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New Monofin on the market!

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It does not look too bad! The finishing looks to be in a good and consistent quality, the footpockets quite solid. The info on the website (I read the Czech version) leaves a rather good impression. 2 years warranty sounds good too. Some detailed photos of the M4 fin are on this page: Tropol-monoploutve

The price is roughly 350€ with VAT, it means it should be under 300€ if exported taxfree.

Although it is a Czech company, I do not know them. Perhaps others will give you some feedback.
 
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I see there is an article about Tropol monofins also on the website of the East Bohemia Freedivers, and I believe some of them participated on the Nordic Deep competition this year. Didn't they have those fins there too?
 
I was at the Nordic Deep 2008 competition in Sweden, and saw and tried one of these fins.
The one I tried was size 41, though I have flat 45 foot. So the fit was teight. Because of this and time constraints I only swam a 100m with it. 50m at a moderate - slow pace, 50m at moderate - fast pace. The bladestifnes for the fin I tried was pretty stiff, it was the medium stifness if I recall correctly. The footpocket angle reminded me of a normal WW glide fin angle, I guess something like 16 degrees.
Regretfully I did not had the time and the right finsize to pass on anymore detailed information here.
However what I do like about it is the 'simple' design, the non - compresseble rubber, the heal-extension.
I did pass on my small whishlist, indicating I want a 30 degree angle, and foot specific (left - right) footpockets.

Secretly I still hope for a monofin company to use the standard monofinblades and simply put a noncompresseble 30 degree simple ergonomic footpocket on it.

Love, Courage and Water,

Kars
 
Thank you Kars and Trux.

I asked some monofin manufacturers with exactly what you also ask for Kars.

Please make a freediving monofin with a bit higher angel of the blade than used for the monofins designed for sprint or fast finswimming competition where you kick without resting in the glide for so long time.

It would be a great monofin if they make the footpocket with a bit higher angel and maybe more ergonomic left right footpockets like you said and to have sizes presented for freedivers and not for sprint finswimmers who only wears such fin for some minute and do not mind to have a supertight footpocket.

Personally i love to use a thin neoprene sock when swimming with monofin like a 1,5mm sock.
 
Waterway are putting in dence neoprene pads inside their classic footpockets, it improves a better pressure spread without loosing any noticeble energy amounts in the overall transfer of power.

I recon the best footpocket would be hard noncompresseble rubber molded to your foot in finswimming position, with little mass providing the best glide angle of the finblade in relation to the diver.

Maybe one of manufacturers will read our plea's and indeed works our whishes into reality someday.

Kars
 
The foot-pockets and wings of the Tropol monofins are molded in polyurethane, which is more resistant than rubber against chemical influences like chlorine or saltwater, and I believe it may be also less compressible (but it likely depends if it is foamed and to which degree).

BTW, I contacted the manufacturer, and they are definitely interested in developing a fin suitable for freedivers. They may be contacting some freedivers for the testing and evaluation, so hopefully we'll see a good freediving monofin soon.

They also often repair diverse Russian brands of monofins, and so are well aware of the quality problems, which they tell seems to degrade lately. They claim they often see and repair fins which are not sufficiently firm between foot pockets, leading so to the well known v-bend, and consequently to the blade breaking in halves.
 

Very good news..! (Thanks trux..!)

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I guess something good came out og this maybe, I think we freedivers have some knowledge that can be beneficiary to the makers of monofins since our needs is a bit different than for competition to swim a certian distance in the shortest time.
and as i said i like to have a Hyper type monofin that will be more comfortable and that has some more angel to the blade.
 
No offense, but, it's not a really pretty fin eh? I really liked Ben's Kershkov(spelling?) or the old style Hyperfin.
 
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I really liked Ben's Kershkov(spelling?) or the old style Hyperfin.
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The latest Hyperfins' style (ru) is not so different from the old one, because only the color of the rubber has changed to a "black and white" style.

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The black and white Tropol does not look that bad. Also others with a more decent choice of colors look better than the tricolored ones (different colors for foot-pockets, wings, and the blade). Perhaps not as sexy as some of the other fins, but if they work well, and last long, then who cares

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Note also the wave structure and the reinforcement of the middle part of the blade well visible on the back-side photo. It helps to prevent the v-bending. And unlike at others, it looks to be pretty persistent on all their fins, not only done randomly as the material comes in.
 
Hey, that wave lamination looks like the one on my fin, but mine has slightly more reinforcements.

Still like my fin. Hehe.

gingko, I think the new hyperfin has more rubber on it's wings.
 
One big good thing is the material and that the wings will not compress, i doubt that thicker bigger wing-edghes will give better performance.
 
Good News!

Just like TRUX said before Tropol-monoploutve are indeed making a new version with more angeled footpocket for freedivers!

I really hope they make a left and right foot footpocket and that it will be suitable to use with thin neoprene socks inside.
 
Well, it is true that I spoke to them, advised them about freediving needs, and recommended them couple of freedivers to talk to, but I'd be surprised if the new fin was ready that quick. Where did you see it? I cannot find anything about a new freediving fin on their website.
 
They wrote me and said they are making the fin and not that it was ready yet!
 
OK, so Tropol now indeed started developing a monofin specially for freediving. They created a new page for discussing the individual topics of the development and of the new/needed features. Mr. Polak from the company Tropol asked me if I could post about it here on DB, and he hopes for plentiful answers to their questions, comments, and suggestions.

So if you miss something at current monofins, have ideas what a good freediving fin should look like, and what properties it should have, and what mistakes from current monofins they should avoid, please post your comments on this page: Tropol-monoploutve

The text is both in Czech and English, and you can comment in English, of course. Click the button at the bottom to enter your comment. Should you have problems with English and rather preferred German or French, just send me a PM with the text and I'll translate it for them.
 
Hmm, I see that except Dave Mullins nobody dared commenting or suggesting something for the development of the freediving monofin on Tropol's website. I find it strange, because each time monofin design is discussed here on DB, the threads are full of people voicing their wishes, ideas, or even frustrations, and such threads are often crowded and frequently visited. People are crying why there is no manufacturer listening to our wishes. But when then a manufacturer really offers a possibility of developing a good fin specially for freediving, and wants to listen to our needs, there is just silence and nobody comes ahead with any comment at all.

Is really nobody interested in the new development? Or is this a wrong thread that no-one watches anymore?

Well, I gave them already some tips and suggestions, but I am in fact no regular monofin user, and just forwarded what I use to hear here. It would be much better if the best monofinners among us shared their experience. Of course, just if you really want to see your wishes being listened to.

I feel little bit disappointed and embarrassed because I contacted the company harassing them with the demands for modifications, and was nicely surprised by their positive attitude, but now little bit worried they may abandon the idea after seeing the absolute lapse of interest on the side of the freediving community.
 
I havent tried a monofin yet cause im still new with the bi-long fins but it would be great if that will be made available here in UAE,coz there are definitely no monofins here for sale unless you will go on-line which you wont be able to try them on before buying. My comments will just be the colors,if they can have it black with the fins having grey colors. I'd like to try the monofins!!!:friday
 
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