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18M Flysurfer speed 5 best kite ever!

gemini6kl - 29-7-2016 at 10:28 AM

Sharing the stoke with this video of my day out with the Flysurfer speed 5 18M. Seriously one of the best kites I ever flew. iIt cuts upwind like crazy and pulls like a 20M LEI, yet its still very stable to handle. Best kite ever!



Kamikuza - 29-7-2016 at 05:26 PM

Nice one! I was hugely impressed with the Sonic 18 . . . and everyone says the S5 is almost as good but more friendly than Sonics :o

windrider1 - 29-7-2016 at 06:05 PM

Yea the speed 5 18m is one heck of a kite handles like a dream . the sonic is a little more intense to fly. this kite has a sonic feel to it but not as agressive. a nice mix of the two.i dont knw where people compare these kites to an lei i switched to a 16m right after and it felt like a wet slug. no way u can comprae these kites to LEI's. thyre in their own league. and the way it cuts upwind with power is insane.

NorthernKitesAustralia - 19-9-2016 at 11:41 PM

Nice quick review! What winds were you doing in the video?

Kober - 20-9-2016 at 04:25 AM

gemini .....
what is your local spot ???
I would love to meet you one day and try this monter .....
I love my 18m S4 ..... but thinking now about Sonic .....

cheezycheese - 20-9-2016 at 05:00 AM

What camera did you shoot that with..? 4k..?

gemini6kl - 20-9-2016 at 04:31 PM

winds were like 10knts

Quote: Originally posted by NorthernKitesAustralia  
Nice quick review! What winds were you doing in the video?

gemini6kl - 20-9-2016 at 04:35 PM

Come on down, we fly at plumb beach in Brooklyn and on a windy evening there is atleast 20 kitesurfers there. The speed 5 definitely has a leg up on the 4. Its a little more like the sonic but friendlier, the 18m is really a great kite. Light wind kitesurfing is the best smooth chop free water and not many kiters out there.



Quote: Originally posted by Kober  
gemini .....
what is your local spot ???
I would love to meet you one day and try this monter .....
I love my 18m S4 ..... but thinking now about Sonic .....

gemini6kl - 20-9-2016 at 04:37 PM

I used the gopro hero 4 silver set to 1080p at 60fps. I think Gopro is honesly the best sports camera out there right now. although I think garmin just came out with a really good one.


Quote: Originally posted by cheezycheese  
What camera did you shoot that with..? 4k..?