bladerunner,
He paid 750 for a 10m Speed2 (yes V2 not V1) with FDS from one of my local friend here.
coppertop31 ,
Stick with Flysurfer !! Long term it costs less. If you sell it, let me know. You will have more fun with FS. Your Speed2 10m is equivalent in term of
power to a LEI of 12 size !!! Dont forget that.
Yes I sold some of my FS kites for buying LEI to go on the water, but I always have some regrets. I should have kept them, but now may be I buy a P4.
Water relaunch depends on the kite, but I have more facility to reverse launch my Silverrrow2 15m, than my Best Nemesis 12m. It all depends on the
tube.
I really like my Cabrinha Revolver 9m for ease of use. This one much better than the Speed2 for sure, but nothing beats a Pulse (my other regret)
I tough switching to LEI would facilitate my learning curve on the water. Well it did or not, I dont know, because I have used both and now I have
progressed well enough to be very happy. I have about 20 sessions on the water, and I go where I want, I now started waves, I jump, I miss my landings
sometimes but it's fun :-) Most of the time I am kiting with the SA2 15m (my preferred baby).
With FS you may sink the kite once or twice, and loose your whole afternoon, but with a LEI, you may do an inversion, blow-out a bladder, they are
more fragile.... or not have enough wind
I did inverse my Best 12m after crashing a jump the other day. Dont think a FS would do that. But then you can get a bow tie.
Pros and cons for each type. Don't change just for changing. Dont do like me, and swapping equipment all the time. It costs a lot more money to do
that.
You will progress faster if you stick with one type of equipment.
Of course, wasting time to relaunch is not fun, but I dont think it's the biggest factor. You will only spend 2 days on the water crashing your kite
on water start and falling, after that you should have enough control not to do it anymore or rarely.
Make sure you go with a board that gives you enough float to get your water start, and go upwind easy.
I started with a Litewave 169x43 (used twice) but found too big not fun
Then a Spleene RIP 138x44. Wide enough but much more agile. IMO a good size to learn with.
Then I sold it, and I bought the RIP 134x40. This board is awesome. Floats enough but short, and very maneuverable. My favorite for most conditions in
12 knots. Then below I use the Door59.
Don't go with a Mako, or Zen. Boards for advanced skills....
Liquid force 151 would be better, but they are apparently heavy. They cost cheap and resell fast but cheap.
LF 127 too short.
Why dont you check for a used board on ikitesurf. Tons of them.
The only thing a LEI kite will give you is a sensation of security because it floats, but this is just a sensation. FS kites are more secure. They
dont break. You can always activate FDS and 0% power remain. You can pack the kite in a self rescue. Just ware a life vest if you go deep water.
A LEI kite structure remain when security is activated, and can still pull while on the water.
So I think I should stick with FS but I will not sell my LEI because I would loose too much on these 2008 models. So I keep saving to buy more FS.
Kiting is a life style which is costly.
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