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Flysurfer Speed3: 12m + 21m vs. 10m + 15m

Proletariat - 4-3-2014 at 08:21 PM

Title says it all. I'm considering buying 2 speed3s for my endgame(ish) quiver.

The ability to fly powered on 0 wind days is tempting, but those days from 5-15 would be a little frustrating, waffling constantly on whether to swap kites.

I'm just torn. Anyone have some suggestions? I already have a 8m Psycho3 and a 6m Unity for the higher wind days.

Flyfish - 4-3-2014 at 08:35 PM

Easy.
With the 8 psycho, go 12 and 21.
And just to make your life less cumbersome, sell me the 6 unity.

Proletariat - 4-3-2014 at 08:41 PM

hehe. I may NEVER sell the 6m Unity. That might be the best purchase I've made to date :)

Proletariat - 4-3-2014 at 09:12 PM

Oops... Just saw this thread... Exact same question and very similar to the response I got from (skinny) John in email. :)

http://www.powerkiteforum.com/viewthread.php?tid=26775

It looks like the 15 + 10 wins out for this noob. There is also this, which I found immensely helpful.

http://flysurfer.com/news/3021-the-ultimate-guide-to-the-per...

Please don't be mad, flyfish, I'm just intimidated by so much nylon and don't have enough faith In a 12m (which is also sort of covered by the Phantom I will never sell). I'll post a follow up in a few months when I've had a bit of air time.




erratic winds - 5-3-2014 at 07:57 AM

Maybe I'll get to fly one of these before you sell them off ;)

Kamikuza - 5-3-2014 at 03:15 PM

... you might find that the 10m and the P3 8 overlap somewhat, as I seem to remember that the Psycho3 does NOT have the Triple Depower and so tends to be gruntier than the size suggests. If it was a P4 8, it'd be a good setup although I'd still go for the 21 for super light wind as it's really a Speed3.5 ;)

Proletariat - 5-3-2014 at 10:37 PM

Cool. Thanks Kami. Yeah that P3 is just something I bought long before I was actually in the market for a speed. I was just going to keep it as a loaner for erratic (he likes red/black kites) or just take it out on days I felt brave (it is ridiculously grungy). I think its worth way more to me than the $300 I could get for it.