hardstatic - 8-5-2014 at 10:28 AM
Does anyone have a good comparison between these two kite models from Ozone? There's about a $40 difference in cost, but other than that, I can't see
a difference. Materials? Lines? Aspect Ratio?
Certainly there are some sizing differences, but let's compare the 3m sizes.
MeatÐriver - 8-5-2014 at 12:23 PM
The Quattro is a recreational kite. The Octane is an actual traction kite. If the option was solely between these two kites... that $40 extra would
be worth every cent.
John Holgate - 8-5-2014 at 02:59 PM
I have the 2.5m Quattro and the 2m octane - The octane feels much more solid and responsive when compared to the quattro. The quattro doesn't have a
lot of power and starts to misbehave once the wind gets up, but it is nearly 5 years old and been flown plenty. I think the extra $ would def be
worth it for the Octane.
USA_Eli_A - 8-5-2014 at 03:18 PM
octane!
soliver - 8-5-2014 at 05:48 PM
Ditto... I have a 3m Octane and it's SUPER well behaved. Get one, it's a great starter kite with goooooood power, esp as the wind speed picks up.
indigo_wolf - 8-5-2014 at 05:58 PM
Think of Imp Quattros as "detuned" Octanes.
ATB,
Sam
hardstatic - 8-5-2014 at 06:56 PM
I'm all about the Octane - the issue here is the wife. She likes the "colors" of the Quattro. *sad panda*
I'm probably going to lose this one purely due to aesthetics as this is to be her kite.
3shot - 8-5-2014 at 07:26 PM
I remember saying the same thing about the 2m Ozone Flow. It was to be "her" kite. Pfft.... From my cold dead hands. LOLOL
John Holgate - 8-5-2014 at 07:35 PM
If it's for static flying, then there's absolutely nothing wrong with the Quattro - once you get mobile and using it in higher winds the difference
will become more apparent between it and the Octane.
Sier_Pinski - 10-5-2014 at 06:55 PM
I've been using the 3-meter Quattro as a landboarding kite for super-high winds since I got it a year ago, and it's been working fine for me. I even
have a homemade harness strop for it. For me, it's very stable because of the lower aspect ratio, which is good for those gusty cold fronts I put up
with, but that also makes it more difficult to go upwind.
I have no experience with a 3-meter Octane or similar kite to do any decent comparisons with the Quattro, but I'd personally say that any foil kite
can be used as a kiteboarding/buggying engine when there's at least 3-4 lines and enough power at hand.