used and tested equipment
I recently had the chance to test one of the new SABFOIL Blackbird foils and compare it directly with my older SABFOIL setup, which uses the 671 front wing. The Blackbird series is SABFOIL’s new performance-oriented freeride platform, covering everything from freeride and freerace to race and slalom. One of the major changes is the…
Spleissen Einfacher Kiteleinen Spleiss in 3 Minuten – Simple kite line splice in 3 minutes
Avoiding front stall of foilkite by retuning: How to tune foil kites from Ozone: Without the ozone pro-tune system, which does not come standard with the Hyperlink and Chrono series, it is sometimes still useful to re-tune the bridle system manually. So here is my take on ozone bridle tuning without the pro-tune system (in…
When it comes to back country snowkiting single skin kites have changed the game. They are super light and together with the 5th line also quite safe. While the 5th line setup is also available for other snowkites, the light weight is really the main advantage of single skin kites, especially when you have to…
Snowkiting in mountainous terrain generally means dealing with gusty conditions. While LEIs have the advantage of a rigid structure, they are often heavy and impractical for alpine terrain. Foil kites have a clear advantage. Recent developments in single skin kite designs (single skin kite comparison) are pushing the limit. They have a clear advantage over…
