hi all, I was able to ride the new SD 12m on the weekend in approx. 20 knott winds and was fairly impressed.
Can anyone tell me which is faster, the SD or CB?
Cheers
Tested the 12m switchblade over the weekend. Was a little surprised, its pretty slow turning for an 09. Heaps of grunt and nice bar though.
I Flew the 12 a few weeks ago and thought it was awesome...
Very Smooth and powerful turns from a big kite - I liked it... Nice for wake stuff, plenty of Recoil on the pop and nice and stable etc...
I did come straight off an Instinct though, so the bar pressure was a shock, but after 10mins it was nice to have a bit of feeling there... Didn't get a chance to try the IDS Function, Should of though...
Yellow and Green colour scheme was a little bit iffy lol, Patriotic but but very very Fluro...
The CB 1 put me off Cab's but the SB IDS put Cabrinha back into my good books...
I had a bash on the 12m SB IDS yesterday on Botany Bay. I've been using a 10m SB2 for the last couple of years. Basically the overall impression I got of this kite was how smooth it was. The wind was pretty light when I got started but still managed to stay upwind on my finless board. There is no need to trim before you unhook, and the kite played nice when riding towards it. The jumps were also very floaty. A worthy replacement of my SB2
Question. I have the SB3 12 and it's a fantastic kite but a bit lacking in the ball-tearing-haul-you-violently-off-the-water-power department. I used to love that on my old C kites and my Sonic.
Does the SB4 or the CB4 offer that serious high performance brutal power that I miss?
So Steve which would you choose between the SB4 or the CB4 for serious power?
BTW. I rode my SB2 8m yesterday in 25-30 knots on the second knot and that was a pretty close approximation of what I am looking for.
G'day GregW
What style of rider are you?
Hooked in all the time?
Never unhook, and no desire to?
Ride in waves on a surfboard or TT/hybrid, or on flat water on TT's.
I tried the 8M SB IDS and the 9M CB IDS back to back in similar winds and I prefered the feel and boosting of the CB IDS.
The jumps and float/hangtime are quite different between the 2 models, the CB IDS gives the highest boost with a long glide distance, and you tend to land a bit faster.
The SB IDS will jump nearly as high (or so it seems to me, but other riders are now saying similar things), but you get a much floatier hangtime and travel less distance. The SB IDs is the better of the two kites for unhooking, and requires no adjustment of the trimmer to unhook.
Cya and
Goodwinds
Steve
Because you do want to ride waves, probably going to lean you towards the SB IDS, for everything else I think the CB IDs is the better machine.
Cya and
Goodwinds
Steve McExcited all the new gear is arriving
Hi Steve
Can you explain why the SB IDS is better in the surf? Is it just the unhooked aspect?
Do you know whether Cabrinha is going to continue their dedicated wave kite, Revolver
Thanks
The kite is a bit lighter (5 struts CB IDS has 7), and has a deeper chord and sits more stably at the edge of the window. So when you need to ride towards it wave riding, then it drifts back downwind better and does not slide down the edge of the window as fast.
And yeah its better unhooked too.
No I don't think it is the replacement for the Revolver, its aimed more at the wakestyle/unhooked freestyle rider, but its also a good allrounder and just has good manners! :-)
I think there is a project in the pipeline to produce a dedicated wave kite, possibly an 09 release, not sure on that though.
Cya and
Goodwinds
Steve
i got mine yesterday and i went out today on them at rosebud. i got a 10m and a 6m but only flew the 10m today in winds form a consistent 15knota at the start and then it picked up to a solid 23-25 knots which was great for boosting kiteloops. firstly it lookes awesome as it is red and black. i used the 40cm bar on it and still flew quite fast and was sooo smooth. through the kiteloops it pulled the whole way and the jumps were soo floaty. unhoooking was really good as even if you were underpowered you could still load up a great pop and do most moves. the bar is really nice and grippy and very simple. i didnt bother using the ids system so didnt see how that works. the only down side to the bar is that it has no override system and i am only 14 and quite small (162? cm) so if i let go of the bar i can only just reach it to grab it back and i cant reach the de power strap thing unless i stop and pull in the whole thing. apart from that the brideling is really simple and it all works well. but as usual the cabrinha BAGS ARE ABSOLUTELY MINIATURE!!! the bar pressure is just right because it doesnt give you sore arms at all but you can definatly feel that it is there. the kite has a more direct feel and it is smoother than last years model but i am not sure if it has as much power, but it doesn't backstall at all even in very light winds. overall i am really happy with my new kite and i cant wait to fly the 6m in really strong winds.
ewan
Have you tried rigging the back lines on the knot closest to the kite ewan. We've found they turn better, truck upwind, and have comparable power and light wind abilities to the SB3 on this knot.
but since i weigh 50kgs i was using it on the furthest knots because it was so windy. i will try the closest knot. i will post another review on the 6m when i get a chance to fly it (hopefully monday
)
ewan
had a chance to take out my 6m switchy 4 today at saint kilda in 25knot average winds. first of all i weigh 50kgs so in this wind i was well powered. when doing big big boosting kiteloops, on this kite there is just such a huge pull from the kite and then it rushes back up to 12 o'clock to give you a soft but very speedy landing. the kite kiteloops and boosts better than last years kite and the feeling you get from it when you are 10m+ in the air and get ripped through the sky is awesome. (sorry if i am blabbering on a bit but i had one of the best seshes of my life today). it trucks upwind, but doesnt have as much power as last year but has huge depower when you need it. after that the wind died down to a consistent 14-15 knots for 2 hours so i switched to my 10m. i was surprised at how much power i had as i was pretty powered and my freind on a 12m was underpowered by a bit. on this kite i can progress so much faster than last years (i dont know y). today i learned raleys to blind and landed a few and rode away and passed out of about 10 but then fell over, and consolidated double s-bends (i am soo stoked
). overall i think this years switchy's are amazing and better than last years and can reccommend them to anyone, and i cant w8 to get the foot straps for my new caliber 127cm so i can ride it.
ewan
