CrazyFly Shox 132 x 41cm 2010
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At a Glance
Crazy Fly have been making their much loved Raptor Pro stiffer and stiffer over
the years to cater for the full on freestyle rider. Aiming to squeeze as much performance from the board as possible. Because of this there has been a gap left in their board range for a performance orientated freeride board. This season Crazy fly have released the all new Shox to the range to fill the space. The Shox is built with a very light full wood core with carbon and glass layup construction sporting some fresh young bright graphics. The board has a fairly shallow constant rocker line with deep concave that runs pretty much from tip to tip. To finish the board off there are some very stylish leather foot straps, thick foot beds and thin profile G10 fins the rest of the Crazy Fly range benefits from.
On The Water
Slipping your feet in the straps for the first time feels great, you can make yourself really comfortable and have a solid felling of being locked in. The light crisp ride will get you quite exited and looking for small kickers or flat spots to launch off from. The Shox pops and loads well and carries enough board speed to send your kite back for some lofty jumps. Although slightly stiffer flex and more rocker would be a aid giving a little more performance, giving the board some extra flex and extra rock makes it a easy to ride. We really believe any one can jump on this board and ride all day without your knees giving out, over the chop the ride is smooth, slick and most of all comfortable. This board has been designed to be the ultimate freeride board, and it fits that bill well. Once you’ve had some fun throwing your self about though there is another characteristic that will appeal to lots of riders. The shallow rocker line and bit that you get from the rails really helps the Shox fly upwind, something you’ll appreciate after jumping around on it and having fun!
For
Freeride kitesurfers of all levels looking to for a board that will let them be adventurous.
Against
The Shox has some great performance under it’s bonnet, but if you want out and out freestyle aggression look to the Raptor or Rocky.
Overall
An all round freeride board that any one can ride at any level and feel at home with. It still holds plenty of performance and excitement though for those who tap into it.
This review was in Issue 19 of IKSURFMAG.
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By Rou Chater
Rou has been kiting since the sports inception and has been working as an editor and tester for magazines since 2004. He started IKSURFMAG with his brother in 2006 and has tested hundreds of different kites and travelled all over the world to kitesurf. He's a walking encyclopedia of all things kite and is just as passionate about the sport today as he was when he first started!
