Epic X Series - Page 2

X‐SERIESUSERGUIDE
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CongratulationsonyourpurchaseofanEpicKayak!Whetheryou'reabeginningrecreationalpaddlerora
highlycompetitiveracer,yournewEpickayakwillimproveyourpaddlingexperience.Afterenjoyingthebenefitsof
lightweight,well‐designedracingequipment,itwasashocktousthefirsttimewepaddledwithheavy,unrefined
touringkayaksandpaddles.Wethought,"Whycan'tmoderntechnologybeusedtobuildbettertouring
equipment?"We'vepaddledtheequivalentofsixtimesaroundtheworldwith70yearscombinedexperienceinall
waterconditions.Ourpassionforpaddlingandknowledgeofhigh‐performanceracingtechnologyiscontainedin
everyEpic‐designedkayakandpaddle.Ourmodelsareoptimizedforeaseofhandling,efficiencyinthewater,and
tobeextremelylightweight.Wehopeyouenjoyourproductsasmuchaswedo.Seeyouonthewater!
GregBarton
2XOlympicGoldMedalist
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TheEpicKayakswebsiteensuresyouhaveconvenientaccesstothelatestpaddlingnewsandarticles,tips,a
convenientcalendarofevents,userguidesandproductinformation‐‐allatyourfingertips!And/orchooseto
subscribetoourmonthlyEpice‐newsletterandreceiveconcisebulletedupdatesonawidearrayofpaddlesports
happeningsaroundtheworld.
Easeofnaviga
tionandcontentlayoutarekeyelementsoftheEpicwebsite.Wehopeyouenjoythewebsiteas
muchaswedo,andthatithelpsansweranyquestionsyouhaveregardingEpicandtheexcitingworldof
paddlesports.Feelfreetocontactuswithanycommentsorquestio
nsatinfo@epickayaks.com.
OutontheWater–DotheComparison!
YouprobablyknowallaboutEpic’ssuperiordesignfeatures–afterall,youdecidedtobuyone!However,onthe
dock,atthebeach,orwhileyou’reoutonthewater,noteandcomparethesedesignfeaturesinyournewEpic
kayak!
1. FullWaterlineLength.NearlythefulllengthofanEpicka
yakisinthewater.Ourexperienceandtesting
haveshownthatlongoverhangingbowsoffernobenefit.Afull‐lengthwaterlineprovidesmaximum
efficiencygoingforward,andcreatesmorevolumeinthebowforbetterroughwaterperformance.
2. SwedeFormShape.ASwedeformkayakiswiderbehin
dtheseatforbetterstability,andnarrowerinthe
bowforasmoothentryintothewaterandacloseefficientstroke.
3. AdvancedRockerProfile.TherockerinEpickayakshasbeenoptimizedtoprovidesuperbhandlinginall
waterconditions.
4. FrontDeckCutaways.Epic'scutawayfrontdec
kdesignallowsaclose,efficientcatchatthestartofevery
stroke.
5. IntegratedThighBraces.ThethighbracesonanEpickayakaremoldedunderthedeckofthecockpit.
Paddlerscanlocktheirkneesunderthethighbracesforroughwaterperformance,orkeeptheirknees
centeredinthemiddleoftheco
ckpittoincorporatelegmovementformoreefficiencyandpower.
6. Lightweight,HighTechMaterials.Epickayaksaremadewithstrong,durable,lightweightmaterials
includingcarbonfiber,aramidfabric,fiberglassandaspeciallyformulatedepoxyresinwhichisstronger
andtougherthanpolyesterorvinylesterresi
n.Epic'ssandwichcoreconstructionprocesswiththese
materialsensuresourkayaksarenoticeablylighterthananyofthecompetition.
7. VacuumInfusionwithHeatCure.Epoxyresinisinfusedintoourkayaksunderfullvacuum.This
eliminatesvoidsandproducesEpic'ssignaturehighstrengthandlightweightstandards.Afterinfusion,our
boatsarepost‐curedatelevatedtemper
aturestocreatethestrongestandlightestkayaksonthemarket.