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Hey Tikkie,

ja ik dacht aan de 12 8 combi....... en de 12 omdat ik twijfel aan de low end van de 10m

vaar eigenlijk altijd op zee... beetje meer druk lijkt wel lekker.

Moet zeggen dat ik de bar druk eigenlijk best wel lekker vindt van de B uno... is ie heel erg minder?

Ja er is al veel gezegt over de nieuwe Bandit... nu sta ik voor de aankoop van een nieuwe set.

Gewicht 85kg

wat pak ik dan als GROOTSE maat een 12 of een 10?

Iemand de verschillen al getest? of waar kan ik de resultaten vinden.

Is 't niet een middeleeuwse budplug ?

iemand ervaring of revieuws?

hallo kijk ff goed !!!!

leuk man foto shop!

IK HEB M'N board terug.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
terug gevonden door iemand op 't naakt strand!!! thanks 

verloren tijdens het kiten of toen ie op het strand lag? misschien handig om te vermelden? al bij de kustwacht geprobeerd?

verloren tijdens varen! kust wacht inderdaad al ingelicht! nog niks.
dank je voor 't mee denken

he mensen,

ben zojuist m'n board verloren op zandvoort bij De Spot zo rond een uurtje of acht.

ik zou hem heel graag terug willen! ik hoop dat ie gevonden is door iemand. heb nog de hele avond gezocht maar niks gevonden.

Mocht je hem hebben gevonden of weet je iets ik hoor 't graag';,

het is overigens een jaime pro uit 06 en heeft witte mystic voetbanden.

gr Gerhard    06 17 21 45 49

Bedankt Jerre!

Kijk, veel meer foto's die het een en ander verduidelijken, waaronder een detail van het bungee systeem.

Zowiezo netter om de bron erbij te vermelden, High G :

Deze gasten uit Australie zijn behoorlijk Rebelfan. Zij hebben ook o.a. de website met aanpassingen (tuning) online gezet. Ze weten waar ze over praten, maar zijn wel behoorlijk merk-fan! (niks mis mee, maar wel vermeldenswaardig)

Ja je hebt gelijk dat is netter! volgende keer zal ik er aan denken!

Waar staat dat van die aanpassingen precies?

Rhino oke dat is duidelijk!

thanks!

wie kan me de verschillen/ kenmerken vertellen?

Wat is de bron van deze test (website), en staan er nog meer foto's op? Ik wil wel een detail foto zien van de elastieken aan de achterte pigtails.

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Wie kan me het verschil vertellen tussen bow-feel en C-feel

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Wohhhh, yes finally I got to test the new North Rebel - the 2008. the kite I got my hands on first is the 10m size. A new 2007 bar had to be used as we wait on the 2008 bar, this leads to a few questions which I will deal with as we go.

Well the first test was on a marginal day of 13 - max 15 knots, which was good as I got to test the rumour of more bottom end. Anyhow here we go:

First impressions out of the bag:
Colour:- initally I was not sure but getting it out in the light and up in the air I like the new colour.
Pigtails:- pretty similar, same spit Y 5th set up, good.
Pigtail choices:- same as 2007 with the choice between bow feel and C feel, I tried both.
Extra:- there is a bungee (see photos)  which hooks onto the steering pigtail at the trailing edge, this is to prevent the lines from fouling on difficult water relaunch where the kite is on its back essentially, read the manual for more information.
Wing tips:- there has been a lightening of the load on the reo fabric whilst obviously strengthening in the critical pressure lines. The wing tip battern seems to be a lighter battern which is good for aerodynamics.
Struts:- The other change is that the struts are a more tapered shape with very tiny trailing edge size, I can only assume to increase aerodynamic performance.

Set up:- I decided to shorten the steering lines by one knot as a mid point between what the 2007 kites needed (needing up to 3 knots shorter first versions of the 07 rebel) and because the wind was light I wanted full power in the kite.

