Legendary RPM Highlights Slingshot’s 2016 Spring Launch
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The RPM is one of the most popular kites on the market, and here is the new 2016 model in all its glory! The RPM is heralding the 2016 Spring Launch from Slingshot and it is looking hot! Check out Sam Light, Alex Fox and Annelous Lammerts putting it through its paces! Press release and images from Slingshot follow:
Since 1999 Slingshot has been a trailblazer in the kiteboarding industry, both in the gear we produce and the athletes who carry our torch as we push the sport to new boundaries. Over the years, Slingshot has been the catalyst for many pivotal moments in kiteboarding; from technological innovations that inspired changes in the entire industry to athletes who defied what was thought possible and pushed the sport to incredible new heights in the process.
The all new 2016 Slingshot RPM in green and yellow!
We call these Defining Moments, and as we launch a new lineup of kites and boards, we look back with great satisfaction at our role in the progression of kiteboarding over the last 16 years, and at the following of loyal Slingshot friends we have amassed along the way.
Highlighting our second 2016 product launch is our flagship kite, the RPM. Six years after its debut, we find the RPM harder than ever to define. Never before has a kite been so rock solid for so many different styles of riders. The 2016 RPM is the epitome of a concept we strive for with every Slingshot product: Refined Rider Simplicity. No frills, no gimmicks, no shortcuts. Slingshot’s recipe for success is based on innovative design, solid engineering and bombproof construction, and the RPM embodies that impeccably.
Side view of the new 2016 Slingshot RPM
The other side of the 2016 Slingshot RPM!
The 2016 RPM features a new look, refined canopy layout and upgraded trailing edge material, as well as a major overhaul of the 14-meter model to make it lighter, faster and more responsive. The RPM has built an enormous following over the years, and we’re confident in the statement that this is one of the very best and most versatile kites ever made.
This is what people on the beach will be looking at when you are riding the new 2016 Slingshot RPM!
#RPMisWHAT: To highlight the mass appeal of the RPM, we are launching a special video series and a social media campaign under the moniker #RPMisWHAT. We will enlist RPM users around the world to use the hashtag on their own social media accounts to share stories, images and videos that highlight what the RPM is to them and why they choose to fly it.
As soon as they become available we will have this kite tested for you!
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