
During your initial Rise sessions, please ease into your first jumps, especially in strong winds, in order to adjust to this new performance level. WARNING: The available power and vertical boost will exceed what many seasoned kiters are familiar with. The airframe can also withstand a higher pressure than the industry standard, providing exceptionally tuned-in and optimized performance, even in the most extreme conditions. The combination of the Rise’s highly tuned airfoil design and the benefits of ultra lightweight ALUULA composite material delivers an ultra stable airframe, allowing for utmost rider confidence, and creating a true synergy between Big Air riders and their kite.īuilt using 82gsm ALUULA Gold composite material and ALUULA Seam technology, the Rise’s power to weight ratio is next level, coming in at over twice the strength of traditional Dacron airframes, yet at half the weight. The Rise was the top performing Big Air Kite of 2022!ĭeveloped out of our partnership with ALUULA Composites, the high aspect, 5-strut Rise has set a new standard in acceleration, precision control, Big Air torque and stratospheric performance. Upwind performance is fantastic and effortless with the Fireball / Apollo combo.2022 GKA Move of the Year: Mega S-Kite Loop Push the bar out, and the Apollo shoots round to the sides of the window, slowing you before you start to drive it upwind. I haven't enjoyed mowing the lawn that much in years! Don’t let this put you off the Apollo is insanely manageable for its performance. Get on an Apollo, though, all you want to do is pull in the bar and blast up and down. We all aspire to learn some moves so we don’t just mow the lawn. The forward speed this kite generates and power you can achieve are insane. Avianne Custom This necklace casted in pure 14k white gold and weighs 374. Just like a fire, stoke it up, and the Apollo is roaring. KITE Magazine Issue 15 KODAK BLACK Yak Rich Rappers Behind Bars/Barz Kodak. We now knew this weapon was stable enough for the masses to fly, it was then time to see what it had in store for us.Įdge, edge and keep edging… serious amounts of power. KITE MAGAZINE ISSUE 16, Rest In Peace TAKEOFF/Lil TJay Beat the Odds Single Issue Magazine Januby KITE MAGAZINE LLC (Author) 4.6 4. Water relaunch for this high aspect kite was incredibly easy. It came up trumps, not one collapse, not even a flutter. Initially, fear of an unstable experience was present, however, when heading into the shallows, we made endless attempts to overshoot and collapse the Apollo. When you first launch the kite the Apollo look slightly daunting in the air, we are now so used to seeing low aspect ratio kites (short and fat) it's pretty rare to look up and see high aspect weapons above our heads.
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The centre line has plenty of range giving the rider the ability to almost full dump the power when needed, pretty handy when you're screaming around on the Apollo! Check out our full Fireball review on the IKSURF magazine website. Moving onto the Fireball… freedom of movement, less force on the body, we don't need to say much more other than if you don't unhook you need this in your life.

We found this was great while tanking around and wanting to trim precisely for upwind ability. The Trimlite also gives the rider the ability to adjust the kite to the nearest millimetre. While it's recommended to change the length while setting up, you can just as easily adjust in the water with the kite down. The Overdrive feature may be new to you this gives us the ability to change the length of our bar with ease. The 1X release system disconnects smoothly with effortless reconnection this accompanies the front line re-ride seen across the Cabrinha control system range keeping us safe at all times. The set up is ultra clean, simple packing some serious features. While out on the Apollo we opted for the Overdrive 1X Trimlite bar with Fireball connection system. KITE Magazine (2020) Issue 7, POP SMOKE Cover. He likes to jump one or two floors higher than his direct competitors.

KITE Magazine (2020) Issue 6, LIL BABY 1 RAPPER. Airton loves to give kitesurfers a show on his home island of Sal in Cape Verde. Coming in one colour the Apollo is available in 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 16m The Bar This item: KITE MAGAZINE ISSUE 9 ( RICHFAM NATE KING OF SCAM RAP) 1489.
