If my 10m Edge hasn't got enough air in it, the kite folds when jumping and pushing really hard.Puetz wrote:G'day Toby,
I've had a couple of rides on the Ozone Edge 17m and hopefully soon I'll get to ride my mates 19m. From my initial tests the old 2011 18m has more static pull and lift but the Edges are faster with quicker turning but you have to sine them to get the power. The first thing I noticed was the Edges needed apparent wind to get anywhere near the same power of the Dyno but since its got good speed you can get some good jumps.
Here's the rub for me, when I load up the Edges, it would fold and quite badly when pushed just a bit harder. I attempted to do a normal jumps, and it would fold a little, but if I looped it, the kite would fold, which ever side I was pulling, that side would fold.
This isn't just an Edge thing by the way, I could get my old Core 17m or an Epic Infinity to do it too, but it was alot harder for these two. Infact, I can get most big bridle kites to fold, the only one I find hard to fold is the 2011 18m Dyno (only time is if I have sea anchored myself and looped it). And before you say it, yes the leading edge was pumped up hard.
From my mates impression, he thinks the 19m (thin leading edge) would be worse than the 17m for folding and even he gets it to do it but I figure, the kite wasn't aimed at freeriding but more at lightwind race boards that wouldn't be loaded up as hard as a twin tip jumper would do. My mate gets good jumps with hang and loves the Edges over his 2011 16m Dyno by a country mile.
Anyway, when I get a chance to ride the Edge 19m, I'll do a direct comparison. I suspect that you won't like it as it is very different to the Dyno, and unless your willing to change your style, you won't get along with it.
cheers for now,
Robbie
... yeah, I know you gotta pump it up hard but you get to a point where one worries its too much and its gunna blow up. Seeing as its not mine (19m), I'll get my mate to pump it up as much as he dares. If it still folds then it folds. I had a Best team rider give me a go of his latest kite at the time, pump the kite to atleast 10 psi, and it still folded but under him, no worries but constantly folding on me, so my conclusion, the kite isn't for me. Maybe the Edge's aren't for me.Tone wrote:If my 10m Edge hasn't got enough air in it, the kite folds when jumping and pushing really hard.Puetz wrote:G'day Toby,
I've had a couple of rides on the Ozone Edge 17m and hopefully soon I'll get to ride my mates 19m. From my initial tests the old 2011 18m has more static pull and lift but the Edges are faster with quicker turning but you have to sine them to get the power. The first thing I noticed was the Edges needed apparent wind to get anywhere near the same power of the Dyno but since its got good speed you can get some good jumps.
Here's the rub for me, when I load up the Edges, it would fold and quite badly when pushed just a bit harder. I attempted to do a normal jumps, and it would fold a little, but if I looped it, the kite would fold, which ever side I was pulling, that side would fold.
This isn't just an Edge thing by the way, I could get my old Core 17m or an Epic Infinity to do it too, but it was alot harder for these two. Infact, I can get most big bridle kites to fold, the only one I find hard to fold is the 2011 18m Dyno (only time is if I have sea anchored myself and looped it). And before you say it, yes the leading edge was pumped up hard.
From my mates impression, he thinks the 19m (thin leading edge) would be worse than the 17m for folding and even he gets it to do it but I figure, the kite wasn't aimed at freeriding but more at lightwind race boards that wouldn't be loaded up as hard as a twin tip jumper would do. My mate gets good jumps with hang and loves the Edges over his 2011 16m Dyno by a country mile.
Anyway, when I get a chance to ride the Edge 19m, I'll do a direct comparison. I suspect that you won't like it as it is very different to the Dyno, and unless your willing to change your style, you won't get along with it.
cheers for now,
Robbie
Pump that suckka up super hard and you should be fine.
I have the 15 as well, I haven;t flown it yet as we have had mental winds, but tomorrow, saturday and Sunday we have 12-18knots so I will find out!
I directly replaces a 15m Speed3 so I am very curious to see how it fairs.
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