The new 2010 slingshot range is now up on the slingshot website
http://www.slingshotkiteboarding1.ashop.com.au/

Check to new gear and any product you might have questions about

Now lets hope we get some wind

wheres the wake stuff..... disapointing.

Dunno, But how good does that Fuel in the green, white and gold look!!

Dont need wakeboards just pick up the new darkside board for this year

mmmm give us some Binding pictures Keen to spend some cash on D4's for this summer...

Don't start that again lol..

The 2010 Slingshot Straps have gone down the Laces road this year too...
Soon everyone will have straps with laces - and then what's next? Ratchet systems?

Rhys Porter said...

Don't start that again lol..

The 2010 Slingshot Straps have gone down the Laces road this year too...
Soon everyone will have straps with laces - and then what's next? Ratchet systems?

key in that sentence.. slingy and LF still call them straps! hahaha

yeah whats up with the darksides? i heard their tips are pretty flimsy? heard of a few people whos already destroyed them.. .that and paying 1050 for just a blank deck when i could bay like 7 or 800 for a wake deck... hmmmmmmm i wonder which i would rather go for?

good on slingy for tapping into a relatively untouched market.. not good on slingy for making floppy tipped boards (from what ive seen n heard).. and not good on slingy for markup 5000 on the price compared to the wake line seeing as its the same, if not inferior technology

Just got our new 2010 Octane 9m demo in.

It looks sooo good! The new bar is a massive improvment on last years and the kite looks classic Slingshot Tuff.

Feel free to pop past the shop anytime there is wind to take it out for a test run.

Slingshot Australia sponsored rider Scotty Johnson will have one up at Marrochydore next time there's wind so if you see him be sure to hit him up for ride.

Im busting to try this kite myself!

Luke

AKA Scott

So it had 4 struts or 5?

scotty is.

Sorry for asking.... Seeing he is a "slingshot sponsored rider" I thought I would have heard of him.

Then again.... maybe not though seeing everyone is "sponoed" these days yewwwww.

isnt that the river all companies go down?

but yer companies shud really stop promoting gear as a one fixes all solution..

Oakie said...

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Im a fan of slignshot, but thats just going down the river of sell....

aren't slingshot in the business of selling kites???

Kitepower Australia said...

Just received our 11M Octane demo, its not a Rev3 its a completely different kite, we have a Rev2 pumped up beside it. Tips are much more upright on the Octane, this should give it a shorter depower throw and still should have low bar pressure.
The new bar looks really, really nice, all the releases are push away, SS have spent a heap of R&D time and $$$ on this new bar, and it really looks like it will do everything for most riders.

Kite has 5 thin struts, same bulletproof canopy contruction, struts more evenly spaced similar AR although overall it looks slight lower. Can't wait to try it out!!

Cya and

Goodwinds

Steve

Steve,

What's the target rider for this kite?

I always thought of the REV (I and II) as a wave kite and that is now a discontinued kite-and it doesn't seem to me there's a Slingy that fits the bill?

loco4olas said...

Steve,

What's the target rider for this kite?

I always thought of the REV (I and II) as a wave kite and that is now a discontinued kite-and it doesn't seem to me there's a Slingy that fits the bill?

Matts out testing the kite now, hopefully he gets a bit more wind before the Southerly tomorrow. Troy 2868 is picking up the kite from Matt tonight and hoping to get in an early session tomorrow morning in the Southerly at Wanda.

Rev as a name is gone, however when we pumped the kites up back to back they are quite similar in AR. The Octane is a much more upright kite though and this tends to give a kite a shorter and more sensitive depower throw. The bridle is short and minimised like the Rev2, I really think the Octane is aimed at the Rev2 upgrade rider who wants an even better kite for waves and freestyle.

The kite looks awesome and I'm fairly positive that SS have done a heap of R&D to make sure that the kite will suit its loyal Rev owners, the fact that Ben has chosen it as his power source is a good indicator that it unhooks fine and is the choice from SS for waveriders and freestylers alike.

The new bar is a huge improvement, well the c-loop and swivel are, the bar itself is very similar to the Rev2 bar, except for the centre hole and flanges.

Cya and

Goodwinds

Steve