Gazuki said..
Core XR5

SavIb said..
Sort of depends on how you ride and what conditions.

Boost has larger Sweet spot for kiteloop, bar movements that would kill you on other kites you can get away with on the boost. Boost is better/more fun on the lower end with that funky back bridle, rigged for max lift..... feels very foil kiteish with the float. Boost better in waves for aggressive riding (looping down the line or top to bottom turn).

Edge better high end booster and is better for parked carving down the line, stuff you don't need to move the Kite much for. You can still loop it fine the the loop isn't as clean as the boost.

Boost back bridle sucks if your not using it (snag wise) and also increases instability. Hopefully Boosts inflate valve will be better in version 3.0.

Edge durability? Only time will tell, anyone else notice V9 colour fade? Same as v8 as in it fades fast but if your buying and edge it's not for colour fastness.......

Hope that helps, both great kites just a little different. However they are much closer to each other than they are to siblings from respective manufacturer.

ste said..
I'm on the v8 and v9 edges, but would love to demo rebel, xr5, boost also! The v9 edge is awesome booster for sure.

Ozone Kites Aus said..




Great you have been able to ride and compare both kites. I'm not seeing the colour fading you refer too though unless you are referring to the orange that Ozone has used in the Edge V9 and some other models. The Blue and Green hardly fade at all, I cannot notice any fading on my personal kites and they see a lot of sunlight compared to average kiters, kites. (150+hrs personal in the last 5 months, spread mainly over 4 Reos, but also some extra hours Edge/Enduro/Zephyr demo time as well).
The only kite I can see any fading on is a 20 month old 10m Reo sold to a local mate last year who only has one kite. In saying that though this orange and the fact that its Teijin D2, make it the slowest fading orange I've ever seen. Orange used to be the worst colour for fading in any brand of cloth, but this Teijin D2 stuff is different (same as the north tri fibre stuff).
The fibres are coloured first, then coated with resin then woven into cloth, then coated in resin a second time, so its double sealed against ingress of air and dirt/light.

Spartan said..
I have flown many other brands over my years of kiting and I have never experienced anything like the Boost2 , This kite is a true all-rounder.
I have had the 11 meter boost2 out from 8knts to 40knts while most of the guys had their 7s 8s and 9s out there.
Here I was looping the kite out of every turn doing down loops on the way down from massive floaty jumps.
This thing is amazing and the kite loops are tight.
the upwind ability is unbeatable.
It's a shame not to many people a aware of this kite and its performance.

SavIb said..














Hey Spartan,

Did you ever ride edge v boost back to back? If so how much do you weigh and how much PSI into the boost? I always felt the edge was going to give a slight advantage in speed and upwind angle.......Big, Big fan of intuitive loopability of the boost.

Spartan said..
I have flown many other brands over my years of kiting and I have never experienced anything like the Boost2 , This kite is a true all-rounder.
I have had the 11 meter boost2 out from 8knts to 40knts while most of the guys had their 7s 8s and 9s out there.
Here I was looping the kite out of every turn doing down loops on the way down from massive floaty jumps.
This thing is amazing and the kite loops are tight.
the upwind ability is unbeatable.
It's a shame not to many people a aware of this kite and its performance.

Yeah the funky bridle is only on some kites and optional for others, hopefully if your interested you would have gone to the website.

Its not only about light wind relaunch! You can definitely feel the adjustment settings on the back bridle..... If you have it set on max lift, in the low end wind range. It will Significantly increase your fun factor.

The lift to drag ratio changes and it starts to feel more like a foil Kite. IMO it's the difference between mowing the lawn and having a little fun. You need to try it for yourself, change the settings in the same conditions.

That being said, with the added fun comes consequences. The Kite is a little less forgiving. For me that meant more stalling during kiteloop surface tricks. It's no dealbreaker but it's there, I'd still pick boost over edge because of this feature. (If I could only have one Kite.)

I hope flysurfer continue to develop the idea. It's different, it works I just wish it was a little easier to whip on and off the Kite.

Added the blurb from the boost website on the bridle below....


Adaptive Airfoil Bridle Kit
Profile adjustment - like sailing or on airplane wings - this is the idea behind the Adaptive Airfoil System. A minimalistic trailing edge bridle makes it possible to adjust the profile of the kite during flight. Especially noticeable on the excellent low end or when relaunching. The Adaptive Airfoil Bridle is integrated in the sizes 15.0LW and 18.0LW and is optionally available for sizes 11.0 & 13.0m, making them ideal for hydrofoiling.

Gilly3 said..
U guy's that are making these big claims of 8 and 10 knts on an 11m LEI are failing to tell us what boards you were on and what you weigh??

