DCKITES Kiteboarding Blog

F-One Bandit 6 6 m review

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 20:58:00 GMT

Source: http://www.iksurfmag.com/issue36/?page=125
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Cut the crap - with YZ and BK

Sun, 30 Dec 2012 08:00:00 GMT

The World Champ Youri Zoon and Vice World Champ Bruna Kajiya nailing down some big freestyle tricks. Just action on top of their game, so sit back, enjoy!

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Mystic Majestic harness, the first multi-use harness - presentation. Designed for windsurfing and kitesurfing.

Sun, 09 Dec 2012 18:43:00 GMT

Harness the power for your traction activities - waist style harness suitable for all land and water based activities. The perfect crossover harness for kitesurfing and windsurfing!

The Mystic Majestic Waist Harness is a logical follow up of the extremely popular Mystic Warrior Waist Harnesses. Combining added technical features such as memory foam, pre curved back support mould and a new high tech Low Torque Clickerbar 3.0. The new spreaderbar holds the hook firmly in postiion and also prevents it from tilting upwards. With the improved Spreader Down System (SDS), the spreader bar now releases completely in one click.

Mystic have rebuilt the complete harness and have made it much lighter, stronger and more comfortable. Quality, support and it's own remarkable styling are all synonyms for this top of the range product.

Softer edges, lighter materials, covered side sections and a brand new battle belt makes the Mystic Majestic a next level product. This is the solution for eveyone looking for support and comfort on the water or the land!

Using a completely new foam that has brought down the weight drastically and the new shape will bring you much more comfort with the soft neoprene edges and anatomical fit. With the all new 3D back support you can stay out forever and make your riding days last longer because the tension is completely spreaded over your body.

The Mystic Majestic Harness from Mysticboarding on Vimeo.

Mystic Raceboard bag

Sun, 09 Dec 2012 17:36:00 GMT

So after all the kite course racing craze, and watching Lon having fun in 10 knots many of us ordered their own racing board hoping to get more fun in those lite wind days. Some of us were even having the Olympic dream.

So we got the board, we got all the gear need it, but one thing was missing: a bag that will actually and protect your precious board.

Mystic was the first manufactures that came this year with a bag build specific for kite course racing and here are a few pictures of the product.

So far we manged to get inside one raceboard, 3 kites with plenty of space left for maybe 2 xtra kites, bars and a harness.

Now available at DCKItes.

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2013 Bandit 6 - First Impressions

Sun, 09 Dec 2012 08:00:00 GMT

by Dave Markle

OK, this is a "first impression" review of the new 2013 F-one Bandit 6. Prying this thing out of Lost's grubby little mitts was tough indeed.

Me:

2 years of riding experience (maybe that's 1-1/2 actually)

Current Kites:
Bandit 4 10M, Bandit 5 12 & 14M

Tested:
2013 Bandit 6, 10 Meter. Red. Blowing 20+ kts at Frisco. Butter smooth wind.

On to the review. Those of you familiar with the flying characteristics of the B4 and B5 will be well accustomed to the B6 -- it's not a radical transformation like the jump from the Tres to the 4. It's basically an evolved Bandit 5. In terms of how this thing flew, those of you who know how I fly my kites have probably seen that I throw the kite around the window pretty quickly. Some have even noticed on the beach how much I pump up my B5's -- a lot. I do this because when I throw the kite around under load, the B5 has a propensity to change shape, giving an "uneven" feel.

I can say that in my short experience, the B6 improves on the 5's design by feeling more rigid when moved fast under load -- it's got a much more direct feel than the 5 -- IMO it feels more like a C-kite than any of its predecessors, but still remains powerful. At the time I'd reviewed the kite, I was going back and forth between my B5 12M and this B6 10M. Unlike a lot of C-kites I've flown, I didn't want for power. I also thought the kite had less propensity to backstall, and is a bit more stable than the 5, which, when flown low, tended to need a bit of "babysitting" to keep in one place.

I threw the B6 around as hard as I could, cranking on the bar, and I didn't find it wanting to change shape, deform, or backstall (with the trim pulled in about 3 inches) All in all, a worthy successor.

The new bar also has a grip that goes around the entire diameter of the bar. This should make for a bit more durability. IMO it's lame that the bar is white. It's going to get grimy fairly quickly, I'd expect.

In summary, the good:
* More stable
* More direct feel
* Fast as hell
* More colors actually look good this year

The bad:
* It costs money
* A beautiful snow-white bar which will probably be brown-yellow after 20 sessions.

The caveats:

* I didn't try the bigger sizes -- I think the proof for me will be how the 12 flies. Can it be as solid feeling as the 10? Surely you'll give up speed, but if it's as predictable and well behaved as the 10 I will be a happy camper.

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