Bandit Tec Kite
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EVERYWHERE, ANYTIME, IN EVERY CONDITION.
After two years of research and development, F-ONE is proud to present the brand-new edition of the BANDIT, our legendary kite, filled with innovations and offering ever more sensations and performances. Thanks to our new CODE-TEC fabric, this BANDIT TEC is now lighter and more responsive than ever, and benefits from new advances in design.
FULL DESCRIPTION
Our CODE-TEC fabric offers an exceptional combination of lightness and strength. With less elongation and higher tear resistance, the CODE-TEC provides greater structural stiffness, minimising deformation under load. This leads to a more precise and sharper feel, as well as a more reactive handling, all while ensuring your kite maintains its shape in any conditions.
This material has been central to the new BANDIT TEC’s design, marking the entry into a new era of this emblematic F-ONE kite. Sporting renewed graphic design as well, the BANDIT TEC is once again more versatile than ever, adapting perfectly to all disciplines: strapless, foil, Big Air, freeride, wave, etc.
Responsive and precise, this BANDIT TEC boasts exceptional handling, with enough support through the bar to let you feel every movement of the kite without forcing.
In strong winds, the kite positions itself at the edge of the wind window, maintaining a constant forward traction with no side pull. The result is remarkable upwind performance, without the need for too much edging, saving energy and freeing up your board.
In the low end, the BANDIT TEC offers you maximal support, distributed evenly over the harness and back, taking the strain off your arms. You can ride effortlessly and steadily, enjoying a light bar feel at all times, making every session super satisfying.
Jumps are a real pleasure with this BANDIT TEC. The stable support through the harness, combined with its manoeuvrability and responsiveness, makes it easy to nail the perfect takeoff. The boost is powerful and vertical, giving you impressive amplitude and height. Kite loops are also made easier thanks to the kite’s responsiveness. Traction is perfectly balanced, allowing you to land smoothly whatever the wind strength.
Combining performance, lightness, manoeuvrability and responsiveness, the BANDIT TEC excels in all disciplines, anywhere, anytime, in every condition, and no matter your level. A real pleasure to ride with, this new kite highlights once again our ongoing commitment to innovation, quality and accessibility.
KEY FEATURES
Brand new CODE-TEC fabric on leading edge and struts for lightness, responsiveness and stability
Exceptional and precise handling
Performance guaranteed in the entire wind range
Constant forward traction for greater comfort
Effortless upwind abilities
Optimised jumps and kite loops
New one-pump system for faster inflation and easier deflation
BACK LINE TUNING
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STREAMLINED LEADING EDGE END TIPS
The leading edge tips benefit from a reduced diameter, they are streamlined to lower the drag and equipped with a strap to avoid bridle tangling
FLAT SEWING
Stronger assembly of the panels: they are now glued and sewn together to make the canopy more rip resistant.
VERTICAL STRUT CUT
The kite's struts are designed with a vertical cut in order to optimize the strength / diameter ratio.
ONE-PUMP SYSTEM
New one-pump system for faster inflation and easier deflation.
KEVLAR® REINFORCEMENT ON LEADING EDGE
Most seams on the leading edge are protected with an abrasion-resistant Kevlar® fabric to prevent the seams from deteriorating when the kite's profile is subjected to aggressive ground friction
SPIDER BRIDLE
The Spider Bridle is a multi-point of connection well dispatched along the leading edge which offers a better control of the arc of the kite during the flight. The stability in all wind conditions is very impressive and pushes the high wind range to incredible limits.
NEW FRICTION PULLEY
• Lighter, stress-resistant pulleys
• Reduced line abrasion
• Makes for easy repairs on the removable main V and small V lines
NEW BRIDLES
• Reduced elongation
• Reduced drag thanks to smaller diameter
• Improved kite performance and more direct feel
• Removable main V line and small V line for improved repairability
TECHNOLOGY
DELTA C-SHAPE
DELTA C-SHAPE technology design offers unmatched stability and steering response when fully de-powered, with the possibility of connecting the front lines higher on the leading edge of the kite.
DELTA C-SHAPE is a patented design used by F-ONE on all kites for the past 15 years.
This shape was the result of a design research towards maximum optimization of the aerodynamic performances of the kite and of its depower. It gives the possibility to fit more canopy area in the middle sections to create more projected area while the C Shape makes sure the kite remains responsive and fluid.
CODE TEC
Introducing Code-Tec, the ground-breaking new material set to redefine performance on the latest F-ONE kites.
Featuring a double-beam matrix ripstop pattern, Code-Tec uses high-tenacity fibers and proprietary immersion coating chemistry to create a high-performance yet durable fabric that boasts low stretch, high tear strength, and UV resistance.
Providing an exceptional combination of lightness and strength, this cutting-edge material is used throughout the entire inflatable structure of the kite, significantly reducing its overall weight and allowing for smoother relaunching and faster turning.
Code-Tec enhances structural stiffness, minimizing deformation under load. This results in a more precise, crisper feel and more reactive handling in flight, especially during kiteloops, while ensuring your kite maintains its shape in all conditions.
TECHNOFORCE
TEIJIN’s TECHNOFORCE™ is the most reliable high density polyester fabric. Its tear-stopping structure using thin and high tension yarn makes the fabric ultra-durable.
It has a great proven track record of lightness and durability.
AUTO RELAUNCH
F-ONE’s auto relaunch is quick and easy and releases the kite from the water with the perfect amount of traction.
Once the kite is sitting with the leading edge flat on the water, its C-Shape associated with the Delta Pivot allows the kite to automatically roll over onto one wing tip.
The kite will then glide towards the edge of the window, ready for quick and easy water relaunch.
REACTOR VALVE
The reactor inflation valve offers a high flow connection that twist locks the pump hose to the kite for an easy and super-fast inflation and deflation at the push of a button.
It provides a high air flow rate between the struts and leading edge.
STAGGERED SEAMS
This brand-new F-ONE’s design innovation offers an amazingly sleeked profile for more efficiency and sharper performances.
Original staggered seams have been implemented on critical parts of the kites. The seam’s tension line is broken offering a perfectly leveled canopy profile when the kite is fully powered.
The fabric is orientated towards tension. The perfectly even canopy profile brings a sensational stability without feeling disturbances in the bar.
