The great thing about the Renegade is that you can get it up in the air and running fast in low wind conditions. It has a one pump system for inflation, and although at first the valve didn’t seem very solid, it didn’t make any trouble. The overa... read more
Epic Renegade 2010 Kite Review
Kite Features
- Beefy bridle pads
- Durable bridle attachments
- Secure one pump inflation system
- Triple welded leading edge
- Ribbed Carbon-Tough scuff pads
- TE scuff pads
- Fused strut connections
- Adjustable speed settings
- Durable strut tips
With the 2010 Renegade, Epic wanted to come up with the perfect waveriding and wakestyle kite. And Epic rightly did so with this year’s Renegade, a kite that will let you do powered kite loops all session-long. A kite that is incredibly powerful, extremely stable, very easy to steer and relaunch, and a kite that depowers fully.
If the 2010 Renegade were to receive marks for its performance, these are the marks it would receive:
- Turning speed – 10
- Low end power – 10
- Jumping – 8
- Hangtime – 7
- Freestyle – 6
- Waveriding – 10
- Stability – 10
- Upwind – 8
- Relaunch – 10
- Depower – 10
- Windrange – 10
- Snow – 8
- Wakestyle – 10
Best for: Waveriding, wakestyle
Control Bar
All Epic kites use the same control bar, the unique XTEND bar, which has the following to offer:
- Adjustable from 45 to 55 cm. As Epic explained, the rider should be able to switch from 45 to 55cm in under 10 seconds.
- Soft grip
- Molded push-away quick release
- Above-bar depower strap
- Adjustable stopper
- Below-bar centerline swivel
- SDR (Swivel Dome Release)
- Safety ring that keeps the rider attached when the swivel dome release is activated
- Perloop system to prevent chicken loop twists while performing unhooked moves
- 20-meter lines and 4-meter extensions
It must be mentioned that the XTEND bar was designed by Epic in collaboration with Blade. The purpose of this collaboration was to come up with a bar that is easy to use and safe.
Wind Range
Wind ranges based on a 175 lbs (82kg) rider using a twin tip:
6m – 18 to 38 knots
9m – 15 to 32 knots
11m – 12 to 28 knots
Wind ranges based on a 175 lbs (82kg) rider using a surf board:
6m – 15 to 32 knots
9m – 13 to 25 knots
11m – 9 to 30 knots
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