kiteingcolin Posted October 26, 2007 Report Posted October 26, 2007 mmmmmmm, would love to go to a 08 best warroo and hp demo day, but my financial advisor , pauline, says get stuffed, whats that about?? Quote
Lem Posted October 26, 2007 Report Posted October 26, 2007 JN Da Vinci and Da Vinci BAT are out now. Not flown em yet, but they look pretty funky (although I guess that hardly an indication of how well they fly!) Quote
kspz Posted October 26, 2007 Report Posted October 26, 2007 06' 9m instinct in blue, complete with bar, lines, leash, pump and bag, kinda complete, its had one small minor pro repair on centre strut. Its had about 15 hours flight time so its crispy like new, the bar and lines still look new. Grab a bargain at £375 and that includes posting!! This is a wicked kite but i ride my 7 and 11 and am getting a 5m light so buy a bargain now! pics are up here: http://community.flexifoil.com/showthread.php?t=128882 __________________ Quote
gazxtreme Posted October 27, 2007 Report Posted October 27, 2007 Anybody heard of Starkites? http://www.starkites.com/ Found brand new '06 ones for fairly cheap on ebay (£300 rtf inc. delivery) I don't know if they are any good though, maybe worth a shot. I use starkite at my school and for personal riding. Perfect for beginner to intermediate and also for non aggresive experienced riders, 11m gets you going in 12 knots and re-launch is a piece of p**s. you won't get better value for money than the ebay listings. The reason they are not popular is the view that certain people have about the IKO producing their own kite brand. Everywhere else in Europe they are very popular and they even have top world class riders winning on them on the international circuit. A lot of people that criticise kite brands may have never even tried them and if they did bite the bullet and try them they might just like them. Quote
kite crazy Posted October 27, 2007 Report Posted October 27, 2007 hi. talking of bow kites, im gonna get one soon (as im really light so need the let go of the bar n get loads of depower thing so i dont get spanked) anyway what would everyone say was the bow with the most depower? ie. biggest wind range. still needs to have lift n stuff, but depowerability is very important now the tricky part. has to be kite only under £550 Quote
kiteingcolin Posted October 27, 2007 Report Posted October 27, 2007 under £550?? kite only? your kidding? dont you mean complete, kite bar/lines /pump/ the lot / free delivery??? i will sell you my brand new unused 9mr 07 warroo, kite only for £399, but i must tell you i would be making a profit Quote
Derek Rides Posted October 27, 2007 Report Posted October 27, 2007 Bows are kites with pulleys at the bar and at the kite, steer clear of the cheap brands anyone will tell you which are **** and which aren't dont pay to much attention to the hype you might read on here better a pricier brand cheap than a cheap kite imo. The guy that gave the advice about a single line flag out is on the money which brings me to the other type, the hybrids, SLE whatever they get called. These have direct drive to the kite and therefore O**** possibility at the fly line are obviously a tad safer but you dont get quite the depower range you do with the pulleys.. But if you get an O**** and a single centre line safety you're dialed. There are a lot of good deals about right now, shop i was in today sold a brand new Slinger Link (make sure it has the red bridle, but it has all that stuff)for £450 which seemed a good deal to me, they were also offering a Liquid Force real cheap but I didn't quite catch how much, the dude went for the Link. Quote
hankster Posted October 28, 2007 Report Posted October 28, 2007 imo i think the best flag out system is the extra line attached to you wing tip lines, mee's dead kill system.and if you use a viokite bar it has the centre hole for your depower and another hole which is clamped on the bar for your extra line no tangles.i have that system on my vr5 as good or better than flysurfers fds. Quote
martiin Posted October 28, 2007 Report Posted October 28, 2007 I'm in a similar situation, I know what I want from my kite its just a question of finding one thats right for me. One thing thats got me thinking though... whats the deal with the EH bar that keeps being mentioned? Does anyone have anymore info? Quote
kiteingcolin Posted October 28, 2007 Report Posted October 28, 2007 yes the EH bar is way different, when i get time later this week i will post up a close up photo, its very hard to explain as i have never seen it on any other bar, or ever heard about it before, it means that the bar can be spun around after as many kite loops as you like, and the bonus is that when you fire off the saftey the kite flags out on one front line, kite is dead, no drama,and its easy to reride the whole lot in a matter of quick as you like, the chicken loop has a smart side opening which allows the front line to pass through with a knot that normally sits inside the stopper ball 4 ft up from the bar, confused? thought so! i will try to show it in photos, brilliant bar! Quote
Brownie Posted October 28, 2007 Report Posted October 28, 2007 how about a ocean rodeo one i picked up a cheap 16m unfortunetley it turns real slow but for quality and depower its great, just wished i'd gone for a smaller faster turning one. Quote
kite crazy Posted October 28, 2007 Report Posted October 28, 2007 under £550?? kite only? dont you mean complete, kite bar/lines /pump/ the lot / free delivery??? i will sell you my brand new unused 9mr 07 warroo, kite only for £399, but i must tell you i would be making a profit no. i mean first hand for the kite, then buying bar n lines second hand also, must be good for gusts, as i fly inland... may sound a bit snobby of me, but im looking for an 08 foil. probably a naish cult, but it didnt seem to handle the gusts that well today... Quote
