I met with a guy today who has tons of old school gear. He has many size C kites for $50 and a bunch of bars. The bars are not really current with
safety setups of today but are fine for hooking in/out. He thought the bars were worth $0 but I told him I might have some buyers.
The kites are mostly 2002-2004 C kites. All are in good shape [I bought 2 !!] and all are $50!! Naish, Best etc.
If interested let me know and I will get you in touch with him.shortlineflyer - 4-5-2012 at 01:23 PM
I am interested in bars with lines if he has any or just barsbeachrights - 4-5-2012 at 01:40 PM
I saw 2 with "Q Line" on them. Not sure of the rest- this guy was pulling stuff out of a storage area hand over fist!! I use Q line myself and love
it! He said $40 with line which is a good deal since the line alone is worth that.shortlineflyer - 4-5-2012 at 02:57 PM
I absolutely love Q power line
Are they depower bars
what condition is the line in
what strength
what length
I am most definitely interested in getting oneshortlineflyer - 4-5-2012 at 02:58 PM
Also can you get photos of the bars and kites
Which kites does he havebeachrights - 4-5-2012 at 05:35 PM
Let me get a complete list from him. I am going back tomorrow for a 12m Aero:frog:
Just so all are aware- these are older kites- they are in good shape but have been used and some have minor pinholes [all taped] The bars are mostly
depower but the safety setups are outdated and really should not be used for depower. look at them for 4 liners only with good lines.shortlineflyer - 4-5-2012 at 06:11 PM
i looking at them to get lines anfd make my own depower setupAtaud.Verde - 5-5-2012 at 03:38 AM
I'm interested in small C kites (if he has any)
Slingshot GTO 3m or 5m
Slingshot fuel 5m or 7m
Airush reactor 4m or 7m
Let me know..beachrights - 5-5-2012 at 04:40 AM
Smallest is a Naish Aero 8m.beachrights - 6-5-2012 at 10:46 AM
As for bars- roughly 10 of assorted company and sizes- some with good line some depower [OLD DEPOWER] These should be bought for 4 liner use only with
the depowers being replaced.shortlineflyer - 6-5-2012 at 01:47 PM
Can you post photos of the barsbeachrights - 6-5-2012 at 03:28 PM
Unfortunately no- Picture a box full of old bars, lines wrapped on each and some questionable safety releases! The hardware might not be the best but
the bar and leaders are good- I am just a "passer alonger" not the owner.shortlineflyer - 9-5-2012 at 12:04 PM
you need to post photos or give more informationm, otherwise no one will be interesrted in the barsbeachrights - 10-5-2012 at 03:32 AM
I hear ya- but like I said, its not my sale just passing along info.CrunchyFrog - 10-5-2012 at 08:09 AM
I'm just getting into power kiting and have been using some trainer kites. Would the smaller C shaped kites be a good way to move up inexpensively?dave brown - 10-5-2012 at 08:32 AM
No.. Older C kites have limited depower poor range and have lots of bad habits.. you have enough to worry about when learningerratic winds - 10-5-2012 at 09:03 AM
Quote:
Originally posted by CrunchyFrog
I'm just getting into power kiting and have been using some trainer kites. Would the smaller C shaped kites be a good way to move up inexpensively?
Exactly what flyfish said, old C kites are bad for new people. limited depower, difficult to relaunch.
If you're after a value priced big kite, I do see a 2009 ocean rodeo 10m for sale in the sale section for dirt cheap. Good durabilty, relaunchability
and depower on that one.CrunchyFrog - 10-5-2012 at 12:47 PM
Thanks for the feedback. 10m seems like a lot of kite! Also I dont have any handles or bar to use with it.
I appreciate the heads up.beachrights - 10-5-2012 at 02:00 PM
Checkout Flyfish- he has a Waroo that I almost bought.......before I bought my C kites!!:PFlyfish - 10-5-2012 at 04:30 PM
Beachrights, I wasn't going to say anything, But..... you'll be back, probably on your knees begging! LOL!
My second kite I ever had was a Naish Aero. Did the job, but don't really miss those days.
Not trying to hawk my Waroo, but it is a great stable kite that I never really used.
It was just too stable for me. I was learning to kite loop at the time and it would hang just a bit too far back on the window during the loop. I went
back to a Caution kite. So it never really got ridden.
But crunchy, it seems like a good deal at 50 bucks, but there's pain associated with the old time kites. Not only will they occasionally take you for
a ride that you didnt ask for, but We could only water relaunch them by swimming our asses off straight at them, trying to get them to roll over. It
only happened maybe 50% of the time. The rest ended up in a "kitemare" of some sort.beachrights - 10-5-2012 at 04:44 PM
It's probably just me being stubborn but I just have this feeling that i can beat the C kite bad rep. i'll call you from the hospital to see if its
still for sale!!Flyfish - 10-5-2012 at 07:19 PM
Don't get me wrong, I learned before there was a "chicken loop" on the bar. We only had a static windsurfing loop on the bar. We feared god if it ever
went down in the water because it rarely came back out. But we still learned!
But...
It reminds me of a conversation I had when I was around 20 years old. I was super nostalgic about old 1960' surfboards. I was talking to an older guy
that grew up with these boards, and I asked him why he didn't ride them anymore. He replied "why would I ride boards that suck?".
I'll tell you, I didn't really get his response then, but I seem to now! LOL!
I write this with respect. I love when people try things and experiment! Just be careful in the process.beachrights - 11-5-2012 at 04:48 AM
I am not going anywhere near water till I fly both on land and drill and redrill my safety's!! I am also adding a 5th line for [hopefully] easier
relaunch. I saw a posting on a forum of several who have done this to their C kites with good results. If anything it is another safety to dump power.
I watched a guy yesterday boarding with a C and studied his Techniques- Your right on relaunch! Got to keep that puppy in the sky!!shortlineflyer - 16-5-2012 at 12:00 PM
Thats each kids.