottom of the deck pad is 24.5"
- the wide point of the tail is 26"

I've really only had the Kronos out for 2 real sessions so far.  Both were in chest to head high punchy surf that offered quick drops and some short fast walls. 

I was a bit nervous when I first paddled out about how well I'd be able to balance on it.  I didn't need to worry.  The 26" width in the rear really gave some extra stability.  The board wasn't quite as stable as my RNB (7'6 x 28, 95 L), but it wasn't far off.  The gap was closer than I expected for going 2" narrower and 7 litres less.  I think the placement of the width in the rear added more stability than the same width would have in the middle.  I was in conditions that had a bit of water moving around and I had no problems balancing.  High on new-board stoke, I paddled out and caught my first wave before my buddies had even put on their leashes.  42 going on 18!

My first impression.....holy bottom turn!  It got up on rail so fast and easy. It felt soooo good (see 2nd pic below). 

The deck: The deck is slightly domed.  I find it comfortable in standing position.  While surfing, I feel like the dome gives a little extra omph getting the board up on rail.  It not only allows the rails to be a bit thinner, but it seems to give a bit of leverage when you weight up your foot. Maybe that's not actually what is happening, but either way, the dome feels natural under foot.

The sidecut: The width at my front foot is 3" less than my benchmark (25" vs the 28" wide RNB) and I could feel it on the bottom turn. Between my feet, the rail curves in and gets out of the way.  My back foot naturally plants at the 26" wide point.  What that does is put the part of the rails sticking most into the water right at my feet directly where I'm applying the most pressure.  I'm a pretty even-footed surfer on my toe-side bottom turns (snowboarding habit) and this side-cut fits the style quite well.  The bottom turns were smooth and fun, and the board held it's line well when I wanted to stay in trim.

After the bottom turn, when I did have opportunity, I was really able to move the board around (for my skill level....low-intermediate-ish).  I love light boards.  I love them.  Minus fins/pad/leash, this one is 11.5 lbs.

The tail: The tail is pretty wide.  My first impression was that I had to move my back foot around a bit on the turns.  I used to do that on my old SIMS ST and do to an extent on my RNB (but not as much as on the SIMS).  But with so much less board in front of me on the Kronos (and maybe the quick curves on both sides of the wide-point?), everything just felt more sensitive and responsive. As you'd expect from a wide tail, I noticed the burst of speed I got when stepping back onto the tail (which I think I'll appreciate in the mushy waves we so often surf around here).  I had a few waves on my backhand where all I really did was run down the wall in a pretty straight line (a typical backhand wave for me here).  The Kronos felt solid holding it's line (both front and back-hand).

I'm eager to explore this board on waves with more open face.  I want to get a feel with how the wide tail and unorthodox curves work.  I'm looking forward to some waves where I have time to play around a bit more.  I don't think I ever really stood right back on the tail pad and I'm curious to feel how it goes once my back foot is behind the wide point and I surf it with a little more weight on my back foot. I'm psyched to go surfing (not that it takes much to make me psyched to surf).  If things go as planned, I should be able to get a fair number of back-to-back sessions on it in mid/late July.  I'll make sure to add thoughts as I get to know it a bit more. I think this shape has legs!
« Last Edit: June 29, 2016, 06:14:15 PM by surfafrica »
50 years old, 5'7", 150 lbs, intermediate
Infinity RNB: 7'6 x 28, 95 L https://goo.gl/SqlWR4
Kronos LB: 8'10 x 26.5, 84 L https://goo.gl/4iQdps
Kronos Nano: 7'4 x 26, 81 L https://goo.gl/kAM8W6

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Re: Kronos NB - A SUP with Sidecut
« Reply #22 on: August 11, 2017, 12:09:06 PM »
Africa you have my attention..;) how ever I couldn't find more info online on Kronos, can you please share their website if you have it.

Kronos just put together a website.   https://www.surfkronos.com
50 years old, 5'7", 150 lbs, intermediate
Infinity RNB: 7'6 x 28, 95 L https://goo.gl/SqlWR4
Kronos LB: 8'10 x 26.5, 84 L https://goo.gl/4iQdps
Kronos Nano: 7'4 x 26, 81 L https://goo.gl/kAM8W6

 


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