To me it looks like it's in between a Dice and a Neo. Marketing-wise it's going up against the Dice. It also looks a lot like the new RRD Religion MK8.
I agree. Having a second look, it looks more high aspect ratio than the Neo. The pull must be less than the Neo... but testers will tell...
From what I see the main difference betw the Free & the Nexus is the latter is Future-C with a bigger front tube. Not sure how that makes the Free more beginner-friendly — still a capable Allrounder ! — but it does make the Nexus more radical. The Free is still a great choice for advanced riders. Sad it’s been discontinued, but Core is known for extreme hardcore material, so the Free didn’t fit the profile. I loved it! Oh well, tough worldCaptainCore wrote: ↑Fri Apr 27, 2018 11:01 amYes the Free will be phased out although a few of us here in the UK would like it to continue in its role as an entry level school/package type kite. Although the new Nexus is not a difficult kite, indeed it could be considered flattering, it's still needs a degree of skill to get the best from it, it is what they say it is, a Freestyle Wave kite, with some bonus features that make foiling and free riding more pleasant and exciting.
We are however still selling Free kites to folk earlier in their learning curves.
Free is a great beginner kite but I can see why they might drop it. Very stabile and you always know where it is but there’s a lot of overlap with the XR and it can’t beat the Section for wave riding. I may be way off but I don’t know many who want a freeride/wave kite but the Nexus looks interesting as a replacement. Definelty caters to a different segment. I’ve always used the XR and I think it’s just as good of a beginner option as the Free and great for progression into hooked-in and jumps later on. Really good at the top end as well so it sits big in that Freeride/Freestyle segment.JustAGirl wrote: ↑Thu May 03, 2018 10:32 pmFrom what I see the main difference betw the Free & the Nexus is the latter is Future-C with a bigger front tube. Not sure how that makes the Free more beginner-friendly — still a capable Allrounder ! — but it does make the Nexus more radical. The Free is still a great choice for advanced riders. Sad it’s been discontinued, but Core is known for extreme hardcore material, so the Free didn’t fit the profile. I loved it! Oh well, tough worldCaptainCore wrote: ↑Fri Apr 27, 2018 11:01 amYes the Free will be phased out although a few of us here in the UK would like it to continue in its role as an entry level school/package type kite. Although the new Nexus is not a difficult kite, indeed it could be considered flattering, it's still needs a degree of skill to get the best from it, it is what they say it is, a Freestyle Wave kite, with some bonus features that make foiling and free riding more pleasant and exciting.
We are however still selling Free kites to folk earlier in their learning curves.
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