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| Brand | North |
| Model | 2008 Rebel w/5th Element |
| Size Chart | 6m, 7m, 9m, 10m, 12m, 14m, 16m |
| Type | Inflatable |
| Aspect Ratio | Mid-High |
| User Level | Int. - Adv. |
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| MSRP (Kite Only) | n/a |
| Sale | Call for Quiver Pricing and Package Deals. |
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| Includes | Kite, bag, pump w/guage, 5th Element bar w/25m lines, repair kit, user manual. |
| More Info |
The 2008 North Rebel is the definitive free-ride kite. Equally at home in the hands of surf junkies or flat water fiends, the Rebel is a kite that simply works in all conditions!
Smooth, predictable power development and reduced sheeting force will give you confidence to push your riding to new levels or simply cruise with comfort and ease.
Direct sheeting allows you to instantly turn on the power when you need it for lofty jumps or driving bottom-turns while total de-power lets you instantly sheet out to shut off the power for vertical off-the-tops!
Reactive steering and a direct, crispy feel lets you know exactly where the kite is flying so that nothing will hold you back from reaching the riding level of your dreams!
The 2008 North Rebel is soft and powerful to get you up and going in light winds, yet remains incredibly stable when the wind picks up.
Excellent steering even with the kite de-powered makes it easy to keep the kite flying overhead and positioned precisely where you want it as you set up for your next off the lip, so it's no secret why the North Rebel is our team's number one choice in the surf.
A slight increase in LE sweep together with the addition of relaunch bungies to the back pigtails prevents line snags and makes re-launching the 2008 North Rebel easier than ever!
The 2008 North Rebel continues to defy convention as a no-compromise free-ride kite that combines 5th Element simplicity and safety with all round comfort and performance.
The 2008 North Rebel...Breaking all the rules!
2008 North Rebel:
Available in sizes 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16 and four all new color schemes with stylish skate/snow influenced graphics to entice the senses.
2007 North Rebel Wind Range
NORTH 5th ELEMENT
Riders of all levels, from pros to newcomers, will all gain substantial advantages from the new North 5th Element system.
SAFETY: perform all moves with safety leash. Water start without swimming
PERFORMANCE: increased performance due to wider wind range
The 2008 North Rebel comes standard with the North 5th Element
The North 5th Element will come already set up so there are no hassles on your first day and it doesn’t take any more effort to wind up or unwind them, and you don’t feel anything else but better performance when flying them.
All kites can be flown with the same bar, just the short line attached in the middle of the leading edge has to be adjusted to the different kite sizes. Instructions will be attached to all bars or upgrades.
SAFETY:
The North 5th Element line set permits anyone, from novice to pro, to easily and conveniently use a kite leash. The leash can be short and inconspicuous, or it can be a long handle-pass leash like the pros use. In either case, releasing the chickenloop quick-release while leashed-in causes the kite to depower immediately and totally and with no line tangles.
Whether you ride unhooked, spin, try a water relaunch for the first time or practice a handle pass, all maneuvers, including the latest tricks, can now be performed with the safety leash of the North 5th Element.
As soon as you pull the Quick Release or let go of the bar it slips up the safety line. The kite is then completely depowered and comes down without twisting the lines.
One additional benefit of the North 5th Element is that it makes dragging upwind to reach a lost board much easier.
WATERSTART
When the kite is on the water after you crashed or let go of the bar, the 5th Element system allows you to relaunch without swimming.
Keeping tension on the middle line, reload the chickeloop if necessary, and hook in if you want.
To get started again, use the middle line to pull the bar toward you.
If you pull the back lines simultaneously, the kite will slowly come off the water.
The harder you pull on the side of the bar, the faster and lower the kite will start in.
If you only pull gently, the kite will move as usual to the edge of the wind window for relaunch.
No unsafe pulls or drags. No more swimming!
PERFORMANCE
The North 5th Element stabilizes the kite’s arc and thus clearly increases performance. Enhanced profile stiffness brings considerable advantages in depowered situations and increases the kite’s wind range. As a result, the kite flies closer to the wind window and responds more directly to steering impulses.
While arc-shaped inflatable kites have a marvelous simplicity, they also have a tendency to change shape as the wind increases and decreases and as load goes from front lines to back lines or vice versa. While it's possible to control such unstable tendencies in conventional four-line kites, such control comes at a cost: more drag. The North 5th Element line set offers a low-drag solution to maintaining kite shape stability, thereby permitting higher performance in every respect.
North 5th Element-equipped kites have greater high end, greater range, and quicker turning. Because of the better high end they have better lift, which makes for higher jumps. Because low end power is in no way reduced by the North 5th Element line set, such kites also have excellent hang time.
Other Resources for the 2008 North Rebel:
North Kiteboarding Website
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