What a day at Black Pine

Spent a great day up at Black Pine, MT. I love the pics. with the ski resort in the background. To think those people are paying to ride while I can ride for free. Why wouldn't you want to kite.

From the kite forum

Emerald Coast Kiteboarding had an EPIC demo day last Friday, at St. Andrews State Park. It was a little light in the morning, like 12-14, so we rigged the 14 Screamer. Nice looking kite and built well for being so light weight. The bar is well thought out and the swivel just above the chicken loop works really well and the quick release ( we actually tested it ) works every time with no problems. It is quick and easy to change the bar size with just a couple of knots, either on the inside or outside of the bar ends. I self launched this kite and it rolled right over and had immediate power in the light wind conditions. The bar pressure is just right, as it is nice to feel the kite a tad, but not too much. I could feel the low end on this 14 meter kite with just a flick of the bar.......this kite turns super fast for a 14 as well....I weight 215 so it is nice to have low end and fast turning speed all in one kite. As the day went on, the wind picked up and the waves did as well. A lot of riders were out on 10's and 11's but the 14 had so much range, I de-powered it a bit but when I finally came in to rig the 11 Renegade, it was blowing over 25 and the Screamer 14 was still manageable. The 14 has a lot of loft time, as it just seems to hang in suspended animation once you send it. This kite loops great for a 14 meter kite.We rode the 11 Renegade, a three strut kite in the 20-25 knot and gusty conditions and had a blast on it! Really a nice looking kite. If you want a big kite for lighter wind that will hang in there when it picks up, you can't go wrong with the 14 Screamer, especially of you are a bigger rider.

Panama city Florida

Got to ride the 10M Screamer back to back with the 11M Renegade. The 11M Renegade looks smaller than the 10M Ltd upon first glance. When in the air, it has more bar pressure and turns slower than the Screamer. However, it has good power and nice jumps. Fun in the waves, however, I personally like the faster turning Screamer. Both kites are extremely stable, however, the Renegade seems to sit in the sky no matter how bothched a trick may be. Both relaunch very easily. The decision as to which to kite to buy will be personal preference, as they are very different feeling kites that will match any riders' style. The local shop, Emerald Coast Kiteboarding, found these kites to have excellent wind range and great performance. If you get a chance to try them, fly the Screamer and Renegade back to back in order to get a true feel for each one. You will not be disappointed!!

from San Diego

Who was at the Jupiter event? I heard Dimitri almost won the big air contest and it was down to the last few seconds! Who has details? What size kite was he on? Was he really the oldest man in the bunch?

Nice work on second Dimitri!

(and now for something completely different)

Had a very lightwind session on my 14m Screamer. I love this kite more and more each session. It was extremely light out and no one was staying upwind, neither was I, but I was able to unhook and pull off a lot of moves and a few jumps that I never would have believed in that kind of wind. The Screamer is just so stable in lightwind!

A friend who flew Thrusters got to go back to back on the 16m Thruster and my 14m Screamer. He didn't want to give my kite back and bought one the next day!

The 14m Screamer has easily the same low-end at the 16m Thruster and I have no worries that this kite can replace my old standby. I'm liking the Screamer even better in light stuff since it's got more power in the turns and is overall more stable.

I also got to test the water relaunch in very light wind. I seriously thought I'd be swimming in as did the peanut gallery on the beach, the wind was below 10mph. Pulled one outside line and the kite rolled right over and took off! No fuss, no issues, amazing! There wasn't even enough wind to get planing back to the beac

From Montreal Canada

Epic pass the -30oC extreme weather Test.

This weekend , i go out with the EPIC Screamer 14M in EXTREM COLD weather.

I go out in kiteSki at -30c , wind was maybe 8 to 20km/hrs.

I was a bit scare about the CL safety , because the Safety is a plastique lock .
I try i few time to unlock the CL and Lock again everything go well . All work well with this cold weather . The plastic part , look well built

Other thing a validate in this cold condition (Also the Kite still in my car all the weekend average -20 to -30)

- The onepump clip style. work , because the tubing on the OP still soft , the click still working
- The small ball in the main Inflatable point still work
- The Valve was harder to close , but no problemo
- The Bar , work well the system to untwist the front lines style working very good.
- I drop the kite a few time in this hard pack ICE and nothing wrong. Good construction A1 ..

- The only thing, i do not know why, Screamer do not have the small tissus on the front bridles connector loop in the kite to help me to open the loop to connect the line to the bridales. In -30 , you do not want to put your glove out. Maybe a small add on in the Epic 2011 products.

- Again i do not try the jumping , It's was ICY condition . But i can tell you the Screamer 14 a have a very good low end..

Also the relunching in the snow/ice is very easie , just grab a direction line and wait... Faster and easier then a Eclipse T14.

Video soon , maybe next week in the SnowKite race in Champlain Lake

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Hey guys ,

I have had quiet a few sessions on the epic screamer 10m and i am 70 kilos riding a brunotti pro x 128 * 39

Firstly,can i say well done to dimitri and co for prompt delivery and great service.

Now down to the kite ,out of the bag you can see it is top notch construction.

Rigging was easy with kook proof connectors.

Bar is the way i like it with depower above the bar and very easy to adjust size.I adjusted the front lines one knot t shorter which made it perfect for me

I have had the 10m out up to about 25 knots and oh my god the jumps and loops are amazing also great for board offs ,
I went in a local comp recently and took out the big air and hangtime prize.
Also worth noting the relaunch is very good in comparison to the thruster.
For me the bottom end is easily 3 knots better than the thruster so maybe 12 knots .

Anyway give it a go and have an EPIC session

good winds to all

Spending a whole month in La Ventana (Baja Mexico) has been surreal. We arrived in La Paz to rain showers and no wind. After nearly getting into numerous car accidents and narrowly escaping wal-mart we eventually made it to the small fishing village of La Ventana. I was very anxious to get out and kite. The next day was very light wind and cloudy, I still made it work for my 14m Epic Screamer and enjoyed my first session of the trip. After my attempts of going upwind remained futile, I made a grave mistake and came into the beach near the reef and sliced the heel of my foot pretty bad.

The next three weeks was absolutely amazing with consistent wind and sunshine. I super glued my foot back together and kept charging it out on the water. On an up-winder with Janet I ran into my old amigo and team rider for Wainman Hawaii, John Bonetti. He is always a fun person to ride with and we push each other to new limits.

The kite expo (La Ventana Classic) was a blast and even though the wind was not cooperating 100% the mood was Irie, and everyone was having fun. Dimitri and all the Epic crew did an amazing job getting the kites out and spreading the word about how the Epic Kites are a notch above the industry. After the event the wind picked back up and we got some nice days with mellow crowds. I would have to say this was the part of the trip that was the most progressive for me. I pushed myself pretty hard and feel like I made some stellar achievements.

So for now it is back to the cold northwest and hopefully we have some fresh snow I can’t wait for another kite trip into the warmth and sun of Mexico.
-Matty