I bought plastic Omer Stingrays several years ago because the foot pockets were comfortable, modular, and could be upgraded easily. Now that I recently got certified and started looking at upgrades I've got several concerns. First, US retailers are saying that they're not allowed to sell Omer products. Any idea why? Second, even on the used market, it's impossible to find more than a single blade of the original Dual Carbon blades (the ones that came in 3 different stiffness levels). When it comes to the newer version of the Omer Dual Carbon blades, which are only available if purchased from a European dealer, they only come in a single (Medium) stiffness level, and there are ZERO reviews on them. Even Omer just does some kind of 3 minute glamor video of them on some rocks. Besides the "no reviews" part, the reason I'm not jumping on the European import of the new fins is that I understood the trend to be toward more flexible fins and didn't think the one stiffness fits all Medium would be suitable.
The C4 Falcons fit the Stingray foot pockets, but I was strongly steered away from them, as in "buy ANYTHING else". As I understand it, those are my only options without slicing, dicing, drilling, and/or gluing some other brand's carbon fiber blades.
By the way, I'm 6'2", 185 lbs, with modest knee strength.
Thanks in advance for any help!
The C4 Falcons fit the Stingray foot pockets, but I was strongly steered away from them, as in "buy ANYTHING else". As I understand it, those are my only options without slicing, dicing, drilling, and/or gluing some other brand's carbon fiber blades.
By the way, I'm 6'2", 185 lbs, with modest knee strength.
Thanks in advance for any help!