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Re: Review of the Nobile NHP SplitBoard

Postby vp » Mon Jan 18, 2016 6:49 pm


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Re: Review of the Nobile NHP SplitBoard

Postby KiteDR » Tue Jan 19, 2016 5:31 am

Thanks for sharing the link! 9 lbs eh? A little heavier Jan I would have guessed but probably still light enough.

I wonder if anyone has experience with one of these against the FlyBoards Flysplit?

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Re: Review of the Nobile NHP SplitBoard

Postby vp » Wed Jan 20, 2016 1:47 am

KiteDR wrote:Thanks for sharing the link! 9 lbs eh? A little heavier Jan I would have guessed but probably still light enough.

I wonder if anyone has experience with one of these against the FlyBoards Flysplit?
It's a tad bit heavier due to the connection. but not by much.
We have Flysurfer Split boards here as well. Similar design - they are made in the same factory. Flysurfer is more of a freeride board - smooth and carves nicely. Nobile NHP is more of a freestyle - better upwind, pop, and low end. Not sure what's going on with Flysurfer, but at the moment they are not available in US.

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Re: Review of the Nobile NHP SplitBoard

Postby KiteDR » Wed Jan 20, 2016 5:43 am

vp wrote:
KiteDR wrote:Thanks for sharing the link! 9 lbs eh? A little heavier Jan I would have guessed but probably still light enough.

I wonder if anyone has experience with one of these against the FlyBoards Flysplit?
It's a tad bit heavier due to the connection. but not by much.
We have Flysurfer Split boards here as well. Similar design - they are made in the same factory. Flysurfer is more of a freeride board - smooth and carves nicely. Nobile NHP is more of a freestyle - better upwind, pop, and low end. Not sure what's going on with Flysurfer, but at the moment they are not available in US.
Thanks for the response - my problem is that I can't find anywhere to go and ride boards side by side to compare :) Looks like I'll keep shopping the used market for now

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Re: Review of the Nobile NHP SplitBoard

Postby vp » Thu Jan 21, 2016 4:51 am

KiteDR wrote: Thanks for the response - my problem is that I can't find anywhere to go and ride boards side by side to compare :) Looks like I'll keep shopping the used market for now

Here you go:
http://greenhatkiteboarding.com/2015-fl ... -1522.html
http://greenhatkiteboarding.com/2015-no ... board.html

Also, here's are all of them (new and used):
http://greenhatkiteboarding.com/kiteboa ... oards.html

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Re: Review of the Nobile NHP SplitBoard

Postby Adventure Logs » Fri Jan 29, 2016 4:20 pm

Any reviews out there for the new 2016? I have a flysplit M that's not ageing very gracefully and thinking about picking up a new Nobile. I love the tool less feature of the Nobile but they look much heavier.

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Re: Review of the Nobile NHP SplitBoard

Postby proletariat » Mon Mar 28, 2016 7:53 pm

For comparison's sake, I have a Kitelement Revolt at 136 x 41. It is squarish with the W tips and medium rocker. It's relatively stiff in the middle and softer on the tips. I'm pretty new, and it's great for a beginner, but it seems to have decent pop and it's forgiving in the chop. I ran across this thread because I'm looking for a new bag to travel with the split board, and my buddy told me about this conversation. Anyway, I recently measured and weight the board and here are my results:

Split measurements - 16" x 28" (almost exactly).
Weight - 10.7 lbs. (+0.3 for screwdriver, I just called it 11lbs.) - That's with fins, slingshot dually bindings and a handle.

I weight all my kites, too, and it appears that I can get 4 kites + the board all in a 10 lbs. bag and be *just* at 50 lbs. Bars, harness, etc, would have to go into bag 2 or I only bring 3 kites.

Lemme know if you'd like to see weights of stuff (mostly slingshot kites). I'm happy to share.

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Re: Review of the Nobile NHP SplitBoard

Postby proletariat » Mon Mar 28, 2016 7:59 pm

metric measurements of the KE Revolt, in case you're lazy like me :)
Weight = 4.9 kg
Length = 71.1 cm
Width = 40.6 cm


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