Bertie Posted October 28, 2007 Report Posted October 28, 2007 you will be limited with £550 for a new kite. what about picking up a 07 from shop clearance? they are going real cheap now Quote
kite crazy Posted October 28, 2007 Report Posted October 28, 2007 naish cult? best nemisis. sorry for my naive-ness but i thought naish were meant to be the really expensive ones? if i have to i will probably end up buying a 2 kite 07 quiver from other people's leftovers Quote
jamesnaishuk Posted October 28, 2007 Report Posted October 28, 2007 kite crazy where are you in the country, i amy be able to help if you have Naish Cult related questions, what size cult were you on today and what windspeed? james Naish UK Quote
kite crazy Posted October 28, 2007 Report Posted October 28, 2007 well it was at the airfield bash, so around loughborough (thats where i fly - any demo days coming up) it was a 9m in very gusty winds. 18-27mph at some points, but very gusty. ive never really flown a bow before, so dont know how they fly, so used to my ARC... probably had something to do with my limited bow skills, but it kept sort of jumping in the sky, then it just dropped out the sky and regained power just as it was about to hit the floor (yes i did run back to try and stop it ) probably down to my skills though. hoping to try a similar kite on a friendly day.. Quote
charliesurf Posted October 29, 2007 Report Posted October 29, 2007 I use the Slingshot T2's. If safety and depower is paramount, then I can recomend these very highly. They are also super stable and are built to a high standard in my opinion. They are not the cheapest and are not the lightest on the bar compared to some but its all relevant again and I find the bar pressure to be spot on they suit my needs to a T 2 ....... Quote
martiin Posted October 29, 2007 Report Posted October 29, 2007 yes the EH bar is way different, when i get time later this week i will post up a close up photo, its very hard to explain as i have never seen it on any other bar, or ever heard about it before, it means that the bar can be spun around after as many kite loops as you like, and the bonus is that when you fire off the saftey the kite flags out on one front line, kite is dead, no drama,and its easy to reride the whole lot in a matter of quick as you like, the chicken loop has a smart side opening which allows the front line to pass through with a knot that normally sits inside the stopper ball 4 ft up from the bar, confused? thought so! i will try to show it in photos, brilliant bar! Thanks alot colin, I assume it works with most bows? and can you use 5th line? Quote
Derek Rides Posted October 29, 2007 Report Posted October 29, 2007 I overheard an interesting conversation the other day, about the Gaastra Jekyll being sold with a free bar and line set at the kite only price, anyone else picked up on that. It was one on my "have a look at it" list but I've not seen one about anywhere in my travels since I first spotted it down in Kent. The story is that they "Gaastra" had some real bad issues over here a couple of seasons back and feel they need to do something special to get the kite accepted back in the market place, so it could be worth considering I hear it flys O.K. and if that story is true, then it could put the price down quite low in real terms. No idea what the bar is like, North apparently.. Keep your eyes open I'd like to know if and when they surface I still have one gap that needs filling.. Quote
North Wind Posted October 29, 2007 Report Posted October 29, 2007 naish cult? best nemisis. sorry for my naive-ness but i thought naish were meant to be the really expensive ones? if i have to i will probably end up buying a 2 kite 07 quiver from other people's leftovers I seem to waste my money buying new kit all the time. Here are my leftovers from earlier this year: http://www.community.flexifoil.com/showthread.php?t=131133 C kite stability but still with decent depower. North Wind Quote
kite crazy Posted October 29, 2007 Report Posted October 29, 2007 derek. yeah ive heard about the jekyll, even had it recommended to me twice when i said i was on a budget, but i think ill have to try one. also, i doubt itd have much of a resale value when you come to sell it... north wind - bit too big for me thanks, im only small and charlie. unfortunately too expensive for me Quote
ManDog Posted October 29, 2007 Author Report Posted October 29, 2007 Im seeing a few Switchblades that that may fall within my price range, perhaps worth considering? Im set on a bow, but am mindful of spending money on something a could trash very quickly. I guess with that in mind it's worth considering gear with a bar which will still be of use long after the kite has died. Quote
Bertie Posted October 29, 2007 Report Posted October 29, 2007 switchblades are really great kites for the water, but not quite as good on land unless you do a lot of unhooked riding Quote
ManDog Posted October 29, 2007 Author Report Posted October 29, 2007 switchblades are really great kites for the water, but not quite as good on land unless you do a lot of unhooked riding The plan is to have it in the water, but initially I want to master control on land to back up my previos IKO lessons, before taking more lessons for the water. Considering most of my kiting will be in the North west, should I still only be looking at 10,11,12 meter kites. Everytime i've been to the coast it seems windy as hell. Any chance of use out of smaller kites. Quote
Bertie Posted October 29, 2007 Report Posted October 29, 2007 if you are going to be kitesurfing and not landboarding they will be great. i mentioned landboarding for ktie crazy inparticular. they have big depower, reasonably light on the bar, reasonably fast, and not afraid to jump when they have to Quote
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