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Back in September we started rethinking the Lunocet foot pocket. What we did not know, is that we were about to open Pandora’s box. Lunosapiens feet are extremely diverse in sizes and shapes, which makes it impossible to have a universal foot pocket, also the key to unleashing the full power of the Lunocet is a very rigid foot pocket. This means comfort was conflicting with performance. We wanted both comfort and performance. Thanks to Zero Gravity Bike Captain Foster, and Lunosapien/Underwater surfer Noah Markou, we brought cycling even closer to the Luno Nation.

Look at the photos hereafter and you shall understand when I say we do not only have an extremely efficient power transfer from the foot pocket to the Lunocet but also  we have not conceded on comfort! We are officially ready to go hydrotouring. As for the breach…? stay tuned!

 

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More and more inquiries from freedivers, tri athletes and monofin swimmers: “Is the Lunocet more efficient than a traditional monofin?” We of course think that the Lunocet is not only the most beautiful man created underwater piece of equipment but also the best and fastest way to evolve in the underwater world. We understand the cravings of the Luno community for testing and further videos of the Lunosapien in action. Let it be known we are working on it. In the meantime let’s talk about our experience hoping that it will shed some light on the Lunocet performance and behavior in the water.

Hydrofoils mechanics makes the Lunocet quite different from conventional monofin. My friend and world champion freediver Martin Stepanek did try the first prototype (same hydrofoil design used in the production model). His first comment was: “wow this is very different! “To tell you the truth he was having trouble to get a feel for the fin, his monofining technique is close to perfection and yet the Lunocet felt different. As I happen to be a snowboarder who tried once a monoski I like to do the comparison. The Lunocet is the snowboard and the monofin the monoski. Similar concept but a very different technique. The Lunocet requires more knee bending and ankle flexibility to properly activate the hydrofoils. Also from my personal experience, I honestly think that the up stroke or recovery stroke is the power stroke as your feet are pushing on a really rigid material (the aluminum plate . Hence a whole new way to manage the lactic acid build up. 

Coming back from a 30 meters dive I really felt that I was pushing on a race car accelerator, I also remarked that my ankle the next day were sore. But spending four consecutive days in the water about 4  hours in the water a day going up and down and swimming around the Cenotes Azul in Mexico, my feet were fine, compared to the pain I usually get from a traditional mono footpocket. I started paying more attention to stretching my ankle and the soreness eventually faded away.

I might have told you this previously, we are puting together a pro user team composed of professional tri athletes, freedivers and monofin swimmer to get more feedback. If you feel like you have the profile to participate in the pro user Luno team, send us an email via the “contact us” form on  the website.

We are open to criticism, the constructive kind that is!

Pursue the breach!

cheers,

 

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Recently, a lot of you have been asking for more videos of the Lunocet in action. Here’s what we have of the older prototype. We are inches away from having brand new, fresh content with the latest and greatest. Thanks for your patience and support!

The Blue Hole in Santa Rosa.
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In the Ciamillo Test Lagoon
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This gives you a good idea how the hydrofoils rotate on the pitch axle.

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