Ozone Enduro v1 Review

Rider: 65kg, advanced
Style:Surf,Wake and foil
Weather: 12-25 knots
Build Quality: 9/10
Satisfaction: 9/10
Disclosure: (ozone team rider)

sizes tested: 7m, 9m, and 12m


Ozone Enduro V1

The Ozone Enduro is a 3 strut, pulley-less bridled open C kite, designed for the all rounder. There are 3 bridle settings, wave, freestyle, and freeride. These 3 settings can be easily changed by moving the noose up a knot on the bridle. There are also 3 bar pressure settings on the tip of the leading edge where it joins the trailing edge which can be easily changed by moving the pigtail to a new attachment point.

The Enduro is a great do it all kite, I can comfortably do passes on it as well as surf it down the line. The Drift isn't as good as the Reo but that doesn't bother me at all. I was pleasantly surprised on how well it handled foiling, I have only ever landed a few full foiling tacks before but on the Enduro I found it easier and I pulled off 5 in a row.

Turning and predictability
The kites turning is in-between pivotal and arcing, it generates quite a lot of power when you put it into a loop so you can get round large sections while surfing or throw a mean megaloop. The kite is very stable and predictable in the sky. I went over the falls on a decent double over head wave and let go of the bar, I got dragged across quite bit of reef but when I came up the kite was perched perfectly above my head ( I've never had this before). In very gusty conditions the kite can drop out when its above your head but this is to be expected.

Wave riding
The Enduro is marketed as small wave kite but can tell you it handles decent waves too. I found I need to start the wave of with a down loop so the kite is positioned in a good spot and then it will drift comfortably for the rest of the wave. The turning speed is about medium, it is not as quick as a dedicated wave kite but it is not as slow as a freestyle kite. The turning of the kite when depowered is pretty good when going down the line and found that I can still comfortably turn the kite when the lines are going slack.
Freestyle I found the kite didn't have slack lines when landing tricks but it had a light constant pull throughout the whole trick. The smaller sizes are really quite quick for freestyle. I found the Enduro doesn't punish you as bad as a full C kite and it encourages you to go bigger and try new tricks.

Air time and looping
I had a blast looping this kite at the end of a session, it loops quite quick with an even pull. It is not as aggressive as a C kite so it is perfect for the everyday rider. When jumping the Enduro, it shoots you into the sky with plenty of float and hang time and lets you down softly. I have had some of my biggest jumps with this kite.

Relaunch and ease of use
The Enduro relaunches really easily but there is a little tip to bring it up quick. I found you pull in both of the coloured lines (a little bit like a reverse launch) and then pull the line that favours the angle of which the kite is going to relaunch at and it will come up in 5 seconds.

Overall The Enduro V1 is a very user friendly all round kite with a decent low end and top end performance. It is versatile and fun with responsive steering and great control for the rider. I highly recommend trying this kite if you’re into every thing because it is an absolute cracker!


If anyone wants to demo the kites send me a Private message and Ill see what i can do.

Very good review .
Did you ride the 12 ? this is the size I'm looking for and this is quite a big size for a three struts. I'm 215

Thanks Billy . I just sold the Reo 12 , I might be better with the Edge in this size.

Here is the product video. Filmed in WA!

+1 great vid
great all round riding too. those flat unhooked reverses at the end at gas were a nice subtle closer, skills.


you must have to be pretty careful of the shallow spots foiling in the river hey Billy?!

Epic launch Nice vid mate.

^^^ Paulino Pereira for all the surfboard and twinny stuff. Billy Hampton on the foil.

Had a go on a 9m yesterday in 20-25 knots, later 17-20, flat water, TT, 70kg, average but experienced freerider, doing a bit of everything mainly boosting, front/backroll incl. loops, normal kite and front loops though not mega, raileys, dark slides etc.
I am currently riding Vegas and GTS3, so like a fast moving direct kite which needs to be actively worked and thrown to boost.
So the Enduro ticks the boxes for me very well and it was bless flying it enjoying a very precise and direct and nifty enough ride with very good boost height and the extra hang time my other kites don't offer. I only did raileys so really don't care much about slack vs. massive slack, the kite stayed where I put it, did not collapse or move, gave a decent pop, so for what I am doing is more than enough. I found it fun and reliable, forgiving yet powerful enough. The loops are actually quite powerful and very smooth and consistent at the same time, pretty impressed. The lift for all sort of rotations is as expected pretty good compared to the other kites where lift has to be actively triggered.
Keen in drilling in a bit more and test the other sizes, as well as jump on a surfboard, but a solid thumb up at this stage. A very serious candidate for the do-it-all category some other kites claim but hardly any kite really delivers thoroughly (of course it is a big ask to be top of the class in all segments let's be realistic, but this one may come pretty close).
PS. I have only tried the standard i.e. freeride and mid wingtip position and found it sweet for everything.

The 10 and above sizings for me would be interesting to hear about, as this is where most brands really lose that dynamic feel, for me this was highly prevalent with the catalyst of old

Copy that. I find the Enduro sits in the same niche and feels similar to the FX indeed. With perhaps slightly more bar pressure (if then just tiny though) and hence imo a slightly more direct feel, and it looks and feels a bit more rock solid without any flutter. Plus the G spot is a bit closer to the rider while I need longer arms (riding further sheeted out) with the FX when powered up. And I prefer the simple Ozone bar. But that is all cosmetic. Both manual swivels are large enough to comfortable twist them and both are pulley-less bridles. And both are open C kites. Which is important to mention if you want to compare like for like (see the other threat about a cross over kite which loops and unhooks well). No point in comparing the Enduro to some Delta/Bow kites really...

Other kites I've flown which are somewhat similar and fit the wider open C / bridled C category would be RPM and GTS3 and Dice perhaps. All have their own pros and cons depending on personal preferences And for me have all a rather different feel. But some of those have pulleys and therefore for me at least this enters a different category yet again.

Edit to my other post (I promise no further input from me as I am not trying to promote any specific brand or kite, just sharing the stoke) but I bought a 9 today and demoed both 7 and 12m. The 12 is nice but it's a 12 hence I can't get too enthusiastic about it. Nice and stable and direct enough, slightly slower than the Reo.

The 7 is absolutely amazeballs. Took it out in 25-30 knots today. It boosts to the moon and loops sweet. Surprisingly, it is super stable, both from a gust eating perspective. But at the same time it is not twitchy, feels similar to the 9 (middle wing tip setting), so a bit slowed down perhaps, while still extremely responsive and fast when flown actively. That balance and the direct feel/connection/bar pressure and hangtime to me is most convincing.

You always know where it is and it won't wander off to any side halfway through the jump or when you let it sit in the zenit, without you wanting it.

I'd think I could comfortably ride it in 35 knots or more (70kg).

So if you are after an allrounder with a turbo, give it a go