Jeremie Tronet

When sails down from Martinique with his Evo kite and try to take over my home spot.

We took the opportunity to make a quick .kiteboarding Evo vs Rebel explanation video. No young pro kiters was hurt during the making of this kite review.

Regular, SLS, or D/LAB: the DNA stays the same. Each step up in construction significantly pushes forward what already makes these kites special, making their key characteristics sharper, lighter, faster, and more responsive, especially for more advanced riders or anyone looking for higher performance.

The Evo was my first love when I started riding Duotone kites. It is the best all-around kite and the one most riders should use. I use the Dlab or SLS Evo for myself, but we also use the regular version at the JT Pro Center kite school for rentals and lessons and everyone love them. It jumps amazingly well, has great lift, loops well, and relaunches much better than the Rebel. It is also the better all-around kite, as it can handle every other aspect of kiteboarding well and is a more playful kite by the way it turns and fly.

The Rebel, however, with its additional struts can handle extreme winds better and has better hang time than the Evo And more stability. The trade-off is relaunch and versatility in other kite disciplines, like casual unhooking or waves. The smaller Rebel feel very stable for strong winds, you almost feel like it’s so gentle and not wild flying that it wouldn’t loop as well and then you try the loop and the magic happens, it loops crazy well.

Basically, if you are still crashing your kite a lot, whether you are an intermediate rider or a very good rider working on new tricks, I would 100% recommend the Evo over the Rebel. It gives you a more versatile, all-around kite with pro level performances for the Dlab or SLS.

Now, if hang time is super important to you, and stability in strong, gusty winds is what you are looking for, and you already have a more advanced level for big air and high, long jumps, the Rebel can be your final pick.

What’s your pick ?

Miracles do happen.

Shot at the kite spot with the brand new .kiteboarding EVO SLS. 13m kite

The new Evo SLS is the advanced and most fun version of .kiteboarding Evo. I like to say if you don’t know which kite to choose from the Duotone Kiteboarding range you just pick the EVO !