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Sorry Chivalry, I could have sworn I had this on my home PC but can't find it anywhere. It is a great trouser-filling clip showing what happens when you take a BIII 8.5 out in gale force winds... Now where the hell did I save it...?

Yep, Watergate Bay is pretty cool - great Surfers Cafe too.

Blade II 2M - I know this is the third nomination for one of these but they really are that good. Besides if I did sell it who knows if I'd be able to get another -they're extremely hard to come by... At the other end of the spectrum it would be a wrench to get rid of my B III 8.5, things would need to be really bad. And then again, the 4.9...and the 3.3...and the Trampa...no, I'd have to keep the lot:D

I wanted exactly the same things you want - a low wind jumping machine to alongside other Blades including a BIII 4.9. I read the posts and went for the Bego 600 and it was good, but still not enough power in low winds - it flew OK but didn't generate thepower that I'd hoped for (still loved it though). I sold the Bego to fund an 8.5 and I can certainly say that there is a big difference in low wind power & lift between the BIII 8.5 and the Bego, let alone the 4.9. It turns pretty quickly and the lift is awesome - looking at 4 ft jumps in 4-5 mph without really trying. If this is what you crave forget anything else - the BIII 8.5 is the Holy Grail.

It's surprising how little wind they will fly in - and because they are so nippy it's like flying a stunt kite. Once the wind gets over 18-20mph they are a real blast - but watch the sudden lift if a gust comes because they will drop you like a stone.

The most frightening kite I have - moves like greased weasels pi55 through the window in a decent wind and can bite bloody hard. One of my all time fave's... Oh, and as DMB says, raspberry ones are definitely just that little bit better.

There's a piece about fitting a computer to a landboard in this months PowerKite magazine.

Lateral thinking - nice. But as you say, definitely not cool...

Looking to get down to Waterhall more regularly - fantastic in a Westerly - but doubtful for tomorrow night.

Hmmmm...Watergate Bay...heaven. And nobodies mentioned the girls in the surfers cafe yet.

I know what you mean about the Blade - only thing is my kite bag is now becoming a little predictable...

But these will be double the price of the Oxigen...hardly a fair comparison.

I've got a Trampa Scrub 710 arriving tomorrow - shopped around and got a good deal, can't wait to get out on it and hurt myself. Just hope the rain clears up...

A Bego has the characteristics that you are after - loads of lift but a lot smoother and manageable than a Blade - I'm not sure about flying one on a bar though. If you speak to Rayens on this forum he is the expert.

I take it the Carlsburg is purely for medicinal purposes...?