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Re: North launches all-new Code Zero Performance Foil Kite

Postby Archer77 » Thu Aug 11, 2022 8:43 am

... North try to push their heritage here, for a sailor the code zero is the light wind sail for sailboat and they have made the "white sail" colour the only available... beyond what may be of interest to a kiter ...
... but the flutter... is maybe done to make people talk?!...
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Re: North launches all-new Code Zero Performance Foil Kite

Postby Nelis » Thu Aug 11, 2022 9:11 am

It's not a foil kite either though is it....

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Re: North launches all-new Code Zero Performance Foil Kite

Postby gmb13 » Thu Aug 11, 2022 9:11 am

Oldman_Dave wrote:
Thu Aug 11, 2022 5:49 am
"One of the lightest single-strut kites ever designed – engineered using the lightest materials and minimalist design"

WEIGHTS OR GTFO
Hi Everyone.

I only have a 7m production kite here. It currently weighs about 1.8kg (My lines are still attached and there is a bit of sand in the kite in the picture). I think it was 1.75kg when it was new out of the bag.
Code Zero 7m weight.jpeg
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Re: North launches all-new Code Zero Performance Foil Kite

Postby evan » Thu Aug 11, 2022 12:13 pm

Wow, a single skin foil kite that you can pump up for extra rigidity and better relaunch! :lol:
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Re: North launches all-new Code Zero Performance Foil Kite

Postby mattaiken MYS NKB » Thu Aug 11, 2022 1:35 pm

First shipment of these kites are supposed to land in the US market Friday Aug 12th. These will get rushed out to all top North dealers and there will no doubt be a flurry of review activity to follow. I've had a quiver of these 5/7/9/11m since April and have ridden them extensively. I'll do my best to monitor this thread and answer questions. I can post a short review of my experiences on the kite but I do work for North.

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Re: North launches all-new Code Zero Performance Foil Kite

Postby Toby » Thu Aug 11, 2022 2:04 pm

mattaiken MYS NKB wrote:
Thu Aug 11, 2022 1:35 pm
First shipment of these kites are supposed to land in the US market Friday Aug 12th. These will get rushed out to all top North dealers and there will no doubt be a flurry of review activity to follow. I've had a quiver of these 5/7/9/11m since April and have ridden them extensively. I'll do my best to monitor this thread and answer questions. I can post a short review of my experiences on the kite but I do work for North.
Matt, please post the weight of each kite
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Re: North launches all-new Code Zero Performance Foil Kite

Postby mattaiken MYS NKB » Thu Aug 11, 2022 2:05 pm

Toby wrote:
Thu Aug 11, 2022 2:04 pm
mattaiken MYS NKB wrote:
Thu Aug 11, 2022 1:35 pm
First shipment of these kites are supposed to land in the US market Friday Aug 12th. These will get rushed out to all top North dealers and there will no doubt be a flurry of review activity to follow. I've had a quiver of these 5/7/9/11m since April and have ridden them extensively. I'll do my best to monitor this thread and answer questions. I can post a short review of my experiences on the kite but I do work for North.
Matt, please post the weight of each kite
It won't be today but I'll find time to weigh them. Actually I sent my 9m away for a photo shoot so that's going to be difficult. I'll add weight of my 11m and 5m as soon as I can.
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Re: North launches all-new Code Zero Performance Foil Kite

Postby jakemoore » Thu Aug 11, 2022 2:20 pm

gmb13 wrote: ... 7m .... 1.75kg when it was new ....
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evan wrote:
Thu Aug 11, 2022 12:13 pm
Wow, a single skin foil kite that you can pump up for extra rigidity and better relaunch! :lol:
Its 30% heavier that a Hyperlink V3 7m but is very cool to see competition and development among the lighter weight inflatable kites.

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Re: North launches all-new Code Zero Performance Foil Kite

Postby alunj » Thu Aug 11, 2022 2:26 pm

mattaiken MYS NKB wrote:
Thu Aug 11, 2022 1:35 pm
First shipment of these kites are supposed to land in the US market Friday Aug 12th. These will get rushed out to all top North dealers and there will no doubt be a flurry of review activity to follow. I've had a quiver of these 5/7/9/11m since April and have ridden them extensively. I'll do my best to monitor this thread and answer questions. I can post a short review of my experiences on the kite but I do work for North.
They show as available on the NKB direct sales site in EU ; why wait for a dealer :-? Since when did North become direct !
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Seems all of the Group have gone direct ( North Kites, Mystic and North Windsurf)

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Re: North launches all-new Code Zero Performance Foil Kite

Postby gmb13 » Thu Aug 11, 2022 7:48 pm

jakemoore wrote:
Thu Aug 11, 2022 2:20 pm
gmb13 wrote: ... 7m .... 1.75kg when it was new ....
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evan wrote:
Thu Aug 11, 2022 12:13 pm
Wow, a single skin foil kite that you can pump up for extra rigidity and better relaunch! :lol:
Its 30% heavier that a Hyperlink V3 7m but is very cool to see competition and development among the lighter weight inflatable kites.
Yes, hard to beat the Hyperlink V3 in weight. but the Code Zero costs about €550 less and comes very close to the performance. For those looking for a Tube Kite with close to the windrange of the Hyperlink, then the Code Zero should be a good option to look into.

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