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With the amount of harness and spreader bar combinations, getting the right size Ride Engine can feel daunting. The good news is when you nail it, you get a precise, comfortable fit that translates to more time on the water. As a general rule, the size chart below gets you 80% of the way there. Here are a few sizing tips from the hundreds of Ride Engine harnesses we've sold over the years. What's Your Body Type? Consider your body shape. Leaner bodies are best represented by the abov …

Before my session, I like to be well-prepared: besides good wind & coffee, I like to have sunblock (depending on weather), protein, and lots of water. I like to rock the following: Slingshot Tracker 7’ w/ SUPwinder Ride Engine Recoil waist leash 8’6m North Nova (2022) for light/moderate wind4m Ozone Wasp V2 (2021) for moderate/heavy windA wrist leash for safety like the one that comes with the North NovaWMFG kite pump for wings and a Slingshot High Power pump for the SUP5/4 Mystic Star LT wetsu …

Best 2019 Hydrofoils For You With the explosion of hydrofoil sports and new designs for 2019, even experienced riders are left with some questions. In this blog, we’ll go in-depth covering the differences between foil options, and discuss how to choose the best foil for you. I’ve done my best to title each section appropriately so you can skip to the point if you are in a hurry. There is a lot of info here so you may want to bookmark it for later reference.Weight and PriceWeight and price …

When it comes to kiteboarding Harnesses Ride Engine really shook things up when the came out with their first hard shell harness. It wasn't long before every brand had some form of hard shell or another. There really are a lot of  great options out there but currently there are two favorites among the staff here at MACkite.  The  Classic Ride Engine, and the Mystic Majestic X. We're divided pretty evenly here and rightly so as there is no right answer here. When it …

2018 Ride Engine Hex-CoreIs it worth the upgrade?With the 2018 Ride Engine release, the Hex-Core is on its third iteration since production moved from Coleman Buckley’s garage. And without a doubt, this year’s Hex-Core is the most refined yet. Is it worth a purchase if you don’t already own one? Absolutely? Is it worth the upgrade from a gen 1 or 2 Ride Engine? Let’s start by discussing what’s new.The first notable improvement on the 2018 Hex Core is the addition of the Speed Lock closure s …

Hi, this is Tucker from MACkiteboarding.com, and today I’m going to show you how to connect a 2017 Cabrinha Fireball Spreader Bar to a Ride Engine harness. Here we have the Hex-Core Ride Engine, and the first thing we did was strip the rubber plastic tubing off to expose the strap. This is what we’re going to need - doing that is not super easy and getting it back on is even harder, so we wouldn’t recommend doing that unless you’re really planning to put this on for a while. It is possible …

This is quite possible the coolest way to tell a story with 360 video.  Ride Engine's founder, Coleman Buckley, hooked up with filmmaker, Anna Yelizarova, to share with you Colemans story on kiting and developing Ride Engine products. In fact we are so in love with the Ride Engine Harnesses MACkite offers a 30 Day Love it or Leave It guarantee that says you can ride it for 30 days and if you do not like it return it for credit towards another harness.  …

2016 Ride Engine Harness OverviewRide Engine’s Armor harness features a revolutionary design that will forever change expectations of how a kiteboarding harness should look, feel and perform. The core of the Armor is an ergonomic hard shell designed around hundreds of precision molds and contoured to distribute load evenly across the lumbar and hips and lock the harness low on your back where it’s supposed to be. The result is a low-profile, form-fitting harness that will dramatically improve yo …