Hey guys,

if you visit the Best website, www.bestkiteboarding.com, you will see a recording of the live stream from last night showcasing the new 2013 product range with Ryan Evans and many other team riders, with exclusive interviews with the R&D team.

www.bestkiteboarding.com

Thanks

Joe Millen

Hey Austin,

to be completely honest I cannot answer that from my experience as our winter this year here in Mackay has been real dim. But I have ridden the 10 TS for a few sessions and noticed straight away that the bar pressure is lighter, and the kite turns faster than the 2012 TS. I can't comment on the smaller sizes though unfortunately.

Gspot have stock of the TS, Cabo and Kahoona now, so drop in and have a chat at the store. Nigel has a couple of Cabo demos on the way to him (7&9)

Bar sizes this year are 47cm, 52cm, 57cm. You could run the 52cm on both the 7 and 9. This would give good leverage on each turn and get the most out of its turning ability with less effort. Especially if you ride for long sessions.

Kite build this year is top notch with no expense spared.

Joe

Send the pics Pump!

Had a few sessions now, Indo did not turn it on, one day at Scar Reef Sumbawa with wind 5-30 knots so gusty but posted a pic as proof I got out!! The Cabo is very very smooth, and soaks up the gusts, it is very much a wave kite, good low drift, fast redirecting without dragging you off line, light bar but with plenty of feedback, they have a huge range, I could easily go 7m and 9m and that be my quiver for W.A. 75kg 15-30 knots. The Kahoona does out boost the Cabo but for all aspects of wave riding the Cabo is better, certainly very pleased after a few sessions, one things certain this kite is going to sell in big numbers, off to Gnaraloo so hopefully have more feedback after that. Happy season to all!:-)

Had quite a few sessions on the new Cabo now, some good waves up the coast and an epic session out the front today, 2m + swell, 16 second wave period, so much fun certainly earned a few beers!
The Cabo has taken a little getting used to, I am very used to freeride sle kites i.e the TS, the Cabo is a super smooth park and ride, or position the kite and let it drift. My usual style calls for a lot of kite flying which the TS enjoys, with the Cabo you forget about the kite a lot more. A few have asked me how it compares with the Kahoona, difficult, as Best have positioned their kites this year to excel in particular aspects if the sport, the Kahoona is a Delta freeride, its a plug and play easy kite, that is good in surf, the Cabo is definitely better in the waves, but will not boost like a Kahoona, bar pressure is very similar to the Kahoona and TS, good for me for a 2-3 hour session, heavy bars do my elbows in, relaunch is similar to the TS it does require a little kite knowledge but still easy, not in the league of the Kahoona which launches itself! Where the Cabo differs in waves for me is that when you bottom turn and redirect the kite the Cabo will come across the window without putting heaps of power through the lines, yet it is still reacting to bar input and will sit where you want it ready to load some power in, the TS drives with power everywhere, I love that feeling in the TS as its so fast and lively.
The TS is a superb freeride kite for the rider who is ready to step up from a delta, for the rider who wants to mix up, twin tips, surfboard, waves or flat, the kite to throw nice big power loops yet also will steam off down the line, the Kahoona is a kite for everyone just to have easy fun, massive jumps, good wave riding, yet teach your kids or friends on the same kit. The Cabo is for those who are dedicated to their surf board, who don't want to reach for the sky when they jump, yet is still respectable at boosting, has a massive wind range and is sooo smooth. As it says on the box, for surfing.

As an aside, I am now 18 months into the 2012 bar with the sacrificial centre line inserts, still no wear on the lines and hardly any wear on the insert, and my gear gets a hell of a lot of use and never gets rinsed off.