Review: Cabrinha FX 2015 10m

Interesting to hear your thoughts about the FX. I had the chance to ride it earlier this year late in the WA season. The comment about the kindness of the kite rings true for me. I tried the 10m on both the wakestyle and free ride settings and wasn't overly impressed with how it handled... Low end is one aspect I was a little concerned about. Personally I think Cabrinha should stick to doing what they do best... the switchblade. Let the other big dogs make the crazy freestyle and wakestyle kites.

Also FYI I ended up with a 10m Vegas. No comparison there.

Nick J could use a plastic bag and kite sik

"The depower lines can be twisted (turned), to untangle the front lines after a kite-, back or front loop. As described in other reviews, we think each 4-line bar should have this feature, to overcome any safety issues."

>> Is Cabrinha the only bar on the market that does this?

I think the low end is totally on par with most other offerings of this nature. People expect to just sit back and get yanked around like with a switchblade. The truth is it needs to be ridden like a C kite in the lighter breezes. I was out last week on my 13m Hifi X (not known for its low end) in around 14-15 knots and there were lighter guys on bigger bridled kites that were slogging around and walking up the beach while I cruised up wind. That fact is if you want to ride something a bit more c shaped you need to know how to ride it efficiently. I find this review a bit sh** by the way as they don't even know what line slack is. How you can review a freestyle kite without knowing what that is is beyond me. Fly the kite on the B settings, go hard and loop loop loop. Loved it in the waves as well. Very respectable drift. Cab made a great kite in the FX.