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FYI: Good deal on Flexi Blurr

rtz - 16-7-2019 at 09:50 AM

2.5m for $129. Pretty decent price?


https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06Y17GNHC/

tomdiving - 16-7-2019 at 10:13 AM

they were twice that price a week ago. if you're thinking about it at all, get it now. they're not making landkites any longer.

rtz - 16-7-2019 at 01:08 PM

Also Skydog 3.5, and 5.0 for $159 and $179:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07NWYW261/

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07NWXPRDB/

Or pick them up on eBay if that's more your thing:

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eb...

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eb...

2.5 blur vs rage?

Jason-G - 17-7-2019 at 01:13 AM

Anybody know how a 2.5 Blur would compare to a 2.5 Rage (original version). I have the rage and use it as my high wind kite in the buggy. This blur deal does look good but I wonder if there would be any advantage to using it rather than the rage?

Jason

rtz - 17-7-2019 at 04:50 AM

The Rage has more pull and grunt. The Blurr wants to go fast. It's happiest at speed. For cruising it's great. For a small area with a lot of stop and go, turns, and acceleration; not so much in my experience with it.

skimtwashington - 17-7-2019 at 10:21 AM

The Blurr claims that it is , " a kite with one mission - speed!...amazing speed alongside rock-solid stability."

I don't know about that. I tried a 3.5 briefly- so a more experienced user may have a better opinion, But:

Seemed more stable( but 'rock solid'?) than of 'amazing' speed . Almost more Moderate aspect than high aspect. A nice compromise, but it's no racing kite.

Stability might not be quite as good as lower aspect Rage-in fact...?

Advantage?
You may likely gain better upwind than the Rage , plus go faster.

*It also is of note that Blurr I tried had an Angle of Attack(AOA). this sets up changes of it's power, grunt, lift and such. Don't know if Rage has AOA adjustment....?

rtz - 17-7-2019 at 08:53 PM

The new Rages include the AOA in the bridle.