Its not released yet man.

They are actually released now and available for dealer to order, ours will arrive soon, they are due to be completed later this week so should be in store by the end of the following week.
There is at least 50% more work/labour involved in making these kites, as well as significantly more material. They are dual terrain though and have a big wind range.
Lots of info starting to get around online about their stunning performance, this kite has been in development for nearly 2.5 years.

Kitepower Australia said..

They are actually released now and available for dealer to order, ours will arrive soon, they are due to be completed later this week so should be in store by the end of the following week.
There is at least 50% more work/labour involved in making these kites, as well as significantly more material. They are dual terrain though and have a big wind range.
Lots of info starting to get around online about their stunning performance, this kite has been in development for nearly 2.5 years.

Hey steve, Copy and paste this on another forum and get all"Pumped me upted".

Double skinned kites have had a drop off due to LEI being far cheaper and easier to make, so more R and D. When foil kites get a perfect profile and materals that wont distort the fabriv from day one. they will be what guys use 15 years from now. Winds arent perfect and foils with a more direct feel, or a double skinned foil with a pumped up leading edge, hybrids. Wakestyle... more slack, More stable kite for example....

shane75 said..


Also unlike Lei there all terrain, water, land and snow

Well... an lei is actually the most multi-terrian out of all the designs. You can take them onto the land no worries. Plus you have self rescue options on the water.

The problem with foils on the water is there is little or no option for self rescue options.

But there are advantages for set up/pack up and durability of a foil particularly in the bigger sizes in the light winds.

I thought we had covered all the foil self-rescue options in a previous thread. True it can eventually get water logged but in reality that never happens.

I believe the Chrono has kevlar bridles. Kevlar doesn't shrink. It is stronger than dyneema but it can break without warning.

I have never found bridle shrinkage to be a problem on my paragliders. I just restretch the lines from time to time. Unfortunately Ozone don't provide a line plan for any of their kites so we can't make much assessment as to what we are dealing with.

The only problem I can see with the Chrono is it is outrageously, hugely, fu cking expensive!!!!!! A 17m Zephyr complete is $2600. A 15m Chrono is $2999.

Gorgo said..

The only problem I can see with the Chrono is it is outrageously, hugely, fu cking expensive!!!!!! A 17m Zephyr complete is $2600. A 15m Chrono is $2999.

Yep! But the Zeph has come down a bit. I can get the 2014 version for under $2000 retail.

Kamikuza said..

Plummet said..

The problem with foils on the water is there is little or no option for self rescue options.

But there are advantages for set up/pack up and durability of a foil particularly in the bigger sizes in the light winds.

Tsk tsk, you should know better on all those points. Self-rescue can be more complex but is totally doable, even if you adopt the LEI method of just floating in with it. They take longer to pack up and aren't as durable as LEIs but in different ways.

I don't see a mixer - has Ozone cracked the bridle shrinkage problem then?

Chrono bridles are dyneema. Ozone don't use kevlar on their kites although they have tested it. Kevlar is badly affected by UV light. Ozone bridles don't shrink, there is no need for a "mixer".

The Chrono is not for beginners or inexperienced kiters. Its not for wave riders, and not for wakestyle either. If its not in your budget, don't buy it, but don't write if off for that reason, especially since no one in Oz has actually got one of flown one.

Plummet said..

Kamikuza said..

Plummet said..

The problem with foils on the water is there is little or no option for self rescue options.

But there are advantages for set up/pack up and durability of a foil particularly in the bigger sizes in the light winds.

Tsk tsk, you should know better on all those points. Self-rescue can be more complex but is totally doable, even if you adopt the LEI method of just floating in with it. They take longer to pack up and aren't as durable as LEIs but in different ways.

I don't see a mixer - has Ozone cracked the bridle shrinkage problem then?

There is no way at all that an inflatable is more durable than a foil. None. Load of crap. If you cant pack a foil faster than an equivalent size lei then you need more experience.

Really tomahawk your S3 15 and get back to me... I've had one LEI broken from prangs, vs 3 FSers Admittedly, the LEI was old and deserved to be ripped in half... but the FSer prongs were nothing more than a borked stunt and a half-wind nosedive. I've routinely done worse with my LEIs and have no issues.

That's on the water... land might be a different thing...

You might need to reseal your foil then... it's a bastard to get the air out when you're rolling it up. Unless, of course, you land it then wander off for a half hour and wait for it to deflate - but that's cheating

Kamikuza said..

Really tomahawk your S3 15 and get back to me... I've had one LEI broken from prangs, vs 3 FSers Admittedly, the LEI was old and deserved to be ripped in half... but the FSer prongs were nothing more than a borked stunt and a half-wind nosedive. I've routinely done worse with my LEIs and have no issues.

That's on the water... land might be a different thing...

You might need to reseal your foil then... it's a bastard to get the air out when you're rolling it up. Unless, of course, you land it then wander off for a half hour and wait for it to deflate - but that's cheating

Takes me 3 mins to launch from out of the bag and 3 mins to pack up and back in the bah from flying at the zenith.

My experience is exactly opposite to yours. I have thousands of hours under my belt flying foils. I'vw jack hammered them into the ground, surf, water, driftwood. I've crashed them into cars, buildings, barbed wire fence, trees and zero dammage. none. All my foils are and intact with no repairs. The previous once i have owned also no damage.

