Knock Off FCS II Fins?

Discussion in 'Surfboards and Surfboard Design' started by Losttsol, Mar 28, 2015.

  1. Losttsol

    Losttsol Well-Known Member

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    Feb 18, 2013
    Anywhere you know sell copies of FCS II fins? Just got a board with them and wanted some backup fins and a single smaller trailer fin. Don't want to pay $100 just for some fins.
     
  2. Zeroevol

    Zeroevol Well-Known Member

    Jun 22, 2009
    I have a brand new set of FCS V2's I'll sell ya. I bought them, then sold the board. Pm me if interest
     

  3. waterbaby

    waterbaby Well-Known Member

    Oct 1, 2012
    I'd imagine there's still a patent running on the entire FCS II system(?)...not only is it probably illegal to sell knock-offs, but, the tab design isn't as simple as Future or old school FCS, so the tooling is more difficult to copy
     
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  4. KillaKiel

    KillaKiel Well-Known Member

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    Feb 21, 2012
  5. joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo

    joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo Member

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    Dec 30, 2014
    Buy the fcs infill kit for $10 and you can use the old fcs fins. That'll give you plenty of options fin and price wise.
     
  6. Losttsol

    Losttsol Well-Known Member

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    Feb 18, 2013

    Ya, I've got that kit coming from eBay as a backup. I've got a ton of regular FCS fins laying around. The FCS II system is pretty slick though. A lot less fiddling with stuff. Just wanted a few extra cheap fins, because I'm good for breaking one now and then.

    If they can knock off a smartphone in a few weeks, I think they could copy a molded piece of plastic in about an hour. As far as patents go, you can find plenty of copied merchandise sold online. They just change the name usually.
     
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  7. Big Wet Monster

    Big Wet Monster Well-Known Member

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    Feb 4, 2010
    these are not FCS 2's my friend. I own the fillers for fcs --> fcs2 and feel they work but would rather have a fcs2 fin that fits well. Problem is they only have a few sets of fins that are fcs2 in quads which I ride most of the time. I am thinking about buying the fcs2 MB (matt biolos)
     
  8. mookieo2

    mookieo2 Well-Known Member

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    May 10, 2013