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Anyone have the scoop on a Robson in the US for a Demo? Preferably in the West, even better coming thru COLO

I assume youre talking the fink and not the twin tip...

in the fall i will be back home in montana.
i could possibly be persuaded to come to colo to check the scene, and the slalom courses...


you should try this again in the fall, and i'll think about that more.
cheers
-isaac

I assume you're talking about the Robson Holmes.

I've never seen the Holmes in person- though it was at the Utah Outdoor Convention- I think David Nickerson said it was about $2300.

http://www.outdoorretailer.com/or/summe ... 1260993755

Hi,

the edges of the Homes are not as sharp as these of the Ocoee
(as far as I can see on pictures of the Ocoee)
[img]http://www.singletrailz.de/Bilder/Padde ... kanten.jpg[/img]

I can compare it only with two boats I drove for 10 minutes on flatwater: it is much faster and has way more primary stability than the Prelude (because his bottom is flatter, and - more important - its chines are nearly vertical and you find a much better knee position near the hull, you can stuff your knees really into the edges). Also it is slower and much more nimble than an MR Outrage. Secondary stability is great as fas as I can judge it.

I really love this boat: http://i.pbase.com/g4/27/8227/2/59257667.DSCN8519.jpg (no, that`s no backsurf, I´m lightyears away from doing backsurfs...)


Greetings Frank

Hey Fez,

Thanks for the info and the pics. The lines are quite similar to the Ocoee. I hear that the Prelude is a bit more round in the hull, which I don't care much for. Just not enough performance in that shape.

How well do you think the material will hold up? As this is in question on my Ocoee. Anyone else please chip in on durability or what ever else you may have to offer.

Justin

I was at Robson this weekend and watched some Brooks 16, flatwater tandems made of the same material. The boats I saw were prototypes and have been rented for two years in the Bavarian Woods, which is quarz and pretty abrasive. I couldn't see any bigger damages on the boats and they surely have not been handeled very carefully. Only one of them has a scratch deeper than 1millimeter. After a few days paddling my own Robson Homes and Brooks, I'm pretty sure that this material can stand a lot more compared to the royalex from my Mohawk XL.
Everyone who has paddeled the homes yet confirmed my opinion that it is a very fast boat.
Here's one more picture for the case you've seen no homes yet:
http://www.bushpaddler.de/images/Baerenloch5a.jpg

Florian

Thanks for posting the pictures of the Homes. Are there any in the US of A?

What dixie boater on the "Zephyr-durability-and-so-on-Thread" said has proven true for me:

"I know it can be cracked. It is not indestructible. If it lasts longer than a Royalex hull it will be a big improvement though."