Takes out the IDS system and put's it back to a single front line flagging safety...

Useful for schools because if it flips, you can thread the bar back thru the middle lines to fix it on the water...

Bringing the V of the front lines down lower also changes the turning characteristics for the pro's...

How much to upgrade to pro kit?

Does the kit totally replace your front lines? or just extend them down.

It sounds really good to me - being able to access one front line without walking half way to the kite would make self landing so much cleaner. Like 2008 bar set up.

The pro kit replaces the ids on the chicken (like last years ids) and the internal ids line and moves the ids approx a arms length away with a safety loop with it it makes a huge difference to the responsiveness of the kite

Rhys,
With the IDS Pro upgrade, my understanding was that when attaching to the "oh S**t strap, it does not flag the kite on 1 line as you mentioned but rather on both front lines, thus flipping the kite on its back just as if one was using the stock IDS setup.

So tell us how do you get the most bottom end power out of the nomad cause i just gotta know

Rhys Porter said...

Ride fast - board speed makes all the difference...

Use a faster board, flat rockered twintip or flat rockered surfboard like the Slingshot Celeritas

Fly the kite fast - keep it depowered and let your kite speed do all the powering untill you've got your board speed.

Put it on the 'Light' setting rather than 'Lighter (on the kite)

On the bridle, put it the adjustment knot ABOVE the 'light' setting, where the other line attaches.

Top knot on the back lines (obviously)

okay rhy's just with the adjustments..

are u able to show me a photo of how the knot sits above the light setting?

this has helped heaps man =D ill try it when i take my nomad out next =D
thanks a bunch
also im riding a 133 caliber, think its flat enough?

Think the reply from Cabrinha support is very fair.

I have flown the 9 Nomad back to back with the 8 SB ids in between 16 - 20 knots.
Nomad lighter setting, middle knot. Didnt feel good at all. Unresponsive.
Then launched my SB, felt much better, more powerfull etc.
Decided to give the Nomad another go on 3rd knot for most power. That did it for the Nomad. Quick responsive kite, no backstall, really nice.

Yes the SB has the best lowend. But the Nomad can come really close. It just requires more active riding.
On the other side, the highend seems to be huge.

With that said, i'd suggest to ride a bigger board:
A bigger board helps you get going earlier. Also bigger boards have some other advantages aswell.
Caliber is a great board. Nice rocker and outline to give a good 'freedom' sensation when riding. I would rather stay home than to ride a flatter board.

Im 85kg and riding a 138, and even a 144 board since a few weeks. It feels great.

Remember: You are more likely to reach the lowend of your board, rather then reaching the highend of it.

hey im 85 kgs and ride strapless surfboards mostly and a bit of twin tip, i just got a 13m and 9m nomad. Im stoked with the kites! did a downwinder 2 days ago in 13kt winds on the 13m thinking there wasnt enough wind, and ended up having a epic surf. then week before took the 9m out in 25-30kt winds in 5ft waves and had another epic getting up to 6 turns and renos on waves! loving both kites and im seing my riding style improve straight away,(from riding a xbow2) as these kite dont want to fall out of the sky when u pull onto waves! I have taken both kites out when on the twinny to do some freestyle stuff, but it is better to do while it is nuking, but they still boost and float pretty good.
The only other thing is that when the wind is light they are a little bit harder to relaunch than the switchy or xbow, but its a different relaunch technique as its a more trad C shape, so i usually push the bar all the way out so the kite sits on its edge and then yank hard on one of the outer lines and up it goes.. when its windy there is no problem with relaunch like usual by yanking on one line.
Also with having the light and lighter settings it gives you a wider range of kite characterisics eg turning faster/ slower, bar pressure and picking up or less wind...
both kites turn fast and loop easy..
overall i am impressed with my 2 new kite :) :) :)