Wow all this fuss and fighting over a foil, never thought I'd see the day...
Loooove to have a go on the chrono though, ooooooh all that aspect.....
Select to expand quoteeppo said...
Loooove to have a go on the chrono though, ooooooh all that aspect.....
Yeah man im a bit of a high aspect slut. I want to fly it just to feel all that aparent wind train like power
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Wow all this fuss and fighting over THE FACTS, never thought I'd see the day...
Loooove to have a go on the chrono though, ooooooh all that aspect.....
There, I fixed it. 
Yeh plumett agreed. Wouldn't buy one even if I was rich, but I'd love to burn some speed and feel that aspect driving you along...miss my edges
, although got out on my 16m 2011 dyno last night, not the same aspect drive (as I got it to dabble in airstyle) but damn it was nice getting Towed down to the waters edge again (maybe I shouldn't have tried it for the first time in 16 to 18 knots.....bahahaha).
Proof will be when the kite gets here fellas...can't wait to hear the reports.
I've never canned a foil unless it was a particularly shoddy one and I actually cannot remember bothering, probably because lots of others would know too, I grew up on them, and refused to even use LEI's until about 2002/03
Foils for surfing waves suck and I'll stick with that, foils for kite racing have great potential and from what I hear from those that actually rip at kite racing, Ozone Chrono's also rock for kite racing, and foils on land and snow are superior for so many reasons particularly ease of use.
Back on topic
ozonekites.com/products/water-kites/chrono
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Lets face it. Foils are for people that fly foils anf have enormous amounts of patience. LEI kites are for the rest of us.
They are the people's kite for the masses. Their profile holds even when there are lulls in the wind and they are cheaper, and no tangles.
I flew my flysurfer doing some land kiting and was so frustrated with it collapsing and having to self land all the time to reset the kite, that I packed it up and pulled out my 12mt LEI. Still managed to land-kite without a problem. 4 lines are so much easier than all these fkn lines and bridles overlapping the wing tips, etc.
I am seriously thinking of selling all my foils. Had enough.
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Lets face it. Foils are for people that fly foils anf have enormous amounts of patience. LEI kites are for the rest of us.
They are the people's kite for the masses. Their profile holds even when there are lulls in the wind and they are cheaper, and no tangles.
I flew my flysurfer doing some land kiting and was so frustrated with it collapsing and having to self land all the time to reset the kite, that I packed it up and pulled out my 12mt LEI. Still managed to land-kite without a problem. 4 lines are so much easier than all these fkn lines and bridles overlapping the wing tips, etc.
I am seriously thinking of selling all my foils. Had enough.
Agreed, they're not for everyone. Or every condition...
Perhaps you contact Kitepower and buy an Ozone Chrono! which is superior on land and snow for so many reasons!
Wait - the Chrono has 47 cells? It has the same "Speed system", the same bridle design as the FSer... so that makes it MORE complex than the Speed4!!!
Wait - "newly designed internal straps"? How can a brand new product have "newly designed" anything?
Wait - "no stretch"? How about shrink?
Wait - is that a zip I see? *shudder*
This just gets funnier and funnier!
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Wait - the Chrono has 47 cells? It has the same "Speed system", the same bridle design as the FSer... so that makes it MORE complex than the Speed4!!!
Wait - "newly designed internal straps"? How can a brand new product have "newly designed" anything?
Wait - "no stretch"? How about shrink?
Wait - is that a zip I see? *shudder*
This just gets funnier and funnier!
Come on dude...chill now. . Peace brother.
have ozone been sneaking around watching me launch and land my speed? because that video is almost a carbon copy of how I do it !......hehehe
Interesting flexi plastic things to hold the nose in shape. Good idea.
I really look forward to flying one of these beasts.
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Nice pics there Steve! And the location looks sweet as. I am not into buggying but is it suitable for land boarding? It's just the sands look too soft for an MBS board. If not, what board would you recommend is ideal for it?
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Nice pics there Steve! And the location looks sweet as. I am not into buggying but is it suitable for land boarding? It's just the sands look too soft for an MBS board. If not, what board would you recommend is ideal for it?
The Anna Bay end of the beach is wider and flatter, there is an easily accessible 2WD carpark near the Anna Bay Surf Club, and from there south there is a stretch of beach 5-6klms long at least that is harder and flatter, especially at low tide and a couple of hours either side. High tide, there is really only soft sand. The buggy in that clip weighs around 50kg and its tyres are massive, it will work on soft sand and we often go up into the dunes when the beach is too narrow at high tide. Can't wait to try the Chrono up there, we are planning a get together in May there is a Facebook group called Aussie Land Kiters, join it and keep up to date of when we plan get togethers.