The comment about the edge having no bottom end grunt is just absurd....

It's a proven race kite....

Ozone Kites Aus said..




Good Points Gilly3, to claim 10 knots on an 11M Edge, (or Boost2), the water has to be flat, and the board has to be BIG. I reckon the bottom end for me on the Edge 11M is about 10-12 knots in smooth flat water but the board I use is 1.48 x 47 and is very flat. There is no boosting at these wind speeds, it just mowing, which is fine if thats what you want. (fine by me any kite time is good time)
The claim of Ozone cloth fading fast (red and orange) is an example of the anonymous underhanded style of some seabreezers, trying to cast doubt in the mind anyone that could be interested in purchasing an Ozone.
The Ozone Edge V9 still has that race kite DNA, but it has been given some freeride tweaking so now it turns much tighter, ie easier to relaunch, and has lost no bottom end.

These are pics an 18mth old Ozone Reo 10M V4 Orange, originally used by me and demo'ed for a full season and now owned by a local who kites more than me. This kite has seen at least 150-200hrs of use, does it look very faded?
If you don't know the original colour you'd probably say no, and the truth is that it has faded maybe 10-15% max but the strength of the kite is fine it regularly gets a rinse as my friend also goes hard in the waves as you can see.

SavIb said..




All I get from your post is that you have not ridden a boost2 back to back with a v8 or v9 edge. We are just trying to answer and help another fellow Kiter out. I guess this is turning into yet another thread that requires close scrutiny of each posters motives.

Maybe the kites I've seen fade are anomalies, maybe some of them like to keep paint thiners in the car or near their Kite storage. I don't know? I'm just saying that I've noticed some v9 and v8 edges fade. It's been a bit of a talking point at my local.......Just like poor Kite company R&D on control bars.

SavIb said..




All I get from your post is that you have not ridden a boost2 back to back with a v8 or v9 edge. We are just trying to answer and help another fellow Kiter out. I guess this is turning into yet another thread that requires close scrutiny of each posters motives.

Maybe the kites I've seen fade are anomalies, maybe some of them like to keep paint thiners in the car or near their Kite storage. I don't know? I'm just saying that I've noticed some v9 and v8 edges fade. It's been a bit of a talking point at my local.......Just like poor Kite company R&D on control bars.

SavIb said..




All I get from your post is that you have not ridden a boost2 back to back with a v8 or v9 edge. We are just trying to answer and help another fellow Kiter out. I guess this is turning into yet another thread that requires close scrutiny of each posters motives.

Maybe the kites I've seen fade are anomalies, maybe some of them like to keep paint thiners in the car or near their Kite storage. I don't know? I'm just saying that I've noticed some v9 and v8 edges fade. It's been a bit of a talking point at my local.......Just like poor Kite company R&D on control bars.

SavIb said..




All I get from your post is that you have not ridden a boost2 back to back with a v8 or v9 edge. We are just trying to answer and help another fellow Kiter out. I guess this is turning into yet another thread that requires close scrutiny of each posters motives.

Maybe the kites I've seen fade are anomalies, maybe some of them like to keep paint thiners in the car or near their Kite storage. I don't know? I'm just saying that I've noticed some v9 and v8 edges fade. It's been a bit of a talking point at my local.......Just like poor Kite company R&D on control bars.

SavIb said..
Nah no screen print, the entire Kite panelling fading on v9 edge. That photo ozone kites has posted is an order of magnitude darker.

SavIb said..
Nah no screen print, the entire Kite panelling fading on v9 edge. That photo ozone kites has posted is an order of magnitude darker.

KPSS Used said..





That would be the material manufacturers fault, not Ozones. Stop with the smear campaign.

School Catalyst V1 used for 2 school seasons, thrashed in all weather conditions, camouflaged on top is a brand new Edge V9 11m...



Massive fading hey?

And for savlb this is what "order of magnitude means", which would mean the kites you have down there would be pretty close to faded white. We all know they are not.

SavIb said..


Just saying, and we all exaggerate to clarify occasionally (Some to the pathological level).

In my opinion what you posted as the colour, is not what I've seen.

KPSS Used said..








Not sure what those pictures are meant to prove...

This is the last I will add to this currently derailed thread. If that is, in fact, the case then it is still a problem with the material manufacturer (who dozens of other brands use) not Ozone. This is fact, not "shop guy" bias. We haven't seen any accelerated fading you claim to see.

SavIb said..






It proves that what you say is just your opinion. You have provided evidence and so have I. I'll let the community decide which opinion to put more faith in.