MeonAsh said..BWalnut said..Microsurfer said..
Gav on his review stated it was the most anticipated PW release of the year. Did everyone else know about it & I was the only one who missed the memo?
Nah you’re good. PRv2 was the most anticipated by far. Afterburner has very minimal excitement surrounding it from what I can tell.
I think this is because the AB was seen as being a race orientated product - so most people ignored it as racing focussed products usually mean - not for the masses, niche, all focus on speed and no focus on ease of use, experts only.
It's also why Ozone are now very keen to keep saying it is not a race wing, because everybody associates those negative attributes with race products.
It clearly is a race specialist wind that does e
MeonAsh said..BWalnut said..Microsurfer said..
Gav on his review stated it was the most anticipated PW release of the year. Did everyone else know about it & I was the only one who missed the memo?
Nah you’re good. PRv2 was the most anticipated by far. Afterburner has very minimal excitement surrounding it from what I can tell.
I think this is because the AB was seen as being a race orientated product - so most people ignored it as racing focussed products usually mean - not for the masses, niche, all focus on speed and no focus on ease of use, experts only.
It's also why Ozone are now very keen to keep saying it is not a race wing, because everybody associates those negative attributes with race products.
From what I’d read and heard so far it really does sound like a race specialist wing to me. Certainly not a wave specialist wing nor upwind specialist for those in big conditions wanting comfort. No doubt really shines in calmer conditions where vmg is your obsession. Pack down on hybrid I’m fairly sure will be easier and I really enjoy the packing these down. So much hype on the AB so soon after the hype of the PRV2 which is now classified by some wrongly perhaps as a beginner wing . Have to read between the lines and work out what type of riding you do and consider the opportunity cost for what your getting with so much green. Wind range makes this a more attractive option financially but so does the hybrid which is considerably cheaper and easy to pack down, Bottom end on AB sounds good so this attracts me a little.
