Ozone’s legendary performance kite has evolved yet again. The new Edge has been refined and improved into the ultimate performance machine, with superior upwind and downwind abilities and extreme lift for mega boosting. Whether you want to blitz the competition in racing or boost ridiculous air, the Edge delivers. The 2009 Edge saw many Ozone riders standing on the top step of racing podiums, whilst retaining its ability to satisfy big air boosters at the same time.
Had my first crack on this years Edge today in pretty light conditions.
Kite looks great, very different to the previous models.
Big leading edge, higher aspect, new tip shape, 4 lines, cool graphics.
Performance:
Very powerful - heaps of grunt alot more low end than the previous models.
Boost & Hang - pretty impressive in the crap winds we had today but enough to know its gonna be good in a decent blow.
Upwind - awesome.
Relaunch - quick and very easy.
This kite flies fast and is not a beginners kite. It sits way foward it the window and to get the best from it you need to let the kite fly and use your edge to control it.
Turns slow....way slower than the 2009.
I need more time to get to grips with the turning speed.
All in all I was pretty happy with the new design, except for the turning speed.
The extra low end grunt is gonna give me a heap more water time. Very happy about that.
I had a nice couple of hours on this kite.
Very smooth feeling and does what the spiel says - goes big and cuts up wind like a demon. If you loved the Waroo pro 11m you'll love this kite - very similar feel but more finesse in the flight characteristics.
Thanks for the demo Mike - Kitethrills.
A lot better than the previous edges I tried which were washy feeling at the bar.
The 11m felt like a 12, would love to try the 9!
Only baddy for me is the compulsory 1 pump. Terrible to pack down like all one pumps. The bar looked nice but I used my own custom setup for true test and comparison. Definitely worth a test ride.
