I am a low intermediate twintip rider, 75 kg. My lightwind kite is a 2016 15 m Contra with the overdrive 1x recoil bar. Somehow, I have never really fallen in love with this kite. It feels pretty slow, and the bar feels big and heavy.
My other kites are North Evos, and I find myself rigging the next biggest kite (12 m) whenever possible to avoid the Cabrinha.
I have tested the Core Free 15 m several times, which to me is a lot more fun to fly than the Contra, behaving more like a smaller kite. I had the impression that the online opinion is that the Contra is an awesome kite, so
I'm asking myself what it is that makes me not like it very much, and if other riders can understand where I am coming from here? Now I am seriously considering changing to a Core XR5 15 m. What is your opinion on the Contra vs the XR5 15 m?