What kite would you pick - 80kg riding primarily a surfboard.
Picked up a 10m Reo a few months back and want to get 2 more kites.
Planning to get the 8m Reo but not sure about the 3rd kite.

12m Reo or 13m C4.
How do they compare power-wise? Turning Speed?
On paper the C4 should be slightly more powerful but does anyone have any first hand experience?

Definitely want to see what the 2013 Ozone line-up has to offer. September? Seems to be taking a long time for the rest of the kites beyond the Edge.

Thanks
Tony

The 2013 Reo is available for dealers to order now. This is a pre-order, for dealers stock will not arrive until late August or early September public release date is 1st Sept.
The C4 13 would not be a bad choice for you if you mainly ride waves and want a bit more bottom end. The other size you should get for your quiver is an 8M Reo.

The catalyst is also an option, similar reo handling, but with a lot more jumping quality, a better kite for jumping the whitewash on your way back out

kiter63 said...

Can anyone compare the turning speed of the 13m C4 and the 12m Reo?
Also how does the low end compare? Is it a knot better? 2 knots?
The Ozone wind range chart is pretty vague.

Again, very interested to hear differences between the 2012 and 2013 kites for the Reo, C4 and Catalyst. I hear mixed reviews on the bigger Catalysts but maybe 2013 will change that??

C4 13M 2012 turning radius is slightly larger, than the 2012 Reo 12M, cannot compare 2013 kites yet.
C4 13M 2012 bottom end is 2-3 knots better than the 12M Reo, but a good kite flyer on a larger surfboard (because the wind is quite light) will get a very decent bottom end out of a Reo 2012 12M.
Catalyst 12M is similar in bottom end to the Reo 12M, Catalyst 14M is a bit big and just a bit too slow to really rip at waves, but can still be used in waves in light winds with great performance, with some limitation that would diminish in time as an owner got used to using it.
There are many riders I've met that choose the Cat as their preferred kite over the other 2 for waves...

I have a 13m C4 (2011) which I think is fantastice for a larger kite, it turns very quickly for its size and has decent boost as well as good pop which is generally more what I (attempt) to do with it.

Never tried the Reo but have a Catalyst as my 8m - it's a decent kite but doesnt feel as exciting as either of the c4's (10 & 13)

I have the edge 11 a 9,and been using
Reo 8 as a freeride and high wind kite.
Man the reo is a machine and just great fun
To ride,love it.tempted with a 10,ha!