mr big

Having done a lot of reading on the net about different kites I had not really thought much about the Rebel.I had made up my mind to get another bullet,but in the local shop I saw one of these hanging on the wall in its cool backpack, so had a bit of an impulse buy.Taking it out of the bag i was impressed with the quality of the material it feels like my ozone samuria.The lines are good quality altough the black ones are sometimes hard to see if you get in a tangle .Handles are basic but they do feel solid , the strop between them is short but I prefere it like that.The backpack is excellent,lots of pokets and a sleeve on the shoulder strap to put a kite stake in First flight I connected some kite killers and just flew it as it came out the bag ,brilliant !! sweet turning ,fast and very stable.It had quite a lot of lift for a small kite but the landings were soft Small jumps are quite easy if you just work the foil around the zenith but nothing to scary. jumping in the buggy this kite generates huge amounts of pull especially when you work it. After getting 3 o,b,e's in my first session ,I now wear a lap belt to hold me down.Maybe i'm going out in to stronger winds. The upwind ability is great due to its stability and ive often past people struggling with larger kites All in all I think this is one of my favorite kites to fly ,maybe it doesnt have the overall quality that flexifoil or ozone do,but I do think it represents good value for the intermediate flyer By : mr big