Ocean Rodeo started out making commercial diving and military grade scuba dry suits, 20+ years ago, I wouldn't save 100 dollars and go buy one from a competitor. My Pyro is 5 years old now and in perfect condition. I'm about to buy the Soul as the breath-ability is light years ahead of the Pyro and ...
Just ordered mine. If you have any questions about this suit go watch the product information video (the long one with the company founder 'Richard' speaking). Very informative. I hear the breath-ability of the suit is outstanding, will update after I have ridden.
I can't speak to the NPX suit, I know their wetsuits are good... that said... I just bought an Ocean Rodeo Soul because I HATE wetsuits :) For the past 5 years I have had the OR pyro and I prefer that to the wetsuit because: More flexibility, easier to flex, move around, etc. Easier to put on and a ...
After a few sessions on my new 8 and 10 meter Razors. Definite improvements on the backstall while unhooked. I had the 8m out in a 20-48 (yes 48) gusty session the other day and it was fine, the range is impressive. Overall it's pretty much the same kite as last year. I need a few more sessions but ...
Finally got another session in on my Cypher 10m yesterday. I was in 17-24, mainly on the lower end, sideonshore wind at our local beachbreak. I've flown Rises and then Razors last year, but I wanted something less punchy than Razor and yet with fast turning and drift for waves. My experience yester...
Thanks for the update, the more information the better but I'm a little more confused now. No doubt the Razor is a fantastic kite. I've not met anyone who's tried one yet that doesn't like it, however thay are wave riders in the majority. However, if the Cypher is stable, steady pull and has good l...
Sorry for posting so much about this, hopefully some of my rambling thoughts will be helpful to someone. I'm revising my opinion a bit on the Cypher. I don't feel like it's a great choice for an all round kite. I believe Ocean Rodeo has it correct with the unhooked/wave riding marketing for the Cyph...
GhostDog Have you been able try both Freestyle and Fusion bar with thr Cypher? I'm interested to hear how the Fusion bar shapes up compared to OR's Freestyle bar if you want it for unhooked stuff. Yes I have, I had the freestyle bar and was using that with Razor, decided to try the below the bar fu...
All this is making the decision even harder now. NooNoo, tell me how long you have been riding, what you have now, what you are good at and what you want to be good at next year and I'll try to help Hello GhostDog. I've been kiting on water for 4 years (where's that time gone! :o ) and pretty much ...