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Anybody with a review of OR Roam HL ?

Postby Pana » Wed Jul 27, 2022 3:23 am

Not the full allula A series but the partial allula HL series. Can not find any comments on the web.

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Re: Anybody with a review of OR Roam HL ?

Postby droffats » Wed Jul 27, 2022 3:38 am

It feels a little lighter, faster, and more solid than the previous generation Dacron Roams. The wind is always on-shore with crappy, messy, small waves here so I've never even seen a barrel. So, take my wave reviews with that in mind....
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Re: Anybody with a review of OR Roam HL ?

Postby Pana » Thu Aug 04, 2022 12:40 am

droffats wrote:
Wed Jul 27, 2022 3:38 am
It feels a little lighter, faster, and more solid than the previous generation Dacron Roams. The wind is always on-shore with crappy, messy, small waves here so I've never even seen a barrel. So, take my wave reviews with that in mind....
Good thanks. Can you compare to the full allula construction ? Even better if you can give feedbacks vs ozone enduro v3.

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Re: Anybody with a review of OR Roam HL ?

Postby droffats » Thu Aug 04, 2022 2:11 am

The HL is just not as light or stiff as the A-Series. The upstroke is a little slower on the HL etc. Same with the Drift. The A-series is just a little better. Sorry, I haven't taken an Enduro in the waves.
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Re: Anybody with a review of OR Roam HL ?

Postby Pana » Thu Sep 15, 2022 3:45 am

Finally decided to buy a 9m Roam Hl to replace an enduro 9m v3 that felt heavy and slow in the turns. Was worried that it would feel sluggish compared to our 10m full allula Roam, it was not. Good feeling, sweet riding, the performance level is not quite that of the A series but the price is not either. It does a very very good job for those who prefer nimbleness to hangtime. Plentyfull power for freeriding my 200 pound carcass on a tt. My 2 cents is that smaller than 10m the HL series is the best bang for the buck. For larger kites the full Allula constructions are unbeatable and worth the extra cost.

NB: my wife who could not believe I was going to change the 9m v3 enduro bought 6 month ago, agreed the 9m Roam flies much better.

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Re: Anybody with a review of OR Roam HL ?

Postby leeuwen » Fri Sep 16, 2022 8:36 am

edit, nevermind me, thought I read craveHL not roamHL

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Re: Anybody with a review of OR Roam HL ?

Postby Pana » Fri Sep 23, 2022 4:10 am

Additional info to my first comments on the Roam HL after a second session. Gusty conditions 18 to 27 knots. Fully trimmed at the 27 mark. Kite remains with good control trimmed. Appreciated the gradual power control of the bar throw. Strangely I got the feeling the HL version is a bit more powerfull than the A series. Leading edge is bigger, that may explain. Still very happy with my transfer.

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Re: Anybody with a review of OR Roam HL ?

Postby Pana » Mon Mar 06, 2023 9:01 pm

New edit, liked the Roam HL 9m so much for wave riding that I decided to also replace the 8m Enduro v3 with a Roam. I heard a rumor that OR will drop the HL construction completely to specialize in the high end aluula only. Potential good deals to be had.


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