Who's got one or who's getting one?! Ordering one as we speak. Sick and tired of sitting on the beach in sub 10 knots.

Anyone already have one can they comment on it?!

Did you get one?

I'm deciding between an Airush Infinity LW14 and the Epic Infinity.

That's not a hard decision in my eyes! it's josh mate :) and as you know Henry got the screamer which I'm going to put up a write up for shortly!

Talk to me in person before you order mate if you decide on the infinity I'll see what the owner can do for you ( // I want one now!)

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giBiLatoR said...

Who's got one or who's getting one?! Ordering one as we speak. Sick and tired of sitting on the beach in sub 10 knots.

Anyone already have one can they comment on it?!

My cookie eating weight 80kg

Hey Gibo n Robbo

Ive had the 2011 Epic Infinity Light Wind kite since they first got released and bought it from the Epic online store in U.S...
Im a big fan of Dimitris because his kites do exactly what he says they can do and backs up his gear with a 100% warranty - which I claimed on a 9m Screamer damaged in transit...another story with a happy customer service ending

My first priority in a LW kite is relaunch... and it does very easily due to the 3 strut shape. Ive had it out and kited in as low as 8knots when you can barely feel any wind on your face, doing downwinders on a 140x40 early planning twin tip. A wider board wouldve been better..

As far as holding ground - it was pretty good in very light winds 'If tuned correctly'. In very light winds your best results will come from using your stopper to fly on - as the you can imagine the slightest change in profile creates a lot of turbulence and when theres Jack wind your ground holding speed will suffer. The kite likes to sit back a little in the window which is great for down the line on my surfboard, The 2012 model I understand flys further forward and personally I prefer that instead.. but cant afford to another one for a while.

The Infinity flys very very smoothly and bar pressure is nice and light, though a little deceiving for the power it can create so easily. Ive tried it on 20m & 27m lines - the 20s are great in gusty winds and makes some freestyle tricks super smooth and good in high jumps with downloop turn landings..
The 27s are best for the lightest wind and would recomend a 55 - 60cm bar for better turns on the long lines obviously.

The first day I got it funnily enough, i got to test both bottom end and top end as a weather front built up slowly from nothing throughout the day. I came in when it was about 25 knots which started to get scary... yes I had definitely run out of depower and could hardly hold the edge down at full power with kite at water level. Jumping however was quite good about 15m... but forgot I was on slow 27m lines when I pulled a Loop at the top, in slow motion the kite looped and was pulling me down towards the water only just catching me enough to soften the beating i took and realise that big kites werent meant to Loop my painful mistake
But spent the rest of the day Megalooping my heart out on the epic 9m Screamer

Normally at the 15 knot mark i change kites... but if it is gusting to a ridiculously low range say 6 - 18 knots. I'll stay on the Infinity having a ball while others are goin home or swapping kites and teabaggin it..

In Perth ive had people refuse to launch my Infinity kite because they thought i must be insane to go out Always great to see the look on their faces when I kite jump on the beach then blast away on my twin tip

An important skill to learn when the theres barely enough wind to keep any kite in the air and starts to roll - is to downloop it so you can power it back up again..
all Light wind kites take a bit of finely tuned technique to get the lowest wind range possible

If anyone is keen to have a go (in Perth) just send me a message... its a fun big kite to fly

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SaveTheWhales said...

giBiLatoR said...

Who's got one or who's getting one?! Ordering one as we speak. Sick and tired of sitting on the beach in sub 10 knots.

Anyone already have one can they comment on it?!

Im a big fan of Dimitris because his kites do exactly what he says they can do and backs up his gear with a 100% warranty - which I claimed on a 9m Screamer damaged in transit...another story with a happy customer service ending

I second that, Dimitri went above and beyond to help me repair my Screamer 10 when I trashed it. The guy is the real deal.

I'm a sucker for hype so have ordered an Epic Infinity!

have you guys had a demo or just ordered or bought one on what the manufacturers say they can do, look at whos winning all the races which are generally done in low winds the proof is there,and has been over the last 3 or 4 years

I just ordered a kite based on all the reviews I have read from other kiters riding for fun, not pro race results.
I prefer to demo a kite before buying but this option was not possible as no distributor in my area.
Damitri generously offered me a two week trial period upon which I can return the kite for a full refund if i'm not 100% satisfied. Sounds fair to me.
The kite arrives next week so I will keep you posted on how this works out for me.
If it sucks I will say so. If not I'm keeping this baby and will gladly allow other interested kiters to try my kite and decide for themselves whether it is right for them or not.

Thats great Rob! Dimitri is definitely on the forefront in the kiteboarding world, in terms of providing the community with 'what they want', not just what the pro's enjoy. I am also a sucker and have the 2012 epic screamer 10 LTD... with which I can happily say I have an ear to ear grin waking up every morning thinking there may be wind today!! it has added a new level to my kiteboarding. 4-6m jumps before, 8-15 no sweat now these days (I had to study basic paragliding to work out how to be in the air this long!! hahaha). The description of the kite was spot on and it is one of the best built kites I have ever seen! Writing up a review for it as we speak! :) I wish to kite winter alongside you so I would love to have a quick demo. I'd love to exchange numbers, let you know when the boys are kiting as well, ill send you my number through PM's mate.

Josh

Epic Infinity arrived today.
Now I just need an 8 - 10 knot day to see if this kite lives up to the hype.
I'm sure I won't be waiting long.

Just a quick update.
Tested the Epic Infinity kite today with my Airush Sector 60 board and was very impressed with this kites performance in light winds.
The wind was ESE 6 - 8 knots, perfect conditions for testing this kite.
Easily self launched and headed up wind.
The kite was very stable and turned very fast, generating enough power to get planing following one power stroke.
I had a great session and for me this is a great light wind solution.

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robsworld said...

Just a quick update.
Tested the Epic Infinity kite today with my Airush Sector 60 board and was very impressed with this kites performance in light winds.
The wind was ESE 6 - 8 knots, perfect conditions for testing this kite.
Easily self launched and headed up wind.
The kite was very stable and turned very fast, generating enough power to get planing following one power stroke.
I had a great session and for me this is a great light wind solution.

Be interested to find out the top end of it as well! Want some overlap from 13. Might head down there on Saturday if this forecast holds up and the winds are ****ty.

Stoked to read that though mate, can I ask do you think6 knots on a twin tip is unrealistic?!

For your weight and skill level I'd say yes, easily.