My, my, this thread is suddenly a lot shorter... and looks better for certain vendors. How convenient 
What ever. Can we get back to discussing the Chrono please? Admin, you need to delete a few more posts here.
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What ever. Can we get back to discussing the Chrono please? Admin, you need to delete a few more posts here.
Shame on you too... if you're going to show your ass in public, let the evidence stand.
Back to the Chrono! Flipped through the manual last night....
Bridles directly connected to the canopy... a slam is going to have interesting results. Hope you don't have to send it to France or the UK for repairs.
And enjoy pulling most of the bridle to bits to fix broken bridles! How complex is that!
Looking at videos, I'm not seeing any change in projected area when sheeting in or out... seems to me Ozone reinvented the Speed2 for the price of a Speed4 
even down to the zipper... eww, corroded and stuck zippers - I hate 'em on my bags, I loathe them on my kites. Oh wait, I don't have kites with zippers!
If you want a the kind of performance that I'm betting you'll get in the narrow wind window, it's my opinion you'll get better value for money from Elf kites... or if you like fiddling, Pansh.
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What ever. Can we get back to discussing the Chrono please? Admin, you need to delete a few more posts here.
Shame on you too... if you're going to show your ass in public, let the evidence stand.
Back to the Chrono! Flipped through the manual last night....
Bridles directly connected to the canopy... a slam is going to have interesting results. Hope you don't have to send it to France or the UK for repairs.
And enjoy pulling most of the bridle to bits to fix broken bridles! How complex is that!
Looking at videos, I'm not seeing any change in projected area when sheeting in or out... seems to me Ozone reinvented the Speed2 for the price of a Speed4 even down to the zipper... eww, corroded and stuck zippers - I hate 'em on my bags, I loathe them on my kites. Oh wait, I don't have kites with zippers!
If you want a the kind of performance that I'm betting you'll get in the narrow wind window, it's my opinion you'll get better value for money from Elf kites... or if you like fiddling, Pansh.
You need to let it go now Kamizuka. At this point your just trolling for an argument.
Shame on me!? Shame on me!?
Kami. Until you've seen it, touched it, tried it, and tested it - then I will listen.
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Shame on me!? Shame on me!?
Kami. Until you've seen it, touched it, tried it, and tested it - then I will listen.
No, shame on the mods for deleting the bad behavior posts from our favorite vendor, and shame on any one who supports the cover-ups :-) excuse me while I fetch the tin foil.
The issue wasn't the ability of the Chrono, but general inaccuracies and misrepresentations... Two different topics there!
With enough education and experience, guesses are often pretty close to the mark... It'll be interesting to come back to this thread in a few months and see which ones have panned out. I don't mind being proving wrong and I won't even call you names when you point it out
plummet - I have brown a forearm, so sue me
They are nice colors though...
Select to expand quoteKamikuza said..Loftywinds said..
Shame on me!? Shame on me!?
Kami. Until you've seen it, touched it, tried it, and tested it - then I will listen.
No, shame on the mods for deleting the bad behavior posts from our favorite vendor, and shame on any one who supports the cover-ups :-) excuse me while I fetch the tin foil.
The issue wasn't the ability of the Chrono, but general inaccuracies and misrepresentations... Two different topics there!
With enough education and experience, guesses are often pretty close to the mark... It'll be interesting to come back to this thread in a few months and see which ones have panned out. I don't mind being proving wrong and I won't even call you names when you point it out
plummet - I have brown a forearm, so sue me
They are nice colors though...
Well stay tuned to InTheLoop, as Marvin has been trying her out and so far the Chrono boost and jumps are becoming the hot topic up there with the locals.
We obsessed kite racers have a few coming to Perth soon so we will give a bit of feed back compared to 2013 Lei Edges from from 19m to 9m on both kite race boards and foil boards - I have nothing to sell except my own time and money but LOVE to go fast
first flight assessments of my Chrono.
super smooth and cranking on my KFA Hydrofoil in 5knts on 15m. Amazing stuff.
Just gotta work on my 'foil' technique and all these bridals can be confusing
will be out on it today again..
Should have played more DnD as a kid ;-) follow the V splits but you don't need to worry unless something breaks...
