Oliver- Totally valid fear. Aluula is a fairly new material. It's only been around for 4-5 years (that I'm aware of), though similar composite laminates have been around a lot longer. I would hope that the producers of the material (who have larger aspirations than just the kite market) have done th...

Short version: 2023 Rebel SLS is the same as 2022 Rebel SLS other than color/graphics. Design is unchanged. Less short version: The Rebel/Rebel SLS has been the brainchild of Ken Winner since it was introduced in 2007 as our answer to the 'bow kite revolution'. It has bounced around as an all-around...

TL/DR: Duotone DLab kites have proven very reliable since they were introduced a year ago. read on for the long version: We've had DLab (Aluula) kites for one year now. The 2022 Juice DLab came out a year ago, the Neo DLab 6 months ago and more recently the Evo DLab and 2023 Juice DLab. I only see w...

I have not tried Evo SLS and Rebel SLS in size 14. However, when comparing other sizes Evo SLS is lighter on the bar than Rebel SLS. Evo may have a bit better low end. In high end they are about the same for normal user. The both kites jump well. Rebel has a small advantage in hangtime, but Evo SLS...

@nothing2seehere- According to the designer the largest change from the move to SLS is not the weight loss (remember we shed quite a bit of weight already in 2020/21) but the rigidity of the LE and the kite in general. This should give you better overall range as the kite holds its shape better as y...

Lewis Crathern has used Rebels at KOTA. Generally our riders do use the Dice at KOTA because that's a powered kiteloop competition, not a straight-up big-air competition. The Dice loops more consistently/powerfully. It jumps more like a C kite, yanking you up like an elevator. Rebel is our big air f...

Havre- Fair enough, I only checked retail pricing in the US: when I look at EU websites' pricing it adjusts automatically to USD and subtracts VAT and other confusing things I don't really understand but I believe you that your pricing is accurate. And your logic also seems sound re: whether it's wo...

@Havre- I don't follow your math... 2022 Neo 9 is 1569 USD at retail. Neo SLS 9m is 1809. Price increase of almost exactly 15%. Don't compare 2022 Rebel SLS to 2021 original construction, prices have increased across the board this year because of materials, shipping, production, and lots of other r...

@cor- I won't claim to know everything about where we're heading with our lineup in the future but I don't think what you're implying is true. Our original construction is a well established way to build a solid kite, and a kite that is softer/more commercial than the stiffer SLS construction. I do ...

I'm not disagreeing with ANYONE on this thread. I don't blame anyone for choosing to not purchase the new Rebel SLS for whatever reason. The price jump from original to SLS construction is about 15%. I feel there is a significant jump in performance that justifies this extra cost, but others will ob...