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2009 x-cite ride 110 pro edition

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Created by pepe47 > 9 months ago, 8 Jul 2008
pepe47
WA, 1382 posts
8 Jul 2008 6:23PM
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I recently traded up from a full wood version of the 110 litre to the pro edition. At first glance the rocker had me a bit worried, was it the same as the oldie? The wood version handled the chop quite well. With a flatter deck the rocker was not as pronounced as the woodie, but lo and behold it was there.

I settled into the new footstraps with no problems and once powered up, held on for dear life. How light was this board?!! The chop was no problem as I didn't seem to be spending much time in the troughs, just skipping across the top of the waves.
Adjusting the mast foot, and changing the fin brought about a whole new level of stability and trim.

Wind speed was around 18 kn gusting to 25 and I was rigged with a 6m np v6. The board seemed to gybe really well, first time I've actually done 3 successful gybes in a row, without having a helmet clad imprint of my face on the board. And at my limited level of capability I count a successful gybe as anything changed direction above water. The key to all this is user-friendliness in a robust and extremely light board that comes in around $2700.00

evets
WA, 685 posts
15 Jul 2008 9:03PM
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thanks for the review Pepe, please give us an update when you have sailed it a bit more.... and keep up the gybes!

qldsalty
QLD, 299 posts
16 Jul 2008 10:16AM
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How about a photo Pete. Is that the FWS on your rack.

pepe47
WA, 1382 posts
16 Jul 2008 9:22AM
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qldsalty said...

How about a photo Pete. Is that the FWS on your rack.


No salty, the board pictured is the 2007 woodie. The newbie is grey by comparison, with biax carbon pro edition illustrated on the nose and flat blue graphics. I'll see if I can get someone at home to take a snappy and post it, (I'm away for two weeks). Cheers

pepe47
WA, 1382 posts
20 Jul 2008 2:03PM
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qldsalty
QLD, 299 posts
21 Jul 2008 11:42AM
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Looks great. How is it you have that 2009 board already? Is it the one from cairns?

pepe47
WA, 1382 posts
22 Jul 2008 9:05PM
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Yep. Brand new used once, little old lady on her way to church etc

qldsalty
QLD, 299 posts
22 Jul 2008 11:17PM
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You have different straps than the original they used in cairns?

pepe47
WA, 1382 posts
30 Jul 2008 5:04PM
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I put the new straps on, only because they were on my 130l x-cite as well. They tend to hold they're shape better when they're wet. My personal preference would be the da-kine straps but they don't fit well on my board....Leading to another question. Anyone managed to put da-kines on a JP?

pepe47
WA, 1382 posts
1 Aug 2008 9:49AM
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Stupid question.....I'm allowed one a week, going to try the da-kines with the 110l and see how they go May also put them on the 92l fsw pro when that gets here.

lordhowe
NSW, 209 posts
1 Aug 2008 5:41PM
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Why did you change the straps? I've always found the JP straps to be really comfy.

pepe47
WA, 1382 posts
1 Aug 2008 10:26PM
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Have you tried the new ones yet? I did prefer the old ones, but because I wear booties my feet sometimes get stuck, making gybing interesting and fun...



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