Harlem Force Kiteboarding Kite

Harlem Force Features

• Fixed Bridle System: The six point direct bridles offers a more dynamic and direct feel to the kite.
• Curved Closing Seam: The closing seam in the wingtips is curved more towards the inside of the canopy. This gives extra stability and improved aerodynamics.
• Pro Welding: This unique technology allows the use of less material, thereby reducing 20% weight and adding 30% more torsional stiffness than other performance kites still using traditional techniques.
• Digital Printing: Porchers Twin-Cross Flylite, 42g per m2. The Harlem Force is the first to utilize the revolutionary eco-friendly digital printing technology.
• Booomtag: Lost. Scan. Found. The NFC tag to stay in touch with your precious gear via BOOOMTAG platform.

Harlem Force Specs

Pro Weld: Seamless Leading Edge

Unlike all the other kites out there that are put together by sewing and stitching, The Force is a game-changer. Sewing and stitching makes holes that can make the kite weaker. Then, to fix that, they add more material, and that makes it heavier. But with The Force, things are different. It takes away those weaknesses and makes every welded part super strong. What's cooler is that each weld adds more stiffness, letting you handle the wind like a pro.

No need for crazy difficult and expensive materials here. Harlem has taken a completely new approach to making kites. By using welding, they craft kites and wings that are crazy light. This means when you're up in the air, it feels like you're floating – smooth and easy. You'll pull off tricks you never thought possible and push your boundaries like never before.

• The leading edge panels are welded together instead of stitched. This gives you a 20% lighter kite and a 30% increase in torsional stiffness compared to other performance kites still using the normal techniques.
• Rapid steering impulse provides an exquisite steering feel that ensures you stay in perfect sync with the elements.
• The lightness of Harlem kites enables them to take flight early and ascend rapidly after a kiteloop, propelling you to new heights of excitement and performance.
• The use of a new, lighter, and stiffer fabric enhances the responsiveness to your every steering input, granting you unparalleled control over your kite.
• The use of well-established, traditional dacron, at 132 gram/m2, ensures a reliable and durable frame.

Weight of the Harlem Force:

• 6m - 2.225 kg
• 7m - 2.430 kg
• 8m - 2.616 kg
• 9m - 2.785 kg
• 10m - 2.942 kg
• 11m - 3.090 kg
• 12m - 3.224 kg

Digital Printing

All kite designs these days use screen printing, but they're not fans of that at Harlem. Whatever you put on one side, you have to balance out on the other. It's like adding unnecessary weight that disconnects you from the wind as you ride. Enter Digital Printing – the solution for the next generation of kites. With this, they create the lightest kite possible while giving you top-notch control. Oh, and guess what? It opens up a whole world of design options. So, you can rock a style that's as slick as you want it to be. Reach out to MACkite and we can help you get a custom look.

When you blend all these game changing goodies together, these kites serve up an epic experience that's like leveling up your kitesurfing skills by ten notches. Cruising on The Force is like becoming one with it. Everyone who hopped on this kite disembarks with the same sensation: 'this is something else'.

Sustainability

Sustainability is not just a catch-phrase at Harlem. It's built into their DNA. These revolutionary methods are not only liberating our designs from the constraints of the past but also paving the way for a more sustainable future. By leaving behind the old techniques, they reduce waste and maximize efficiency, ensuring that each kite embodies perfection.

This is how they do it:

• Increasing usage of recycled materials up to 90% until 2029
• Decreasing logistics and distances (100% less air freight and 100% less intercontinental container freight for sourced materials)

European Craftsmanship

Harlem has embarked on a journey to create the ultimate kite, with as many components as possible sourced from Europe. Picture this:

• 42 gram/m2 canopy from the artistic hands of France.
• 100% recycled webbing created in Germany
• 100% recycled threads meticulously crafted in Austria.
• The bladder raw material is 25% bio-based. Just imagine, it's built from plants that are rich in carbohydrate such as corn or sugar cane. How cool is that?

Harlem hopes more brands will follow this path and embrace a shorter journey from source to innovation. It's time to change the tide.

Solar-Powered Precision

Harlem's factory operates 100% on solar energy, infusing your kite with not just superior performance, but an eco-conscious ethos that rides the renewable wave.

Digital Eco Printing

The revolutionary Digital Eco Printing technique uses 4x less water than traditional methods.

A New Dawn of Materials

Harlem is working towards a brighter, greener future with 100% recycled materials. From the robust yarn to the durable webbing, and soon, every plastic part will bear the eco-conscious stamp. Sculpt a new reality where innovation is sustainable, materials are responsible, and your ride is unparalleled.

Unleash your potential on the water while embracing a conscious connection to the planet. Experience kitesurfing with purpose, powered by the pinnacle of kite technology.

2024 Harlem Force Review

Read the review on the blog.