FLITEBOARD 🆚 LIFTFOILS | Unbiased Side By Side Comparison | Best efoil?
What is the best efoil? Fliteboard or Liftfoils? Which efoil to pick?
This question comes up again and again! And today we are going to
answer it once and for all! We are doing an honest and unbiased Side
By Side Comparison of a brand new Lift Foils E3 4.2 Pro board vs brand
new Fliteboard Ultra efoil! In this long and in-depth video we are
going through every detail trying to help you make an educated
decision on which board to pick!
Full disclosure - I am NOT affiliated with any brands and it's up to
you which board to pick. I got LiftFoils for myself but it does not
mean that I prefer it over Fliteboard Ultra. My goal is to test all
efoils and jetboards on the market and stay independent and unbiased
as possible.
Timeline:
00:00 FLITEBOARD vs LIFTFOILS Side By Side Comparison
02:20 Comparing their travel bags
04:16 Lift3 Pro 4.2 Electric Hydrofoil specs
04:35 Fliteboard Efoil Series 2 Model ULTRA
06:15 Comparing the weight of efoils
07:06 How Fliteboard and Liftfoils got to the market?
08:40 Comparing the mast
09:15 Fliteboard unified fuselage
10:52 Comparing motors and noise levels
11:40 Comparing efoil mast materials pros&cons
14:08 Comparing the efoil wings
16:30 Comparing Fliteboard and Lift foils propellers
17:40 Lift foils folding prop
19:20 Comparing what is inside efoil hatch
23:04 Comparing Lift and Flite batteries
25:30 Comparing Liftfoils and Fliteboard remotes
27:00 New Lift3 elite remote
27:50 Comparing the shape of the boards and volume
29:00 Final advice which board to pick
30:00 Comparing riding experience and first impressions
32:30 Range test results
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P.S. It was extremely difficult to arrange this video and you might
notice in my voice I was very sick when recording it, but I could not
cancel or postpone it so we had to make it done on that day! I had to
actually wake up at 4-30 AM and drive 200km each way to reach Pedro
and his location. Apologies for my weak voice and hit "like" for
effort.
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Summary Lift vs Flite
Liftfoils E3 4.2
Advantages
Very Low noise levels
Durable and trustworthy machine "built like a tank"
Interchangeable wings with other foil board sports
Folding prop is a game changer
Little bit more volume (easier to start and sit) 59 vs 54L
Disadvantages
Outdated technology with excessive amount of cables, data pins etc
(However new Elite controller is coming with more advanced tech)
Lack of a lightweight sports battery
Less stability when breaching the motor
No inflatable option, no lights, no leash, no straps option
App does not track rides (no gps)
Fliteboard Ultra
Advantages
Advanced technology and simplified design with unified fuselage
No extra cables, no cooling pipes, no data cables
Strong aluminium mast, lights, place for straps and leash
Less weight (especially with Sports battery)
Higher stability when breaching the motor
App that tracks rides by GPS
Inflatable option (Fliteboard air)
Pro rider setup options with shims
Disadvantages
High pitch annoying noise (louder than Lift)
The mast and wings are too sharp
The setup is done only for efoil and not interchangeable with other foling boards.
Both boards similar characteristics:
Similar riding time, similar charging time
Same effective mast length. (even though Lift 32 inch mast is longer)
Similar riding experience (which depends a lot on the wings setup)
A great range of wings and stabilizer wings
Outstanding premium support by both Lift and Flite
A wide network of dealers, schools and service centers
Trusted by PRO athletes and celebrities