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Originally posted by tridude Quote: Originally posted by BeamerBob I traded buggies with Crieke for awhile this afternoon and broke a buckle on his new replacement (warranty) seat after about 20 minutes. He was giving my Flexi bug a look I wasn't comfortable with when he brought it in. Man that thing does sit really low to the ground. I could feel the longer grass blades hitting my low point as I rolled along. Somebody is going to get hurt with riders and kites than know how to go fast. dude you and Fulmer gotta lay off those Krispy Kreemes

Fulmer and I don't go to the KK together any more. I'm ready for him to be replaced. Incidentally I'm down to 228! That's apparently over the limit for the buckles on the kite trike. Wouldn't want things going pop at 55 mph like these old time racers do.

went to the local fly spot, but unusually high tide consumed all the beach. So I went to an inland field , and rigged up the Sprint on Flexi lines and handles.Only problem was the on-off turbulent wind, soon as I was flying the wind would turn into a vacuum.And down went the kite. I tried a few more times, then gave up and wrapped it up.
The one thing I noticed was, the window seemed to be smaller than the other panshes I have. I won't even try to compare it to my Flexis' ,as there is no comparison yet. I can't say it seemed any faster than my 4.7 RAGEw/AAA kit. But since I wasn't in a bug, I really can't give a great review. The kite build looks ok,it is really bright in the sky! ya need to wear shades . Whenever the weather and the tides cooperate maybe I'll get to go buggyin' w/ it!

Hey WnG,

What was the wind range? When it crashed, did it bow-tie a lot? Did it crash just at the edge or throughout the whole window?

I fly almost exclusively inland so I was curious on your inland experience.

Thanks.

It was blowin' 20+mph , at the beach. But a couple of miles inland it wasn't all that. You would get a good blast for a minute or so , then nothing for a minute or so.And it was that bumpy kind of wind. So it bowtied alot when I got too close to the edge. I tried my 4.7 rage for a bit and had the same results ,so it wasn't the kite. When I did get a good blast of wind it flew real strong and pretty quik in the window.I'm sure once I get a good east wind at low tide on the beach, I will stress test it!

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I tried my 4.7 rage for a bit and had the same results

Man, if a Rage is having the same issues than the wind must be crap.

Looking forward to your review in better winds...

Yeah ,that's when I pretty much gave up and went home. I'm gonna try another inland field I know of tomorrow, maybe it will be better there.

I finally got a chance to test out the Sprint in some clean wind.Only static though as the wind was blowin straight down the beach. ( can only buggy this beach longways as it is too narrow )Wind was 10-12 mph out of the SE and slightly off the water. I figured I would just get used to flying it static to see if it had any quirks about it. I put it on a custom set of handles I made from (you got it) aluminum ,w/ adjustment knots on leaders. Made a few adjustments, and it was flying like a kite that I had spent a weeks pay on.
I was doin hard brake turns, prop spins( to untwist lines),sideways flight( like a rev),and reverse flight.
If it will do this good in a buggy ,then they built a nice kite. I crashed it a few times too and no probs. plenty of power in 10 mph, can't wait to see it in 20+, in a buggy.I tried it out w/ 25M lines and 20M lines, seemed to me that it did better on the 20 M. But that was static ,so it might like longer lines when buggyin. That is about all I can say bout it until I get some east wind at low tide.
Good kite at a good price , I now own 5 panshes and don't have anything bad to say about them. The handles and lines are crap ,but the kites are ok for the price ,now let's see if they last.

WG

O.K. I finally got my chance, and holy crap! My arms are like rubber right now. This kite is a brute ,right out of the bag. It flies great in clean wind and when you get moving, it accelerates like crazy.
The winds were 17- 23 ENE , that is perfect for my beach. I don't have any "racekites" to compare it to, but I can tell you that it is way more powerful than anything else in my bag. I rode most of the day with no probs other than my arms being pulled off by this green monster .
And just when I was all tired and stuff, here comes SilverEagleKiter down the beach , so you know I had to stay a while longer. He brought out his new NPW that Susan built for him, good job by the way Susan. I am gonna have to get ya to make me one out of black and lime green( probably this winter)
Anyway sorry to break the naysayers hearts, but if this kite will stand the test of time,Pansh will join the ranks of the big boys. I can't wait for different sizes to come out cause I could have used about a 3.5 or a 4 today. I was flying way overpowered , didn't even have to work the kite, just put it up there and hang on for dear life! Two thumbs up for the Pansh Sprint 5.0

Next time I'll mess with the bridal adjusters......
WG

That's so cool man! I'm a fan of Pansh and it's good to hear they're slowly moving up in the kite community! That sounds like it does what it's designed to do eh? :singing: thanks for the review!