The lei's on the otherhand. burst when a wave rolls over them, split em in half with a stuffed solo teather lauch. One just burst when i flipped it over on the beach! Plus the tensioned lei slowly tears the stitching out and they wear out so much faster than a foil. every drag launch wears them....
After 10 years of kiting I have not seen once instance where an lei is more robust.

Plummet said..

Kamikuza said..

Really tomahawk your S3 15 and get back to me... I've had one LEI broken from prangs, vs 3 FSers Admittedly, the LEI was old and deserved to be ripped in half... but the FSer prongs were nothing more than a borked stunt and a half-wind nosedive. I've routinely done worse with my LEIs and have no issues.

That's on the water... land might be a different thing...

You might need to reseal your foil then... it's a bastard to get the air out when you're rolling it up. Unless, of course, you land it then wander off for a half hour and wait for it to deflate - but that's cheating

Takes me 3 mins to launch from out of the bag and 3 mins to pack up and back in the bah from flying at the zenith.

My experience is exactly opposite to yours. I have thousands of hours under my belt flying foils. I'vw jack hammered them into the ground, surf, water, driftwood. I've crashed them into cars, buildings, barbed wire fence, trees and zero dammage. none. All my foils are and intact with no repairs. The previous once i have owned also no damage.

The lei's on the otherhand. burst when a wave rolls over them, split em in half with a stuffed solo teather lauch. One just burst when i flipped it over on the beach! Plus the tensioned lei slowly tears the stitching out and they wear out so much faster than a foil. every drag launch wears them....
After 10 years of kiting I have not seen once instance where an lei is more robust.

Funny, we've had the opposite experiences I shudder every time I see those guys mega-looping or gliding on Speed3s over snow, I think of my 12 DLX ripping a panel off cos I had the nerve to do a down-loop transition in light wind
Unless I just have bad luck with 'em or am unknowingly exceedingly ham-fisted...

INTHELOOP said..

Alvaro already got his Chronos and is double foiling with his Kitefoil Australia Foil and gave me first feedback this morning. He said that the 15m Chrono has same power like the 17m Edge.

I'd swear that Chrono is a rip off of the Zebra Z3 ...

www.zebrakites.com/

INTHELOOP said..

Loftywinds said..

INTHELOOP said..

Alvaro already got his Chronos and is double foiling with his Kitefoil Australia Foil and gave me first feedback this morning. He said that the 15m Chrono has same power like the 17m Edge.

I'd swear that Chrono is a rip off of the Zebra Z3 ...

www.zebrakites.com/

yea right dude. Ozone has been making high performance foils since day one and has got the best designer out there.

Love it, the Ozone guys first in there to bag everything else as a copy and defend it to the death but first mention of a copy by ozone.......

back to reality, the balance of compromises in kite design is so fine that even kites that look the same can easily be very different...lots of things look like copies, reality is they all use the same basic premises and learning's from the evolution of kites over the years, they all "borrow" individual ideas and mix them with there own preferences resulting in two things that may look the "same" but are not..... even little changes in bridles make enormous differences.

Make the edge look fat and low aspect!...

I'm guessing only a select few will see the glory in such high aspectedness.

Kitepower Australia said..
...but until then everyone commenting here is just speculating and pimping their favourite toy.

Ouch!

oooh interesting review.

board-mag.com

One of the most popular discussions for this season in the foil world is going to be which is best, the Ozone Chrono or the Flysurfer Speed 4 Lotus?

This year both Ozone and Flysurfer have gone for the same sizing options, with Flysurfer also offering a 21m version of the Speed 4 Lotus. Both the Lotus and the Chrono are available in 12m, 15m and 18m sizes which makes back to back testing and quiver building easy between the two. Although both options are relatively high aspect, closed cell depower foils that really is where the comparison ends. Flysurfer and Ozone have both managed to create equally great kites for their chosen markets but for us mere mortal end users the decision on which to buy should be quite easy when flying both together.

After watching other more experienced riders and riding with the Ozone Chrono for a week there is no doubt that the Chrono is one of the fastest kites out there. It dominated the races during the OSKM and Dom has been winning practically every race event he has entered using this kite. For very light wind performance and pure straight line speed the Chrono is going to be on the watch list of many riders. The Chrono is a very solid kite, but is definitely aimed more at the speed freaks rather than general freeride. The hangtime is extremely impressive but the kite seems to pivot more during the turn then keep a more solid power delivery. It will be interesting to see if the buggy market picks up on the Chrono for this season. The Chrono is available with two bar options, a freeride and a race setup. The racing setup is pictured below and gives the ability to depower the kite much easier without having to reach further up the bar.

The Speed 4 Lotus for me remains the freeride favourite. Although still being classed as a high aspect kite it is much lower aspect then the Chrono. It feels tamer and more user friendly whilst still maintaining an incredibly good performance. Because of the profile the Speed 4 seems to behave better on the ground and during inflation. For riders wanting to hit the snow, mountains and beach without needing to be the fastest in a straight line this could be a better option.

I would not be surprised to see a new kite model from either company as the current two offerings do not directly compete with each other. A new higher aspect Speed 4 purely for raw low end power and race kiters and perhaps a closed cell Frenzy/Chrono cross for the more freeride oriented kiters who want to use the same quiver on land and water.

All we can do at this time is recommend you try both out for yourself before handing over your card details. As more demo kites become available in the UK we will be doing some extensive back to back flying to expand on the real world differences in wind range and flight styles.