I just read a post by Gorgo where he mentioned a Concept Air kite and it made me start thinking of the worst kites ever.

Here's a list of some of the worst kites I can remember, some which never made it to full scale production, and worse, some that did :

Concept Air Wave-X - Just plain bad at everything
Airush Cross Fire - So bad it never made it out of retail (Auswind cut many up a few years ago at a loss but did the right thing )
Flexifoil Nexus - The worlds first inflateable foil - total disaster!
Gaastra GXR/G-Spot/Phoenix - Gaastra have just had some shockers over time.
Naish X10 - The concept hangtime kite - only a few ever sold.
Peter Lynn Water Foil - The worlds most dangerous foil ???? Maybe
Slingshot Link - A true shocker. Some salvage through new bridle
Wipika NSK - A flying shopping bag - Poly hessian WTF were they thinking?
Best Hellfish - The claimingest kite ever became a flaming ruin

Please discuss your misery?

Good winds,

you are so onto it,

I have the video of the launch of the nexus uploading now.

the 5.7 waterfoil has full power all the time but the 2.4? was so good fast and so so powerfull. I liked it.

what about the cabrina's bows ? they don't turn very well so heavy and don't respond. but so many people love them ??? who am I to judge??

Rebel 09 and Naish Helix, both disasters.

Slingshot turbo diesel. Dropped more than the share market

e kites, came in black garbage bag, need i say more.

best waroo. what more needs to be said.

The Flysurfer Warrior was quite a good kite but had the incredibly stupid pulley depower system. Once the chicken loop fell out you were tea-bagged all the way to the beach.

The 2006 GK Sonic is the best kite I ever flew but a design flaw caused wrinkling in the LE which would split with monotonous regularity.

^^^^KN LUNATIC^^^^

ok ok .... the Walland air-aqua foil - 8 meter....
3 line

impossible to go up wind on ! , good relaunch though

Alex sanz said...

what do you think of this kite? nobody has actually flown a nexus in good conditions , we should give it a go ?? I still have it . The Launch of the Nexus.


we had so much fun..

And you wonder why people get annoyed with you? You seemed to be going out of your way to piss the guy off

Turbo Diesel has got to be one of the worst.

Alex you give me a migraine.

anything from naish, slingshot, north rebels

yea i have an 09 fuel best kite i have ever had, my saftey line has broken and my rope from the chicken loop(depower strap) broke too. i have noticed there is a weak spot in the saftey line, but the slingshot strings and the best strings u could have compared to the cabrinha strings.

Kitehard said...

Gaastra GXR/G-Spot/Phoenix - Gaastra have just had some shockers over time.

Holy bejeeezuz that takes me back. I once had the displeasure of being given a GXR to try (thanks). Felt like I had an oversized rabid rabbit attached to the end of the lines.

A true elevator though, send it and it got you some serious hieght... shame it was out of control by the time you hit the water...

Kitehard said...

Best Hellfish - The claimingest kite ever became a flaming ruin

What's wrong with bringing a bit of the mardi-gras to kite boarding?

Kitehard said...

Gaastra GXR/G-Spot/Phoenix - Gaastra have just had some shockers over time.

I was told Gaastra is Dutch for seagull