Dinamo/Fleche blades

[Foilboy]

What are your opinion of these foil blades? I need a budget blade very quickly, (Can't afford a B.F. right now) and I heard these are durable for the money. Are they flexible and flickable, or stiff like B.F.?

Thanks

[Craig]

Well what do you know, there is a review of it here:

http://www.fencing101.com/reviews/ce...ails&itemid=20

[The0ne]

HOMESTARRUNNER FOREVER!!!!!

[Windsor]

Originally posted by Foilboy
What are your opinion of these foil blades? I need a budget blade very quickly, (Can't afford a B.F. right now) and I heard these are durable for the money. Are they flexible and flickable, or stiff like B.F.?

Thanks

I highly suggest these from Blade, about the only thing I will suggest from them, especially if you have the time to clean a bit, the Hurricane Floyd 8 dollar ones have served me well. All the ones that I've had flicked well and will get funky bends if you don't put a correct one into it first. Good buy for 8 bucks.

[Foilboy]

Thanks, So would you say these are low cost alternatives to Leon Paul blades, as they are less stiff and more flickable than Blaise Freres?

[JEC]

I just got three "new France Lames" (i.e.: Prieur) maraging foil blades stamped "FIE 12-02" and wired with german point at the cost of $70.40 each. They appear to be a lower cost alternative to the LP flickmaster foil blade ($128) that I got at Nationals.

[Craig]

Originally posted by The0ne
HOMESTARRUNNER FOREVER!!!!!

Was wondering how long it would take to get a comment.

There are now some homestarrunner avatars available if you have 50 posts...

[Craig]

Originally posted by Windsor
I highly suggest these from Blade, about the only thing I will suggest from them, especially if you have the time to clean a bit, the Hurricane Floyd 8 dollar ones have served me well. All the ones that I've had flicked well and will get funky bends if you don't put a correct one into it first. Good buy for 8 bucks.

Hey! Post a review!

http://www.fencing101.com/reviews/

140 and counting...

[Foilboy]

Good stuff!

[Windsor]

Originally posted by JEC
I just got three "new France Lames" (i.e.: Prieur) maraging foil blades stamped "FIE 12-02" and wired with german point at the cost of $70.40 each. They appear to be a lower cost alternative to the LP flickmaster foil blade ($128) that I got at Nationals.

Did you get the France-Lames ones online? I would be interested in trying them, but I don't know who supplies them?

[JEC]

Fencing Post. Item FF14 (german point)
$88 - 20% email discount

French point $80 -20%
Bare $70- 20%

http://www.thefencingpost.com/foil_blades.htm

[Windsor]

How do the FL/Prieur blades feel? They're a pretty good deal, but I'm wary about new blades...

[JEC]

I specifically asked Saul for the softer (flickable) blades of the batch, so they are not representative of the batch.