Dagon - 18-4-2007 at 10:22 AM
I need a race Kite in the 3m range, I was thinking of a blade, I hear the blade IV are great but I am looking for a good deal so a used kite is what
I need. Any advice?
I was also looking at the profoils, great price, I have a 1 m but was considering a 3.5
davmeva - 18-4-2007 at 10:50 AM
Its all about the PL pepper
awindofchange - 18-4-2007 at 11:04 AM
Profoils are probably the best deal for the size. Ted makes an awesome kite. A couple other suggestions along with the above Pepper is the Beamer
III 3.0 or the TSR 3.6. We just received our first shipment of the new Ozone Haka. I had the chance in sub par winds to fly the 3.0 and it still put
a huge grin on my face. Cant wait to get this baby out on the playa for some serious speed runs. I think Ozone has another winner!!!
Bladerunner - 18-4-2007 at 02:01 PM
Pablo was clearing out some PKD Centuries at great prices. They are a great race kite. You should send him a message.
khooke - 18-4-2007 at 07:34 PM
Dagon - if the wind is favorable next time we're out remind me to let you have a go on my 4.5 Century - it's an awesome kite. I'm definitely thinking
of getting one smaller and would get a larger one if I could afford it... :-)
Pablo - 18-4-2007 at 09:44 PM
Cents are indeed 1/2 price at the moment.
Blades are fairly quick, but they're lifty. I found a big difference even between the Brooza and the Century, the Century felt much safer stuck to the
edge of the window on a speed run, with the Brooza and the amount of lift it produces when lit, I got a bit more downwind pull when the speeds started
getting up there.
If you're after freestyle, the blades are the way to go, if you want to go fast, get a race kite. The cents are an entry level race kite, The Yaks are
the top end for now. RM+'s are pretty sweet as well. I haven't really flown the U-turn one in a bug yet so I can't say how it compares. But nothing
beats flying a race kite when you're blasting across the playa with it totally locked in.
acampbell - 19-4-2007 at 04:49 AM
See if Ted has any more 3.5 Profoils. They are a good deal at regular retail and they are going for wholesale, without lines. More kick than a
Beamer or Pepper and just as stable and easy to fly. Lifty, too.
http://www.kiteinnovations.com/Profoil.htm
Just shipped my last 3.5 yesterday. Only a single 1.5 left.
I'll miss them
ratindahat - 19-4-2007 at 10:03 AM
I like my 2.5 profoil. It is liftier than my ballistic 3.6 . Now i want to get a 5.5..
So for the price i would recommend the profoils.
And talk to Angus for lines and killers. Great service and fast to ship.
-Dusty-