Forum for kitesurfers
-
waitz
- Rare Poster
- Posts: 44
- Joined: Mon Mar 08, 2010 3:20 pm
- Local Beach: Egmond aan Zee
- Favorite Beaches: Egmond aan Zee
- Style: Freeride
- Gear: F-One Bandit & Shadow
- Brand Affiliation: None
-
Has thanked:
1 time
-
Been thanked:
0
Postby waitz » Tue Dec 24, 2019 9:54 am
I just sold my 5'10 Mitu from 2014. I am 72kg, and as I became a bit more experienced, I felt the board became to big.
I would like to replace it, so I am looking into a new Mitu or the Shadow.
I kitesurf mostly in smallish-medium waves in Holland, then secondly on holidays in places like Cape Town, North Portugal and Fuerteventura.
I like a board that is stable in speed, playful and easy to handle. I am not so into freestyle.
Any recommendations between the two, and if so, which size is actually good?
Thanks for input.
-
jonysan
- Frequent Poster
- Posts: 297
- Joined: Fri Oct 28, 2016 8:11 pm
- Kiting since: 1999
- Local Beach: Saunton, Weston S Mare, Bournemouth
- Favorite Beaches: La Morne Mauritius, anywhere warm
- Style: Wave , hopefully smooth,
- Gear: Naish Pivots and Slash, F-One Mitu 5'4, F-One Mitu 5'8, old Naish 5'4 Quad (like a guided missile!),
- Brand Affiliation: None
-
Has thanked:
60 times
-
Been thanked:
26 times
Postby jonysan » Tue Dec 24, 2019 7:43 pm
Hi,
The 5'10 was very likely too big for you, probably got going early, but more than enough planing area when things got fast ?
I weigh 75K and am 175 tall, I have the Mitu Carbon 5'8, very stable and cuts across big chop, turns faster than I can, and the length is a help on big wave faces, But! I wish I had bought a 5'6 or 5'4, why? for general playing around, and hope it might feel livelier. and even lighter?
Maybe you should get a 5'4, I imagine the conditions we ride in are quite similar, and because of that I would stay with the Mitu. The review of the Shadow suggests it is more orientated towards smooth wave faces and carving, which may be great when on holiday in perfect conditions,
But I notice in your profile you have a "Slice", so maybe that works on the average play around days, and the Shadow for the smoothed out perfect conditions?
-
windmaker
- Very Frequent Poster
- Posts: 1880
- Joined: Sun Jun 15, 2003 8:48 am
- Local Beach: .
- Style: Strapless surf and foil
- Gear: F-One & Aeros kites/ HB surf/ Taaroa foil/ Manera
-
Has thanked:
58 times
-
Been thanked:
91 times
-
Contact:
Postby windmaker » Wed Dec 25, 2019 6:54 am
waitz wrote: ↑Tue Dec 24, 2019 9:54 am
I just sold my 5'10 Mitu from 2014. I am 72kg, and as I became a bit more experienced, I felt the board became to big.
I would like to replace it, so I am looking into a new Mitu or the Shadow.
I kitesurf mostly in smallish-medium waves in Holland, then secondly on holidays in places like Cape Town, North Portugal and Fuerteventura.
I like a board that is stable in speed, playful and easy to handle. I am not so into freestyle.
Any recommendations between the two, and if so, which size is actually good?
Thanks for input.
Two boards I know well, considering the waves you ride most of the time I would go for Mitu 5'6''.
-
kiteswede
- Medium Poster
- Posts: 88
- Joined: Mon Oct 29, 2018 1:41 pm
- Local Beach: Göteborg
- Gear: F-one kite
- Brand Affiliation: None
-
Has thanked:
32 times
-
Been thanked:
8 times
Postby kiteswede » Wed Dec 25, 2019 7:49 am
-
waitz
- Rare Poster
- Posts: 44
- Joined: Mon Mar 08, 2010 3:20 pm
- Local Beach: Egmond aan Zee
- Favorite Beaches: Egmond aan Zee
- Style: Freeride
- Gear: F-One Bandit & Shadow
- Brand Affiliation: None
-
Has thanked:
1 time
-
Been thanked:
0
Postby waitz » Wed Dec 25, 2019 11:34 am
Great, thanks for the input, and nice info video, @kiteswede
Haven't decided yet...
-
Peter_Frank
- Very Frequent Poster
- Posts: 12735
- Joined: Wed Oct 16, 2002 1:00 am
- Brand Affiliation: None
- Location: Denmark
-
Has thanked:
1007 times
-
Been thanked:
1187 times
Postby Peter_Frank » Wed Dec 25, 2019 12:09 pm
waitz, are you riding with straps or not?
Might mean a bit for size
Noticed you ride waves in Holland, and Capetown, meaning conditions very similar to what we have around here in Denmark (and often going to CT), so might be you like most of us prefer strapped waveboards
Personal liking indeed, but just regarding the sizing, it might be good to know.
Peter
-
waitz
- Rare Poster
- Posts: 44
- Joined: Mon Mar 08, 2010 3:20 pm
- Local Beach: Egmond aan Zee
- Favorite Beaches: Egmond aan Zee
- Style: Freeride
- Gear: F-One Bandit & Shadow
- Brand Affiliation: None
-
Has thanked:
1 time
-
Been thanked:
0
Postby waitz » Wed Dec 25, 2019 2:27 pm
I prefer strapless in general, but when I have been in Cape Town with bigger waves, I feel more secure with straps.
-
waitz
- Rare Poster
- Posts: 44
- Joined: Mon Mar 08, 2010 3:20 pm
- Local Beach: Egmond aan Zee
- Favorite Beaches: Egmond aan Zee
- Style: Freeride
- Gear: F-One Bandit & Shadow
- Brand Affiliation: None
-
Has thanked:
1 time
-
Been thanked:
0
Postby waitz » Thu Dec 26, 2019 12:27 pm
jonysan wrote: ↑Tue Dec 24, 2019 7:43 pm
But I notice in your profile you have a "Slice", so maybe that works on the average play around days, and the Shadow for the smoothed out perfect conditions?
Yeah, that's a thought I also have, so that I don't have 2 boards that overlap too much... Although I'm curious how the Shadow is in rough choppy conditions also.
Return to “Kitesurfing”
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: Aleza, Bing [Bot], blu, Brent NKB, Cheoz0r86, Clew In, ffoil, Gonzavala, Google [Bot], knotwindy, max, purdyd, Vivo3d, voodoospirit, Xtream, Yahoo [Bot] and 386 guests