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Have to agree with the other reviews of the C Quads. Have used three different sizes and although they are damn powerful for their size - and more importantly price, they are massively un predictable. Lose sight of your kite in mid spin in a buggy or board and there is no way of telling what its gonna be doing when you re- sight it unlike a foil which is pretty easy to pre empt. Have also had a lot of trouble with broken spas which as mentioned are easy to fix, break a bridle (or in a lot of my cases the bridles come undone)- if you dont get the length exactly right when you fix it the kite becomes a monster to control. Was starting to lose faith in kiting until I realised what C Quad flying for 3 years had made me miss out on, when returning to foils recently (Frenzys) the whole aspect became lots easier. No unpredictable power surges, control, no breaking spas or bridles- kite flying has once again become enjoyable when for a long time it wasnt ! By : ian cormack
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- Peter Lynn
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I have flown c-quads for the past 4 years and will never change (apart from kite surfing). Easily the best kite for jumping, bring the kite down from twelve o'clock as much as you can in the wind, let go with the brakes and your gone. More spines are broken packing away than crashing so practice. If you tune it correctly you will soon learn where the kite is even with a face full of sand. I reckon I could scud down a beach faster than any other kite 2m bigger with a 4.2 c-quad. By : ian houlton
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In many ways the CQ is a great kite. There seems to be a love/hate feeling about them in the kiting world. I find them more powerful them the equivalent sized foil, but the power is delivered differently. It pull hard and suddenly. This makes for exciting buggying. The power is very predictable. You know how much you will get and when it will come. With foils, the amont of power varies depending on the level of inflation. You will read many complaints about broken spars and packing difficulties. Leading edges do brake, but they are simple to fix and don't break that often. Packing is simple too. C-Quads are great to buggy with, but I have had enough of them and will be replacing mine with foils. I am sick to my teeth with broken bridles. I have never heard anyone else having this problem, but I have had it with ever C-Quad I have. I also get the feeling than the way the kite delivers it's power hinders learning tricks such as wheel-stands. There seems to be no way of feelind the power in and out to maintain balance. By : Peter Thompson
