Tried the 08 8m rise last weekend, 25 knts, flat water, 85kg, 128 flx. Straight from an 08 10m flow (which is very nice too), the rise is the sweetest kite i've flown, absolutely no bad habits, smooth power through transitions, turns on a dime, super stable, simple four line bar with almost neutral bar pressure, plenty of boost, could not fault it, could not fark it up (can usually fark up with most kites!!!!

).
Loved my 07 8m sonic but the rise is better.
When my tatts numbers come up its a rise quiver for me, thanks graeme.