Flysurfer PEAK4 m vs Ozone Explore V2 4m

Quote: Originally posted by polarwilson

Dear everyone, I am a snowkiter in svalbard. I am mainly using the kite for accessing some mountains and landscape. https://www.instagram.com/p/CNV77vKgEiU/ Now, I have an Ozone snow bar 50m with Explore V2 10m. Since the snowkite is getting low season and I saw a lot of discount for the kite I am looking forward small kite for stronger wind. Which one do you recommend? Flysurfer PEAK4 m vs Ozone Explore V2 4m Flysufering is cheaper than Ozone, about 370 euro now after discount. However, it is a bit heavier and I do not know my ozone bar 50m can install the flysufering kite or not . Do you have any experience ? Moreover, when I fly with ozone explorer 10m in here, I cannot do any jump and downhill airbound. Do you think I have to buy other sets of Foil kites to get more lift force? Thanks for your help Wilson

Hey Wilson,

The Oz bar works just fine on the Peaks. https://www.instagram.com/p/CKeW8PEgnQT/
Depending on the size you may have to adapt the 5th line to work with the B-safe assembly on the smaller Peak 4. 5th lines are not a great feature for my local riding so we tend to remove them.

The 50cm bar is a bit narrow for the 10m Explore IMO. If you are looking to jump with it a wider bar with more leverage will help.

But at the end of the day, Explores and Peaks are not the most useful for gliding or jumping compared to other dual skin types like Flysurfer Souls, Ozone Sub-Zeros (if we are talking similar AR to Explores).

For strong wind, the 4m Peak and 4m Explore are very good kites. I prefer the Explore for the added durability. It's a little heavier than the Peak 4 but for the wind range I intend to use it in, the added weight is not an issue and in the 4m range, it is still very light and compact. The Explore is a bit better at the upwind and a bit more stable than the Peak IMO. The Peaks are more "grunty".
https://www.instagram.com/p/CL4OhfcgyZc/

The 50cm bar is great on the 4m Peak and Explore. Good leverage for faster turn rate but not too twitchy.

Depending on how high a wind you want, there's the 3m Peak option. Which is a surprisingly versatile kite for it's size. In high winds it can be a day saver. But a short bar is nice on the 3m as the kite is very sport kite-like. Zippy. In terms of useable range, the Explore has a broader range in my experience. I use both Peaks and Explores for teaching and guiding and they both make my job much easier.


Penguins!