yoadius Posted July 10, 2005 Report Posted July 10, 2005 I've just bought a Prism Elixir off ebay for £36, sorry if i outbid any of you. I looked around before and found that they were selling for £180 new, but this one has a small tear in it. Is this still a good deal? and what length lines do you recommend cheers, Scott Quote
wind-dreams Posted July 10, 2005 Report Posted July 10, 2005 £36 sound like a very good price. small tears are nothing to worry about. a little bit of repair tape and problem solved, line length......... at a guess 50-75ft / 80-150lbs dependant on what winds and how you want to fly. Quote
nic Posted July 10, 2005 Report Posted July 10, 2005 generally, if you mant to fly precision, fly on longer lines; fly tricks with shorter ones, which will aslo be what you want in light winds. Regards Nic Quote
BigDavey Posted July 10, 2005 Report Posted July 10, 2005 Bloody good deal that... I'd be inclined to say so - it was me selling it. Next time I make sure I'll put reserves on these things As mentioned the tear is only a cm or so and has been double-patched (front and back of the mylar) with flexifoil sail repair tape... It's nigh on invisible at anything beyond 6 inches or so... let alone the end of the lines. Line lengths - I'd say about 20m would be spot on, probably about 70kg weight would be more than enough. Quote
LoKi_79 Posted July 11, 2005 Report Posted July 11, 2005 bugger!! i was gonna bid on that!! sadly there was no broadband connection at our campsite this weekend, lol Quote
BigDavey Posted July 11, 2005 Report Posted July 11, 2005 Jeepers Davey you was Robbed man. Yah - I know... Gutting when an E2 goes for 80+ and the Elixir goes for the cost of a couple of linesets... 'Tis the fickle nature of ebay (and my bad for no reserve) Scott - you'd better enjoy it - or else Quote
Big Pete Posted July 14, 2005 Report Posted July 14, 2005 t'was a good deal, the patch will last for ages. nice one. Quote
yoadius Posted July 18, 2005 Author Report Posted July 18, 2005 Have you received the cheque? Im hoping theres good winds in Cornwall when i get there in 2 weeks Roughly how big is it folded up? as im hoping it will fit into the roof box, i think its just more than half of its length(2.36 metres) but im not sure EDIT: It's here now I've not seen the folding tips before but it makes it alot smaller when put away, is there any type of locking mechanism as they seem to collapse under the weight when its standing on the wing tips. It looks amazing though 2nd EDIT: Just found the instruction manual on their website .It's all good Quote
BigDavey Posted July 22, 2005 Report Posted July 22, 2005 Erk... Sorry Scott - I'd forgot the fieldcard... I have one here and I'll post it out to you, just to complete the set And yeah - the wingtip tensioners on the 'Lix are mustard to get in - even more tension than on the Gemini. Quote
yoadius Posted August 9, 2005 Author Report Posted August 9, 2005 I flew it in Cornwal with nice 10mph clean onshore winds all week It flys alot slower and smoother with alot less pull than i thought. But its on 150lb 25 metre lines which werent perfect but they do. i have noticed another tiny tear in the sail, but it will be patched up as soon as i visit leisure lakes. So im very pleased with the kite, and thankyou Davey Quote
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