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Don't bother messing about trying to mod a different bar. Much quicker & more successful to just get the proper one to start with. I have shift bars on clearance. The line lengths haven't changed since shift was introduced in, so you can pick an older complete bar now with an above bar trimmer (just like 2012) for the cost of the lines alone... Dan

At 90kg you want the 60 for sure. Im about 78kg in a wet wetsuit & I love the 60 wide. It's super easy to ride & goes round corners at speed I'm sure you can find loads of stuff that's been written about it on various forums. It honestly has changed how I look at kiting & I'd say it pretty much doubled my session count last summer. The V2 is always going to be one of those classic boards that everyone should try. I want to see lots of people out on Sectors this summer in 10 knots blasting about on regular size (12-14m) kites, showing how accessible & fun kitesurfing can be. Board wise the V2 60 is now looking like good value for money compared to the new V3. Its the same as this years One Design, just with better G10 fins. I think 24-7 is the only shop holding the V2 60 in stock, so give us a buzz & come down for a demo. If you're more into the new V3, they land with us at the end of April. We will have V3 60 & 66 boards coming in. Expect pricing around the £800 mark. Which is still cheap compared to say a quad windsurf wave board at £1600+ Aloha Dan

Yeah again, give it a try. If you're already into racing in other sports you'll have a reason to learn the directional skills & then you can bring the tactics over to kiting. Racing is great fun & best if you kite somewhere with other racers, so you can gauge your performance & get some informal racing going for practice. Try a few different boards & make your own informed buying decision. Some boards are considerably more accessible than others, a lot of which comes down to the fin selection & setup. There are a couple of ready made freerace 'One Design' classes which you could get involved with. The one design boards like North Freerace & Airush Sector are not quite as good upwind as a 70cm wide raceboard, but they do produce some great close racing & they have much less of a learning curve before you're competitive. Should be some fun racing this summer on the south coast Dan

It'll pick up once the water warms up & wind comes back & people start entering the sport as beginners. We can get back to telling people to use the search function & answering the same old questions If this was a stand up paddle forum it would be busier. On the south coast here SUP is exploding. 24-7 gets maybe 10 SUP related calls for every kite related one?? I'm sure that will change now we've kicked the kite lessons off again for the season, but still conditions are perfect for SUP & crap for kiting so people are doing whats right for the day. Speaking of which it's sunny & I'm off to the beach for a SUP... Dan

There's a nice cheap set of 2011 Fuels going over at 24-7... easy to relaunch - just pull a back line like a hybrid.

Whats your budget?

Rally is definitely better upwind than the Wainmans or the RPMs. So yeah it'll go slightly sooner than the Smoke for you. It might not feel as 'grunty' though because it sits a tad further forward in the window - but you will be going upwind better once you're up to speed.

Surfboards are very responsive to where you stand & its easier to trim if your feet aren't locked in place. Check out this vid of Tophat & you'll see how much his feet move on the board. Straps generally put you in the right position to turn hard on a wave, but for general riding around you want your back foot somewhere forward of the back pad to trim the board flat & get upwind easily. Even if you have got straps you'll be riding out of the back one most of the time anyway. Riding over chop, you have to relax a bit & let your knees soak it up. If your going to hit a steep bit of chop or a wave that you'd expect to throw you up in the air, aim down wind a bit to take the pressure off your lines & just ride over it. Putting straps on a surfboard which isn't built for kiting will make it fall apart quicker than riding it strapless. Get something built for straps in a size which will suit your riding in higher winds & use the strapless stick when its lighter. Dan

What would you like it to be? A lot will depend on your weight & choice of board(s).

Shinn boards are very very good in the chop. Ridden the Monk plenty & it's spot on. How heavy are you & how & where do you kite are the questions I'd ask if I was helping you pick a board. Dan

Out on my sector yesterday with the 12m rally in a recorded 8-12 knots at Lepe. Against the flood tide as well Couldn't do that on a TT Sector is super easy to ride as well - no harder than a surfboard & easier to gybe. I love this board - I'm only selling for the new season kit.

Don't buy a big kite till you've tried a Sector 60. Get going up wind with your 12m 9 knots.

For Sale: Airush Sector 60 V2. My own board, only used half a dozen times as I mostly seem to use the shop demo Sector! Condition is as you would expect, pretty much like new. Always been kept in board bag when not used. Your welcome to PM me if you want any more details or you want to come down to Calshot for a look at the board. £550 + £10pp Dan

I think we'll see quite a few good 'package prices' going online, its an easy way to publish a great price without being seen to directly discount a specific product. If you want good prices get on Ebay & have a look at what Flexi are selling! I saw a new 2010 kite go for about £250 the other day...

don't want to speak too soon, but its looking all right next week... well up for a good session now

My purchase of a 4m Rally recently is no doubt contributing to this bobbins wind...

Aye up anyone seen my killer whale? Must have left it here somewhere

85kg is 13.5 stone so go 12 & 9 sorted. If you are actually 11.5 stone (73kg) you might want to go 12 & 8m to get a bit more top end range on the midsize kite. If you're on the lighter side of 11.5 stone & you could do 10 & 7 this year - really depends on how much time you want to spend on the surfboard when it's under 15 knots? Dan 24/7

**HIJACK** In the spirit of getting Facebook likes by giving away free stuff - you can win some nice Animal Wetsuit Boots over on the 24-7 Boardsports Facebook page. Once we hit 500 members we'll hand out 5 pairs of boots. Dan

Yeah I had a pair of these as well. Very good initially but you do need a new pair each winter...

Have you got smart loop or the older style chicken loop? We have chicken loops up to 54cm for shift bars, so you can get a nice comfy position for riding around with the correct trim on for unhooking. Dan

These Not had cold hands using them yet. Bit thick for doing your lines etc, but flexible enough not to give hand cramp. Use some thin woolly gloves to keep your hands warm while setting up - like you would snow kiting.

exactly, get on it - post photos or video

well its almost here kites drop in March - get your preorders in quick though!

I reviewed the 10m on our site here. Only thing I'm not struck on is the bar. The stopper slides too easily & the donkey dick is a bit too short to stay in the hook. Other than that the kite itself is a monster of boosting If you like the Lithium you wont be disappointed with the varial! It takes a bit more flying than the Lithium to keep it in the power, but when lit up it goes upwind, jumps & hangs better than the lithium. Seems stable too - I've cocked up my timing on big jumps & landed with slack lines & the kite generally drifts back fine. Its another one of those great 2012 kites I'd be quite happy to fly myself! Dan