Eolo Radsail Pro

1st off this is not a kite for a beginner at all, it pulls like a train & yes i was shocked for the £170 price tag from ebay, thought it was going to be like another beach shelter with a few strings attached, but no it was not. This kite works well in winds from 4mph of what is a challenge to see how long you keep it in the air to a good 40mph, of when if lifts you up, drags you around & basically hurts you. Its a stable all round good kite, I have use it for jumping & have not boarded nor buggied with it, but I would say it would suit the buggy a lot more than a board.

I have use the handles that came with it & I know people have moaned about them, but get a life, they are fantastic & some might say that they are better than felxi's version, as in strength. The lines seemed a bit plastic to me compared to other kites but they have NOT stretched at all & have had quite a good thrashing over these past few months down the beach. As for the kite material its really crisp & keeps shape when its laid on the floor, just needs a bit of wind & its stands upright waiting to pull you about. The bag is good that it came in, there is plenty of pockets to put all different things into & with a few holes on the bottom of it so sand can escape. Just a shame I put too much in the front pocket & broke the zip but for kite killers, gloves & steaks is a good place for that.

As for the handling, its so easy & smooth to turn & the response time of it is a hell of a lot faster than a blade. Its never luffed on me while I have been jumping, it just re-inflates instance & the power just picks up again. I would say get a strop strap & a harness to use this kite, because after 5mins your arms are now aching & burning, but sense would tell you that. The speed of the kite is quite fast & good fun on a 7mph windy day, because you can do some good really good tricks, like a stunt kite & its not ragging your arms off either.

You do have to go out in strong winds really to get some jump out of the monster, but they are worth it. wanna know any more because I can talk all day about this thing just mail me with your questions.

my rating of this kite is...

Power 7.5 / 10

Speed 6 / 10

Easy of use 8 / 10

Handling 8 / 10

Fun factor 10/10

Value 10 / 10

By : acey_666