RRD 2012 KITES Number of Struts Passion MK IV 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13m 5 Vision 5, 7 ,9 ,10. 5, 12, 13.5m 3 Obsession MK IV 5, 6, 7, 9, 10.5, 12, 13.5, 15m 5 Obsession Pro 5, 6, 7, 9, 10.5, 12, 13.5, 15m 5 Religion MK II 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,10,11.5m 3 Addiction MK III 7, 9, 11, 13, 16, 18m 7 Kite Name
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Target Freeride All terrain Freestyle Freestyle pro Waves Racing
Date Available November 2011 Now Now November 2011 November 2011 Spring 2012
kite RRD has ever made, ready for the podium at worldwide course racing competitions. The 2012 RRD Addiction MK III, while labeled as a dedicated race kite, is very easy to fly and will make an amazing light wind machine in its bigger sizes.
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Please describe the target rider for each of the 2012 models. The Passion, RRD’s “easy rider” pure delta kite that offers 100% depower, excellent upwind ability, and effortless relaunch, is a great kite that entry level riders will appreciate for its forgiving nature but will also be stoked on for its performance when ready for freestyle moves. The Vision is the lightest kite in our lineup. This kite is amazing in the gusts, very stable with light bar pressure, and always perfectly positions itself in the window area, never too far forward nor back, just right where it needs to be to let you feel safe and in control. The Obsession MKIV is RRD’s most advanced yet user-friendly kite in the range. Thanks to a new leading edge arc on the small sizes, the Obsession is remarkably fast and stable! RRD also upgraded the kite on important features like improved turning speed on the big sizes and more neutral pull on kiteloops to create an even more stable kite with 5% more power and improved easiness to ride unhooked. New for 2012 is the Obsession Pro, a pure C-kite developed by PKRA competitor Seb Garat. It comes with RRD’s Global Pro 5-line bar. This kite is best suited for the serious hardcore freestyler. The Religion is RRD’s surf kite and for 2012 we improved its turning speed, low end grunt, and stability in the smaller sizes. The third generation Addiction is our race kite and was designed for optimal upwind and downwind race performance. The 7-strut design of the Addiction is the basis for its stable, predictable, and powerful profile. The moderate/high aspect ratio of the kite allows a powerful yet very progressive pull on the bar. The kite keeps its behavior of stability and constant power/depower even when completely sheeted out. For 2012 the Addiction adds more sizes: 7, 9, and 18m to complete the racing quiver range. What are the main differences between the Obsession and Obsession Pro? Why would a rider choose one kite over the other? Since the Obsession Pro is a C-kite in its purest sense, if you kite in a gusty wind area, want the widest wind range possible, and don’t want to swim like hell to relaunch your kite, then the Obsession would probably be a better choice.
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