DenisLaMenace
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IKON new foil kite
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B-Roc
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nice vid, decent prices.
Depower Quiver: 14m Gin Eskimo, 10m Gin Eskimo III, 6m Gin Yeti, 4.5m Gin Yeti (custom bridle and mixer)
Fixed Bridle Quiver: MAC Bego 400, JOJO ET Instinct 2.5 & 5.5, Lil Devil 1.5, Sting 1.2
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erratic winds
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Decent prices, shape of the kite really reminds me of the Flexifoil Sabre. Vids are better with helmets... Very clean looking bar, but the
placement of the trim straps looks tough for a short-armed person.
Can't wait to hear some user reviews, dig the fact that they've got a fully-featured 4m!
Tide? What's a tide? Man, it's 1000 miles to any ocean.
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wow 4 m depower that's small
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6.5 meter PL Pepper
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Wow.... really interesting bridle attachment. Don't think I have seen that before. Have thought about something like that for other applications,
but not for a kite.
There are no attachment tabs for the bridle. Each rib and the trailing edge has its own continuous piece of webbing.
IKON Tabless Bridle Attachment System
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Would be a pain to replace (repair would be easier), but nice to see out of the box thinking. Of course, the might be assuming that this method would
actually reduce the chance of failure.
Kind of interesting that there is essentially one kite in the product line and each size gets a different name. Wainman is the only other company I
can think of off the top of my head that does something similar.
@silvereaglekiter
Current HQ Apex III is available in 3M for ballistic winds. :o
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any word on a N.American distributor???
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DenisLaMenace
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bigbear97e
any word on a N.American distributor??? |
local dealer here in Montreal kite-force.com will be reseller later this year
| Quote: | | Originally posted by indigo_wolfKind of interesting that there is essentially one kite in the product line and each size gets a different
name. Wainman is the only other company I can think of off the top of my head that does something similar. |
from the web site, we can read some bit difference in the design for each size, as 12m is designed with LW in mind, while 6m more for stability
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indigo_wolf
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bigbear97e
any word on a N.American distributor??? |
No distributors N.American or otherwise listed. Currently looks like direct purchase is possible.
No contact information or method of contact provided other than an online contact form (always a pet peeve).
ATB,
Sam
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indigo_wolf
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DenisLaMenace
from the web site, we can read some bit difference in the design for each size, as 12m is designed with LW in mind, while 6m more for stability
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Fair enough.... just hard to tell from the website if they do any tweaks to the aspect ratio or cell count for the various sizes.
ATB,
Sam
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Kamikuza
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Heh ... that looks like the "Stunt Kites" bridle attachment method ...
Yeah... I got a kite. Or two...
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Bladerunner
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It is nice to see that they don't claim the 12m will work under 5 kts. Makes me trust them. 10m looks to have a nice range !
The reduced bridle is always a good thing to explore.
Kites: 2.5m Profoil , Quadrifoil XL kitesurfer, NPW 5 Danger.
Flexifoil: 1.7m Sting, 4.9m Blade 3, 9m Blade 2.
Flysurfer : 19m Speed 2 SA, 7m Pulse
Peter Lynn :18m Phantom, 15m Synergy, 10m Synergy, 1200 Farc, 460 Sarc, 130 Tarc, 5m Peel, 4.2m , 6.4, 8.5 C-Quads, 3.5 LS2 single skin.
Rides: Flexi / P.L. Frankin'Buggy , Shaped + straight skiis, sand skis, Coyote blades. Core 95 ATB. RKB R2 ATB .
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