Weta said..
Thanks for the Dundee/Mako comparison Eppo are you saying in your opinion having both is a good option as well as a SB? Is the Dundee a better option over the Monk for ocean kiters???
Well cauncy has spent much longer on both boards than me and I would say he is spot on with the difference as this is the one defining characteristic that I noticed straight away. At normal speeds, but fast enough and indeed at slower speeds the Dundee is similar, they all have that shinn feel anyhow, which ultimately came from the original monk. But the monk wants a lunatic on it, loves speed and gets better the harder you ride it. Cauncy is on edges remember and they also allow, want you, to go fast. Cannot break that monks edge, it just starts to crab crawl, well it held as much as I could throw at it.
They are both great ocean going boards depends on what you are after.
If you really want to get some verbal description unparalleled about these two boards, then search for Mike Birt in the UK through google or find him on the kiteforum. Or look for John B. or even better go back to the UKkiteboarder forums and find the shinn threads. Both these guys ride exclusively shinn boards, Mike sells them and really is almost the principal marketer or them with his Airush line ( he is a close buddy of mark shinns). They discuss these boards like nothing else and Mike has been there from the start, on the monk, then the Dundee (and he explains why and the differences really well).
Right now they are all discussing the ultrasonic, from what I've read I don't get it. No more super shinn,a board with no monk in it? Weird.
Anyone got a super shinn I can try, its the one I always wanted to and never got a chance!!
suppose if ya hell bent on unhooking etc its a good choice though.
