I've been riding core kites for the last 5 years and before than most of the main brands (Cab, Sling and Naish). I think Core is very under rated, awesome speed and pull... and I love the fact that not many people on the water have Core.... but there is my conundrum.

They are very difficult to sell in Australia! Has anyone else experienced this?

If so, I might just buy the new Naish pivtos. Tested a lot of kites last year and they were by far the best of the lot for wave riding and should have better resell value.

Well that girl from Maroochydore area that never returned my call or messages when I replied to her Gumtree ad in less than an hour!!!

She managed to sell it, for $50

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/maroochydore/surfing/kite-11-meter/1117760509

CORE run the same model for 2 years and for this reason they hold their price better than most kites. Their build quality and materials used certainly give them a long life. I have never been told that they are hard to sell second hand.

ill swap them for my ozone edges, then youll appreciate the build quality of your core kites,
purchasing the latest models will always bring bigger losses, i have always stayed a year behind the new releases and chose superceeded stock, for example action sports have got your kites new at $ 1000 for a 7mtr upwards to $1200 for a 12 , imo no brands hold a decent resale especially after a seasons use, ive a 8/10/12 set of hadlow id 2014, sweet kite but possibly worthless

Thanks for the feedback.

I agree with most of the points above. Core does last long and I tend to keep my kites for 2 years before renewing. However, I got in at the wrong end of the cycle and normally buy new the GTS a year after release Truth be told, I bought cores in another market where I used to live after reading great reviews about Core on this forum They just turn incredibly fast, drift reasonably well and are well build (fast turning is key for me)., but apparently good wave riders do not turn their kites as often

I might go Naish Pivot even though the new wave riding kites from Core look sick One of the kiteshops from Northern beaches had a demo day at Hawksnest last year and it was awesome to test.... no pressure to buy kites and all the kites pumped up on the beach with lines attached to test. I thought it was a great way to test kites adn not have the "do you want to buy one now" feeling.


Ps. If anyone wants to buy a 6 meter Core GTS 2 not used for the last 1,5 years ....let me know.

holgs said..
I'm looking for an 11m or 12m XR4 or XR3. The only one I can find is asking $2000 for a used one season old XR4. If it sells for that it would be extraordinary resale value!

It's mid 2 year cycle for a new one. If I bought a new one now it would essentially be a 2016 model kite for a 2017 price. That's putting me off a bit.

Maybe it will be a Pivot for me too. I love my 7m Pivot

nigel at east coast has an as new 10 for 1100 which is a perfect size for wa conditions, also hit up the action sports crew as they may have demo / school or last years stock
the one for 2000 im afraid is influencenced on purchase price, saying that i carnt see why youd look any further than a different kite that you already enjoy, dont believe in mixed quivers

kemp90 said..
Dose anyone know where core is made?

In a factory

(Dad's joke #35)

kemp90 said..
Dose anyone know where core is made?

in Sri Lanka

Buy whatever you like, core kites are awesome though. I fly XR4s these days and love them. Well made, well designed and amazing freeride or airstyle kites. I can't fault them, I rate them well above ozone which I used to fly and still really like....The core just suits me better and feels more robust. I have an xr3 with a lot of hours on it too, still performs brilliantly.

I'm not really fussed about resale on them, I'll fly them till the die then upgrade.

All core bars are twist release, it's a good system you just have to commit it to muscle memory. Nice clean, simple bars. Check your depower line before you use it, they have a tendency to fray because of the way the setup detangles the lines.

Eugene get new Naish Wave Kite - Slash! I will get them for sure .

Hey mate. IVe just bought the new GTS 4 and loving it. Ive been kiting for 16 years now and this kite has topped them all. Yes not many people have them in oz but they will soon.

EugeneZA said..
I've been riding core kites for the last 5 years and before than most of the main brands (Cab, Sling and Naish). I think Core is very under rated, awesome speed and pull... and I love the fact that not many people on the water have Core.... but there is my conundrum.

They are very difficult to sell in Australia! Has anyone else experienced this?

If so, I might just buy the new Naish pivtos. Tested a lot of kites last year and they were by far the best of the lot for wave riding and should have better resell value.

EugeneZA what was your final decision ? Did you end up back on Core ?

Eugene was in the news

core are ****

north are better

the question you need to be asking yourself is why did you ever buy core

Bars snap sometimes, at least it wasn't a 7m in 30knots flinging an unhooked kiteloop. Been there do that.

Iv flown the gts4, and it was an absolute pleasure. A proper nice kite. I would like to see some changes but still amazing!!!