Forum for kitesurfers
-
Eurus
- Frequent Poster
- Posts: 490
- Joined: Wed May 08, 2013 3:01 am
-
Has thanked:
3 times
-
Been thanked:
5 times
Postby Eurus » Thu Jun 13, 2013 5:23 am
I posted recently about the characteristics I was looking for in a kite board as I wanted to replace the Cabrinha Custom I have. Too much rocker on the Custom for me. Nice board but just too much rocker. A poster here recommended I try the new 2013 Cabrinha Tronic.
Well I did and it is THE board I was looking for. I rode the 136. I weigh 200 lbs.(90 kgs for my European brethren). Rode it today in 15 kts (17 mph) on an 11M kite and here is my review.
Water was moderately choppy for the first 45 minutes of my session and it cut through like butter. The board barely moved up and down as I eased through the chop. That was the first thing I noticed. I have a massively destroyed left knee from many years of competitive soccer and I feel every bump in the water. Today I barely felt anything. Carving is amazing. Cabrinha touts it as a good wave riding board. I don't normally ride waves but I have surfed my whole life so I can say with confidence this board would actually carve waves nicely. The pop is even more amazing. It holds the edge going upwind with no feeling of it slipping away and the best part is how super soft the landings are. If anyone here has ridden heavy rocker boards they know what I am talking about when holding an edge. My Custom would (at times) feel like it was about to spin out from underneath me. Not the Tronic. They dialed this one in.
Literally no downside to this board in my opinion...but...it meets the characteristics I was looking for so it may not be for everyone. Cabrinha touts it as their bridge board between the Custom and the X Caliber. Basically it has a lot less rocker than the Custom but more rocker than the X Caliber. In my opinion Cabrinha nailed the perfect amount of rocker in a medium flex board with the Tronic.
It is a light board too. I was surprised at how light it is. And it has nice thin rails which I personally like. The bottom of the board has a very different 3D channel design I haven't seen before on other boards. In the next couple of days I'm going to remove the 45mm fins that come with the board and ride it finless on some butter smooth water and will report back on how well it handles.
That was a downside to my Custom. When I pulled the fins off it was like roller skating in a bath tub greased with butter. It was all over the place.
I give the Tronic 5 stars for a great all around board. Can't wait to ride it in 25 kt + winds.
Here is a summary of what I liked about the Tronic:
- Light weight
- Perfect amount of rocker (I would say it is above medium rocker)
- Great pop
- Cut through moderate chop like butter
- Holds edge going upwind very well
- Fast
- Carves great
- Great pop
- Nice thin rails (purely aesthetic for me)
- The pads are nice too. Very comfortable and grippy on your feet
- Soft landings
- Medium flex
Hope my review is helpful.
-
Kamikuza
- Very Frequent Poster
- Posts: 7057
- Joined: Fri Jan 09, 2009 4:49 am
- Local Beach: Sabae Beach
- Favorite Beaches: Ol' Stinky
- Gear: This, that, the other
-
Has thanked:
220 times
-
Been thanked:
193 times
Postby Kamikuza » Thu Jun 13, 2013 6:53 am
Good review... would have been more helpful for me a month or two back, though
Ayahuasca wrote:I weigh 90 kgs (200lbs for my backwards brethren)
There, that's better!
-
experienced1
- Very Frequent Poster
- Posts: 930
- Joined: Fri Jun 06, 2003 5:32 pm
- Gear: Cabrinha
- Brand Affiliation: Cabrinha
- Location: Cabrinha Old Guy
-
Has thanked:
0
-
Been thanked:
0
Postby experienced1 » Sat Jun 15, 2013 3:07 pm
Ayahuasca:
glad I could be of assistance
steve
-
Eurus
- Frequent Poster
- Posts: 490
- Joined: Wed May 08, 2013 3:01 am
-
Has thanked:
3 times
-
Been thanked:
5 times
Postby Eurus » Wed Jun 19, 2013 8:15 am
experienced1 wrote:Ayahuasca:
glad I could be of assistance
steve
Yeah man...it was your recommendation that made me aware of the Tronic. Turned out to be exactly what I was looking for. Glad Cabrinha developed this board.
-
pj sofine
- Very Frequent Poster
- Posts: 1022
- Joined: Thu Jun 16, 2011 2:21 am
- Kiting since: 2001
- Style: silly
- Gear: naish pivots 9,11, rpm 7,8,10,12 cf raptor ltd 136,140
- Brand Affiliation: None
-
Has thanked:
79 times
-
Been thanked:
56 times
Postby pj sofine » Wed Jun 19, 2013 2:08 pm
Nice review! Thanks for posting
-
lenker
- Medium Poster
- Posts: 139
- Joined: Sun Feb 22, 2009 1:12 am
- Local Beach: Bulabog
- Brand Affiliation: None
-
Has thanked:
0
-
Been thanked:
0
Postby lenker » Thu Jun 20, 2013 2:52 am
Just curious, which model of the Custom did you ride before?
-
Eurus
- Frequent Poster
- Posts: 490
- Joined: Wed May 08, 2013 3:01 am
-
Has thanked:
3 times
-
Been thanked:
5 times
Postby Eurus » Thu Jun 20, 2013 4:54 am
lenker wrote:Just curious, which model of the Custom did you ride before?
The make is Cabrinha
The model is the Custom
The size is a 136
Not sure what you are asking.
-
lenker
- Medium Poster
- Posts: 139
- Joined: Sun Feb 22, 2009 1:12 am
- Local Beach: Bulabog
- Brand Affiliation: None
-
Has thanked:
0
-
Been thanked:
0
Postby lenker » Thu Jun 20, 2013 5:51 am
Sorry, I mean the year of the model.
-
Eurus
- Frequent Poster
- Posts: 490
- Joined: Wed May 08, 2013 3:01 am
-
Has thanked:
3 times
-
Been thanked:
5 times
Postby Eurus » Fri Jun 21, 2013 3:19 am
lenker wrote:Sorry, I mean the year of the model.
No prob...it's a 2011.
-
zarb
- Rare Poster
- Posts: 5
- Joined: Fri Jun 21, 2013 9:12 am
- Brand Affiliation: None
-
Has thanked:
0
-
Been thanked:
0
Postby zarb » Fri Jun 21, 2013 9:19 am
Love the review, I have the same board and enjoy it a lot.
If I wanted to try out boots, would the Tronic be a good board to fit out with boots? I am 83kg and I have a 140cm Tronic, and would prefer not to buy another board.
Return to “Kitesurfing”
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: Baidu [Spider], Bing [Bot], Brent NKB, CaptainKook, Chriz76, drone, elrizo, evan, Google [Bot], HALF, i_love_storm, KVL, Leon van Bergen, mati, nixmatters, Pepijn, PhilipKite, rw30, Smeagle, tilmann, tobesen and 428 guests