omg said..
Thanks very much for the input guys.
So what I am after on this bigger kite is obviously the low end; I was in Cabo Verde before the Xmas and had my 2018 Neo quiver up to 10m and then 2018/19 Naish Boxer 12m. I only ride strapless surfboards. There were obviously some chop and waves, and what I found there was that the 12m didn't provide much more/if any lowend compared to 10m Neo (yeh, I know Neo has great lowend). On some days I went downwind when there were a couple of happy guys with Zephyrs and TTs. I wasn't able to test ride them unfortunately. Hence my question on if there was a new Zephyr coming anytime soon.
I had the Boxer with longer lines but no luck. It just feels a bit slow kite and for strapless tricks it's such a difference to be on 10m versus 12m kite for me. My fear is that Zephyr will have an even bigger negative characteristics of big kite although people say it's a nimble kite?
And about the Enduro2 14, I am not sure if it has significantly more lowend compared to my 10m?
Argh =/
The 14m Enduro V2 does have at least 5 knots better low end than the 10, (or 10 Reo V5), I know because I have these kites. I also have a Zephyr V5 and I've stopped riding it in waves as I can get going in virtually the same winds by swapping to a larger volume surfboard, like the Evo 5'1", my weight is 75kg.
I think if you are heavier than 85-90kg then the Zephyr V5 is a good kite even for waves, but it does have limitations and a lot will still depend on the riders board and kite flying skills.
Neo's have more low end than some other wave kites because they are oversized compared to those other kites. I'm not saying anything negative about the kite and I have not flown one for 2 years, but they are definitely physically bigger, I think their 10m is about 11m in other brands.
