Kitemana to Blind Kiteboard Test - Episode 3 | Ruben's Final Top Three?!

𝗞𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗞𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰

In this exciting new series, we select 8 of the top kiteboarding twintips from the kitesurfing world and challenge a professional rider to test them blind. What you’ll get is raw, unfiltered feedback on each board’s performance.

In Season 1, Ruben Lenten puts the 2023/24 Performance Freeride twintip lineup through its paces in 4 episodes. Expect fun, no-nonsense reviews and genuine insights on the best boards out there.

In this episode, Ruben tests the boards at a perfect flat water spot with ideal freeride wind conditions. He shares his thoughts and feedback on each board, and selects his top three overall performance freeride boards from the first ever Kitemana To Blind Board Test.

𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫:
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘬𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘣𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘙𝘶𝘣𝘦𝘯 𝘓𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯’𝘴 𝘗𝘌𝘙𝘚𝘖𝘕𝘈𝘓 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴, 𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘺𝘭𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘖𝘕𝘌 𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳'𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴.

Timecodes:
00:00 Intro - episode 3
01:05 Flashback previous episodes
01:38 Ruben Rigging up
02:25 Board 1 (North Atmos Hybrid)
03:46 Board 7 (Core Fusion)
04:56 Board 4 (Lieuwe Shotgun)
06:44 Board 2 (Duotone Jaime)
08:28 Board 3 (Reedin KevPro)
09:56 Board 5 (Cabrinha Ace Wood)
10:28 Board 8 (Airush Apex)
11:15 Board 6 (Naish Motion)
12:57 Final