Bigger kites - bigger boosts! :D especially for the bigger gents

Biggest jump of my life - so far - on Thursday... I was actually looking down on someones kites as they were riding :o
Sure, I was over-powered on the S3 15 but that's the price you pay for a more ample figure...

On the land though... I prefer to be only just powered cos I'm a sissy

I'm sorry what I meant to say is I do not want a speed.
I do not want speed/green eggs & ham.

Why not? They're freakin awesome... S3 15 is my kite of the year.

because I'm not spending 800+ for a kite.
& The bridle is a huge turnoff.

I do not need a high performance XL kite.
I just want a stable well preforming kite that gets me smiling around 8mph in snow. I got crusing in powder with my 9m sabre in that much so I'm not drinking the koolaid

There are a million reasons I don't want a speed. I had one(granted an older model), and it was a huge hassle.

I was thinking (15m psycho or pulse)
If I then see the light I'll buy a speed but I'm not ready for one.

Psycho is still going to have the 'same' bridle... Speed3's are very stable and a big step up on even the Speed2 which is 'only' one model previous. And aside from the AR, the Psycho4 and the Speed3 work the same.
I had a P4 15 and I didn't like it as much as my S3 15 :dunno: prefer the Speed feel... although I need to try a P4 again and see :D

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Originally posted by shaggs2riches And honestly asking.... How much more effort would it really be to set up a 19m FS versus a 12????? I doubt that much.

I've been watching the thread but too tired/busy to stop and chime in. Everytime I saw it I thought ^^

Other than the inflation thing but at SOBB we used the leaf blower to fill up Stetson's SPeed.......inflated like a champ. I was surprised.

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Originally posted by dandre I do not need a high performance XL kite. I just want a stable well preforming kite that gets me smiling around 8mph in snow. I got crusing in powder with my 9m sabre in that much so I'm not drinking the koolaid

I have to say that a smooth 8 mph wind in snow gets me smiling with my Quadrifoil XXXL (9.66m) but the gusts over 12mph can get you going downwind sideways so I often go to the XXL (7.09m) or the Bego 600. I had the 600 up at the Alberta Kite Festival on Cooking Lake when there were many 19 - 21m Flysurfers in the air but the gusts took me out of my comfort zone. Spend $300

Dandre, i think I remember you picking up a 17m speed 1.5. The bridles were more prone to tangle because they were thinner. Bridles were thickened up on the psycho4 (and newer kites) to resist tangling as easy. Like Kami says though....Psycho4 still has bridles.

What's in your current quiver?
if you don't have a 12/13, I would pick that up first. A 9-15 would be too much of a gap for me.

I think you might be looking at a big fixed bridle or lei by your criteria and budget. Everything seems to not be good enough for ya anyway. Not trying to be rude just running out of ideas. One thing that might work if you are confident enough in your skills is that VIP blade in the for sale section. Definitely got power to get you moving and should be quite versatile. Not sure about gusty winds and how clean your winds are though. But with lei maybe you could find a used ozone zephyr. Suppose to be a good light wind machine.