Postby downunder » Sun Sep 13, 2020 1:00 pm
Ummm, price? ;)
For 2017 kite with unknown usage, I would expect issues like I did have with a used Soul 2018. None of it. It is very user friendly, and after riding Edges for 6 years I was at home.
Soul is sometimes scary for my 59kg. It took me way off a number times when I was almost out of control. No depower changed this behaviour since even than it is pulling like a truck on 20ish knots. And only similar weight riders can relate to this, so please take into account.
With Chrono, surprisingly, have total control. Never felt overpowered, even tho its 13m. Others were on 10 leis.
Sure, 18m lines compared to 24 on Soul makes some difference. Still, 3m bigger kite.
Upwind is similar. But stability? Man, if mixer is off on Soul, the kite will be absolute nightmare. Tips folding like crazy. And we talking 'only' C line too long and Z too short. Which Ive created by trying to fix the issue of kite pulling on one side like badly. So took it to expert who fixed it.
That is nothing but user friendly. Look, I do not need to be expert in setting the mixer. Cant care less for it.
And than I got this kite which just works. So even if I totally shred it, still half the price than used Soul.
And jumps? Unreal. Probably outjumped my PB on 15-17kn. Not using a Woo any more, so...
Bar pressure is similar to 10m Soul. Whats not similar even remotely is packing up. I can only imagine packing a 12m S, takes double the time than with Chrono. Some would argue thats coz its air tight better. This also means water tight better ;) Double sword, this is.
Get it. Pay any price u can afford.