142*40s Quests will suit anyone
that wants a bit more get up and go with low resistance and early planing. Suited to beginner, intermediate and light wind advanced riders.
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Our 132*39 and 128*38s "Quests" are designed as the ultimate freestyle kiteboards specifically for trick riding - which just about everyone that has bought these boards so far has been into.
Their genuine pop (ie you get back worthwhile spring from the board when you load the rail), strength, upwind ability and overall smooth and comfortable ride have been the main factor in their popularity (made in NZ too..)
They are slightly stiffer than most freeride boards which as well as giving them genuine pop will help stop them bending out of shape better (helps upwind, planing and maintaining speed - in a freeride board this is the factor used to help slow a freeride board down - not what most freestyle riders want). They are however not totally stiff! They are designed have enough flex to most importantly help damp hard landings, and make the ride more comfortable if you are confronted with chop.
It is a happy medium and our riders tell us we have the feel of our freestyle boards just about right.
Finally our layup was designed to reduce torsional flex. I still have no idea why so many kiteboard companies think it is a good idea to let the back corner and hence the fin of the board bend towards you when load/edging. Some even thin out towards the corners with layered thicknesses that I can only guess are to make them try and look cool - But this is doing the exact opposite of what the board is trying to achieve for you (ie helping going up wind, helping load genuine pop, and helping effective damping of the board by slight bending lengthways (not torsionally).
Anyway our layup is doing the exact opposite of this (any flex is not so torsional) I guess this is one of the reasons we get good feedback on the features of our boards that this results in.
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The best way to find out about one of our boards in to take one for a spin - so you can either ask a generous owner for a go on theirs when you see one around of just contact me (ian) and I will see if I can get a demo board to you.
