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Re: Rebel 2018 vs. Core XR5

Postby pikovsg » Wed Nov 08, 2017 1:07 pm

But Rebel is a more fun kite overall, right?

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Re: Rebel 2018 vs. Core XR5

Postby plasma180 » Wed Nov 08, 2017 1:14 pm

For me is it.
pikovsg wrote:
Wed Nov 08, 2017 1:07 pm
But Rebel is a more fun kite overall, right?

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Re: Rebel 2018 vs. Core XR5

Postby PinkNorthPride » Wed Nov 08, 2017 1:34 pm

pikovsg wrote:
Wed Nov 08, 2017 1:07 pm
But Rebel is a more fun kite overall, right?
Er no it's not. It's a North, nobody rides North these days darling they are so last century.

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Re: Rebel 2018 vs. Core XR5

Postby pikovsg » Wed Nov 08, 2017 2:06 pm

PinkNorthPride wrote:
Wed Nov 08, 2017 1:34 pm
pikovsg wrote:
Wed Nov 08, 2017 1:07 pm
But Rebel is a more fun kite overall, right?
Er no it's not. It's a North, nobody rides North these days darling they are so last century.
Ha. Right...

No, def not.

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Re: Rebel 2018 vs. Core XR5

Postby pj sofine » Wed Nov 08, 2017 2:20 pm

Teabageppo wrote:
Wed Nov 08, 2017 5:59 am
fck yeh!!

fast deflate is where its at hey.
Don't underestimate deflate time importance :nono: By the time you pack up your slow deflating kite the xr5 guys have already left beach with all the hot chicks :thumb:

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Re: Rebel 2018 vs. Core XR5

Postby Teabageppo » Thu Nov 09, 2017 1:31 am

Still no educated and detail on the differences. Can I suggest most of you are usual keyboard kooks who wouldn't know a good kite if they were on one anyway.

let alone compare them in an educated non biased manner.

Anyone apart from these bozos, with more than 10-15 years experience who can actually give a discerning run down in the differences in all areas (except unhooking which isn't necessary).

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Re: Rebel 2018 vs. Core XR5

Postby ChickenD!ken » Thu Nov 09, 2017 4:26 am

The moaning on this page and over on the “Rebel 2018” circle-jerk board is truly stunning. It’s either, “boohoo, where’s my fifth line!” or “eeeeew, rotor qr, what’s that?!” or “f*** North! no f*** Core!” Kindergarteners, the lot of you.

These are two of the best (and most expensive) kites on the market. Neither will suck, so calm the f*** down. If you live anywhere that’s kite-able in the northern hemisphere you should be able to demo without too much trouble.

To the die-hard Rebel crowd, I feel your pain, truly. It sucks when old faithful gets a makeover and now feels defferent. I don’t and will probably never use North (or most other brands) for the reason stated previously. I hate the annual feeding frenzy over which god damn valve cap is better etc. The big sales brands are behaving more and more like they're trying to release the next iPhone. Such is life when you think you can turn a sport mainstream. Purists get left behind. The only real marketing bullshit people fall for is the notion that it’s even possible to do really innovative development from one year to the next.

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Re: Rebel 2018 vs. Core XR5

Postby jeromeL » Thu Nov 09, 2017 5:48 am

Teabageppo wrote:
Thu Nov 09, 2017 1:31 am
Still no educated and detail on the differences. Can I suggest most of you are usual keyboard kooks who wouldn't know a good kite if they were on one anyway.

let alone compare them in an educated non biased manner.

Anyone apart from these bozos, with more than 10-15 years experience who can actually give a discerning run down in the differences in all areas (except unhooking which isn't necessary).
Lol I have to agree, its quite hard to compare gear. Even if you run a kiteshop and have tons of experience... I don't see how you can objectively tell with such small incremental change. Kite being still crisp might just feel better over 1 year old kite ;)
Wind/water condition and how well bar is tuned will have a lot more impact on session that a small incremental change. Also most of us upgrade 1 size at a time so we rarely compare apple to apple ;)
Personally I can tell difference between significant design change or kite type but I don't think I would be able to tell from a small incremental change. Especially boosting wise, some day I boost well some not and I use same kite lol.

I have tried a bunch of kite from friends and often they would have bar set depowered or their lines were out of tune so kite would backstall, even half en hour on kite by the time you realize line aren't set right you barely get a chance to get a good feel for it...
I'm not even sure how I feel about a kite I have owned for a while since wind condition and settings have huge impact on session...

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Re: Rebel 2018 vs. Core XR5

Postby Kamikuza » Thu Nov 09, 2017 6:41 am

Cabrinha 4 life

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Re: Rebel 2018 vs. Core XR5

Postby ChickenD!ken » Thu Nov 09, 2017 6:50 am

Kamikuza wrote:
Thu Nov 09, 2017 6:41 am
Cabrinha 4 life
Ha! I love you. Even if you are deluded.


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