REBEL X EVO SLS Comparison

Hey everyone and welcome to another episode of my YouTube channel. Today I'm going to be doing a comparison from the Rebel to the Evo SLS because I have received a lot of questions from a lot of people asking me what is the right kite if you want to jump really high, what is the right kite if I want to jump but I also want to go for foiling. So today I'm going to be doing this breakdown of each kite and yeah let's see which is the kite that's suitable for you. If you are new to this channel please subscribe to it. Also you can ask me anything in the comments. If you have any questions I'm going to be replying to everyone and don't forget to give me a like. So starting the breakdown I'm going to begin with Freeride. The Evo SLS for sure is my favorite choice for Freeride. The Evo SLS has a way lot of bar pressure which is very comfortable to keep you in the water riding for many many hours. The kite also is quicker, it works better in light wind conditions and also it's a really amazing kite. If you want to go to the water in very light wind you know all the SLS construction with the lighter material makes the kite be really easier to fly. It's a really nice kite for beginners as well and to pro riders it's really nice overall to any disciplines. It's really nice for foiling, for waves, for jumping, just playing around. So it's a kite that suits pretty much every conditions and for sure it would be my kite if I have to choose to be in the water for many many hours because of those reasons. I would only choose the Rebel especially for high jumps. So a Freeride kite I would definitely choose the Evo SLS because of those reasons mainly. That's why I give the Evo SLS score 5 and I give the Rebel the score 4. Moving on to jumps, this is the most frequently asked questions I get. A lot of people ask me which is the kite that jumps most and for sure is the Rebel. Even the Rebel has the normal structure and the Evo SLS has the SLS construction. The Rebel is a five strut kite which works really really good in really strong wind because the five strut keeps the kite in its shapes even in very strong wind with a lot of pressure on your lines and gusty wind. And the Rebel is the kite if you want to jump high and if you want to get in the air for as long as you can. I guarantee you that if you use any other kite if you get the Rebel and you do your first jump you're gonna feel a lot of difference when you jump. You're gonna be like whoa that was easy and I'm staying in the air for longer than I used to be and it's really easy just to jump. The Evo SLS is a really good kite also for jumping but you need a extra technique to jump as high and as long as the Rebel. That's why I most of the time suggest people to get the Rebel because it's just an easier kite to jump. Also the biggest size of the Evo SLS is a 12 and the Rebel is a 15. So for example in 18 knots I ride the Rebel 14 and I'm for sure gonna jump higher and longer than the Evo SLS 12 just because of the size too. So if you're a guy that's looking for really high jumps and for a lot of time in the air to do the extra spin on your board off have more time to put the board back in your feet the Rebel is the right choice. That's why in the jumping category I'm giving the Rebel 5 which is the maximum score and the 4.5 to the Evo SLS. So now talking about kite loops the Evo SLS is designed by Ralph which is a guy that really likes to push the extremity of kiteboarding and he does really good kites for jumping also for loops and the Rebel is not a kite that was made to be a really good kite on kite loop skills it was really made for jumps that's why the Evo SLS has a better kite loop than the Rebel the Evo SLS is an amazing kite for kite loops because it's really easy the kite spins really fast the turning speed of the Evo SLS is really fast the bar pressure is not so high as well which makes it easier to loop your kite and also with the jumping ability of the Evo SLS you can go high enough and be safe to loop your kite making sure the kite is going to catch you back during the landing that's why the Evo SLS you cannot compare with the Rebel for kite loop tricks the Rebel has a really good loop ability if you are doing a downwind for example and just doing jibes or tacks but for kite loop tricks the Evo SLS is better for sure than the Rebel that's why for kite loops category I'm giving the Rebel a 3 and I'm giving the Evo SLS a 4 not but least I'm gonna talk about foiling which is one of the most frequently asked questions as well a lot of people ask me that they want a kite that jumps high but they also want a kite which is really good for foiling and in my opinion the Evo SLS is a better kite for foiling than the Rebel because it's a kite which works way more forward on the window which means you have better upwind skills it makes your upwind easier and you can point to the angle upwind and go faster to whatever you want