Weight 83kg
Board 137 LF Recoil Comp
Riding Style None - mowing the lawn, hooked in rolls, boosts

Looking for a new kite to replace 13m and 9m 06 Fuels (5 line). I really liked the concept of the Ozone C4, and demo'd an 11m last weekend in 15-18kts. Felt very similar to the Fuels in lots of ways, although easier relaunch, and way better low end wind range. I really wanted to like this kite, and did, but I wasn't blown away.
To round out the experience, thought I'd give an 11m Octane a try to sample the dark side of bridles and pulleys. Wish I hadn't - I didn't want to like it....but I did. Relaunch in seconds, easy, more floaty jumps - I even (accidentally) did a backloop kiteloop with only minor injuries.
So now I'm torn. Never ridden anything but C's, but progression has been maddeningly slow.
It feels like one of those sports car/station wagon decisions.
When I rode the Octane yesterday, I was pretty sure I was going to go with the C4, but today, I couldn't wipe the smile off my face, and had the most fun session I've had in ages.
So, what am I missing? I don't like the complexity of pulleys and such, and I really didn't like the push away QR on the Octane, but otherwise, the kite did it for me, but I'm looking for some more experiences before making the final call. One thing did bother me - on launch I had the kite depowered a bit, and it overflew and dropped out of the sky. Relaunch with no depower, and no problem.

Would love comments from those who've flown both.