And f0rgiv3n you're next...I'll be shipping off the kite this afternoon so you should have it in a few days...

Woohoo!:cool2: How was it? did you get a chance to get out on the buggy over the weekend?

:wee: I was waaay over powered with my PL but the NPW worked grate (Thanks susan)
weldin was ripen down the beach I wish I had gotten thare sooner:roll:

jeez , my arms,shoulders,back,and butt muscles are sore today. It took all those muscles to hang on for dear life. That kite is a BEAST! I was way over powered ,and when I tried to get closer to zenith to shave off some power it just pulled me straight out of the buggy.
Some people were out there watching me for a while, and I kind of got on 2 wheels for about 15-20 ft then my face became the 3rd wheel !:o I did it again at about 30mph except I used my hands. still ended up flipping the buggy again! This kite has a steep learning curve, but I had fun. My biggest problem is not overflying the windows edge when I turn around( 3 out of 10 turns I screw up and bowtie). Guess it will take a while to get used to it. I will be getting more of these kites! I accidentally put it in a tidal pool so I had to dry it when I got home. So I put it on one of those square umbrella type clotheslines, anybody that doesn't have room to dry their kites should get one. They are about 40 bucks and they don't take up much room and you can remove it from it's socket and stow in the garage when not in use.

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Woohoo!:cool2: How was it? did you get a chance to get out on the buggy over the weekend?

Hey Nick,

No. Had family obligations on Sat. but I did take it to the beach with me on Sun. Fortunately, the wind was perfect for a kitesurfing session with the Venom but by the time I got done, I was too tired to fly it on the board (I would have had to take off the lines and handles from another kite and then it would have been a downwind run...didn't feel like doing a 3min downwinder and spending another 20min walking back).

...guess I really wasn't impressed with it inland so I didn't care so much about trying it on the beach!

Good luck...have fun with it!

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Originally posted by WELDNGOD jeez , my arms,shoulders,back,and butt muscles are sore today. It took all those muscles to hang on for dear life. That kite is a BEAST! I was way over powered ,and when I tried to get closer to zenith to shave of some power it just pulled me straight out of the buggy. Some people were out there watching me for a while, and I kind of got on 2 wheels for about 15-20 ft then my face became the 3rd wheel !:o I did it again at about 30mph except I used my hands. still ended up flipping the buggy again! This kite has a steep learning curve, but I had fun. My biggest problem is not overflying the windows edge when I turn around( 3 out of 10 turns I screw up and bowtie). Guess it will take a while to get used to it. I will be getting more of these kites! I accidentally put it in a tidal pool so I had to dry it when I got home. So I put it on one of those square umbrella type clotheslines, anybody that doesn't have room to dry their kites should get one. They are about 40 bucks and they don't take up much room and you can remove it from it's socket and stow in the garage when not in use.

LOL:wee: Wow, that sounds like some MAJOR fun. You know it was a good day when you're really sore the next day :P. I can't wait to try it out :singing:

LB , man you shoulda tried it in clean wind ,it is way different. It actually has manners, unlike inland wind sessions. If you are a inland flier ,I don't think you will ever get it to fly right in those turbulent winds.
and yessiree boy, I'm sore from the neck down. Can't wait to do it again :wee:

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LB , man you shoulda tried it in claen wind it is way different.It actually has manners, unlike inland wind sessions. If you are a inland flier ,I don't think you will ever get it to fly right in those turbulent winds.

Oh man....I was hoping you were going to tell me...'Don't worry, you didn't miss much', but I didn't think that was going to happen especially after reading your post!!

sorry bro'

nice pic....is that the north end of Buckroe?

TD , it is grandview beach,there is no north buckroe anymore. It's all condos and a gated community. But you got the right idea!

oh ok

your power lines are too long. They take to brakes OK ,if ya don't over do it . I can fly mine on a X-over bar that steers by brakes. You need to mod your handles so you can adjust for different kites, Brake and power. with about 3-4 knots each . then it is easy to adjust for whatever kite you pull out.