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More boards…<br />
Text: Jonas Hörnstein<br />
It was a bit unfortunate to call the guide in the last issue “complete”, since many of the existing<br />
manufacturers unintentionally had been left out. Among those you could find some of the big<br />
names on the market and along with some smaller brands that all deserved to be mentioned.<br />
<strong>The</strong>refore I decided to add a couple of brands in this issue. I will not make the mistake to call it<br />
complete this time, but at least the list is a bit less incomplete after adding those…<br />
Crazy Fly<br />
Crazy Fly is one of many brands that have made<br />
some big improvements for 2004. Gone is the<br />
concentration on directionals, mutants, and<br />
oddly shaped asymmetric boards, and left are<br />
three lines of good-looking and cheap twin-tip<br />
models. <strong>The</strong> smallest model is the most popular<br />
and exists in three sizes and you can get them<br />
with either a very lightweight PVC-core, or a<br />
slightly heavier but stronger wooden core.<br />
Apart from the three boards in the smallest line<br />
there are a medium sized board that works well<br />
as a light wind board or as the single board for<br />
intermediate kitesurfers, and a big board that is<br />
mainly designed for the beginners.<br />
PVC (Wood)<br />
118/128/138<br />
35/36/37<br />
1,8(2,2)/2,0(2,3)/2,1(2,4)<br />
PVC<br />
140<br />
38<br />
2,5<br />
PVC<br />
160<br />
36<br />
3,0<br />
Ocean Rodeo<br />
Ocean Rodeo has a very interesting line since<br />
they put a lot of effort into developing boards for<br />
wave riding, which unfortunately is quite rare. A<br />
bit surprisingly though, they only have twin-tipmodels<br />
in their line. For the 2004 season they<br />
have three new models. <strong>The</strong> most extreme<br />
design is without a doubt the Mako, which is<br />
long and narrow and has a very deep concave –<br />
18 mm! Legend is an elaboration of 2003 years<br />
Outlaw and is a fairly big board. Zen is a<br />
somewhat smaller board, with a flatter bottom<br />
curve.<br />
Zen<br />
135/153<br />
35/37<br />
-<br />
Legend<br />
142/174<br />
36/39,5<br />
-<br />
Mako<br />
150<br />
34<br />
-<br />
12
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