Kitepower Australia said..



Hey Eppo

No offense intended;

Mostly I just sit back and read the forums these days (when I have time), and I tend to ignore a lot of your posts these days as well, because there are just too many AND you have a very strange way of describing kites, as in they have genetic materials from other kites embedded, kites are unstable when used beyond their ideal wind range, etc. I know what you mean sometimes or I think I do, but at other times your ramblings are just blinking obvious, OTT or way too over analytical.

Now you saying the 10M Reo "not too flash" thats just 100% BULLSH1T in my opinion, did/do you own one? How often do you ride one in waves on surfboards?

I've already explained several times here in the forum, Ozone produce their kites to a different beat. They do not copy they innovate and they also produce in a Just In Time production facility 100% owned by them and that only produces kites for them, and they only makes kites and high performance wings, which means they will always stagger the release of their models. Ozone customers accept this and it really is no different to the other brands as they all still have a 1 year release cycle.

This years Reo is bigger physically, than the previous year, but it also has had a substantial redesign from Rob Whitall, who is a strapless wave riding junkie. Lets just wait till some riders that ride in waves regularly, actually review this years kites.

Yes, it sucks a bit that the bar ends are not soft, but I'd still rather have them and the awesome kites they produce. There was a safety concern with the design of the proto soft ends we have been testings so they were scrapped in favor of another design now in testing (along with other control system components). Ozone will not release products unless they have been thoroughly tested, if an issue shows up in testing its back to the drawing board.

Blast said..

I have a 8, 10 and 12m, have been using my 10m 65-70% of the time. It's a great kite, I love it, but it may lack a bit on the lower end side if the wind is on the light side. A couple of questions here:

Has the 2014 10m Reo got more power throughout its wind range, or mainly on the lower end side?

How is the quick release on the bar performing? Safe and easy? Or can it get jammed with sand like the old one?

Is Ozone going to release an upgrade for the 2012-2013 bars, with just the new chicken loop and new push away quick release system?

Thanks for the feedback. Cheers

WOK said..

Hey kids, just reading this from my poolside lounge in bali

I wanted to have a bit more of a run on the new Reo's before commenting about them.

I have had 4 good winter fronts on the 7mt and only 1 descent day on the 9mt so far.

The 7mt is ridiculously good! It pumps up like a 4 turns like a 5 and has the power of a 17

Seriously though, this thing has such a good range, couple of the westerlies we had were dropping below 15knots and easy close to 30 and I never lost ground on the bottom end or got overpowered on the top end, it was a lot smoother and handled the gusts really well, it did almost feel like the 2013 6mt with as much if not more power than the 8.

A lot of people obviously felt that the 2013 Reo lacked power, I didn't find that, I found that it just didn't have the grunt that some people like, but that's what made it an amazing wave kite, it is so efficient, upwind and speed.

The 9mt so far is a different beast, much more power than the previous 10mt and looks lower aspect, felt unreal in the little bit of crap wind we had.

One more comment which I don't feel should really matter in a true wave kite but seems to appeal to a lot of people is the jumping aspect of the kite, the 2014 Reo can boost big!!! And has the float for those less skilled pilots coming down, I felt last years Reo boosted well but definitely lacked the float, it liked to be flown.

The new sizing is great, 7/10 is the perfect 2 kite quiver for most WA riders of average weight, if you can afford 3 then 6/8/10 for the lightweights or 7/9/12 for the average for example but who knows, everyone is different and the new sizes will help with your decision.

Demo's available for those that want to make own minds up!!

Jason
West Oz Boardsports

COL said...


Exactly
"For example a rider enjoying the original 8m would now feel similarly powered on the new 7m. "
Where does that leave us. How old is the original 8m anyway. What about someone enjoying last years 8m. PR speak & just confusing for the guy trying to assess what sizes to go for this year. It's crap.

Monkeyfish said..



Hi Jason
mmm, i'd like to be in Bali atm, what are the waves like ?

re demos, where can I demo this Saturday/Sunday, wind permitting

mf

Hausey said...
The only negatives being that I reckon as a big light wind kite, it seems like every gram counts when drifting. It seems like Ozone could save a bit of extra weight by being more minimal on screen printing; the number of panels on the kite seemed like more (seams and stitching); and does the light wind kite really need the 6 x mini trailing edge battens?

On the few waves I got when it was light on the inside and I had a tiny bit of speed, I wanted the kite drifting away like they do so well when powered and those grams might make a difference.

GaryB said...
I have 6,8,10 & 12m reo's from 2012/2013.
I think they are great kites for the purpose they were designed.
My one small complaint is this;
Why have a quick inflate vhialve on a small 6 or 8m kite? When trying to inflate/deflate a small kite in high winds, inevitably sand is going to get in the valve and into the bladder.
I am assuming the 2014 model has same valve?