Binliner1600949550

Well having been very pleased with my 3.5m Fusion I though I'd go one step further and get a 4.9 (seeing as my blade has been quite well used), I got a really good deal again because the kite was an ex demo model. My first impressions where much the same as before kite was well made lines seemed to be good quality etc. the problem with the printing has most definitely been solved so no worries there! I couldn't wait for my first fly so off I went to my local park and started unpacking the kite My first concern was the handles (I don't know for sure if these where the one originally supplied!) they where aluminium with the (thin) foam grips and the foam had quite obviously moved up the handle. I carried on anyway because I wanted to see how the kite had been set up, to give me a guide before I changed the handles. All I can say is I pity anybody that had tried the kite before I had it! It had no breaks at all so I had very little control. So a decision was made to fit new handles and try and sort the lines out. After a bit of trial and error I got it right (after removing about 6' or so from the brake lines!) and it seemed happiest with just enough tension in the brake lines to give a small crease in the trailing edge (much the same as my blade). The kite was every stable compared to the blade and could be spun on its own axis. I was also please to find again that the kite produces very little lift but loads of pull so no problem when using it in the buggy (might not suit all atb pilots though as some riders prefer a certain amount of lift) or on my dirtsurfer. It wasn't quite as fast through the window as my Blade I but the window seemed to be a bit bigger, although again you have to be careful towards the edge of the window as the nose of the kite has a tendency to curl over and collapse the kite (same as the 3.5). I haven't really tried it in that many different conditions but it does seem to require a bit more wind than Blade I to be useful (again I think this could be a weight issue as with the 3.5) but other that its wind range seems similar to my blade I. My brother would occasionally comes out to have a play was very comfortable with it and was a lot less intimidated buy this than the 4.9 Blade I that we where flying at the same time, so again if you relatively new to power kites and want something easy to fly this kite should definitely be on your shopping list! So I am pleased with my new toy and would recommend it to anyone who either (like me) is after something easy to fly that is very forgiving but can pack enough punch to still be fun when you want it to be or is a relative newbie and would like some thing easy to fly but that can be used when they move on to a buggy or board! By : Binliner

I wanted to add something to my kite bag to use when my bade I 4.9 got too much. So after looking around on the internet for a while I went to Middle Wallop in May armed with some cash. To be honest I bought the Fusion by default rather than looking for it, after spotting it in the Highwaymen's stand on offer as an ex demo. So here starts my first Kinell Experience. Having only had Flexifoil and Peter Lynn stuff before I was relieved to find that the kite came in its own stuff sack inside the rucksack (I don't believe that zip's, lines and rip stop are a good mix!) the rucksack has more compartments than you can shake a stick at so no worries about carry spare lines, stake's etc. The kite its self is very well constructed and has the little Velcro tabs to hold the bridle down and stop it getting tangled when packing and unpacking. There are vents on the trailing edge at each end sealed with Velcro to allow you to drain water and sand out if you take the kite to the beach and the trailing edge is finished with a webbing reinforcement. The bridle is very well constructed and is attached to the kite by webbing on the trailing edge and the rest are stitched into the kite itself. My only concern so far was cosmetic as the printing on the kite seamed to have almost disappeared, but having spoken to Kinell this is due to the type of rip stop that they use. It is very UV resistant and also water resistant, the down side is that it's very difficult for them to print on but I believe they have now found a way! Now for the fun bit, having got the kite out I was ready for my first fly. I was a bit concerned at first because the kite had been set up already and it looked like the brake lines where a bit long but once the kite was but I was surprised to find they where ok. It was very smooth and will turn in its own axis, I haven't tried anything else to compare it to yet, but it is a lot less fussy than my blades about the sort of conditions it is flown in and soaks up all but the worst of the dirty air that you encounter flying inland. The trade off seem to be that it's not as quick through the air as say a blade and sometimes you can find that when using it in a buggy you are accelerating faster than the kite, this doesn't bother me because I'm more of a relaxed buggyier than a racer so I'm rarely going fast enough for it to bother me! There is very little lift so if jumping is you thing forget this kite. Again it suits me because one of the thing's I dislike about my blades is that it will yank you straight up and out of the buggy if you're not on the ball. Lots of power though for traction stuff i.e. buggying or boarding (although again no good if air is your thing!) and very controllable. The only other problem that I have encountered is when flying near the edge of the window the leading edge has a tendency to curl over and in doing so it closes up the vents at the front and the kite becomes very unstable and either ends up going through its own bridle which requires some interesting landing skills if it powers up before reaching the ground or it just collapses and drops out of the sky again it's not a big problem but can be frustrating if you're buggying or boarding. All in all a good general purpose kite that is very well made and is ideal for beginner or intermidate kite flyer or someone like me who just wants something that isn't to taxing to fly but is still fun to use in a buggy or on a board. By : Binliner