Gave 2015 6m a good run today. Differences new bag looks great, more zips than last year, but you would be happy to use it as a travelling backpack. Better set up with separate internal bar storage. On the bar the chicken loop is smaller which makes the donkey dick protrude more. This is great for my set up a big improvement. The short safety has been redesigned and is much more slick. It can now be attached by a larks head knot. Lines have that quality feel about them. On the minus for me it still has hammer hard bar ends, and magnet to hold depower slack. The magnet did seem stronger, but I find the salt water kills them within a season. Maybe I should be washing the better. On the kite, I was wrapped. In a word it feels a smoother ride than last year. There definetly has been some tweaking. The power and pivot seemed more predictable. Felt like a better wind range, though I haven't even looked at a chart. New cloth looks strong and is crispy loud in the air. I was watching the guys test a 9m the other day and everyone was impressed. I'll leave the details to others. Is it worth upgrading. Big yes.....though I think $500 to include the new bar is steep. Very happy with my choice of 9 & 6m. I was tossing up the 7 but the six has let me get out there when it's strong and work the kite.

Haha what is that video?

Hey pearl, is your 9 your biggest kite this year?

+1 that, especially magnet

surfingboye said..
Got home to a little surprise today...
New 8 and 10 at my front door. A 12 will complete the setup in the next week or so.



Pumped up the 10 in the backyard for a little once over.



There is a few changes from the 2013's I have come off (not sure if the 14's had these or not?).

-The struts seem a lot thinner.
-The wing tips are swept a fair bit more, not as square.
-There is sewn on trailing edge supports.
-The one-pump strut clip off setup is a lot neater and streamlined to the kite much better.
-Not a single 'irish pennant' on the whole kite. Stitching looks very tidy.
-Bar, not too different. New quick release for me looks cool, (think they went to this design in 14 though).
-The bag is pretty sweet too!!! Well thought out and super comfy.

Anyway, just a few things. Can't wait to fly them.
More to come then I guess...

"NICE" Still waiting for my 6 8 10m to come The colour looks blue with yellow ??? Aus web site is yellow and black ?? Is that a special order

Had my first sesh on the 10m yesterday.
The kite flys much different than my '13 Reo. I'm loving it.

I pumped it up and held the Reo over a 2014 10m BWS Noise.
Surprisingly the Reo was actually larger, longer at the wing tips.

It loops on a dime, with a very soft and consistent pull.
This makes it very good for keeping tension in the lines for fast, down-the-line waveriding.

I think it might have a better low end than my old 10m. It generates a lot of power when you send it, then once you have that momentum you can just keep the kite at 45 and power up.
Looking forward to getting my 12, I reckon that'll be a fun kite.

More wind later in the week.
Yewww.

i weigh 75kg and got going pretty easily in wind just under the 15kn mark.
only one session so far, but i think the 10 has pretty good bottom end.
i feel it is a bigger kite than my 13' 10m though. didn't come close to testing its top end yesterday.

can't wait to see how the 12 goes.
it'll be nice being out there as soon as the wind comes up and the waves are still clean.
i have never owned a 12 before, so it should be a bit of fun.

surfingboye said..

It was light; if I wasn't so stoked with new kites I wouldn't have bothered.

Sorry, punctuation mistake. ^^^
I did go out today, had fun in light wind.

Anyone used the 2014 or new 5m?

I never upgraded from 2012 but I suppose it's time.

nice, your local looks like a pond though. haha.

^^^that looks fun.
got my 12 in the post today.
hopefully get out on it this weekend if the wind plays the game.

Used my 12 today. Wind was pretty light, I'd say around 13-14kn. If I didn't have the 12, it was too light I wouldn't have bothered on the 10. The thing is fun!

It generates smooth power and I liked it because I didn't have to sine it furiously to get some speed up. Didn't really get to test it properly in the waves. It was too onshore and small.

I can see it giving me more time on the water, which can't be a bad thing...

nice one Jedi! Looked a bit smoother than your Shark Island snap this winter!

not the first dude, I don't ride Ozone, but I do like them and think they are a great kite....I also think there are other good kites out there too.

^^^ really I have always wondered why they bothered putting little protectors on the leading edge in the first place. Seems like putting a bullbar on a sports car to me.
Also the wetsuit material over all the one pump clips and the valve is a waste to me as they just hold water and take ages to dry.

surfingboye said..
Had my first sesh on the 10m yesterday.
The kite flys much different than my '13 Reo. I'm loving it.

I pumped it up and held the Reo over a 2014 10m BWS Noise.
Surprisingly the Reo was actually larger, longer at the wing tips.

It loops on a dime, with a very soft and consistent pull.
This makes it very good for keeping tension in the lines for fast, down-the-line waveriding.

I think it might have a better low end than my old 10m. It generates a lot of power when you send it, then once you have that momentum you can just keep the kite at 45 and power up.
Looking forward to getting my 12, I reckon that'll be a fun kite.

More wind later in the week.
Yewww.

You mean larger in square meters or just in length. I now ride BWS Noise Pro 8 & 6. Will the Reo be the same in windrange or is the Reo 7m the same as a BWS Noise Pro 8m?