People often complain that magazine tests aren’t always entirely accurate, but through having all of the kit on the beach at the same time, and through having a test team who are independent from TheKiteMag, we come as close as we can to an entirely independent assessment. What we also love about the test is that it really is independent… We have a big crew of riders (14 in total this year) with different skills and experiences and they give their very honest feedback. And that’s what we have now done for two years, and it has become the go-to resource for kiteboarding gear tests and those who want a very in-depth look at kit before they go out and buy. So we thought: let’s get all the kit together at a set time of the year and do the biggest test in the industry. This is mainly because different brands release gear at different times, and brands wanting their latest equipment tested as soon as possible made this a challenge. The guide came about because – although we have always tested a lot of gear in the magazine – we never really got to do a lot of ‘back to back’ testing with a big crew of riders. This was our second Ultimate Test Guide and we’re planning another one for later this year. We hope you enjoy reading it as much as we enjoyed testing all of the kit, and putting the guide together! Thank you for checking out our latest Ultimate Test Guide. We selected category winners for the Freerace and Freeride categories, as well as the 'standout' foils in each category. We tested foils from CRAZYFLY, DUOTONE, F-ONE, SLINGSHOT, ALPINE, NORTH, NAISH & RRD. In this year's Ultimate Test, we not only tested kites and boards, but a range of foils as well. We then selected our category winners in the following categories: Freeride, Crossover, Premium Crossover, Freestyle and Light Wind, listing our verdict in the 'Best In…’ category, as well as the 'standout' boards. We tested each board for its carving ability, spray, directional stability, rail grip, planing speed/light wind ability, upwind ability, pop, smoothness of landings and ability to cut through the chop. We tested boards from INOBO, GOOD BOARDS, NORTH, TAKOON, SLINGSHOT, HARLEM, NOBILE, DUOTONE, F-ONE, NAISH, CORE KITEBOARDING, CRAZYFLY, BRUNOTTI, ELEVEIGHT, OCEAN RODEO, STRYDER, SPLEENE, CARVED, FLYSURFER, LIEUWE, RRD & C6 BOARDS. When it comes to boards, we tested 55 boards in total for this year's Ultimate Test. We tested kites from NAISH, SPLEENE, SLINGSHOT, CABRINHA, DUOTONE, TAKOON, GIN, RRD, OCEAN RODEO, FLYSURFER, CORE, F-ONE, NORTH KITEBOARDING, CRAZYFLY, ELEVEIGHT & HARLEM, covering multiple kite models across these brands.Īlong with extremely detailed information on each kite, we've also added a 'Best In.’ category section at the end, allowing you to see a snapshot view of the best rated as well as the 'standout' kites in each category. For our 2020 Ultimate Test, we tested the biggest range of kites to date to bring you the best back-to-back kite test yet, with 47 kites tested in total!
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