Postby richardamo1 » Fri Aug 08, 2008 12:07 pm
in short yes,twice i have tried the 15 and once the 12, in search for a replacement for my 08 waroos 11 and 15 (not enough grunt for me)i tried the 15 evo in light wind and have to say it was remarkable, low end is unreal on these kites, but as the wind picked up to maybe 15 knots it all got a bit mad, poop stance the whole thing, i always take all the depower out of the strap and put it on the throw (08 bar) even with the leader lines on the last knot it still wasnt enough depower, so came back in and put 2 front pigtails from a rebel halfed and them and fitted them to the steering lines at the kite , so in total about 4 inches, this brings your bar back to where it should be , went back out again, wow different story this time ,by now the wind had picked up to over low 20s, and yeah it was tough but it coped well only once got teabagged , i would not recomend you take them out over 20 but as i have just ordered 2 evos i just wanted to see what the real max top end was. turns fast enough for me ,maybe a bit quicker than my 15 waroo, jumps are mental in 20 knots, hang time is also floaty as hell, a few other things of note, when 1st jumping i swung underneath it badly causing major slack lines, expecting it to come tumlbing around my ears, not so it just drifts back slightly and thats it, relaunches real fast no effort at all, even at the top of its range it was still stable , no mad flapping about or anything weird, try one they really are an awesome kite, i have ordered a 10 and a 15, unfortunatly in new zealand we now have to wait 6 weeks or more for delivery, but for me i think they will be worth the wait.