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SOL X-Light 2 — A 4kg Lightweight POD That Isn't Finished Until You Cut the Seat-Board

Dust of the Universe · Ziad Bassil2018.02.19
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At 4kg, with ballast and ABS still on board, this is the most complete harness SOL has built to date. The turn is precise, and roll stability beats both the Lightness 2 and the Impress 3. But Bassil only flew it happily after he cut the seat-board down to 34cm wide and added a 1cm pad. Even after that work, back comfort still sits a notch behind the Forza. This is not a harness you buy and fly as it comes. If you are willing to take a blade to the seat-board and fit it to your own body, what's left is a rare combination — 4kg with a full XC spec. Skip that work and what's left is an over-wide seat-board and a backrest that sags a little. It isn't a harness you buy comfort from; it's one that repays the pilot willing to tune it to himself.

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