m1ck Posted March 30, 2007 Report Posted March 30, 2007 As much as i hate myself for even considering this, I'm thinkin of buyin my gfs next kite from, wait for it, tesco direct! I'm thinkin of gettin her a 3m exit (and possibley a 2.4m) just to get her started (she's kinda hooked with a big buzz, but it is only two lines, and not really big enough for the buggy she wants to ride.). do these "argos/tesco wonders" come with back packs (sad i know, but I'm not a fan of stuff sacks!) and are the lines/handles any good? in genral, is it worth it, or should i just go see my locally kite dealer and get a couple beamers for not alot more? cheers, wakka radsails (don't knock em till you've tried em) are pretty damn good budget kites imho with a suprising amount of power, i'd reccomend getting a radsail 2.4 or 3m to start off with the only thing that lets it down is the build quality of the backpack but thats a minor niggle really. Quote
makka Posted March 31, 2007 Report Posted March 31, 2007 radsails (don't knock em till you've tried em) are pretty damn good budget kites imho with a suprising amount of power, i'd reccomend getting a radsail 2.4 or 3m to start off with the only thing that lets it down is the build quality of the backpack but thats a minor niggle really. Sorry but how does the build quality of the back pack affect the flying of the kite, or is it a fashion thing which I am to old to appreciate! Quote
payneib Posted March 31, 2007 Author Report Posted March 31, 2007 radsails (don't knock em till you've tried em) are pretty damn good budget kites imho with a suprising amount of power, i'd reccomend getting a radsail 2.4 or 3m to start off with the only thing that lets it down is the build quality of the backpack but thats a minor niggle really. Sorry but how does the build quality of the back pack affect the flying of the kite, or is it a fashion thing which I am to old to appreciate! well i had a beamer mk1 (5m) and it was ok, no thrills budget kite, but when the backpack gave out it was really annoying, didnt affect the kite at all, but you'd think after all the effort of putting a kite together, they'd at least give you something that could take the weight of the kite, a ground stake and a bottle of water! it just degraded the overall package is all. and i hate those thin little stuff sacks! Quote
makka Posted April 2, 2007 Report Posted April 2, 2007 The beauty of a stuff sack is that you can fit two or three kites into an average size rucksack! If you have as many kites as I, or many of teh long termers on here do that become a real advantage as you only have to lug one rucksack around and not three or four! Quote
kite crazy Posted April 2, 2007 Report Posted April 2, 2007 argghh the only kite bags ive tried on which i like are the PL ARC ones Quote
makka Posted April 3, 2007 Report Posted April 3, 2007 I did take the option of a rucksack with my Yoz 3.8, only because it's an expanding one and on a good day I can get the Yoz, a 4.5 Century and a 2.5 Raptor in there depending how small I roll the kites! Quote
HORLEY_KITE_NUT Posted April 5, 2007 Report Posted April 5, 2007 Exit kites - the kite of choice to be sacrificed when there's no wind (and hear they burn quite well) Quote
thegman89 Posted April 5, 2007 Report Posted April 5, 2007 they are just re-branded redasials. Theres nothing wrong with the package for the money - it's just the way it's being sold with a lack of information. The lines and handles aren't great and I'd recomend changing them to flexxifoil ones Quote
besty13 Posted July 18, 2010 Report Posted July 18, 2010 have the exit pro 4m it's a decent kite for the price Quote
KciN Posted July 18, 2010 Report Posted July 18, 2010 have the exit pro 4m it's a decent kite for the price due your 3 years late lol, but don't worry i had done the same when i first joined and its great for you to jump into convo, lastly welcome to the mad house & safe kiting fellow Quote
williamjames555 Posted July 18, 2010 Report Posted July 18, 2010 yep they are pritty rubish but i had a go on a 5m i think and liked that more than my pansh, but they are really poo, but then again there cheap Quote
smackay116 Posted July 18, 2010 Report Posted July 18, 2010 On the point of thease shit things. I was down at my local spot around may time and i was out om my 4m blade and this guy showed up and started setting up a kite. It was a 7m argos thing so i buggyed over to see if i could help and we got chating about how much lift kite have. Any way he was sure that his kite was more powerful than my biv and after watching him swooping and looping the kite all over the shop with hardly any movement. I desided to put killers on my blade and give him a go. Superman was an understatement lol Quote
redmark Posted July 19, 2010 Report Posted July 19, 2010 thats one way of learning a novice On the point of thease shit things. I was down at my local spot around may time and i was out om my 4m blade and this guy showed up and started setting up a kite. It was a 7m argos thing so i buggyed over to see if i could help and we got chating about how much lift kite have. Any way he was sure that his kite was more powerful than my biv and after watching him swooping and looping the kite all over the shop with hardly any movement. I desided to put killers on my blade and give him a go. Superman was an understatement lol Quote
smackay116 Posted July 19, 2010 Report Posted July 19, 2010 He wasnt a novice his kite control was quite good. Just his kite was crap Quote
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