have been eagerly checking out this page for reviews from kitestock. How did the best delta kite go. What other kites did everyone try??
I tried a 7m Vapor III, a 7m Core GT and a 6m RPM.
They all felt like I was holding on to a very large and very angry Bull who just had his testicles branded with a red hot lump of steel. It's hard to get a good feel for a kite when it's over 30 knots.
but to be honest, all three kites felt ok, the core pulls prety strong and took quite an effort to turn (very stable) however the kite was tuned to be like this i think. The RPM was also a good little kite, however the bar feels like it was dipped in glue and rolled in broken glass. The grip is pretty severe.
I still prefered my own 7m Flow over the three i demoed. Probably just because thats what i'm used to. Although it was a 7m Flow that won the big air comp (I think)...
Yeah, I tried a few kites.
Dont really want to write anything about them as I feel that none of them were in their optimum wind range and it was more me hanging on in the slop than actually riding them.
The Core GT went big in the big air... so atleast we know it can boost.
The bar system is also awesome, however its thicker than normal bars, so takes a little getting used to.
The Vapour3 was looking very cool in the hands of its pro rider, so i'm sure its a capable kite.
I want to demo both of these again in the 20 - 26kt range.
I didnt try any kites, first year ever.
It was too windy to get a decent test plus i was lovin life on my 08 7m Edge
i tryed the vapour 3 and won me self a brand new kite of choice. thank you airush thank you kitestock organisers. u are the greatest. i have know a big delema i cant sleep at nite. idont know wat kite to choose the quiver i currently ride consist of 6 and 8 mts nemi hp 09 models, 10mt flow 08 model and a 12mt pulse 2 . im tossing up flow or dna as im always on a surfboard and wether to go 12mt for a light wind alternative or 6 or a 5 for the other end of da wind range . or a 8.5 or 7 mt for the mid rangein a flow . geezzzz its hard to make a choise. any 1 got any ideas. love the rush , thanks airush , thanks airush , thanks airush, thanks airush. get the picture.
radman, it doesn't seem to be that difficult:
Just get rid of the Pulse and get the 12m Flow for surfing and then buy the 6 DNA, and you're set. This way it's much cheaper...
sounds like the go ,12mt flow u think it has better bottom end than 12mt dna. sorry flysurfer . i have 1 4 sale goin cheap 6months new.
12m 'Slow', you will be sorry. Is this going to be your winter kite? Wont get many miles in Gero. Better off getting something that you will use heaps rather than the kite you have when your not having a kite
sounds like ya'll should have demo'd a 4.0m wavesail and nice little waveboard!
kiting's great but when the wind's up it's time to man up and get the harcore stuff out.
radman clearly has too many kites and needs to donate his prize to me. That way everyone will be happy as I'll have a new kite and Radman will have solved his tough and annoying dilemma. pm me radman and I'll give you my postal address.
Why not get the new vapour? I thought it would make a nice wave kite. Turns fast!
dont like the vapour , never have .i think its made for the freestylers , amazing auto zenith for twisting and turning underneath the bar for all that freestyle stuff but not for ripping down the line on a surfboard. u can never have to many kites i say . if i dont spend the money the wife will, and as for winter sailing i did heaps last winter big kites in 10kns is still better than sitting around dreaming about it ,keeps the body tuned for when it is nukin.se e ne n nw w sw s all do able winds in sunny gero cant wait for sum winter sessions on my forehand froth on .
