i don´t know where some guys here geht their infos but in my opinion (by owning several of this kites myself and going to testivals every year) i can say the switchblade is really a very good and superstable kite that is powerfup but not "progressive" in high winds like many very delta shape kites (...

As far i know they are not very similar. The Y25 and the Y26 are much more Freeride + BigAir, while hte Y24 is more Freestyle + BigAir. The Y24 is faster turing but with less power(pull) and you need more kiteskills to jump. The newer is more sheet and go like other 5-Strut Freeriders. I bought a 13...

i just got an RRD Addction Y25 / 2020 (5 Struts) ... so far it seems very nice, stable and good depower, big windrange, and medium or less barpessure für long sessions. i kite a lot at a very gusty lake as well. I rode the cabrinha switchblades für some years since the RRD Obession became a freestyl...

It depends very much on the model year. Up to 2015 they are very similar to the Cabrinha Switchblade, Rebel, Core XR ....powerful freerider ... easy to use even for beginners .... only the very early models like 2010/2011 where maybe a litte too fast and agressive but this was smoothend out over the...

i had the old Global with Single FLS and i like the new ones with double FLS better. Both systems have their up and downsides, and can mess up badly in some situations. But i will certainly not upgrade to V5 V6 from my V4 without the o-shit handels because if the kites inverts, they are your best op...