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a solid 3m beamer for $140., just happened to see it come up a couple days back, I know nothing else about it except that they are solid kites but
that one is likely an earlier model.
jeez lotsa choices here, beamerbob's 2 profoils are the way to go I reckon.... he's pretty picky about his kites, I'd be surprised if the 3.5 didn't
fly at least OK, if not fine.
3.5 ace is a more challenging beast, a bad choice in inland winds, good if you are near onshore breezes or something similar ( a big lake?) It's also
the only one with significant lift (except possibly profoil 3.5 ?) and it's the wild child of the lot.
stings are OK but a bit twitchy, the profoils are at least their equal.
the two really nice kites are the brooza and the hornet, they are both very good traction kites for beginners, the brooza is a bit racier, the hornet
is solid and stable.
Now I've not flown these (except for a couple larger aces) but i've flown enough kites like them and heard enough about these in particular to be able
to give you a ballpark estimate of how they stand.
corrections and clarifications welcome!
hope all that helps. that's a lot to choose from, you're lucky!
fixed bridles, flying static, been two years now... ??? folks must be wondering....
sting 1.7, dp power 2.5, crossfire 3.2, ace 5, blade iv 6.5, ace 8, ace 12...
also a couple of arcs, 12 syn and 12 phanny, but i\'m not yet up to speed on them.
(13.11.09)