No definitely a different animal. It is a 3 strut but it’s far more balanced between front and back lines. Real intuitive feeling and one of my favorites in spite of the fact that I don’t currently have one in my quiver. I did love the V9 NV but that was a freestyle/ park kite. The previous iteration was ok but not one that was huge on my radar. The RS keeps surprising me as a fun versatile kite. Did you try one at Chris’s demo in hattty? - Rygo
@@MACkiteboarding interesting I’m kinda torn between the rs and fs because I love the grunty freight train pull of the NVs and I’m going to update some of my quiver next year. I didn’t I wish I did I might swing by KHK and see if Kevin can let me get out and try some next time I’m down.
@@loganramirez316 why not having both ? I have a 12 FS for freestyling in light wind and a 9 RS for boosting in medium / strong wind and I can't be more happy ! Of course the RS is hard to slack (I haven't find the good recipe of settings and pop technique to get it yet) but the hang time is so great you can jump with confidence ! The FS is a jumping rocket but the fall can be scary !
Great info on the RS - thanks guys!
Thank you for sharing the stoke, my friend. 🤙🏽 Good winds! -Aaron
Great review as always Rygo.
Thanks Serge!
How does it compare to the North Reach?
Similar feel to an NV?
No definitely a different animal. It is a 3 strut but it’s far more balanced between front and back lines. Real intuitive feeling and one of my favorites in spite of the fact that I don’t currently have one in my quiver. I did love the V9 NV but that was a freestyle/ park kite. The previous iteration was ok but not one that was huge on my radar. The RS keeps surprising me as a fun versatile kite. Did you try one at Chris’s demo in hattty? - Rygo
@@MACkiteboarding interesting I’m kinda torn between the rs and fs because I love the grunty freight train pull of the NVs and I’m going to update some of my quiver next year. I didn’t I wish I did I might swing by KHK and see if Kevin can let me get out and try some next time I’m down.
@@loganramirez316 why not having both ? I have a 12 FS for freestyling in light wind and a 9 RS for boosting in medium / strong wind and I can't be more happy ! Of course the RS is hard to slack (I haven't find the good recipe of settings and pop technique to get it yet) but the hang time is so great you can jump with confidence ! The FS is a jumping rocket but the fall can be scary !
that beard is getting long
Haha yes! I trimmed it finally. I was getting a bit gruff there. 😂 - Rygo