Re: Ozone Edge 10m & 19m now available
Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 12:58 am
I think it is very good that a small kite can sit just above you. Good for doing hooked tricks.
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Hi Westozzy,Westozzy wrote:Yes I would concur with that. Its not a 'rip you off the water' type of kite. I to have flown kites that do that in a more obvious way. But there is technique involved and it takes some time to dial it in. Once you do especially on the 9m and 7m, you still produce an incredible vertical dimension. The thing I like is the hang time and the confidence that even on an immense jump you can be confident that you will land soft as butter..that I haven't experienced to this degree on another kite. This vertical dimension becomes harder to dial in from the 11m up.
Hi Kite2Heaven,Kite2Heaven wrote:Hey Tone,
Im curious as to your claims that the 10m "rips you off the water" !! Ive tested the 2013 7m edge for a high wind big jump/loop kite and it is slow across the window, which translated to the kite sitting back in the window a bit with a medium pull into the air... resulting in more of a glide style jump... very predictable though by no means aggressive - comparitive too many kites on the market..
Its at its best in park mode obviously as its designed for.
The test session was done on butter flat water, removing the takeoff ramps - giving true feed back on the kites actual lift ability ...
Interesting that I also tested back to back with an allrounder that jumped higher... the 7m edge doesnt tick all the boxes if you have an aggresive style !
So yes im very interested to know what canopy profile strut changes have been made to the 10m make it turn so fast ????
Wrong.Kite2Heaven wrote:Westozzy... If you know know how to jump properly it only takes a few runs and jumps to know where the best bar position for max speed - setting up for a jump, sending it, actual jump, trimming, bar position at bottom loop a send speed for butter soft landings... If you know how to jump properly... theres no magic key to any kite that you need to spend days on unless your skills are average !!!
Theres also plenty of kites that put you down softly too... no great revelation there also.
As Toby says - great for airstyle being slower up high...
I will get some vid becuase it is very hard to find anything on the Edge it seems. A few racing ones.
Tony
Caesar wrote:Hi Westozzy,Westozzy wrote:Yes I would concur with that. Its not a 'rip you off the water' type of kite. I to have flown kites that do that in a more obvious way. But there is technique involved and it takes some time to dial it in. Once you do especially on the 9m and 7m, you still produce an incredible vertical dimension. The thing I like is the hang time and the confidence that even on an immense jump you can be confident that you will land soft as butter..that I haven't experienced to this degree on another kite. This vertical dimension becomes harder to dial in from the 11m up.
Just out of curiosity- have you ever flown an Epic Screamer? If you ever get a chance do so and let us know what you think in comparison to the Edge.
Cheers
Caesar
I was wondering if you would be answering that question --waynepjh-- ;Bille wrote:waynepjh wrote: ...
Here is a video of pascal on my 15 edge 2013 the wind was about 20 mph at bottom of hill and close to 30 mph at the top. ...
http://vimeo.com/m/59350660
Impressive !!
waynepjh --- how much do You weigh , and how much wind do Ya think
you could hold that 15M of yours in , while on a kite board in the water ?
I 'm trying to get a sense of comparison ageist my 2010 13M Edge ; it
starts getting difficult to hold down in about 30mph, and i weigh 200Lb.
Bille