• Can be ridden comfortably hooked or unhooked without needing to adjust de-power settings
• Can be efficiently cranked to power through turns or parked to surf the power from the wave
• Drift down the line handling fast sections, staying high in the air
• Have light bar pressure with options to increase or decrease
• Have direct steering that is smooth and precise with enough pressure to prevent accidental input on a wave or if getting worked
• Have low end grunt and an excellent wind range
• Can instantly dump all power for snappy top turns even in cross/offshore conditions
• When sheeting in, provide a smooth, progressive and direct increase in power (combined with instant depower makes them ideal for riding unstrapped)
• Smooth out the gusts and hold solid in the air
• Re-launch easily and quickly
• Have one pump, high flow valves and sturdy construction
• Have a clean four-line setup without pulleys
• Are of the highest quality materials and workmanship
• Look great
Review:
OZONE REO WAVE KITE – REPORT.
I got the kite 4 days ago and had 3 nice days on it. Also few friends: Johnny, Taro and Komang had the chance to try it and were very impressed.
The last 2 years I have been using the Ozone C4 kite that is a New Age “C” kite and I have been very happy.
The C4 is a dream as it keep all the characteristic of a C kite with the easy of use of an SLE kite “relaunch, depower, range”.
So when I heard about the new Wave kite I was a bit skeptical as I tough how the hack they can top my C4..
Wow I don’t know how but they DID IT…
The Reo is fantastic, no other kite I tried so far come even close on performance in waves.
The major difference from the C4 is the way the kite drift down wind when you are riding a wave.
I used it only in Sanur so far where I surf On Shore waves and I was blown away as it makes even the crappiest wave a joy to ride.
For the first time I was able to surf down the line at Oka Point. Normally as the wave there is too on shore the kite will loose all the power so that you can’t steer it or it would stall even when you are flying it super aggressive.
The Reo follow you down the wave and is always ready to react at the input you give to the bar.
Compare to a C4 it has more Low End so the Reo 12m is comparable to a C4 13m OR to other brands powerful 12m like an F-One Bandit or a Wainman..
It turn fast for a 12m and it turn more on the TIP (little pivoting) compare to a C kite but still maintain a good pull in the turn that is quite nice.
Bar pressure is perfect and you can adjust it. I like the Light setting and I can turn the kite just with one hand and by a movement of my wrist (great for my poor Golfer Elbow). The kite has a very direct feeling (no pulley) and is very precise to input at the bar.
Easy to park it and to know where it is at all time. Depower is very progressive till ¾ of the bar and the last ¼ if you push the bar away it depower almost totally and very fast! You can kill the power instantly.
Relaunch is very very good faster then any other kite I tried so far, just pull a back line and it goes up in no time.
Goes up wind very well with a great angle but at a slower speed compare to other kites. Jumps are OK but not much hang time, you come down quite fast!
Construction is with 3 struts and the kite feel very light both in the bag and in the air.
Final Conclusion: The REO is a dedicated Wave kite… Will not make you win any Racing or Hang Time or Speed Record. If you are 90% of your time on a Twin Tip and love to do Wakestyle tricks this is not the kite for YOU!
If you are a Wave maniac this is at the moment the TOP choice kite in the market and you seriously need to give it a go. Any other company will have to catch up big time to be able to compete with the OZONE REO.
The kite will be officially launched in couple of weeks but we can already order them. A new Bar will come with this kite (push away safety, smaller diameter, new soft terminal) but will be only available in 2 months.
You can fly the REO with any Ozone 4 lines bar 2009-2010-2011. So we can order Kite Only or with a 2011 bar.
Kite comes in sizes 6 – 8 – 10 – 12m
Of course if you want to TRY it just look for me.
Hope to see you all in the water and may the God of Wind be with you.
