Does anyone know if fluid make the solo in Blue? i have been on there website and it doesent look like it.

Nope, just the four colours: green, orange, red and yellow.

Blue doesn't seem to be such a great colour for a creeker / river runner anyway - not too visible in the water...

I don't really care about the color, it's the performance that matters and the Solo has got to be one of the best short creekers, and has TONS of rocker for its size. I must say that the green looks good though . I'm sure that you could find someone willing to paint it blue, but it could compromise the boat and may wear off easily. Here's something that you may want to look at: black boats . Although it isn't about blue boats, it does give some ideas of how to color a boat.

i know the colour isnt that important but im trying to decide between the fluid solo and the pyranha burn, both of which are boats i really like the only thing separating them for me just now is colour.

Go for the Solo - in green

Pyranhas seem to have a tendency to crack, based on Eddyflower's kayak reviews. The solo has a better bulkhead, step if you get pinned, more rounded edges for creeking, a rib cage to keep the hull from deforming or flexing, and the only thing bad about it is the hip pads. I have paddled both, and the solo is a bit easier to roll, and I have the same problem with both thigh braces, but it is easily fixed (short legs w/ knee hitting end of thigh brace). The solo is also 6" shorter for the comparable Burn, but the volume of the 7' 3" Solo S is 65 gallons, and the 7'8" Burn is 62 gallons. Fluid also makes an expedition model w/ a hatch, but it is currently only in large. The only boat in production as a small expedition boat that I know of is the Riot Sniper. You may want to check out the Bliss-Stick Mystic as well, since although it is heavy, it is most likely more durable than the Solo or Burn. Bliss-Stick also makes boats in blue and sky blue.

Well if you like the Solo, you might as well go for a Salto... you can't beat them on the material.... there's a new one coming out very soon...

True, but their plastic is one of the only good things that I can see about eskimo. Many people complain about the outfitting, but the design of the boat seems decent. I think that I would have gotten a Prijon Embudo if money wasn't a factor, but it was around $200 more than the Solo (875 including tax) so the Solo was a much better deal. As long as a boat's decently stable and I can roll it, I am happy, and the Solo, although tippy at first, is really tough to flip (I had to have someone shove me over because I couldn't just lean and roll it). According to one site that I found, they sell the Salto for $950, but I don't know what they charge in Scotland.

yes their outfitting is spartanic (though if you buy the extra KISS set, why complain?), but it hardly ever breaks. ratchets and other fancy gadgets will...
salto is easy, easy to roll, very hard to flip and boofs superb. it ain't designed for big open water but for more rocky, steep and techniqal rivers like scotland. i tried the solo tis summer and found it too 'turnable' for my taste. it wasn't that fast either cause the broad rocker in the front. rolled easily though. might be i was too heavy for the boat i tried...
I'll guess the price on eskimo in scotland will be hard too beat?

just my opinion...

i went to the shop today and bought a pyranha burn they had on special offer. almost £200 cheaper than the solo

Make sure that you register your boat ASAP, because you never know what might happen.

Have fun!!

Cool stuff. Nothing better than a new toy!!! Wishing you many safe and enjoyable river miles!

www.fluidkayaks.co.za/News_090216.html

Now the boats are available in more colours on request...

nice one. i only wish i knew this about a month ago. but i probably still would have bought the burn i love it.

Also, the black is a brand new color for Fluid kayaks, and I got a response saying that it is the same color as their outfitting.

Hold on, what part of their plastic outfitting is black???

The seat pad, backband, hip pads, and hip shims. Look at the picture and you will see.

Yeah, ok, I've got 2 Fluid kayaks I know what the outfitting looks like

I just thought they might have changed the plastic parts to some black PE in newer outfitting, it didn't occur to me that you were talking about non-plastic parts. Sorry

The outfitting is being re-done and is due to be released in 6 months or so, for all whitewater models.

Yep,

I paddle my L Solo since 1 year, and I don't have any problem!!
I paddle it every day and often in class IV-V-VI rivers... and I don't understand why I didn't break it...
It's really easy for all paddler levels, and you can go big with!! believe me!!

If you want a solid boat, easy on all rivers, test a Solo.
For questions or others, feel free to contact the team paddlers: fluid-junction.com

Val
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