Eolo Radsail 3M

well ive had this afew months now and its still goin well have been no injuries to kite or me. it was my first kite of this nature and it was great for a first kite and i still use it for my high wind kite when my beamer has me 6ft into the air without me expecting it ( im only a small guy)

the packaging
i thought the rucksack looked abit big and non-proffesional but you get round it. also the quality of the bag was very bad, because i found that the elastic on the front stretched out and wouldnt go back to its original length, and that within the first few weeks the zip to the front pocket had broken though the main zip works well.
An upside to the size is that you can fit a ukulele into the bag.

the quality
overall its alright but the lines didnt feel that strong but they have held nicely. Although saying this the fabric of the actual kite its self is very good.

the looks
i think its a good looking kite with the white background and light blue strips i think it works well with the shape that it has (quite thin and long depending on the size). I have also come to the opinion it looks quite graceful in a high wind when its handeling is best

the setup
i soon found that the control lines were too long which i had to spend a which l had to spend a while sorting out which wasnt so fun but after i did it made such a huge difference to how the kite felt when holding handles, other than this minor problem the rest has been sweet as.

the flying part
it has problems with launching, in that in a low wind its assent is very slow, even in high winds its not particularly fast and takes some manouvering so that it will go up, because it seems to go through phases of slow and fast as it climbs, it does the same when flying.i have found that it has various power "bands" which makes it quite difficult to predict when actually flying so not hugely great for absolute beginners ( my dad has an ancient 6ft flexifoil so i had some experience on stubborn kites) but once you have got the nack for it its a great kite that can be turned on a pin if you need to (applying an amount of brake)

so a good kite which is deffinately worth the money paid for it, but i wouldnt pay much more than i did (£110)

By : shinpa