New rev not available yet, riden proto a couple of times now. Is a hybrid kite. Super light on the bar, good feed back maybe a little light for some. Turns real fast, very well balanced I came in under the kite and it just dropped back and found line pressure.
Really efficient. Super depower. I think will be really good for intermediate to advanced as you like guys or girls looking to do everything. Will defintely excell for wave riding as really easy to dump the power and reverses reallly nice. Water relaunch like any bow super easy, turns and boosts like a c, and friendly for hooking. Can't wait till there on the market.

You know what to expect from a FUEL. The REV,just think OCTANE. It's remarkable how similar they feel(forgiving would be a good word to distinguish it from a fuel). Biggest difference, the REV turns much quicker again.
I spent this morning in paultry wind,(I mean well below sailable). One thing I love about my OCTANE is it stays in the air in nothing & the REV does just the same.
As someone said to me, if you like the octane you'll love the rev.

do you think a "c-kite lover" would like one? or should they stick to the fuel?

Hey Dustin I think the rev may be just what your looking for the first time I rode it was in the surf and the kite did everything I asked of it, so much I didn't crasah it once. when I bottom turned it reversed really nicely a quick pul on the bar and the kite shot forward really nicely. I think the link is going to be a great all round kite but wil be in it's element in the surf.

Some more good info, have to search between the cheap blows at each other, @ kiteboarder.co.uk/kitesurfing/viewtopic.php?t=19542&start=105
Edit: now have to be logged in and a member to view thread.

Have put some of the photos up here
www.seabreeze.com.au/gallery/gallery.asp?imageid=5313
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Can't wait to give one a shot.

Dudes, I got it! It looks fantastic! Normal solid SS construction.
The bridal is quite diffrent to anything ive seen so far.
Very diffrent to the Link.
The canopy seems to be quite high aspect,
(do you know the AR of the 11 Dave?) ,
The bar looks clean and bullet proof.
I will try to get out on it today.
Choice

the rev AR 4.845 apparently from my sorce :-)

Hey choicey

would you say that the bar pressure is similar to the Link??? lighter/heavyer???

is it better than the TD2??

I was interested to find out about the Rev but there is no mention of it on the Slingshot website. Does anyone know where I can find the SS Rev info is or why Slingshot dont mention it on their site?

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Originally posted by Mc Bridle

I was interested to find out about the Rev but there is no mention of it on the Slingshot website. Does anyone know where I can find the SS Rev info is or why Slingshot dont mention it on their site?

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McBridle. A slight delay to answer your questions but found this link which provides wind range and bar setup.

http://www.ikiteboarding.com/kiteboarding/news/110/slingshot-rev.aspx

Yes that struck me as well. The wind range seems very conservative... Encourages a 2 kite quiver....

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Originally posted by toppleover

For those who have flown the Rev, do you think the wind range chart is accurate. 18knts seems alot to get an 11m going, my 11m Waroo only needs around 13knts (70kg rider).

Looks like a great kite, love the saftey looking forward to demoing one.

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I can only assume they have identified optimum riding conditions for each size.

Hey sorse

would you say that a 11mtr rev would have better low end grunt than a 12mtr Link??? or similar to a 12mtr Turbo Diesel 1..

I,m just trying to figure out what size kite would be good for me.

The safety looks really interesting, kinda looks like a fith line safety, looking forward to seeing one!!!!

Yeah i get what you mean

cheers
for that

Just returned from the Bowen Coconet Classic where I rode for three days on the 11m REV. For those that don't know I have just re-signed with Slingshot (SS) after a short stint riding JN kites. One of the reasons for the return to SS was due to the amount of work SS has put into the 2008 products. I have only really riden 'C' Shape kites but because of sustaining injuires and age etc etc I started to look at the benefits of more depower and wider wind range. After speaking with Andy and Dave from SS HQ and like alot of us, I was quite excited by the possibilities of the REV.

Out of the bag, this was going to be all new to me, I have tried a couple flat arc style kites and some of the other hybrid type brands. When I say try, have a quick 1/2 hour ride and return it. So this weekend was going to be pretty much a great opportunity to ride the REV in a competition, without ever riding it prior and coming straight off 'C's.

When I first put this kite up, I was expecting a little extra bar pressure and maybe a softer more indirect feel to say the Fuel. I could not have been more wrong. It has a very direct feel to the bar, there is no sort of sponge feeling present and the bar pressure was not noticeably heavy. I did however notice the big difference in the turn rate and feeling the kite has in the turns. This is a very fast kite and I got caught out a number of times by its speed.

The wind was quite gusty for most of the time, ranging from 10kts to maybe 25 in the fronts. I rode the 11m REV except for a period on Sunday where it looked like it was going to blow in hard so I put up the 2008 9m Fuel. Those riders who got to Bowen know at times the conditions throughout the weekend were testing and I found the REV way more accepting of the gusty conditions compared to the 9m Fuel.

I in no way was riding great, and I really put the REV through a good test of relaunch, dangling off suicide and testing the new under bar, centre safety system. I found the REV was the easiest kite to relaunch, grab one of the outside lines, it rolls and goes. For kiters who ride with suicide systems, you will love the fact you don't get creased, it has loads of depower on the bar and enough time to allow you to recover and keep riding. The centre safety system worked 100% of the time I needed it. It simply pulls through one of the front lines, very simple and effective.

For tricks where the kite is parked, I found the REV to respond similar to a 'C', in no way was it yanking me downwind. Because this kite for its size was way faster than a 'C', this meant for me to keep it parked I needed to have the chicken loop between middle and third fingers, instead of the normal index wrapped.

Tricks where I would normally loop the kite out or into the trick left me pretty worked, until I learnt to initiate the loop a little slower. The two handed loop initiated a second loop on landing!

Overall, I really enjoyed riding the REV, to jump off C's onto it will not disapoint, it however will take a little time to get used to because it turns so fast and delivers power in the turns different to the C. These however are really the only significant differences I felt at the bar. It gave me confidence to ride on suicide and try stuff and really has left me in no doubt that I will be riding the REV this season.

Happy Times, Chris AKA Uncle SID