Hi Man!windrt wrote:So how is the Flow? What's the first impressions?
mdipalma wrote:Hi Man!windrt wrote:So how is the Flow? What's the first impressions?
I have from end of june the new Tona flow 140... I bought this board from kiteplus.fr and i think i was the first in europe/italy to buy this board.
I try to find a board for binding to use also with straps.
I'm 75 kg rider and i kite form 12 to 40 knots.
The board looks amazing. it'is 3500gr weight(only board with fin), so is not heavy... consider that a light board is about 3000gr...
Has a lot of rocher and is not a thin board... has a construction boomb prof and a fantastic look. This shape is particular, is flat on the edge, monoconcave at the centre and then biconvave above the tip.
Now the review on the water....
The first time i tried with 16-18 knots(choppy water) with chaos 13 m 2014 and straps...
The first sensation(i came from Cabrinha Xcaliber 138 2014) is: "the board is different", eat every chop you find and you don't hear any noise from the water....is like to fly in the sky...
Goes up wind easly...without any problem...is strange but with or without fins is the same...the board fly upwind(with 16-18 knots).
Jump with kite low and unooked is very good, because the board pop very easly and very high, and the land are very very very smooth and everytime stable..
Jump old style...is not confortly... when you load your kite to the zenith, you feel the weight of board(with straps)...
The board has a good speed, but never nervus and never unconfortable....in navigation is very relaxed...
Second session: light wind 12-15 knots(choppy water) with Chaos 13m 2014 with straps:
The board go with light wind, but is not perfect for this condition for upwind performance and jump power....remember the board has a lot of rocker and so for me this is not the right condition..
Third session 15-16 knots(choppy water) with chaos 13 m and binding ronix one 2013 white:
Now the board is at home.... smooth, plane and goes upwind and jump fantastic with low kite pop and land very confortable...you can kite for many hour also with the binding...i stayes in the water for 3 hour without any problem for my leg and especially for my KNEES!!! the board carve in a fantastic way....very easy and progressive, is like to kite on butter.....
4 Session: flat water 20-25 knots off shore: Chaos 9m:
also this condition is perfect....very confortable and very easy to stop the power of the kite with edge of board to explode in a big pop...but never difficult and never tired for my knee...consider that I use a OA knee brace, so i'm ver sensible at this aspect.
This is all...
for me a perfect board for binding and for medium to strong wind...a differnt board because is differenf from the other TT.never tired, best pop, but never nervus and never on the edge, medium speed for me perfect, a generus rocker perfect for the chop but not for very light wind, not so good for oldstyle jump...
It's not a classic freestyle beast for pkra.....is a "bob marley philosophy" freestyle board for medium to strong wind and for people that stay in the water for many hour to try new moves and improve their skill...
the size is perfect for a medium weight guy like me....i never feel big or small...good bounacy.
Thanks Dre and Thanks Amaury
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