to go upwind also if you want to go foiling in a really light wind the Evo SLS is a machine due to the new material the SLS construction the material is really light which makes the kite be amazing for flying light wind all the time when you're kiting with 6-7 knots you always have that feeling that the kite is gonna fall from the sky you have to keep the kite moving to the right to the left and the Evo SLS you just have to don't do anything because the kite just stays in the air flying by itself so the Evo SLS is an amazing kite for foiling compared to the Rebel the Evo SLS also has a nice drift due to the three struts construction which gives you a really good angle to go downwind it's really playful light bar pressure compared to the Rebel which is also more playful to go right and left and do carves and tacks so the scoring for the foil I have to give the Rebel a 4 which is a really nice score because it is a nice kite you know you have a lot of power when you're riding the Rebel foiling but I have to give the Evo SLS a 5 because for me in all the range from duotone kiteboarding right now the Evo SLS is the best kite for foiling for me the SLS and the kite shape it's amazing has a really good upwind skills it's really nice to play turning the kite right and left and also the upwind ability it's amazing moving on now to wake style the Rebel for sure was not built for wake style category it's a kite as I said all the time was projected to jumping high and have a lot of hang time that's why there's not many what I can say for wake style you know if you get someone has amazing skills for sure the guy is going to be able to do most of the tricks with the Rebel but for sure it's not going to be as easy and it's not going to look as good and for sure the Evo SLS is a better kite for wake style than the Rebel the kite as I said before is an all-around kite which works really good for almost every discipline and wake style is not different the Evo SLS works better for wake style than the Rebel it's for sure really possible to do a lot of tricks on wake style discipline for sure it's not as good as the Dice and the Vegas which are the best kites for wake style from the duotone range but the Evo SLS has a bit of wake style DNA as well on the kite so it's really nice if you want to have a kite that jumps high it's good for foiling good for loops and also possible to do wake style on it that's why I'm giving to the Rebel a two point from out of five and a three point for the Evo SLS out of five okay so talking about the last category I'm gonna go to waves for wave riding the Rebel was not projected as well for wave riding that's why it's nothing I can say much it's a kite with five struts construction it's a kite that has a really heavy bar pressure which means the kite's not gonna move so smooth and so quick when you're riding the wave the drift is also not so nice that's why the Evo SLS is better for wave riding than the Rebel the Evo SLS the turning speed is much quicker and also the bar pressure is lighter than the Rebel also the kite drifts better because of the SLS material and the construction say that I don't have much to say about it just one more conclusion that the Evo SLS is an overall kite as I said before so that's why it works better for wave riding than the Rebel that's why I'm giving for wave riding I'm giving a two point out of five for the Rebel and three points out of five for the Evo SLS we've analyzed all the categories of this kite comparing the Evo SLS to the Rebel from dual tone kiteboarding and the first thing now doing an overview I have to say because I have a lot of questions from people if you're a guy that really wants to focus 100% in your jump get the Rebel because the Rebel is a kite which is easier to jump high if you got the Rebel you're really gonna have the really airborne and a longer time in the air because the hang time is really amazing as well especially if you are a heavy rider I would say if you are having than 85 kilos the Rebel is the right choice for you so let's say in 20 knots I have 73 kilos my kite my line is not gonna have as much tension as someone that has 90 kilos riding a bigger kite than me that's why I suggest everybody which is heavy get the Rebel but if you're a guy that really likes to jump and also likes to enjoy all their disciplines as kite loops, wave riding, foil the Evo SLS is the perfect kite for you the good thing of the Evo SLS is that the kite jumps really high as well almost as the Rebel but also gives you amazing ability to enjoy all the disciplines so it's up to you to see what you want what you want to focus if you want to focus 100% on jumps get the Rebel if you want to have a kite that jumps amazing as well but you also can enjoy other categories other disciplines as I said before get the Evo SLS and I hope my overview and this video helps you to choose the right kite for you and I hope you have a lot of fun in the water