Ocean Rodeo Discussions

straps

2013-05-25T10:40:05Z

I just bought the king and I noticed that the straps are wider on one end. I think the wider end should go toward the tip of the board, is that right?

Go Joe question

2013-04-26T18:00:15Z

I have a Go Joe on my Litewave Wing ( 161x 44) big board. When I fall and need to get back to the board, the board really struggles to get down wind. For some reason the board will stay locked in a 90 degree angle to the wind, And not spin down wind so the Go Joe can catch some wind and do its thing. I am thinking it may be because the board has almost no rocker. Or possibly I need to change the angle of the Go Joe on the board. Any input would be greatly appreciated.
I also would like to say that I think the Go Joe is a fantastic invention and have one on both of my boards. Even If it struggles with my big board I know where it is, and that is worth the price alone.

Ocean Rodeo BRONCO 4M to 21M Lets Talk

2013-05-24T22:06:37Z

Hey I have been recently collecting a Ocean Rodeo Bronco C-Kite Quiver! I was wondering if anyone rode these kites back then or know and I would like to get a discussion on the BRONCO. They have become very cheap to pick up, I currently have in my quiver a 21M BRONCO ( BLUE/WHITE wow what a kite) and a 9M BRONCO ( RED/WHITE) Both handsome kites and still crispy. I think they are 2004 to 2006 I cant find a date on them. But I was wondering if someone could help me figure out what these kites are, are they hybrid c-kites or c-kites I have looked at the trailing edge and it is concave but the have Y bridles for the 5th line? Do I have to keep the fifth line slack or is there tension on it like hybrid kites I have read all the pdf’ s on these kites and there fifth line. They are vague. a good discussion on these kites would be very helpful to me.???? THANK YOU guys help please. LOVE or HATE lets talk about the BRONCO’s

SOUL…....put it to use!!?!

2012-01-11T09:57:48Z

Okay, so it took me about 1.5 minutes to decide I like the idea of the new SOUL drysuit.

I can even see myself using it skiing/snowboarding/snowmachining or winter snow-kiting on sloppy days. I’m coastal here, and we get great snow followed by rain on some storm-cycles. HHHMMMMM??!

Anyone have a thought on this product??

Please, can we wait til some of you have actually touched Ocean Rodeo’s newest drysuit, the SOUL!?! before we compare it to NPX’s offering? It would be so obvious to do so, but let’s wait until we’ve tested it!

What are reviews of Prodigy ?

2013-04-20T02:31:56Z

What are reviews of Prodigy ?

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2010 Mako King

2013-05-22T19:14:50Z

2010 (orange color) Mako King in good condition. Full deck pad, OR Bliss straps and pads, four fins. Buyer pays shipping. Photos available and will send if asked. Asking USD $450.

Need feedback about Rise 12m 2010 bridle

2013-05-04T10:07:40Z

I have a Rise 12m 2010 and want to check and tune the bridle to correct length.
I’ve got a specification of the lenghts but it don’t match my kite.
One example is the E2 line. On my kite it’s 595mm between the inside of the knots but the specification says 610mm.
In my view a line shouldn’t shrink. Both sides are similar.
I’ve measured from the inside to inside of each knot as it says in the spec.
So my question is if the length of the E2 have been too short all the time?

regards
henrik

Mako 135 or 140

2013-05-18T02:31:26Z

Hey guys

I am back from Costa Rica , was fun there. Mainly around 30 knots . I had with me a cypher 7 and a razor 10 with a jt 132.
The razor 10 was too big I barely could use ist. Regarding the board: I think I chose the wrong one, since i am used to a mako 150 riding in Austria, I had the impression the 132 is far too short for me…..gives me always the feeling of instability under my legs.

So my Question: I will definitely swap to a smaller Mako as my Main board, but I am not quite sure if to take the 140 or 135.

For light winds back home in Austria I can use the 150 Mako, but I wont take it with me for travelling around.
So for my main board I would like to have something to kite in strong and medium winds. Due to the shape of the 135 mako I wonder if the feeling of instability might be similar to the JT 132.

What I like about the 140 is the wider shape (140x40) as my Mako 150 has the same width (40cm). So the 140 Mako must behave slightly different than the other ones .

Need some support for making the right decision

THANX )

Self launch

2013-04-26T09:37:02Z

Here is a video of self launching a bridled kite: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=KMegFouZcas I find with newer kites a weight bag helps pin it before walking back to my kite bar… ALTERNATE METHOD: With the O.R. ‘roll over bridle’ you can tip the kite downwind onto its back. ( Go ahead, secure your chicken loop directly up wind (tether or a vertical post) & walk downwind to your kite & place it in the launch position for a ‘hot launch’ . NO WEIGHT BAG REQ’D. Kite will roll onto it’s back ) Then: 1. Walk back to your chicken loop & hook onto it (after securing your safety line & freeing your chicken loop from tether etc.) ... 2. Walk down center lines or pull them until you can grasp the bar ... 3. Ensure you have adequate depower for launch (MORE depower is safer !!!) ... 4. Gently pull on TOP steering (outside) line to allow kite to move to the edge of the window for a controlled launch as in video