Got to check one out on the weekend it was a 5m. The build quality of the kite is verry impressive and is a mile ahead of the bandit dos. The skuf guards are actualy neatly sewn in to the strut so no more bridle snags, ripping them off. The inflation valves are a lot better nice tight fit with no leaks, the dos ones were crap. The stopper ball on the leading edge is great graphics look cool they have tougther material on the wing tips, i think the latter dos had this to but not the first ones. verry simple bridle like the old bandit all up i would give the kite 9/10. would be perfect with one pump.
The bar and lines is verry simple with the pull pull derower strap, no swivels. the side lines are adjustable but with knots. The chicken loop is a lot smaller and still runs the piece of sh... plastic bit which breaks a lot. No centre line swivel is a bit of a worry, i had the swivel on my dos seize up and after a thew twists the safety no longer flags out even if the kite is looping like a SOB. The leash is probably to short for most people to unhook but for surf etc where your not doing railys etc would be ok. all up i give the bar 5/10 but the dos bar would only get a 6/10.
There wasnt much wind around 8-10 kts we chucked the kite up anyway to see how it flew. The 5m was fast, fast turning and fast across the window. even in light wind i had the kite draging me up the beach swinging it thrugh the powerzone. felt really grunty for a small kite. cant weight for 20+ in the surf to give it a real try.
All up looks like a good things to come with f one getting better with each year/model. cant wait for the bandit 3. Just hope the bar/ safety work better.