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A decade of wave, freeride and freestyle R&D has evolved to bring
you the Kodes of today. The perfect blend of speed and
aggressiveness, with maximum maneuvering versatility and pure
carving pleasure: for wave riding, free styling; for the side shore
waves of Cabo Verde to the choppy waters and beach breaks of Mui Ne,
Vietnam.
Designed by the team of Tiesda You, Svein Rasmussen, Jim Drake, Sven
Akerboom, Scott McKercher, Kevin Pritchard, Boujmaa Guilloul and
freestyle specialists Taty Frans, Nicolas Akgazciyan and Kiri Thode,
the extensive Kode R&D team proudly introduce the 2nd generation
Kodes.
At the PWA Wave event in Cabo Verde, Kevin Pritchard used a stock
2010 Kode 80 and took 3rd place overall. The best place finish for a
production board since Scott’s PWA Wave title on a stock Evo in
2004.
“The red rocket was a favorite of many testers. Better than the
fleet at: Doing everything well, from free sailing to wave–riding.”
Windsurfing USA, April 2009.
What’s new for 2010?
Kode 74: extra vee was added under the back foot to the tip of the
tail, to loosen up the board and allow it to carve a larger variety
of turns. It wave rides more vertically without sacrificing speed or
acceleration.
Kode 86, 94, 103: the tail outlines have been pinned out and
narrowed down at the very tip. This allows these Kodes to carve a
larger variety of turns, including tighter, snappier ones. Extra
volume and deck dome was pumped into the rails in the tail and under
the back heel, to provide a more domed shape and offer more float in
the carves: more control, more grip and more forgiving turns. With
the very thin rails along the rest of the board, the aggressive and
fast carving nature of the Kodes remain.
Kode 112: like the three smaller sizes, extra deck dome and rail
volume in the tail have been added, to give the back foot more grip
and more control. With more rail volume in the tail, carving and
turning becomes more forgiving, with more float to carry out of the
turn, yet the aggressive and fast carving nature remains thanks to
the thinner rails on the rest of the board.
Special features on the Kode 68, 74, 80:
Heel bumpers; double insert screws for the back foot.
Special features on the Kode 86, 94, 102, 112, 122:
No heel bumpers for a lighter and more direct feel; Inboard and
outboard insert position options.
New fins: for waves, G10 is out, polyester is in. The test
team of four riders – Scott McKercher, Cyril Moussilmani, Svein
Rasmussen, Boujmaa Guilloul - were unanimous: polyester versions of
the Natural Wave fin series outperformed the G10 originals, by
providing a more responsive flex that allows the fin to breathe and
deliver more power with more grip.
Technora™, Wood or WoodCarbon?
The Kode 68, 74, 80 and 86 are built in a new upgraded WoodCarbon
construction that uses biaxial flat-weave carbon layers and a full
Wood bottom with double sandwich for extra strength.
Kode 94, 103, 112 WoodCarbon uses a combination of a wood spine and
ultralight 80g carbon: the composite material matrix that has set
the new benchmark. This technology is the first board construction
in the World to utilize an ultralight carbon fibre that is
flat-weaved for total mechanical efficiency. The unidirectional
flat-weave fibre generates equal tensile strength as biaxial or
woven carbon fibre, yet at half the specific weight. A layer of
0.6mm Australian pine wood runs along the spine of the board to
provide rigidity, additional structural integrity and to increase
strength.
The Wood and Technora™ versions continue with constructions that
have been refined over a decade to provide the industry’s leading
warranty figures and the most reliable lightweight boards to date.
The Kode 68, 74 and 80 are built to Dur-X standards: double sandwich
construction, oversized reinforcements and on the Wood Dur-X models,
there is a full 0.6mm wood skin (deck and bottom) for maximum
rigidity, strength and dynamic shape integrity.
- Fast rockerlines are the basis for speed, early planing
and acceleration. A subtle tail-kick release edge provides a free-flying
ride and a smooth carving nature in tight turns
- Fish Scale pads for a unidirectional grip. Grips when you
need it to, releases when you don’t
- Narrower pin tails in the tail tip of the Kode 86, 94 and
103 for a larger variety of turning ability.
- Spiraling vee concept creates more vee in the front of
the board than in the tail: more front foot carving power and a more
forgiving nature in rotational freestyle moves.
- Drake Natural Wave polyester fins (68, 74, 80, 86 models)
Drake Crossover CNC G10 fins - designed by Curtis Hesselgrave (94, 103
models) Drake Freeride Glide Carbon Prepreg fins (112, 122 models)
- Double-screw fittings for the back footstrap for maximum
insert shear resistance (74, 80 models). The Kode 68 also features an extra
thin tail that requires the back strap to be mounted on an offset angle.
- Heel Bumpers on the 68, 74 and 80 models
- Harder release edge rails with a lower apex: more
aggressive and a sharper rail biting sensation with more speed and
acceleration Increased rail volume in the tail of the Kode 86, 94, 103, 112
provide more carving forgiveness.
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