Trying the 08 FOne Acid....

F-ONE Demo Fort Walton Beach

UPDATE from Matt:
"Demo this weekend went pretty well. A few pictures are attached. Winds were light (14kts max gust) but at least there was some wind. There wasn't enough wind even for lighter people to try the 13m. But a lot of people still got to try the 15m and compare it to the Cabrinha Contra. Several people said they like it better than the Contra, which is impressive since we have been hard core Contra fans for years.. One of the older guys who has been kiting since the late 90's said he tried an 11m in higher winds a few months ago and it was the best kite he had ever flown. A few people tried the Fifty Pro and said they liked it and would be good in slightly higher winds, but wasn't quite enough for the super light winds. Its way more fun to ride than the other light wind boards since you don't feel like you are riding a 4'x8' sheet of plywood. Its worth losing the 1-2kts on the low end for the added maneuverability.

The kid you see in the picture is one of the local groms who's ripping it up. I think he's 9 or 10 years old and is doing back rolls and front rolls. He loved the Trax 135, but wasn't able to try any of the kites"



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XL KItes Local team shop rider Matt McCarty is hosting a demo featuring F-ONE boards and kites.
Where: Fort Walton Beach, Leeside Park riding area
When: Saturday and Sunday 26-27th July
What: Demo including Boards and Kites free to try out, there will also be refreshments provided.

The event will be held provided decent wind. For more information call the FWB shop at 850-598-3735.

We received a quiver of (almost) finished FOne Bandit Dos so that magazines can test them in time for fall issues. They were coming straight from the Madagascar photo shoot F-One did recently (video and awesome pictures to come soon...).

Anyway, we were really stoked to quickly test the 10m against the 08 11 Bandit. The Bandit Dos, as expected, is built on the huge success of the Bandit and its Delta C Shape design.

Ok, so here are the first impressions in no particular order. Not really a full review since we didn't have a lot of time to try it in lot of different conditions but this is a good start.

- Lower bar pressure, that is obvious
- C Shape is a bit more pronounced and the kite turns faster, with less energy needed to engage the kite
- More of a direct feel, due probably in part to the 22m lines instead of 24m for the 08. All in all, unhooked riders will surely appreciate
- Shorter depower rope, meaning accessing the depower strap is no longer an issue for short handed riders
- Same power and speed ability as the 08, meaning you will probably look into downgrading (again) by one size compared to 08 model, which is crazy since we did the exact same thing last year between the Bandit and the Tribal... And this is only the 10m. Everybody around us that day were on a 12m, including a new Crossbow IDS 12m, which by the way
- One more bridle attached each around the intermediate strut to keep the profile steady in really igh wind conditions (did not test that... we were more in the low end that day)
- Same flying ability as the 08 and really fast and solid in the air, but with a lighter feel
- Connection Struts/LE is bullet proof with two webbings plus one perpendicular. See some pics about this.
- Connection safety/5th bungee line with the front lines has been reengineered for the better
- Lines system setup is as easier as last year with 5th line attachment below the bar and connected to the front lines via a bungee line not really long. And by the way, it seems like the new IDS Cabrinha is pretty much the same now, connecting their 5th line on the front lines.
- A lot more sizes, especially in very small (4.5 and 5.5) and very big (14 and 16).
- Auto relaunch still there...

What else, well, the Graphics are as nice as ever. Availability will be sometimes in September. Stay tuned as to when you will be able to do some demos, probably when these are coming back to us in the second half of August.

Cheers for now

Here is a link to some pics.

KPWT Turkey 2008 - Results

JIM BEAM KITEBOARD WORLD CUP
Kiteboard Pro World Tour – 10 years anniversary
11th – 18th July 2008

Last Press release
http://www.kiteboardpro.com/turkey2008.htm



FREESTYLE RESULTS
Men
1. Vincent Tiger - FR - F-One
2. Jesse Richman - USA - Cabrinha
3. Leander Vyvey - Bel - JN
4. Antoine Auriol - FR - Kiteloose

Women
1. Ania Grzelinska - Pol - North
2. Ainhoa Garcia - SP - Airush
3. Kristin Boese - Ger - Best
4. Kari Schibevaag - Nor - Ozone

COURSE RACING RESULTS
Men
1. Jesse Richman - USA - Cabrinha
2. Abel Lago - SP - RRD
3. Antoine Auriol - FR - Kiteloose
4. Vincent Tiger - FR - F-One

Women
1. Kristin Boese - Ger - Best
2. Ania Grzelinska - Pol - North
3. Helene Barri� - FR - North
4. Ainhoa Garcia - SP - Airush

Frank on his F.One Bandit 7.5 finished 2nd overall during the Cabrinha Race Series held on July 17th. Wind was solid with almost everybody on 7/8/9m kites. Port tack was the way to go on the first two races. The third one was a bit different and no clear advantage on either sides, which resulted in a string of tangled situations. Fourth one, I don't really know since I was on one of the committee boat helping some tangled riders go back to the pier... A lot of riders thought the night was finished after the third race and didn't race the 4th, most notably Anthony Chavez. In the end, Le Prof (a.k.a Frank Witke) finished 2nd overall, his best finish of the year. Congrats Frank!

July 17th results

Next to come the availability...

I put together a page where you can get all the official info available about the new Bandit Dos. You can check it out at http://bayareakitesurf.com/banditdos.

I hope we will get a sample quiver (very) soon so we can try it out (and demo it too, of course!)... stay tuned on the availability, probably around mid to end September.

-Nico

07/15/08 | Posted by nico | Category Announcements

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