Foot straps are often overlooked but play a pivotal role in comfort, control, and performance. Whether you're foiling, kiting, or surfing, Ride Engine breaks down the advantages of adjustable versus non-adjustable straps and the impact of padding. This guide helps you match your strap setup to your conditions, riding style, and gear, ensuring you're locked in and dialed for every session.
It’s the season for Big Air, with many professional riders making the pilgrimage to Cape Town for epic wind conditions. Tricks previously thought impossible, like double loops and s-loops, are now the standard for elite riders in competitions such as...
Ride Engine allows you to customize your harness by selecting your spreader bar. Not only do you get to pick the width that will fit your body the best (8”, 10”, 12”, 14”), but we also offer you the opportunity...
Arguably the most tactile part of your kiteboarding session is your harness. It connects you to your kite and should offer support, performance, safety, and comfort. An uncomfortable, worn-out, or ill-fitting harness can be the biggest factor limiting the length...
Ride Engine is renowned for making the best fitting hard-shell harnesses in kiteboarding and windsurfing. We were the first company to make a hard-shell harness—a revolutionary design change that nearly every other company has since attempted to duplicate. Although the...
An often overlooked piece of gear is the harness. Don’t impede progress or your sessions with a poorly fitting harness. Get all the tips for properly fitting your hardshell kitesurfing and windsurfing harness in this video.
