I don't have a 4.9 Blade but I do have a bego 400.
IMO it is a brilliant kite for static flying and while it does take some fiddling, there is so much written already about the power ring settings and
locations that all fiddling can be done in about 15 minutes on a smooth wind day just so you can get a feel for the different settings and determine
where you like them and how long you want them.
I don't think I would fly a bego on a bar for the reasons mentioned above.
I don't buggy but I think the bego would be a great buggy engine. The bego performs like a race kite - meaning it likes to be flown on the brakes and
you can shift the kite through several "gears" if you will by building to top speed, hitting the brakes, then building more speed and releasing the
brakes and so on and so on.
I have skied with the bego and was blown away by the amount of speed the kite had and its upwind ability is just incredible.
I have boarded with the kite several times and here again, its upwind ability is almost unmatched and its lift is just great and the float is super
for a 4m kite.
Static flying is a lot of fun as the kite is fast and offers up super easy and floaty pendulum jumps.
When flown on a harness with handles, you need to tend the brakes more to keep them taught or you can shorten the brakes by adjusting the line on your
leader but be careful as when the brakes are adjusted in to fly better on the harness the kite will yank you down the field the second it is off the
ground if you launch powered.
Its a fun kite, difficult to get in the states but loads of fun, I definately recommend it but I can't recommend it over a blade as I haven't flown
the 4.9.
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
Rides: Ground Industries