All, Three times in recent sessions, twice after jumping and landing in the water, once after doing a 360 on hydrofoil and not quite making it all the way around, my chicken loop will just pop out of my hooked harness (Mystic X hardshell). And I have my chicken finger properly placed when I start my...

I haven't been on this kite but am also very interested to know the real wind range across the size range. I am skeptical of the wind ranges they are advertising, particularly at the low end and feel like they must reflect a surfboard or foil (or a child sized rider) and not a TT. Feels unrealistic...

Waiting for a strong windy day. Got my 2021 Orbit in 9 and 7 but the last days I just had wind for my Reach 12m. Hopefully I can write something soon What is the lowest you are twin-tipping on your 12m Reach? I am trying to get a feel for how realistic their wind range is they are promoting because...

mister-z wrote: ↑

Sat Sep 19, 2020 5:45 am

Amen dude. I don't know why every control bar these days is $550+.

Get you an on-sale 2020 North Navigator Bar for under $400. I just got one and it works awesome so far!

Update: a guy I met yesterday let me try his 2018 (i think) North Neo. I was able to go upwind in five minutes what it would have taken a long, hard workout of like 25 minutes with my RPM. It was like night and day. I feel like I have been kiting with concrete shoes. I about to upgrade my kite, not ...

No I gotcha. I was just being silly. I am pretty good with my gear, but I think you may be right about it being worn down. I will probably get a new kite around Christmas time. Kind of tired of the kite in general. Mostly because it is a pain in the a$$$$$$ to relaunch, and I’m tired of it. I’ve go...

If the kite is really showing its age then it could be just the kite itself and not the model. Fabric wears out and lets more air pass thru it making it far less efficient. All so your bridals could be stretched changing your angle of attack. Lines all so could be stretched as well. Ohhhhh, so you ...

If the kite is really showing its age then it could be just the kite itself and not the model. Fabric wears out and lets more air pass thru it making it far less efficient. All so your bridals could be stretched changing your angle of attack. Lines all so could be stretched as well. Ohhhhh, so you ...

b-kite wrote: ↑

Sat Sep 05, 2020 5:20 pm

Do you have it on the freestyle setting? Big difference from the wakestyle setting.

Thats what is the weirdest. for the longest time i had it on wakestlye (without realizing it). Then I changed it to freesetlye and feel like it is harder to go upwind. Idk.

All,

I know the RPM is more of a freestyle kite (i have a 2015 RPM), but how do you all think it goes upwind? Am i crazy for thinking it sits further back in the wind window which makes it more difficult to go upwind? I have pretty good form and feel like it should be easier to go upwind.