Sthrasher38
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Haka by ozone
Has anyone flown these kites yet? I just heard about it if anyone has a review that would be great.I guess we all know the kite buying thing never
really ends.
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flyhigh142
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Man, I hear ya. I can't believe how addicted I am to buying kites! Buy high, sell low. I was trying to decide between the Haka and the Cult and went
with the cult on handles because it seemed easier to handle for my level of buggy experience. Everyone seems to say a bar is better for buggying, but
I really like the control I get with handles. My new Cult 4.5 comes Tuesday!
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tridude
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Sthrasher38
Has anyone flown these kites yet? I just heard about it if anyone has a review that would be great.I guess we all know the kite buying thing never
really ends. |
Thrasher,
Ping wind of change. He has flown the HAKA and can give the the low down! I remember his initial comments were positive!
17m Ozone Zephyr (2012)
15m Flysurfer Silver Arrow 2
12m Ozone Catalyst (2013)
10m Ozone Catalyst (2012)
MTH Colonel Reb customs 160x45 carbon, 141x43 wood
Wainman Joke & Demitri Pro
11'6 Naish Nalu
6' Davo Fish
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Bladerunner
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| Quote: | Originally posted by flyhigh142
. Everyone seems to say a bar is better for buggying, but I really like the control I get with handles. My new Cult 4.5 comes Tuesday!
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I have moved to a bar on my fixed bridles but I think that the greater majority still prefer handles. I think when you see so many riding a buggy and
bar you are actually seeing folks with De-power kites.
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 .
Ken (K2)
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acampbell
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Fixed bridle or de-power, the bar leaves a hand free for a beer.
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Pablo
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Yeah, but with a bar on a fixed bridal it gets hard to play with the brakes. Nothing like blasting along in the bug, riding the brakes a lil to drop
the kite back, get a surge of power, ride it out down wind just a hare, then let off after the speed increase and continue to ride the apparent wind
you've just generated, then crank into a full brake turn and check out 180 deg in the other direction.
Cruising and depower, bar all the way, ATB, I'm partial to the bar all the time, in the bug though, handles any day.
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0.7m / 1.4m / 2.0m PKD Buster I
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awindofchange
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I agree with you 100% Pablo. Handles are my fav for the bug and fixed bridle kites. Bar with depower. Putting a bar on a fixed bridle kite just
makes them to darn slow and sluggish to me.
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awindofchange
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Oh...and we do have full stock on the Cult's and Haka's. Both are excellent kites, the Haka being my new fav!!!
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