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North Introduces The Mono 2016

Postby Toby » Sun Feb 07, 2016 7:49 am

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North Introduces The Mono 2016

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- EASY TO USE
- EASY FREERIDING ABILITIES
- QUICK TURNING SPEED & REACTIVE STEERING
- SOFT POWER DEVELOPMENT
- GOOD LOWEND & UPWIND PERFORMANCE
- ROBUST 1-STRUT DESIGN
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We are always on the lookout for innovative ways to design and achieve outstanding products, so our team investigated the potential of a lighter kite with fewer struts. Introducing the Mono, the newest family member to the North Kiteboarding range who’s performance speaks for itself.

The Mono is a light wind specialist. It has an outstanding low end range, with the 5 m2 and 7 m2 models working particularity well with surfboards and lighter breezes. Use the power of the kite to catch the wave, then crank the depower and shred the wave with zero pull. Its light weight allows the kite to drift and hang in the air as you ride down the line; it also makes it the perfect travel companion. The Mono has a comfortable and forgiving feeling via the bar - softer than the Neo but still progressive. The turning speed is quick, and the kite is also great for Freeriding offering easy jumping and excellent hangtime. With relaunch abilities worthy of an applause, great power delivery and optimum sheet-and-go, you’re sure to fall in “love at first flight”.

Ideally paired with a larger twintip or wave board, in light-medium strength winds the Mono will blow you away! Test ride one today and be amazed.

http://www.northkiteboarding.com/products/kites/mono/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_w-xuTJ0tYM

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Re: North Introduces The Mono 2016

Postby Slappysan » Sun Feb 07, 2016 8:10 am

Pretty much a straight copy of the Solo.

While these 1 strut kites are amazing in a lot of areas I with they would at least mention the tip flutter during loops cause it's kind of annoying. I wonder if the special patches on the Solo 2 solve the tip flutter.

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Re: North Introduces The Mono 2016

Postby Westozzy » Sun Feb 07, 2016 8:22 am

Really, a straight out copy you say...you can tell this from a video clip...

Anyone notice the large amount of Dacron reinforcement along each wingtip from the tripping to the leading edge.

Let's wait for some reviews shall we.

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Re: North Introduces The Mono 2016

Postby foilholio » Sun Feb 07, 2016 8:45 am

Had me at less struts for lighter kite, lost me at heavier fabric.


Looks like a Neo missing 2 struts.

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Re: North Introduces The Mono 2016

Postby Westozzy » Sun Feb 07, 2016 12:48 pm

What I can see from the pics is increasingly geater Dacron area used towards the tips to probably reduce that tip flutter. Would have been and cost benefit r and d thing. We will see I suppose.

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Re: North Introduces The Mono 2016

Postby magnusod » Sun Feb 07, 2016 4:00 pm

Slappysan wrote:Pretty much a straight copy of the Solo.

While these 1 strut kites are amazing in a lot of areas I with they would at least mention the tip flutter during loops cause it's kind of annoying. I wonder if the special patches on the Solo 2 solve the tip flutter.
...and Solo is a copy of Airush One or...

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Re: North Introduces The Mono 2016

Postby droffats » Sun Feb 07, 2016 7:27 pm

First time I've seen that new hydrofoil too.

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Re: North Introduces The Mono 2016

Postby Osprey1 » Mon Feb 08, 2016 5:21 am

Looks good. Probably will cost $2k though :(

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Re: North Introduces The Mono 2016

Postby Brin » Mon Feb 08, 2016 10:13 pm

Saw them in Mauritius last september....flew fine, seemed to be pretty stable, lots of North dealers rode the preproduction (I guess) models available at their dealer meet....they seemed pretty much production models without weird bits..... and didn't hear any adverse comment . Saw them paired with TTs and surfboards and occasionally the new rotating-ends-no-depower-centreline bar.


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