On first launch I was instantly impressed as a few things went through my mind at once:
- the kite was set up perfect, the line lengths in this wind was spot on, so there may be no need to tune in fresh wind per the 07 versions, I will see this once I get to test the 08 bar.
The other thing that was immediately apparent was that this kite canopy was super steady, and the kite was highly powered. All this was instantly obvious, the kite was filled with grunt and I put in into some power and pulled the bar in lifting me up, subsequent testing of the power and jumps on the beach showed up a few things. One was that the kite held a lot of grunt for the light wind, the other was the solid canopy - it was like the whole kite was stiff and locked in place. this was not really an issue with the 07s but it was like a mix of stability and power which was immediately apparent.

The other nice thing was the turning speed, the settings were for more bow - slower speed however the kite turned very well, not too whippy but quicker and smoother. I did swap it over to the rear pigtail settings for the steering lines and this increased the speed of the turning somewhat but did not seem to change the depower, on this day, and normally this is where we had all our 07 rebels set.

On the Water
As it was marginal I tried both my twin tip and surfboard. On the twin tip I maintained ground in the marginal wind and was very impressed with the power of the kite. It really felt like a larger kite for power, then on my surfboard I was lit and really it was only 13 - 14 knots with the occassional gust, the 2008 rebel rumour was that they are gruntier down low and this kite shows that is true, quite significantly.

I was very impressed with the turning speed, stability and power the kite presents, so much power for a little kite. It seems to me and juding by the photos that the kite is a little flatter and this would account for the power, however I don't really know this.

I rode it back to back with my 2007 Rebel 12m (the wonder kite) and it really did compare well to the power of the 12m. Although the 12m did have more power, it was less of a gap than expected, and when the wind kicked up to more consistent 14 - 15 knots the 10m had me lit, 15 - 20 knots and I would have been powered to the max for big air etc.

Stability:
I tried really hard to get the kite to falter, including underflying it and powering and depowering in and out in the neutral zone, the kite would not do anything except sit perfectly. Even pulling the 5th in somewhat left it stable.
On the water and powered up it was like a balsa wood wing.

I beach launched it twice and it took of very easily, rolling over in typical bow launch position with minimal effort. I can only assume as promised that this relates to even easier water relaunch than the 2007 model.

Although the wind was a bit marginal you could feel the punch that was aparent for jumping. I could only lauch into some smaller attempts but the kite speed and larger canopy makes me itch for more wind and massive air time.
There is no doubt that this kite would rule in the surf, just the testing I did in these conditions showed that up, light winds and a surfboard - perfect.

Combine this with the increadible top end power of the North Rebel and you are  lit boys and girls, lit.

Rave review, highly recommended, as I said before my order was in a month ago. For lighter kiters one kite quiver is a reality, for heavier riders a 10 and a 14 will cover most wind. Alternatively the 9m and the 12m is a great combination as these obvious improvements on the already unreal 2007 range mean that the 2008 kites are the answer.

he Globe 

new North X Ride

als je goed kijkt zie op 't strand de robot arm mee bewegen!

he,

met welke van deze spring je 't makkelijkst?

ik zie die gasten met die fuel's altijd zo makkelijk springen , net of ze bijna niet hoeven aan te kanten.

wie heeft ervaring.

thanks.

al meer nieuws gespot van de nieuwe rebel?

http://www.hanglos.nl/asp/new/news.asp?newsid={6AA8D154-B0E5-4533-A1AC-AA20F79D2587}

he Robin bedankt!

Wat kost het huren van een auto daar?

Heeft er iemand tips waar en wanneer ik naar Fuerteventura moet gaan.

Ik ben van plan om in oktober of eind september te gaan.

lhoor 't graag!! Thanks
 

Wie heeft er voor mij een goed vakantie adres ergens aan zee waar ik ff helemaal los kan ? en waar ook een beetje goeie golven zijn?

thanks!

en ja ik kijk ook op de zoek functie