To add to the “not front foot heavyâ€� point, I am riding a Curve XXS on the smallest Veloce stab and have the foil position at the most forward point on the Kiwi board.Indeed. Gong boards are the ones with the mast tracks closer to the tail in the market to compensate the front foot […]
My 2 cents (1.5y weekend rider, don't count me as a pro) I did use the 9m/12m reach 24 combo for awhile and tried the 9m pivot 23 from my friends (now moved to reach 25).I found the reach more of a all around, pivot is a bit more grunt (maybe driven by higher bar […]
The Pivot is faster has more pop for boosting it will yank you off the water faster also more low end power. Both are excellent all around that work well for twintip and surf. I have even foiled on my 9M Pivot and I found the drifting to be remarkably good.Hey Windigo! would you say […]
It all depends on your definition of lasts longer. From experience, my 15m Soul v1 lasted me about 500-600 hours before I had to really mess with the bridels. Still not fully tuned back to normal, but I have used it for snow and water, self land and launch on sand, snow, grass, variable ground […]
There is a name for what happens when you crush the boys."Ball Slap"There is also the"Unexpected Enema"Sometimes you get both together. Do you call these incidents something else?Looking at your profile pic, that's exactly how I landed, couldn't find a better image XDStatistics: Posted by GatoConBotas — Fri May 09, 2025 2:51 pm
Is the fixed bridle a good option on the 10m session to make it move more like a smaller kite? If so would it give a a bit more low end power?...... ThanksStatistics: Posted by Bill — Fri May 09, 2025 2:39 pm
To add to the “not front foot heavy� point, I am riding a Curve XXS on the smallest Veloce stab and have the foil position at the most forward point on the Kiwi board.Statistics: Posted by trendab — Fri May 09, 2025 2:27 pm
I would also suggest wearing it under your wetsuit, never creeps up. See alot more people doing it these days.I personally never understood this. I see it done at my local spot some times but makes zero sense to me. The whole point of the wetsuit is to fit skin tight, so water doesn't get […]
they have different wear patterns. leis wear on the canopy, valves, connector tubes, leading edge, bridles and pulleys. foil kites wear on the pulleys bridle protective fabric coating and sewn seams which open up and cause the kite not to hold pressure. A foil kite can look great but if the seams are leaky and […]
I would say LEI last longuer maintenance free for sure. It's not uncommon to see 15 years old or more LEI still being used you don't see many foil kites who have been used for 15 years or more. I still see nearly 20 year old Best Waroo being used and listed for sale. The […]