Rider: Weight 85kg 8 yrs experience, fuels octanes then rebels 07, 08
Style:, Surf - only, home made quad board, strapped
Weather: mid 20's knots friday 24 4-5pm seabreeze says gusting to 30
Build Quality: 8/10
Satisfaction: 9.5/10
Disclosure: 20m lines

My Comments:
initial thoughts un packing -didnt seem different until pumped it up and there was no centre strut ! construction seems pretty much 08
bar lines appear unchanged, bag same

set up out of the bag good, thou like last year i think sets up to be too oversheeted

testing conditions, nnw, onshore contacio's, close outs

flies like a dream , nearly torch like in smooothness
seems a bit higher aspect and maybe flatter in arc?

super dooper stable, under flew it a few times, it fell back and regathered composure when retensioned the lines and off you go - no dramas

stood on beach with it overhead, steady as

turns on a dime, usual rebel depower

as for a 7m, much better grunt ,going to have to keep my 6m 08 for nuking days i think

no bad things to say really - did replace one pump clips with zip ties thou and colour blue/brown a bit drab - cant win them all!

like molly said- do your self a favour

Hey Bolgo

Sounds great, I really want to try the 09 7m but I went 8m instead. I still have my 07 7m which is such a great kite, except on the beach sometimes in super gusty wind when it wants to drop from the sky, on the water it's great and what a sensation to fly.

The 8m 09 is super steady and I really love this kite, it is definitely 1 full m2 bigger than a 7m so I am keeping my 07, however the steady 09 in a 7m would be great.
My 07 7m is like a late night date with a hollywood starlet, you get a good ride but you have to watch her all night. The 09 kites give you the ride and promise to be your friend as well.

Dazza

This is interesting..
I usually ride an 8m Naish alliance (small kite) which is super steady & quick as, but silly me put a hole in it
The other week it was blowin a good 30knts, pretty gusty & i borrowed an 09 7m rebel, wasn't impressed at all, i found it didn't take the gusts well at all & i found it so quick through the air in which it would race fwd in the window the fall back again whilst being under the same load / tension.Which wasn't much fun

Didn't get to try it back to back with a different kite, but compared to my 8m was too shaky

there we go

i had a 8m alliance once (but not for long) and thought it crap, kept folding at the creases and doing allsorts of funny things in the air , it did have a lovely smooth feel thou

didnt find rebel fast, in fact maybe a bit slow for a 7m but i like em fast
on fast pig tails too

and i was very impressed with stability

----two users, two kites - 4 opinions!

more cliche - try before you buy - but i'm only interested in surfing with them so different styles may not suit

hey dazza5172, about your 07 7m rebel dropping out of the sky sometimes. I had the same proplem with the 07 10m and also a fare bit of bar pressure, then i found a on a forum site a solution, it was for the 07 7m and 9m, but it also worked on my 10m. Less bar pressure and the kite seemed to handle a bit better. The site is www.southcentralkiteboarders.com/rebeltune.html

hey dazza5172, about your 07 7m rebel dropping out of the sky sometimes. I had the same proplem with the 07 10m and also a fare bit of bar pressure, then i found a on a forum site a solution, it was for the 07 7m and 9m, but it also worked on my 10m. Less bar pressure and the kite seemed to handle a bit better. The site is www.southcentralkiteboarders.com/rebeltune.html



Dazza is Mr South Central...and a bloody good guy as well !

got a giggle out of that one

Well diden't know Dazza put the site on the tuning tip, (haven't had the kite long) but i'm glad he did. Worked well. thankyou Dazza.

just thought i'd throw my 2c in
Just thought it really did jump around a bit too much

good winds