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I'm disliking Duotone riders already

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Created by Gfly > 9 months ago, 26 Jul 2018
Gfly
165 posts
26 Jul 2018 8:24PM
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Kamikuza
QLD, 6493 posts
26 Jul 2018 10:49PM
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They're ugly eh. Like, zero-time spent on the graphics.

Real True Kiteboarding

Yeah nah nah.

kkiter
NSW, 452 posts
27 Jul 2018 12:11AM
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Gfly
165 posts
27 Jul 2018 6:47AM
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I had a look at some 2019 gear and the graphics on the kites look so bad.

lucy5
QLD, 103 posts
27 Jul 2018 9:45AM
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Kamikuza said..
They're ugly eh. Like, zero-time spent on the graphics.

Real True Kiteboarding

Yeah nah nah.


Looks like grandma's quilt cover

theDoctor
NSW, 5767 posts
27 Jul 2018 9:50AM
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Looks like north kites

Kamikuza
QLD, 6493 posts
27 Jul 2018 10:31AM
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lucy5 said..

Kamikuza said..
They're ugly eh. Like, zero-time spent on the graphics.

Real True Kiteboarding

Yeah nah nah.



Looks like grandma's quilt cover


We have a grandmother's quilt cover and she put more thought into it than "divide it half and change the color. Choose something really ugly".

pgc
VIC, 883 posts
27 Jul 2018 11:44AM
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But they won the big air and freestyle strapless in spain. James tells me they are awesome. But what would he know?

pgc
VIC, 883 posts
27 Jul 2018 11:54AM
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I am not sure that every body understands that boards and more who make ion fanatic and north. Only used norths name under licence. The rd and manufacturing ect was all boards and more. So apart from the name north had very little to do with it. They just raked in cash fr the name. The new kites etc have been developed for the north range but there was a fall out and till (the boss) said well we will go our own way. Nothings changes except for the name (love it or hate it) same people same person paying the bill same structure. Years of experiece behind boards and more(i think 18)
I know the new gear is just the same as would have been launched as north had not there been a falling out.
So get on it try it and stay true. Just my rant!!!

Kamikuza
QLD, 6493 posts
27 Jul 2018 12:32PM
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pgc said..
But they won the big air and freestyle strapless in spain. James tells me they are awesome. But what would he know?


Nothing at all. Everyone knows it's the kites that do all the work. Guess I better sell up and get me some Duotone kites

Falco
102 posts
27 Jul 2018 11:11AM
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pgc said..
I am not sure that every body understands that boards and more who make ion fanatic and north. Only used norths name under licence. The rd and manufacturing ect was all boards and more. So apart from the name north had very little to do with it. They just raked in cash fr the name. The new kites etc have been developed for the north range but there was a fall out and till (the boss) said well we will go our own way. Nothings changes except for the name (love it or hate it) same people same person paying the bill same structure. Years of experiece behind boards and more(i think 18)
I know the new gear is just the same as would have been launched as north had not there been a falling out.
So get on it try it and stay true. Just my rant!!!


18 years is a longtime to figure out what colours look good and what colours not so

Dave Whettingsteel
WA, 1396 posts
27 Jul 2018 11:19AM
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If you wait a year, you will be able to buy newly developed North kites again!
Not unexpectedly, North is not going to give up on kiting products just because Boards and More have separated and taken their designs away and created DuoTone.

More choice and competition cant be a bad thing for us consumers.

https://www.northkb.com/updates/media-release

shi thouse
WA, 1133 posts
27 Jul 2018 1:20PM
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Not that I windsurf anymore but...will assume North will be producing their own range of sails as well??

NorthernKitesAUS
QLD, 1061 posts
27 Jul 2018 4:31PM
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Dutone have designed them ugly for a reason - so you don't look at the kite whilst kiting and actually kite properly for once!

dachopper
WA, 1784 posts
27 Jul 2018 2:51PM
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NorthernKitesAUS said..
Dutone have designed them ugly for a reason - so you don't look at the kite whilst kiting and actually kite properly for once!


Does that mean they can't wear boardies over their wetsuits anymore?

Richoa
NSW, 478 posts
27 Jul 2018 5:50PM
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Sounds like the making of a kite is whether or not you like the print. Interesting here i was thinking build qltly and how they fly was important. Im still such a virgnin in this sport.

bjw
NSW, 3584 posts
27 Jul 2018 6:25PM
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Nah, performance of a kite depends on the appearance of it.

Some would say all kites perform about the same. Performance is based on if it gets you chicks.

Kamikuza
QLD, 6493 posts
27 Jul 2018 8:11PM
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Virgnin?

That's virgnin' on the ridiculous.

Falco
102 posts
27 Jul 2018 6:56PM
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Richoa said..
Sounds like the making of a kite is whether or not you like the print. Interesting here i was thinking build qltly and how they fly was important. Im still such a virgnin in this sport.




There's no doubt the kite's will fly nice it's just when you fork out a few thousand clams on a bit of kit you want it to be a little asthetocaly pleasing lol

Jonopark
WA, 399 posts
27 Jul 2018 10:09PM
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When have North kites ever looked good!

Do they still come with rollerblades?

Mark _australia
WA, 22114 posts
28 Jul 2018 2:33AM
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shi thouse said..
Not that I windsurf anymore but...will assume North will be producing their own range of sails as well??


Yes they have... but.....

North was not really much of a WS brand in Oz anymore...... Severne, NP smashed them......... unlike the days of the big 3 when North had lots of market share. North went same way as Gaastra.
Even minors like Goya and Ezzy have had way more than North in Australia for last few years, and I reckon "Duotone" won't exactly fix it unless they come up with a ripper sail range and cheaper than others.

But granted, may have been distributor problems...


Peahi
VIC, 1470 posts
28 Jul 2018 5:24PM
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Jonopark said..
When have North kites ever looked good!

Do they still come with rollerblades?


crikey I nearly bought of these in my niaive days, think I would still be in therapy iif I did





Richoa
NSW, 478 posts
28 Jul 2018 5:49PM
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Kamikuza said..
Virgnin?

That's virgnin' on the ridiculous.


Virginian maybe, brand murican



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