Epic Screamer Review – From me !!!

2010-01-26T10:29:00.000-08:00

Epic Screamer Review

Rider: 160lbsLevel: intermediate

Style: Freeriding – like to loop

Weather: 10-30 knots

1 time : Screamer 7MWeather: 10-12 knots

2 time : Screamer 14M

Disclosure: Epic and HQ web shop ownerRide : Epic, Cabrinha , Eclipse, Naish , HQ

My Comments

First i receive the kite , very fast, thk to Terrie the Canadian REP , after 5 days, I got all my kites . Wow nice services.Out of the box, those kite look sick , built quality look very good, I like the big bag and the new bar. First look , you can see those kite are well built

1 day out : Screamer 7M , Gusty Nuke Wind on icy lake, 10-30knots .The kite look nice , green and black , I lot of bumper at the good place, the strut are narrow , I pump this small baby in a minutes. OnePump work well .The relunch was easie , grab on direction line and the kite start.I have to play with the navigation strap to depower the kite , it’s was pull like a truck , wind was to gusty. After the kite flow very well , nice pull, not a lot of bar pression, about the same as Eclipse Thruster 8M . Fast , Oh yes, very fast, maybe I will put in slow mode ? and maybe I will try with 20M of lines. The low end look good for the size , in the end of the day, the wind fall to : maybe 12knots. And I still have fun with the 7Meters. Others guys ride : Naish 9M .I do not jump because the wind was to crazy on the PACK ICE will kill me if a fall.

2 day out with the Sreamer 14M , light wind and ICY condition in Snowkite.The Screamer 14M , look very good , it’s looking bigger then my last Eclipse 14M , maybe because the different aspect ratio .Like the Color, blue,yellow,orange,black , it’s a bit Fluo , but I like in the sky with snow it’s look nice. No problemo to setup the kite.Wind was maybe MAX: 8-10knots and I launch the kite alone, just wait , grap a direction line and the kite flip. For a kite big like this I was surprise to relunch easier like this .In snow the Screamer 14 relunch faster the the Thurster 14.The Screamer 14M , like to ride with air , so give him more air, do not overpower on , this kite in low end like to have all the tension on the front line. It’s a feeling, but I ride for about 4hrs.
In the air , kite is stable, loop easier, but I bit slower compare with the Thurster 14M .With a bit more wind , the kite will be faster . Bar pression is just good, about the same of the Thruster 14.
I make somes jumps and rotations, the jump is nice and you stay in the air . Again I just make Frog jump , to icy , I am scare to broke my ass.

The 14M is the only big kite you need , I can’t wait to try in water in light wind with a big TT.

PRO:- Nice Built , construction look very pro , Lot of bumper, is very good for snowkite.- All the stitch , look pro , quality talk.- One pump , work well.- i like the bar pression , just at the right place.- Kite is stable on the air in gusty wind, look for me more stable compare with a Eclipse Thruster- Bar : I will the depower above the bar, work good. Nice bare and safety on the CL work well at -15oC.- Bag, Yes, my 8years old kid can hold inside , so if is to devil , I will put him inside this big bag

CON:

Tubing in the CL , is to short and move to much , so sometime a lost the Ducky Dick and lost the CL- Watch the small clip on the OnePump , this external clip have a sharpen ending and can maybe make a hole in the canopy . But lot of cie have external clip like this without trouble- Pump is very small. Ok for 10M and less, but for the 14M, it’s take more time.- Depower strap are short for me , but ok for tall guys.

Resume

Nice kite, A1 Construction , have a LOT of Low End and depower,- Nice turning speed.- Very stable in gusty condition .- Bar and safety is well build to .- Like the DECO and the shape of the Screamer .- I will like to try the jumping attitude, maybe in few week in Cuba.

Voila, Stefhttp://www.kitedeal.com/info@kitedeal.com

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Epic Screamer Review – From me !!!