Newkiteboarding have had a few posts on kiteforum.com and all looks good about the kites but we can't get them over here in Europe (Switzerland) yet...

i have been to their site and the info looks good, their little forum is cool

BUT

still i want to know from riders; their first hand experiences... has any one had a demo of these kites yet?

Qu's:
> build quality
> Flight characteristics
> value for $$$$


and the like...

WANTED UN BIASED OPINION...

PICS WELCOME TOO...

Ive flown the 9m. Wind was about 22-25 knts

The bar setup is really good. Also... seemed to have almost as much depower as the Bow kites which I have am flying.

Spoke to another guy on the beach the other day who had just bought a 9m and an 11m. He was flying the 9m in pretty strong winds (25+) and loved it.

Seem to be very well built and are really stable and predictable.

Just for the record "Posko"

I too am a big fan of Boobs.

There's a bunch out there.

I will try and do an unbiased review.

Build Quality
The kite is reinforced in the right areas without too many sewing holes wrecking the fabric. Reinforced up the struts and along the leading edge. There's minimal parts/minimal room for human area during construction.

Flight Charateristics
Some people over 100kgs say there isnt great bottom end, fair enough. But the wind range is displaced higher as they fly well in the top end. No feeling like it could go inside out and the 5th line makes you feel confident around the beach when its really top ending. The kite is way more stable than you see in the 20knt video on the website. I ride fast early planing boards and Im away cruising up wind with others riding the same size kites of different brands. Generally I ride 1 size larger than a bow style kite. I also like a bit of power and fly the kite fast off the front lines.
20knts the kites go well in good size surf and jumping is explosive. I find I go so high I need to pilot the kite back down to sea level..Unhooked they are very lifty and I recon if I didnt have such a fat ass i could bust combination handle pass moves.

Value for money
Almost all parts of the bar are moulded, Quality stainless steel fittings and a depower rope which wont wear out. Oh yeh the bar comes with a spare 5th line.
The kite has NEW E.S.P. technology, Pneumatic system and made from reliable well tested materials. The kite misses many middle men in the food chain thats why they look cheap. Shipping,GST included aswell!
Another good thing is you get a nice big bag for less money!


i tried my very hardest to be unbiased

Ooo yeh I love boobs too. Thanks skwinty surf tomorrow?

N8 this is Kitedayzed and you r a biased as a one eyed tigers supporter... so i take you review with a pinch of salt...

i was gonna put no N8 replys!!

anyone else other than N8 got something to say about these kites?

anyone broken anything on one yet?

Distinct lack of wind according to the forecast. But if there is any wind - I'll be there.

(Me and My Nanna are praying for a good southerly..... and she's known Jesus since he used to play fullback for Bethlahem!)

Will probably go to St Georges as it has been going nuts this week. (See Photo Gallery!)

Skwinty lay off the bongs and you won't be so Skwinty!!

anyone got something to say about NewKiteBoarding kites?

other than N8 and his mates...

i want peeps who've paid full retail for em'...

any of choicy's clients purchased them yet, he seems to be the only supplier i can see...

are there any suppliers over here (Europe) N8 i will allow you to answer this one...

The land of europe is a strange one (Ive seen the movies )
It's almost ski season now, and New kites are water kites.

No worries they will catch up when the ice cracks revealing the sea next April May.

If your still keen when you arrive in November see you in warm sunny windy Geraldton Australia, I can give you the full run down. Best design team should be here and maybe North in Febuary too so you can test all the kites back to back in some serious wind.

Or if you stay in Perth you can drop in and see Graham. He has 7,9,11 demos.

Did anybody demo the 7m unstraped wave riding in Exmouth.
Little birdy told me it was a hit and something like hands down the best kite of the bunch of test kites taken up there, especially the depower and speed for unstrapped wave riding.....

Was it difficult to get back off riders once they got off the beach???????????? Nuclear bar any good....???

Little birdy told me something like this??

POsko: Hey BFANM, Clint (pocket pig) Jahn was Killing it on the new 7m wax only 23-28kn 5'11 SRT Exmouth i could see him eyeing it off as soon as the wind was up over 25kn/.
Posko you are light enough to use them as an allrounder.

i am still scratching my head trying to work out how the **** he stayed on that board strapless in surf and 25-30 knots.

you wont a review on these kites you will never hear a bad thing
i flown nates kites like demoing for the last three models when he was with another brand and jhe gets better and better
these kites you look at them and they got no useless little diky bit6s on them they have got what you need and no extra bongo.
thats a gwd thing no extra wheight and no chance of stuffing up the rigging.
flying these kites was awsome, the lightest bar preasure that i feel is safe to kite with. you can kite as hard as you wnt but dnt get tiered and thats gwd for unhookedc coz when your just putting around waiting for the gwd moment to unhook your not tired already and you throw urself around liek mad.(so i have seen, I cant do much unhooked yet) i trust these kites ey nathan wnt bs neone he will give you wot he says he will. the bar is awsonme everything is within a tube so like the chiken loop cord and 5th line so nothing can wear out or get caught on anything. pongo these kites wont diappoint you ey i will get my paws on sum soon i tink. just gotta look at my future plans i gona be in europe wit you but in finland so i dno if it worth having kiting gear just sitting here. kite safe

Jaydon you just scored 2 tickets,

1 for your demo and 1 for the review.

