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posted on 10-6-2010 at 09:44 PM

Ron and WG we are agreed on all points. The brake input will hurt you if you are underpowered enough that you are sining the kite. That kicks in after you are rolling and getting all she's got, then want that little bit extra. That's when I get the boost from tapping the brakes.

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posted on 10-6-2010 at 11:28 PM

The RII are near full race kites and meant to be driven fast. Less brake tension on the playa equals more forward speed for the kite. In some cases we have added a few knots to the bridle to increase the angle on certain cells.

Ron's bridles are same out of the bag and probably had some time to stretch out and set. I can tune it a different way if you like.

BB had his bridle tuned by Michel.

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posted on 11-6-2010 at 08:15 AM

I am fine with the way it flys... Just different than the coopers and it took me a while to get used to it. I have the line length adjusted to my liking and it's all good now:singing:

In our sometimes really gusty NW winds, the RII is the kite to fly. It does not punish you in the gusts like some kites can.

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posted on 12-6-2010 at 05:07 AM

You are right RonH, I have noticed it is not as "snatchy" as some kites in gusts. Which kinda suprised me, given its size.

BB , I call that brake turbo. I do it w/ all my foils.They all seem to respond to it but the "sweet spot" is different on all of em. If I go a little too much it will backstall. But I'm sure tuning could make turbo happen all the time,then ANY brake input would create backstall.

Rip, I wanna hear about this RII tuning

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