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Big with bad knees 13 years 9 months ago #31556

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I'm 6'2 about 100kgs and would like any help on which creeker would suit me. I've been paddling for about a year and want to buy my own boat rather than use the limited selection at my local club. I like the villain except for the wide knee position which kills my much abused knees. Preferred the seating position in the Zet Raptor. Any suggestions which other makes I should try?

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Re: Big with bad knees 13 years 9 months ago #31566

Fluid Big Bang? A lot of knee room for you. Check one out if you can, you might like it :grin:
www.fluidkayaks.co.za/wwkayaks/bigbang.html
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Re: Big with bad knees 13 years 9 months ago #31567

if you can get you hands of a jackson megarocker then give then a go i love mine. big cockpit so can pop you knees out when sat in an eddy and give then a brake.

easy to anjust the footrest without needing to get out of the boat. so can make the knee tight with you need it but loosen then off at the bottom.

also look at the super hero and villan as they both have the same outfitting.

hope this helps

from chris hull
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Re: Big with bad knees 13 years 9 months ago #31568

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The boats made by Confluence tend to have narrower knee position, as well as Liquid Logic. Even within those categories, more playboats are getting narrow knee positions to make vertical moves easier, so something similar to a Liquid Logic Freeride 67 may work well for you. In my experience, Jacksons have always been the widest knee positions, followed by Fluid, then Pyranha, with a tie between Wave Sport, Dagger, and LL for narrowest.

Good luck! I'd also try to find something with support on the outside of the knees, which Confluence (Wave Sport and Dagger) is good at.
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