A question regarding twintip sizes, it seems to change a bit over time, what is the new normal for sizes you prefer
You could say a 5,8 and 85kg kiter would now generally have a go too of 140x43

Foam said..
Freestyle/free ride, straps, advanced

you forgot to include mowing the lawn

I'm a little taller and a little less tubby. I ride a 132. 132 is the premium size. Buy one, and if it doesn't work for you just lose some weight. You're slightly above the BMI.

Hi

Thanks for the reply, OK..

Kites 8 11 14
Straps, no boots
Mainly kite at beaches so choppy onshore, but also kite some flat water

I agree that if the conditions were 25knots every session then sure short is good, however in the real world that won't happen.
So 15 to 35 knots

I would suggest to myself 138x42.5 as a example.
135 would be to small at my specs unless as mentioned you were in 25knots every time

cauncy said..
135x42, decent rocker, some flex in the tips, a nice bit of concave also,
Crazyfly raptor pro
Shinn brown crb4
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Shinn Brown! Is that one for brown arrows

Surely if you had worked your way up to advance riding level you would know what size board you like to ride and differences it makes to you?

Rocker and flex are your friends in the chop

Yep possibly, 135 and 140
But I prefer one board
What I was asking was in general in these modern board days vs the old days

A 5,8 85kg rider now seems to be gravitating to 140x43
This seems big to me but I see a lot on this size now.

You could do worse than extrapolate from the size guide here:

shinnworld.com/board-size-selector

At your weight a 42cm width is about right. I like the Shinn Ronson personally. Other boards are also good

Foam said..
Yep possibly, 135 and 140
But I prefer one board
What I was asking was in general in these modern board days vs the old days

A 5,8 85kg rider now seems to be gravitating to 140x43
This seems big to me but I see a lot on this size now.

i tried a few thanks to dans selling skills at Kite Addiction...fitting name... started off (9/12m, 80-90kg 5'11) on 145x45cm learning then went to 132x40cm and stayed around that for a year then went to 132-134x40.5cm or so for next two years (monarch, xcal) , then i ended up going for 138x41.5cm with a bigger rocker (naish dub/stomp) and found that works well in wind over 18kts as the low end suffers unless you have a big kite tugging you along. Its marginal in 15kts with a 12m. But then again depends if you have nice flat water and are unhooking then its prob just ok. Anyways I have now got a carbon board from offgrid sports (138x42cm) - It has a flatter rocker and works better in lower wind but also kept the nice soft landings. So i would definitely say go for a bigger board and try go for carbon as i found it performs way better for airtime style anyways...i reckon you should aim for 134 - max 138cm but try (or buy and trade in, in my case) as many as you can as well :)

Addikt has summarised it fairly well. the bigger board will provide the extra stability as well, just makes everything easier without loosing too much agility

I'm advanced as far as storm kiting and mutant waving riding is concerned, I'm rolling 145x45 wave mutant.
But hey, i'm a bit of a weirdo and not your average twin tippist.

Or rather the question why 42 vs 43 in both 138

More boards are going longer and narrower, I wouldn't say there is a certain length you can go for now. At Naish we have a new board coming out that you would definitely upsize on, say you rode a 138 before now you'd ride a 144 (narrower), 142 before you would ride the 152 and the 138 is super narrow and feels like a 132-4 approx - Benefits include smoother ride, more progressive carving, less spray in eyes, more glide on the water, great board in waves too. Will be able to release more details in the coming days :)

ewan kite said..
More boards are going longer and narrower, I wouldn't say there is a certain length you can go for now. At Naish we have a new board coming out that you would definitely upsize on, say you rode a 138 before now you'd ride a 144 (narrower), 142 before you would ride the 152 and the 138 is super narrow and feels like a 132-4 approx - Benefits include smoother ride, more progressive carving, less spray in eyes, more glide on the water, great board in waves too. Will be able to release more details in the coming days :)

Sounds interesting Ewan! Naish not bringing back the picklefork is it?

lots of numbers and brands being thrown around here, with out the general understanding of dynamics.

1. you can get away with a shorter board if its flatter in the rocker line.
2. width makes more difference than length (in all respects)
3. a softer board, with a lot of flex will need a lot of power.
4. a skilled rider can make anything work

Foam said..
A question regarding twintip sizes, it seems to change a bit over time, what is the new normal for sizes you prefer
You could say a 5,8 and 85kg kiter would now generally have a go too of 140x43

I'm around 83kg, 6'1ft.

My most used size is 155cm.

My size for mainly doing airtricks would be a 150cm.

Boards have been too small for too long, it's why a lot of people hate riding a twin tip.