Thu Aug 04, 2011 10:29 pm
Right, Call me a daft old nerd, but I'm going back to the 'Shadow' or 'Shadow 2009' question.
Mine looks just like the top one in Steve's Aug 2 post, which he labels 'Shadow 2009'.
HQ says the fabric of the Shadow 2009 is Icarex. I'm no expert, but I'd say the fabric of my Shadow looks/feels very much like the fabric of my Rev 1.5 SLE, which I believe is Icarex. For the 'Shadow', the HQ site says the fabric is Ventex Light.
However, HQ are very specific about the standoffs. 'Shadow 2009' standoffs are supposed to be only 21.5 cm long (8.46 ins), but mine definitely measure 22.5 cm (8.86ins) from tip to Icarex. That's correct for the 'Shadow'. And yes, they are the screw-on type.
So on balance, I'm prepared to accept that my Shadow is probably the 'Shadow 2009' but with the wrong standoffs.
In which case, should I have made the uphauls 42.5cm instead of 46.5cm? Or 44.5 cm?
It's flying rather nicely now, btw - plenty of drive, and I'm not noticing oversteer.
[added edit] The purple's OK. Different, yes, but imho not better.
Brian. (Past it, but reaching back!)
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