Kober - 20-11-2012 at 10:05 PM
Poll : Since so many companies are added .... poll is no longer valid ...
There is always some info on european kite forums about kites that are not known here in US ,,,, I always try to find more info about them and
sometimes find very tempting offers and kite designs ....
I decided to share my findings with you ...
Here is few ....
1. Aeros Kites
http://aerospara.com
... looks like Russian paragliding company that makes foils and tubes ... 2013 Gyro looks like next Gin Eskimo ....
2. ASV
http://www.asvperformance.com
... one race tube kite and one race board in offer ...
3. Kitech Kites
http://kitechkites.hu
.. I think is Hungarian company with foil kites
4. Ikar kites
http://www.latawce.info/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&...
... open and close cell foils from Poland
5. Wolkenstuermer
http://wolkenstuermer.de/index.php
... german foils
6. Eliot Kites
http://www.elliot.de
... not many know that one ...
7. Advance kites
http://www.advance-kites.com
.. Italian pump ups and boards
8. Spider kites
http://www.spiderkites-shop.de
.. another one from Germany ....
9. Rapace
http://www.rapaceitalia.com/condor.php
... foil, tube and boards from Italy
10. Gaastra kites
http://gaastrakites.com
...LEI and boards from Neterhlands
11. Concept Air
http://www.conceptair.com
.. foils from Canada
12. Paraski
http://www.paraskiflex.com
.. another one from Canada .... very unique design ...
13. Boardriding Maui
http://www.boardridingmaui.com
... strautless LEI kite
14. Wind Wing
http://www.windwing.com
... from US .... never see those kites before
15. Genetrix
http://www.genetrixkites.fr/?lang=en
... from France
There is whole bunch more .... not bookmarked properly so I can find them .... I hope you will have some fun discovering those companies ....
Added ....
16. Elf
http://www.kite-site.ru/indexeng.html
... race kite from russia ....
17. KME
http://www.kme-kite.ch/KME/KME_.html
.... foils and ATB from Switzerland
18. Vio
http://www.viokite.de/d/index.htm
....foils and kiteboards from Germany
19. Sky Country
http://sky-country.com/en/
.... foils from Ukraine
20. Star Kites
http://starkites.com
.... LEI and kiteboards from Dominican Republic
21. Zeeko
http://www.zeeko-kites.com
..... LEI from France ???
22. Mutiny
http://www.mutinykites.com
.... LEI from UK
more added .....
23. JN Kites
http://www.jn-kites.com
German-Italian foils and tubes
24. BWS
http://www.benwilsonsurf.com
Tubes and trainer from ????
25. Pegas Kites
www. ???
foils .... Out of Business ...
26. Latitude Kiteboarding
http://latitudekiteboarding.com
LEI and boards from NY USA
27. Griffin
http://www.griffinkites.com.au
LEI and boards from Australia
28. Royal Kiteboarding
http://www.royaltheclub.com
LEI and boards ... production ended ...
29. Maelstorm
http://www.maelstormgear.com
LEI from China
30. Kitesport
www. ????
FB foil from Poland .... Out of Business ... pic below ...
31. Air Evolution
http://www.air-evolution.co.uk/the-kite/
d-pwr foil from UK .... Out of Business ... pic below ...
32. CSK
http://www.csk.pl/~w.zysk/index11.htm
Foils from Poland ...
33. Maystra
www.vectorsails.com
foils made to order by sail company in Poland ... pic below ...
34. Direct Power "DP Kites"
www. ?????
foils made in Ozone factory ...
35. Cirrus Kites
http://cirruskites.com
foils from ????
36. Vari
http://www.varikites.com/en/
..... LEI and boards from Argentina
38. Opale PowerKite
http://opale-powerkite.com
.... race foils from France
39. Zian
http://www.ziankites.com/index.html
... pump ups ....
40. Kitech
http://kitechkites.com
.. close cell foils sized up to 19m and trainer kites from Hungary
DemBones - 20-11-2012 at 11:25 PM
Elf http://www.kite-site.ru/indexeng.html
Russian. Apparently these kites win all the snow kite races in Eastern Europe.