They wont be on the bottom of the hat, we will mix them up before drawing them.

I flew the 11 today only on the beach as I thought it wouldn't have enough power for me but in hind sight it probably would have been perfect bottom end conditions with a surf board [i only have the bindings atm].

Rigging up:
The build quality is very good, the lines and bar are very simple and effective, it reminds me of a Cat earth mover because of its black and yellow colour scheme. The one pump is appreciated and the provision for separate bladders present.
Comes with a 2L pump with steel shaft so you cant ask for a better pump with out batteries.
it doesnt look too flash, no eye catching graphics.

Launch:
a self launch with the kite 45deg to the wind and a bit of sand on the canopy was easy as it was quiet willing to take to the air.
the lines are clean and dont have much to get tangled on them selves with
the rounded shape lets it roll over easy enough

Handeling:
The kite was good for bare foot sand skiing doing fluid transitions between turns, a real wave kite.
The depower is pain less and not over stretched
the small chicken loop is a concern though, i personally hate them yet friends who have borrowed my old kites before have complained they have to hold the bar too far away.
even in the light wind i could let go of the bar and run up wind with the kite sitting at 45 for a nice amount of time

Landing:
I have a love of 5th line and today reminded me why, the self land was so easy, just sit the kite over on the edge, pull down hard and yank the 5th to get the kite facing down and into the wind.

Pack up:
a the bag requires the kite be folded 3 times for it to fit, there isn't a separate pocket for the bar and the pump doesnt fit properly in the pump pocket.
The one pump pipes are too small to let the air out quick enough so you have to unplug them for a second.

Conclusion:
I really liked this kite and hope to be able to test it in conditions that are strong enough for its potential to be realized. [it also looks promising for kiteloops and unhooked ]

[I will be at the down winder tomorrow with it, hopefully i can get my hands on a converse before then as well]

I didn't get to fly the 11 today but I did have a good suss...

The kite is very well made: seems are proper; leading edge (LE) is well beefed up at the points of dramatic curve (ie. where the stress is), the canopy looks like good grade spinnaker cloth, there's a modicum (I would have used a tad more, but there is enough) of reinforcement to the canopy attachment seems, and the all important dacron to canopy joiner runs along the full length of the LE, buffers are low profile for less line snags, rib ends are snag-proofed too, and the battern pockets are solid. It's all good stuff.

The bar is promising: Naish-like lines (red, blue and white), nice soft ends (to save your skull), some of the best floats I've seen, a big metal slug through the centre of the bar so your chicken line wont chew out in 5 sessions, the chicken loop is small so you don't have to be an ape to use the depower range, and the QR is simple and straight forward (as it should be).

All in all, it's as well made as most other kites and doesn't get stingey where it counts.

I did see it fly (but not fly it myself) in what wind was available, and it flew well. If I was to draw a brand comparison, I would say F-One. Today it was flying in nothing more than 10-12 knots but I could still see how much this kite will thrill... it's fast and it turns on itself, how, the trailing edge ailerons similar to an aeroplane. This is the kind of kite that will be fast enough to repond to thought... that is, you think it and it goes there.

To be truley fair, in a review, I would have to give it a good sesh in a combined environ and actuate the QR etc, etc.

My only concern about taking it out for a demo is that I might actually like it, too much, much too much... and I already have a perfectly good quiver of 07 kites... I'm safe though, coz kitecrazzzy has his grubby hands on it and I'm not likely to be around long enough (work) to match kite, wind, and location.

Why is it that talking/thinking about new kites is both exciting and depressing?

I have flown every kite in the NEW range,
The 5m, 7m, 9m, 11m and 14m. Living in Geraldton has many a bonus.

All of the kites are perfectly balanced in the sky, no material flapping around or backwind pockets anywhere, they are simply solid units. Construction is just meticulous. They are a top of the line product.

The most noticeable thing about them is that they are a five line kite that really does have stuff all bar pressure. They are butter smooth to ride around on as there's no jerking and tugging like on many traditional "C" shaped kites in gusts. These babies are a lot flatter I think than a normal "C" so have the huge wind range that all you flat kite lovers are after.

What I like is the no bells and whistles at the bar end. Well soft bar ends can hardle be called bells and whisltes. Anyway, it's no bull at the bar, simplicity at it's best.

Re-launch, well it's a five line kite...sy no more, can't get any safer really.

hirschausen you can only have 2 tickets. I had the same conversation with Jaydon the other day cause he wanted a ticket every ride.
By the way Jaydon you missed a good late session today.

Im taking note of all testers and reviews on here.

Actually I missed one guy from yesterday who was at the Fone/NEW demo in Gero. If your reading this please contact me and tell me the colour of your board.

Remember to check the NEW forum if you have questions or need more info on the stuff.
Good luck with the wind!

N8, Standing at one of those internet free spots in Singapore Airport. 2 hours away from sipping a cold one on the shores of Ko Samui.
Wind?. What's that?.

See you in a week or so....