Hi there east coast,

What do you mean by 'backing up' ?

Cheers

'Roast

finally an ocean rodeo kite that doesn’t look like it was made in 2005

max_ob said...

Lambroast said..
Hi there east coast,

What do you mean by 'backing up' ?

Cheers

'Roast

I think he means stalling . . . falling back when unhooking.

Thats it max.

The previous Razors and Rise had the venturi to help prevent backstalling. The Razor has a lot of built in angle of attack which makes it a more powerful kite for its size and very reactive to bar input. The venturi vents (first used in 2008 on the Rise) were introduced to help offset some of the negatives of this shape, and allowed the kite to continue to fly forward at a high angle of attack.
OR have redesigned the profile enough to no longer need the venturi. This will give a slightly smaller wind range than previous models, but a lighter and more nimble kite. The previous season razors had a big range.

OR are also heading towards a single front line flagging and moving away from the roll over bridal. The kite still has 4 pulleys but combined with the new bar two will be able to be 'locked'. The new bar will have soft ends and very shortly an updated swivel system, one 52cm size.



Here is the proto we've had for a while.

Personally I think its great OR are mixing it up a bit and not stagnating tweaking every year. The release of the new Flite 10 & 12m kites have allowed them to play more with the razor, and the bar needed soft ends and bit of an update.

i hope they sort out the depower rope setup. mine freeride bar is hard to pull in depower... looks like the same mechanism as previous years.

Below the bar depower can get a bit tricky. I've found that depowering onshore is easiest with a slight downward tug on the rope above the bar first and then pulling down from the cleat. When out on the water, bearing off momentarily takes some load off the trim line and makes depowering easier.

I've been flying the following Ocean Rodeo kites up at Mullaloo in recent weeks: 10m Flite + 8 and 10m Razors (all 2015) - The Flite is a surprisingly efficient, high aspect kite which will get you out on the water in less wind than you would normally expect to be out there.
The new Razors are fast, grunty and built tough. They are lighter than previous years and I did not experience any sense of backstall.
The kites have been flown in recent weeks by some very competent kiters (far better than me) and their comments to me have been very positive.

Anyone wanting to have a go can PM me to set up a demo time up here in the Northern suburbs.

I've got 2 Razors from 2014 (8 , 10 )

Friggin love these kites !!!!!!!

Most under appreciated kites around. Possibly due to being a bit hard to get here in Perth

Good to hear you guys are loving them too

no venturi on the 2015 model.


They are vents that are on the canopy of the 2012 to 2014 model Razors. OR says that it helps that design not stall as much as it would without.

2015 Razor is a new design that OR say does not require the venturi in order to be stall resistant and there removal also makes the kite a bit lighter.

The correct term is " speed holes "