Kamikuza - 21-11-2012 at 12:25 AM
ASV makes wicked cool brake levers.
Feyd - 22-11-2012 at 08:28 AM
Elfs are winning the races here as well.
I'm not sure Paraski Flex counts as a kite. Maybe I'm wrong?
They are pretty amazing tho.
erratic winds - 22-11-2012 at 08:38 AM
Feyd- why not? I always thought a kite was just a sail that was far away from you.....
hvkmike - 22-11-2012 at 01:30 PM
Yes Paraski it is a kite,although not the traditional control system.They do use longer lines in lighter winds,but fly almost off the bridle in higher
winds.A unique design that does work well.Designed for snow but IMO would work fine on a landboard.Have seen videos of them surfing but lets face it
you can kitesurf with almost any kite, but that doesn't mean it's any good at it.I can't see the control system working well with a buggy either.
As for the ELF... mean machine but pricey.
Good Winds
Mike
Kober - 23-11-2012 at 01:11 AM
I am sure Paraski qualifies in kite category ......
.. Elf definitely have spot in that list ..... any other companies you did not see on US market ????
Kober - 27-11-2012 at 10:47 PM
2013 Aeros Gyro
Look at that scenery ......
razeontherock - 2-12-2012 at 01:43 AM
Can't get the Concept air page to translate into English, but it looks like they make Cabrinha? The most local kite shop here carries them - pricey!
Feyd - 2-12-2012 at 06:25 AM
Fair enough on the paraski bit. From here on out Paraski Flex is a kite. A PKF DECREE.
You gotta admire the abilty to just lay the things down when the wind gets nasty. Makes me jealous some days when it's nasty.
Yeah, ELFs are pricey but for the money you get a lot of performance. Flysurfers are pricey, everything is pricey! But fortunately you usually get
what you pay for in the kite world I think.
Are we just counting kite companies that are still in business or can we count some that have faded away? Viokite is one that is worth mentioning I
think.
I have a Protean 2 here that has a messed up bridle system
that I need to figure out to get it to work. It's a 9m BUT ZIPS DOWN TO A 7M. Depowerable and with one of the most complex line systems I've ever
seen.
Kober - 2-12-2012 at 08:59 AM
razeontherock .... Concept air only sell Cabrinahs ...
Feyd .... any links or photos for Protean ???
canuck - 2-12-2012 at 10:53 AM
Here is a link to the VioKite website product page. It is in German and does not show the Protean 2.
There is also a YouTube video of a 17m VioKite that might be a Proteus
flyjump - 2-12-2012 at 11:03 AM
A few years ago windwing kites caught my attention. They created the batwing kite that had the middle section of the kite cut out of it which seemed
like a bad idea. After watching some videos of them they looked like they performed well
Feyd - 2-12-2012 at 11:57 AM
Thanks Canuck.
I forgot about Windwing A., they still around?
flyjump - 2-12-2012 at 12:14 PM
I'm not sure if they are still around or not. However I have seen a few of their kites pop up on fleabay and other kite sites where people are
getting rid of old gear. I can't remember what their website was, but I think they were based out of the North West somewhere?
Bladerunner - 2-12-2012 at 01:00 PM
Skycountry make some great kites. www.skycountry.ca
I am fond of the AlaSCa . It fits the snowkite label but like all snowkites it works great with buggy and board. They have more aggressive models and
even a closed cell .
The Reflex is a popular FB here. I think that SkyCountry allows you to choose your colours if you special order. Something I like !
Like most quality foil kite companies SkyCountry is a paragliding company 1st.
I know Wind Wing closed once and then took a second stab at the market. Not sure but I think they are out now? They were an early player with some
good ideas in LEI.
Lets not forget : Mr. Kitesurfer !
On second thought Lets FORGET Mr. Kitesurfer ! 
