Review North Evo 2014
« Return to search resultsRiding type: | Freeride/Allround |
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Year: | 2014 |
Brand: | North kiteboarding |
Size: | 06m, 07m, 08m, 09m, 10m, 11m, 12m, 13m, 14m |
Type: | SLE |
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Kite
Allround 5 strut 4 or 5 line kite
Designers goals (manufacturer text)
The Evo is the ultimate all round kite in the North Kiteboarding range and a completely new interpretation of a freestyle/freeride kite. The Evo is at home no matter what the conditions. Tom Hebert competes in wave and freestyle events, as well as freeriding all over the world on trips. He choses the Evo as his kite, knowing that no matter where he is, or what type of riding he is doing the Evo will deliver. The kite can be flown on 4 or 5 lines and feels like an easy to use C-Shaped kite in terms of its handling. It has a smooth predictable nature and direct and responsive turning characteristics. The hangtime and lift delivered when jumping is impressive, the kite really accelerates through the window to generate huge amounts of power and lift, perfect for oldschoool manoeuvres. Kiteloops feel extremely smooth, the Evo catches the rider gently after the loop. It is exceedingly stable in the air, making it great for freestyle and waves too. Hooked or unhooked the Evo responds perfectly to rider input on the bar in a predictable manner. Due to the 5 struts, the Evo is stable even in biggest gusts or steering mistakes.
- Direct & responsive steering
- Easy unhooking abilities
- Extremely stable
- Good hangtime and powerful lift
- Sheet & go power delivery
- Direct & responsive steering
- Easy unhooking abilities
- Extremely stable
- Good hangtime and powerful lift
- Sheet & go power delivery
Bar
Movie North Evo 2014
Details:
Riding type: | Freeride/Allround |
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Year: | 2014 |
Brand: | North kiteboarding |
Size: | 06m, 07m, 08m, 09m, 10m, 11m, 12m, 13m, 14m |
Type: | SLE |
One pump: | Yes |
Bridles: | Yes |
Number of struts: | 5 |
Colours: | Various |
Line length: | 10m-17m-20m-23- and 26m |
Bar length: | 40cm-45cm |
Bar: | 4 and 5 lines |
Depower: | Clamcleat |
Safety: | Push |
Swivel: | Yes |
Variable bar length: | Yes |
Oh shit handles: | No |
There are 5 reviews on this product:
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First of all, the orange/red design is really hot!
In the fast setup it is a good kite for nearly everything. Flatwater for freeriding and boosts, or for waveriding. (I haven't tried unhooked yet)
It reacts fast and directly, generates speed and you can really boost some nice airs.
I like to carve in the waves, and this is, what you really can do with the 8m² Evo. The power it delivers is easy to control, the kite also drifts nice in the wide carved turns, or even when you go down the line. Not as much drift as the Dice, which I tested in 7 and 9, but surely enough, if you move the kite a little.
The Evo is a good compromise for Freeride / Oldschool and Wave. I haven't tried unhooked yet.
If you have the chance to test it, do it!
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For a starter kite you like a kite with good feedback & power control on the edge of the wind window (Evo cons light wind, pros in moderate wind). The Evo is a higher aspect ratio kite. It generates power in its flight lines, that means you need a bit more kite feel and control than a sheet and go kite as the new Neo. Kite feel is what lacks most of the beginners, so we prefer the Neo for starters. The Neo had the better stability, feedback and ease of control in light wind. But if the wind picks up we will changed the kites earlier to the 7m sizes!
Don't throw the Evo away, this kite is great for moderate and high winds jumps. Especially for more experienced & light weight riders.
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The Evo is a higher aspect kite than the Neo, that makes the Evo a little bit less stable with less power on the edge of the wind window. The feedback & low-end of the Neo is better. So for the lighter wind conditions we still go for the Neo but how will the Neo 9m perform with more wind? Soft or a more explosive power? How long will the Neo hold its total depower (bar away power gone) comparable with the Evo? We have not tested it yet in those conditions. If so, we will leave a small test behind.
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How does it compare to the Fuse?
Cheers
Gav
Hi Gavin, it flies pretty much the same as the Fuse 2013.
How does it behaves when unhooking? I like to do some unhooked rolls and spins, nothing to fancy. Does the bar pressure becomes to much like it did on the 2011 evo?
Hi Koen, the new Evo is different than the 2011 Evo. Less Delta shape. Test it you will feel the difference immediately
Hi I am just starting off and very confused but i think I have rounded it down to the neo or evo 2014 but I still can't decide just because the neo is more of a wave kite and I would like to do free style and jumps but then the evo has bad low end and is not as stable as the neo .could you please give me some advice before I spend a lot of money and what type of quiver should I get 7-9-12 I weigh 12 stone and live in the north west England thanks Ian
For an all-round kite, orientated at free ride and freestyle, the best choise. Personally I thinks it's my kite for the season, great hang time, all-round & playful.
Total review see on http://kitecentrezanzibar.com/en/blog/164-north-evo- 2014-review
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