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True Ames
KC Tri Fiberglass
$128.50
new customer discount · True Ames · applied automatically at checkout
True Ames
KC Tri Fiberglass
Kevin Connelly’s KC Tri — the all-round thruster set for middle-weight surfers, Futures compatible, in solid fiberglass.A three-fin set built around smooth, powerful turns rather than sharp pivot, with enough tip flex to let the fin unload at the end of an arc.
★★★★★5.0 (1)
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$128.50
new customer discount · True Ames · applied automatically at checkout
Designer: Kevin Connelly
The Fin
Kevin Connelly’s KC Tri — the all-round thruster set for middle-weight surfers, Futures compatible, in solid fiberglass.
A three-fin set built around smooth, powerful turns rather than sharp pivot, with enough tip flex to let the fin unload at the end of an arc. This is the solid fiberglass version — the heavier, more positive-feeling lay-up of the two.
How that reads
Tip flex is what separates this set from a stiff thruster: the tip gives a little under load and springs back as you come out of the turn, which is why cutbacks come round with less effort than the template alone would suggest. The body stays firm, so drive and hold are not traded away to get it.
Who it suits
Shortboards ridden by surfers in the middle of the weight range, in everyday surf through to solid waves. It is a one-set-for-most-days choice rather than a specialist template for one kind of wave.
If this is not the one
Want it lighter? The KC Tri Hexcore (Futures). On FCS boxes? The KC Tri Fiberglass (FCS).
Specifications
ConfigurationThruster — three fins
Made byTrue Ames, Santa Barbara CA
Colors1 option
Price Range$128.50
AvailabilityIn Stock
From True Ames
A middleweight all-arounder built around tip flex: the tip loads as you bank into a turn and springs back through the exit, so the drive comes out of the fin rather than purely out of your legs.
Our take
Put the KC on your daily-driver thruster when you want smooth, drivey, powerful turns and spring out of the bottom turn; it suits power surfers and anyone stepping onto a thruster from a single fin or midlength who still wants a board that flows. If you want sharper release off the lip and a snappier feel, the TA Tri is the move instead.
More About This Fin
Three-fin thruster set from True Ames in Futures-compatible solid fiberglass, sitting in the middle of the True Ames thruster size range. The foil is designed around tip flex with enough base to grip. The same KC template is also stocked with an FCS base. It is intended for standard thruster shortboards.
Similar Fins
Mentioned in the review — True Ames TA Tri · KC Tri FCS — not something we carry.