Hier een verslag van de Rrd Type7 15.0. De foto"s van die kite stonden vorige week op hanglos.nl. Kreeg ze hier toen niet geüpload. Na het schrijven van onderstaand verslag heb ik er nog één keer mee gevaren en downloops gaan er dus echt beter mee! Had geen zin om alles in het NL te vertalen, dus je zullen het met de engelse versie moeten doen. Voor vragen mail mij. Hopelijk komt Stephan snel met zijn verslag over de 12.0. Ben benieuwd! Binnen een paar weken krijg ik ook de 9.0 en 12.0 en de Fourexcess 128/36.

Groetjes Frank

Rrd Type7 15.0

The finishing of the kite looks, again, very good, similar to the Type6. The multiple attachment points are not necessary on the 15.0 I think, maybe useful at the 9 and smaller. Bar looks very nice! Not to wide, not to small and thin, perfect.
Nice big chickenloop and good safety. Multiple attachment points for the (standard!!) hp leash are clever, such as the fifth line pocket on the kite. I never used the multiple points to attach the flyinglines on the bar, but with this kite it’s necessary. The depowerrange of the strap/clamcleat is not so big, but that’s no problem.
Enough space on the bar to wind up your lines. The plastic tube, which you attach on your spreaderbar, works very well to secure the chickenloop.
Now the most interesting part, flying the kite! The kite feels very familiar, I was a little bit afraid for less bar pressure due to the fifth line, but the bar pressure is very good.
The kite is maybe a little bit slower than the 6, but the turning speed (for kiteloops) is very high!! Landing a kiteloop goes very smooth with very controllable speed, you don’t fall down. It is very easy to kite at high speeds, because of the good depowering, it feels very secure. The kite has a lot of pop, very good for unhooked wakestyle tricks I think, I have to practice on that. After making the first S-bend with the kite I was really amazed by the pop. I’m practicing on the downloop S-bend, the first I tried I almost landed. Something which I could not do with the 15.0 Type6. It was, for me, simply to slow in turning. With the Type6 12.0 I have landed several downloops. After I tried the first one with the Type7 the wind was gone, so next time better. This kite really pulls you up.
Timing your jump is of more importance than with the 6. I’m really curious for the 9.0 and 12.0. The Type6’s where really rockets!!
The design is very original. No kite looks like this one, cool!
That’s all I could say after using the Type7 for one day. More news comes when I have used the kite more often.
But I’m already in high spirits!! What a kite!