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Mamba creeker

Dagger
Overall
76%
Mamba creeker
Manoeuvrability
100%
Linear speed
50%
Turning
83%
Stability
100%
Boof
50%
Lightness
50%
Outfitting
100%
Material resistance
83%
Good for beginner
83%
Good for intermediate
80%
Good for advanced
40%
Good for steep creeks
50%
Good for big volume
67%

Paddler weight range

model 7.6 from 50 to 60kg,
model 8.1 from 65 to 75 kg,
model 8.6 from 75 to 85 kg.

Good

The mamba is an easy boat to start with. It's indicated for river under class IV. It could be considered a easy boat to start with since it's stable and quite easy to direct.

Bad

The low profile nose, associated with the general low volume, do not permit hard creeking and doesn't help in difficult water. The hull is slow but stable and easy to direct. The design is quite old and there are more performing boat on market now.

Ace of Spade

Spade Kayaks
Overall
51%
Ace of Spade
Manoeuvrability
67%
Linear speed
50%
Turning
67%
Stability
83%
Boof
50%
Lightness
50%
Outfitting
67%
Material resistance
50%
Good for beginner
83%
Good for intermediate
80%
Good for advanced
40%
Good for steep creeks
67%
Good for big volume
33%

Paddler weight range

Good kayak for the beginner and intermediate paddler in rivers up to class IV. Fits kayakers from 70 to 85 kg.

Good

Easy to control. It keeps the line easly even on the side. Good lateral stability. Very stiff material.

Bad

The material is still very heavy and new (not long term tested). It feels a bit hard to turn comparing to the Recon 93 and the nose is a bit hard to lift. The shape of the sides is not suitable for the advanced kayaker that like to drive the boat with the sides. However beginners could like this feature because the boat result easy to drive.

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