KSO Harness Profile
Ride Engine Elite Carbon
2025The 12K carbon benchmark from the brand that started the hardshell era
Elite family
Brand
Ride Engine
Type
Waist
Shell
Hardshell
Sizes
XS – XL
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Model years
Sizes & RRP
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About this harness
The Elite Carbon is the sharpest expression of the brand that made hardshell harnesses mainstream: a 12K carbon STEP-2 shell shaped from biometric data, weighing around a kilogram in a size medium. The Hyperlock spreader system clicks in and out in seconds and stays absolutely planted under load. The stiffest flex in the Ride Engine line — support without compromise.
About Ride Engine
Ride Engine
Ride Engine is a US brand known for hard-shell kiteboarding harnesses, plus wetsuits, foils and accessories.
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