Hey guys - Im a team rider for Ocean Rodeo here in Perth for a brilliant summer. The crew back home in Canada are stoked to announce that Ocean Rodeo kites are now available in WA through the crew at Kite Surf SUP - a store, school & demo centre they are proud to be associated with.
Demo's of the Prodigy and Razor are now available in store.

Demo days
The Ocean Rodeo demo days will be coming to a beach near you soon, so keep an eye open on seabreeze, http://www.kitesurfsup.com.au/ or like them on facebook for updates on demo beaches and everything new from Ocean Rodeo!

Oh dear.

eppo said...
You need to get the mako boards in, unreal.

And rpm wtf, how many ocean rodeo kites have you used mate? Me none, but I'm not going to slag something I know farq all about.

I rest my case. I know total BS reviews when I see them..

RPM said...

eppo said...
You need to get the mako boards in, unreal.

And rpm wtf, how many ocean rodeo kites have you used mate? Me none, but I'm not going to slag something I know farq all about.

I rest my case. I know total BS reviews when I see them..

What case are you resting on.....???? Ha haha

eppo said...
Does anyone know how this 'Venturi' technology works. What are its design criteria?

Check their website eppo. Bit of blurb there.
Smooths out gusts a little..

I've been riding 2012 razors since jan. Very impressed... :) :) Well worth a demo.

** For the haters - this is not a review ! **

'roast

I used to teach on ocean rodeo - the kites were pretty good.... And bomb proof

Great kite and made super strong.
mine ended up with my capabilities and ambitions getting mixed up with a kite loop to close to shore and the coconut nut palm shredding it like a blender,
'Venturi' technology works in the case of a supper strong gust and and to prevent back stalling if it happens.

The Venturi Technology is what grabbed me initially.
In my major past life I designed & built environmental protection systems which included windbreaks so I know a bit about airflow, high & low pressure balance etc. etc.
The Venturi system is basically a vent in the canopy which allows some passage of air through the canopy. Its designed so that the lower the pressure over the kite (lift) &/or the greater the angle of attack the more air gets released from the 'high' below to the low above.
The result is twofold.
1) the kite can achieve a greater angle of attack before it backstalls into the turbulence at the trailing edge once the flow over & under the kite become unbalanced.
2) it will partially release any rapid change between the low over & high under the canopy - as in it smooths out gusts.
I had an Ocean Rodeo Rise traded in so I put it to the test on a day that was perfectly suited ie a gusty westerly 16 to 20kts with regular bullets hitting at, I reckoned, over 25kts.
It was amazing the gusty 16 to 20 was more like a seabreeze & the bullets were definitely still there but caused no major hit and the kite held its shape with no sign of jellyfishing.
I was impressed enough contact them & sort an agency.
Dont want to over pimp it but it definitely works. Incredible wind range esp top end.

For info, these vents disappeared on this year FLYSURFER Speed 4 model (foils).
Fred