Kitesurfing Control Systems Reviews


North Kiteboarding Navigator
The 2020 Navigator Bar was packed full of neat features and was a very well thought out design. For 2021 North have made minor adjustments and improvements which make this bar even better, which was hard to do with something that already worked incredibly well. Previously there were 2 bars to choose from in size, 45-50cm & 50-55cm. 2021 sees…


North Kiteboarding Navigator
The Bar We were incredibly impressed to see North Kiteboarding had brought their kite bar to the table. Kite bars are incredibly expensive to produce and have to perform in such a vast range of conditions it would have been easy for the brand to go the OEM route. Hugh Pinfold was tasked with coming up with a new control…


Cabrinha Fireball
Change is on its way, and Cabrinha are making their mark once again on the face of kitesurfing! Across the globe, kite manufacturers have been piling tons of research and effort into designing their new 2017 equipment. With some brands launching incredibly exciting new products in August. IKSURFMAG team members Mary and Robin headed over to the Cabrinha meeting at…


North Kiteboarding Click Bar
The new North Click bar hit the market with a massive fanfare of revolution. Immediately the keyboard warriors shot it down in flames and picked it apart, while others thought it looked fantastic. We’ve been lucky enough to watch this bar develop over the years. While we read the comments online we had a little bit of inside knowledge and…


Ocean Rodeo Stick Shift Bar
2016 was the year of the ‘Game Changer’, and while all eyes were on kiteboarding giants North Kiteboarding, Ocean Rodeo were quietly making their mark with a similar concept, the Stick Shift Bar. The Stick Shift Bar takes away the need of a sometimes cumbersome depower system, and instead features the R3 Component bar end trim adjustment. Simply put, a…