{"id":24904,"date":"2019-11-28T09:30:54","date_gmt":"2019-11-28T17:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bayareakitesurf.com\/?p=24904"},"modified":"2019-11-28T09:33:55","modified_gmt":"2019-11-28T17:33:55","slug":"manera-2020-buyers-guide-tbk-magazine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bayareakitesurf.com\/2019\/11\/28\/manera-2020-buyers-guide-tbk-magazine\/","title":{"rendered":"MANERA 2020 Buyer\u2019s Guide | TKB Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source<\/strong>: The Kiteboarder Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n

A French family-business that has been involved in kiteboarding since the\u00a0beginning, Manera develops kiteboarding gear for demanding riders: \u201cWe\u00a0believe that the product is the heart of a company, and as a result most of our\u00a0efforts are spent on the research, development and testing of the collection.\u00a0We create products so nobody has to get out of the water because they are\u00a0cold or uncomfortable.\u201d Julien Salles answers our questions about the brand\u2019s\u00a0redesigned luggage collection, additions to the wetsuit line, harness fit and\u00a0more.<\/h4>\n

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FOR 2020, MANERA REDESIGNED ITS ENTIRE LUGGAGE LINE. WHAT WAS\u00a0THE MOTIVATION FOR THE CHANGE AND WHAT ARE THE HIGHLIGHTS\u00a0OF THE NEW COLLECTION?<\/h5>\n

With our sports constantly evolving, we now have new needs to transport and organize our gear\u00a0differently, especially when traveling. With the introduction of our Biggie bag, we can now put our\u00a0kites, bars and foil wings into a light bag which is treated by airlines as a suitcase. We have made\u00a0a Surf 747 bag which can fit up to four boards with multiple pockets and a Chubby TT bag that\u00a0can fit all your kites and twin tips. We have made the best board bag collection for all riders and\u00a0travel lovers that wish to fit everything in a light and damage resistant bag.<\/p>\n

Watch Manera\u2019s 2020 Accessory Product Preview from AWSI<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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HARD SHELL HARNESSES SEEM TO DOMINATE THE HARNESS MARKET YET MITU\u00a0CHOOSES TO RIDE YOUR SOFTEST MODEL, THE UNION. WHY DOES MITU PREFER THIS\u00a0HARNESS AND WHY WOULD YOU RECOMMEND THE ECLIPSE OR EXO HARNESSES\u00a0INSTEAD?<\/h5>\n

We all have different body shapes and different expectations in terms of a harness. Mitu needs a light harness\u00a0which moves along with his turns whilst offering enough support. He doesn\u2019t use a rope sliding bar\u2014he really\u00a0wants the harness to twist around his body. Now some other people need more support and a harness which fits\u00a0their back; if your back is flat then the Union will fit you best, if your back is quite arched then the Exo or Eclipse\u00a0is made for you. The Eclipse is stiffer and low-profile; it has the perfect balance between stiffness and flex and\u00a0adapts to most of the morphologies.<\/p>\n

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Harnesses<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
MANERA OFFERS TWO WETSUIT LINES IN VARIOUS THICKNESSES: THE X10 AND\u00a0MAGMA, AND ALSO ADDED BACK ZIP WETSUITS TO THE 2020 LINEUP. DOES A BACK\u00a0ZIP VS. FRONT ZIP SUIT MERELY COME DOWN TO RIDER PREFERENCE OR ARE THERE\u00a0DISTINCT ADVANTAGES\/DISADVANTAGES TO THE TWO DESIGNS? WHAT IS THE\u00a0DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE X10 AND MAGMA LINES?<\/h5>\n

We decided to introduce a back zip to our range in order to offer products that meet everybody\u2019s needs. The\u00a0back zip had gone out of fashion in the recent past, although this entry design offers greater flexibility in the chest,\u00a0which is often appreciated when holding a kite bar or paddling for a wave. Conventional wisdom is that back zip\u00a0suits are easier to put on compared to front zip. We added a twist by using a shorter zipper so the back stays\u00a0flexible and the water can\u2019t flush in, and yet it\u2019s still very easy to enter and exit. Our back zip models are built with\u00a0the same material, constructions and technologies as the front zip ones. The fit is also the same, so basically only\u00a0the entry system is different.<\/p>\n

As to the differences of our two lines, the Meteor Magma is built for the cold and windy days of winter whereas\u00a0the Meteor X10D is made for pure performance, flex and lightness.<\/p>\n

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Wetsuits<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Wetsuits<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Blizzard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
THE BLIZZARD KITESURFING JACKET IS DIFFERENT\u00a0FROM OTHER JACKETS OF ITS KIND CURRENTLY\u00a0ON THE MARKET. WHAT MAKES IT SO UNIQUE?\u00a0MANERA RECOMMENDS THAT THIS JACKET NOT\u00a0BE USED IN THE SURF. IN YOUR OPINION, DOES\u00a0THIS APPLY TO ALL KITEBOARDING-TYPE JACKETS\u00a0OR IS THIS BECAUSE OF THE UNIQUE FEATURES\u00a0OF THE BLIZZARD?<\/h5>\n

We wanted to create a jacket which can be worn on and off the\u00a0water. The Blizzard is not just a wind stopper, it\u2019s a technical three\u00a0layers jacket which is light, waterproof and windproof. It\u2019s also\u00a0breathable, so it can be used for paddling, mountain biking, or any\u00a0outdoor activity. For kiteboarding, it has two side-pockets to let the\u00a0spreader bar go through. We don\u2019t really know about other jackets,\u00a0but being washed up in the waves with a jacket on is definitely\u00a0dangerous as it will block your movements and make swimming\u00a0more difficult, so we don\u2019t advise it.<\/p>\n

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Accessories<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
THE POPULARITY OF FOILBOARDING ISN\u2019T SLOWING DOWN. WHAT ARE SOME OF\u00a0YOUR FOIL-SPECIFIC ACCESSORIES?<\/h5>\n

We have all sorts of covers and bags for your foilboards and foils. Our foil boxes have separate compartments,\u00a0pockets and elastic straps attachments so all the bits have a place. We have three sizes of foil covers which cover\u00a0most designs on the market. With four mast covers, your masts and adjacent equipment will be protected.<\/p>\n

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Foil bags<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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A French family-business that has been involved in kiteboarding since the\u00a0beginning, Manera develops kiteboarding gear for demanding riders: \u201cWe\u00a0believe that the product is the heart of a company, and as a result most of our\u00a0efforts are spent on the research, development and testing of the collection.\u00a0We create products so nobody has to get out of the water because they are\u00a0cold or uncomfortable.\u201d Julien Salles answers our questions about the brand\u2019s\u00a0redesigned luggage collection, additions to the wetsuit line, harness fit and\u00a0more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24914,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[128,215,130,3,6],"tags":[117],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bayareakitesurf.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24904"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bayareakitesurf.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bayareakitesurf.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bayareakitesurf.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bayareakitesurf.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24904"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/bayareakitesurf.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24904\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24918,"href":"https:\/\/bayareakitesurf.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24904\/revisions\/24918"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bayareakitesurf.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24914"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bayareakitesurf.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24904"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bayareakitesurf.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24904"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bayareakitesurf.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}