Star kites for LEI http://starkites.com/
Kober - 2-12-2012 at 06:00 PM
Windwing is in above list .... #14 ..... pictures of batwing on that site too ....
Kober - 2-12-2012 at 06:04 PM
How you like those ???
flyjump - 2-12-2012 at 06:30 PM
I wanted a windwing for a long time when I first got interested in kiting. I looked forever to find one used but they were few and far between. I've
seen more 6m phantoms on the market than the batwing
Kober - 3-12-2012 at 09:31 PM
new companies added .....
Who answer 15 ??? Really ???
DemBones - 3-12-2012 at 09:42 PM
Not me, but...
I thought the poll was how many you don't know, so I probably would have.
B-Roc - 4-12-2012 at 05:02 AM
Well if we are including kite companies that are no more than what about Pegas Kites? I used to want those in my Blade III days. They made a depower
converter kit for Blades and some nice kites on their own (Chimera red and Gryphon, blue).
mdpminc - 4-12-2012 at 12:44 PM
Lets not forget J-N (Jochum-Nestler)
German-Italian foils and tubes
Primadonna
Wildthing
Randas
Luis
B-Roc - 4-12-2012 at 02:30 PM
J-N seem cool. I was looking at some of their kites around the time I bought my Yetis. Just no distributorship over here in the States 
Scudley - 4-12-2012 at 03:12 PM
Correction: Sky Country is not a Canadian company. They are located in Kharkov Ukraine, once a center of the Soviet aerospace industry. Had the
Soviet Union not collapsed these guys would have been designing MIGs not paragliders and kites. Paragliders and kites are available through the North
American distributor Sky Country Canada (www.skycountry.ca). The manufacturers web site is www.sky-country.com.
They have four models of kite: Reflex (fb); Alsaca (dP); Nasca II and Madagascar II both closed cell de-power.
S
Kober - 5-12-2012 at 11:12 PM
Kitesport SOAR
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Kober - 5-12-2012 at 11:13 PM
AirEvolution Hybrid X-Air 12m
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Kober - 5-12-2012 at 11:16 PM
MAySTER LUNA 1.9
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Kober - 5-12-2012 at 11:18 PM
List updated ..... errors corrected ..
Bladerunner - 6-12-2012 at 05:33 PM
What ever happened with AirEvo ?
I thought that company was super progressive when they 1st showed up. They had that interesting trailing edge and I think some creative use of mylar
or something?
They had some slick videos like this one .
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xk5pm_in-the-air_sport
and this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5nRl8jmpTI
and this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2eHQ3gr6bc
B-Roc - 6-12-2012 at 06:37 PM
Ditto BladeRunner on AirEvo. Some super great skiing and decent landboarding vids with lots of buzz when they first came out then they just died.
Kober's picture of the kite looks strikinlgy similar to current HQ graphic layouts.
Kober - 21-12-2012 at 10:13 PM
http://www.varikites.com/en/
another company added .... first one from Argentina ....
Kober - 3-1-2013 at 02:52 PM
Opened in 2012
Opale PowerKite company .... you will like theirs race kite Spher with sizes offered up to 17m
http://opale-powerkite.com
color scheme looks like my Tonkowas ....
Bladerunner - 3-1-2013 at 06:14 PM
Opale is a very progressive company. Really thinking outside the box.
Their approach to wingtip drag is unique. If I am correct they are doing very well in the race scene ? NOT cheap !!! $$$
Kober - 4-3-2013 at 07:18 PM
..... one more .....
http://www.ziankites.com/index.html
SFKITER - 6-3-2013 at 04:40 PM
can someone point me in the right direction to buy a paraski flex kite? I went to the website but prices dont pop up. they look sweet though
SFKITER - 6-3-2013 at 04:44 PM
nvm found one $1069 U.S. Dollars http://www.lacordee.com/en/sports-d-hiver/paraskiflex/voiles...
Kober - 13-3-2013 at 12:44 AM
http://kitechkites.com
close cell foils up to 19m .....
Kober - 22-1-2014 at 09:26 PM
Aero Navy ......
