BrunoC wrote: ↑Sat Jan 11, 2020 2:50 pmI don’t have enough sessions on mine yet for a full review but I’ve ridden the 9m crave in gusty 7m conditions and ridden the 12m crave in light winds (14-16mph). All times on a Tona pop TT.
They are stable yet fast turning. the 9m depowers well and eats up the gusts without issue. Boost was excellent and hang-time noticeably longer vs. Razors.
My initial impression is quite positive. They seem like they will serve me well as an aggressive TT freerider who occasionally rides a surfboard in the ocean or in flat water.
More to come once I have a dozen or so sessions..
Yeah perfect fit to that mix, also, I still think it's going to be better in surf than the Roam if you are in side-shore conditions and going for aggressive slashes and little airs. The Roam will still have a slight edge on drift I think, but you are gaining a ton of nimbleness. It's a really perfect mix for me on a 9m.matth wrote: ↑Sat Jan 11, 2020 6:04 pmBrunoC wrote: ↑Sat Jan 11, 2020 2:50 pmI don’t have enough sessions on mine yet for a full review but I’ve ridden the 9m crave in gusty 7m conditions and ridden the 12m crave in light winds (14-16mph). All times on a Tona pop TT.
They are stable yet fast turning. the 9m depowers well and eats up the gusts without issue. Boost was excellent and hang-time noticeably longer vs. Razors.
My initial impression is quite positive. They seem like they will serve me well as an aggressive TT freerider who occasionally rides a surfboard in the ocean or in flat water.
More to come once I have a dozen or so sessions..
Nice!!! Sounds like a good fit for me....mostly TT, 25% surfboard. I have boxers for foiling, so all set there....
How was the bar pressure and depower..???adamj2281 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 14, 2020 4:08 amQuick update on my last post regarding the 9m Crave. I've had 2 more solid, pretty lit sessions on it, both strapless surfboard. To expand on my notes before, here are a few more and who this kite is best for:
-Surf:
The crave is a lot lighter and more responsive than the Roam and Prodigy, more Razor than those kites. So........if you are looking for really quick redirects on bottom turns or powered downloops into slashes, this kite wins hands down. I'm making much more aggressive, tighter turns back into the wave face from the flats after a bottom turn. I slackened the lines quite a bit today and it drifted pretty well, not as well as the Roam, but it's a tradeoff.
I got it out in side-off winds as well, and it really excelled. I figured this would be an issue with the drifting of the Roam beating it out, but in side-off I want something that will crank upwind (which it does) and something that pivots quick along with down the line drift. It did really well, really the drift surprised me after the first few sessions, I think I just needed to find the right spot to sit it.
So, if you are into a nice mix of surf/freestyle this is your kite, if you are mostly foil/surf go Roam. Prodigy is probably best for a mix of old school boosting and surf.
PM me or reply if you have any specific questions.
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