metsag - 11-10-2009 at 12:29 PM
Good day
Last week I flown some powerkite and enjoyed it alot .
I saw a secondhand kite ( Rhombus Anum 7.2 ) for a good price in the paper . Would you think this is a good kite to start on ?
Maven454 - 11-10-2009 at 12:43 PM
Welcome to PKF. That's an awfully big kite for a beginner. I don't know anything more about them though.
metsag - 11-10-2009 at 12:56 PM
But I don't want to be buying a new kite 2 months down the line
Maven454 - 11-10-2009 at 01:06 PM
Unless you generally have really light winds, a 7.2 fixed bridle is awfully big.
metsag - 11-10-2009 at 01:20 PM
Ja we don't have very strong winds up here
metsag - 11-10-2009 at 01:29 PM
Is 15 km/h a high average for 14 days . Would you consider that strong or light winds ?
Bladerunner - 11-10-2009 at 01:32 PM
FOR a 7m
Y.E.S. !!!!!!!
Rule / 1 with kites. One kite won`t do it all.
Everyone wants to start with too big a kite. It sucks but starting smaller really is the only right way to go.
If you buy a QUALITY small kite it will serve you for your whole kiting life. It will become the best investmant you ever made.
Even if you have to sell it. A quality 3m kite will hold value and re-sell way faster that a big clunker.
Go to www.coastalwindsports.com and check out the tutorials. Angus explains thing real well.
mougl - 12-10-2009 at 09:09 AM
7m FB Is huge to begin with. I started with a 5.6 and found myself purchasing a smaller foil in very short order. Start 3-4m and you won't be sorry. I
couldn't agree more with what Bladerunner said. Solid advice!
acampbell - 12-10-2009 at 10:44 AM
Do not fall in to the "big is better" trap. Remember that the larger the kite, the smaller the practical usable wind range. So with a bigger kite,
you are in a way getting less kite for the money.
Instead of tiring of your "little" 3-4m kite, it will become your high winds kite and you will be flying it in 35 km/h - something you would not
(should not) dream of for starters.