kitejumper
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flexifoil sting 1.2 pricing
is 76 dollars a good price for this kite? its brand new and comes with bar and lines........
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kitejumper
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anyone???
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dylanj423
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good price, yes, but it wont suffice for a "power kite"... trainer at best
WHAT I FLY:
Flysurfer Soul v2 12m, Soul 15m, Soul v2 21m
Flexi Rage 1.8m, Jojo RM 3m, Flexi Blurr 3.5, Flexi Blade 4.0m, Flexi Blade 4.9m, Flexi Blurr 5, Jojo RM 6m
WHAT I RIDE:
Kite Skates, Libre Full Race, GI Conflict 106, OR Mako 140, Spleene Door 159
What I Am In The Market For: Peter Lynn Vapors, Weatherproof Kite Buggy Bag for Libre, PL or Flexi Small Buggy to Tow With, Flexi Pro Link Handles,
Flexi Lines, Flexi Kite Killers
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kitejumper
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yea, i know--i just want something to fly when the winds are nuking
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B-Roc
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That's a very good price. I believe I paid around $170 for my son's complete with lines and handles.
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
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WELDNGOD
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 good trainer/ fun high wind kite really fast in20+ wind
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Combat 2.4 / 4.2
Century 1.8 / 5.5
Century II 2.2/2.8/3.5/4.5 /10.0
Brooza IV 3.0 prototype
Buster Soulfly 1.5 / 2.2 (KIA)/ 3.3 (lost at sea)
Buster Soulfly PRO 3.3 / 4.4
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Sting 1.7 Punk
Rage 2.5 / 3.5/ 4.7
Revolution 1.5 SLE
17 ply Custom TRAMPA w/ verTIGo trucks
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burritobandit
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I've got one and paid around that. It's definitely a fun kite when the winds are nuts. I haven't tried buggying with it or anything, I just flew it
static and whipped it around.
Kites:
2012 TS 7,9,12/2007 Waroo 3,5/2009 Kahoona 9.5
Flexifoil Ion 2 8.5
HQ Hydra 350
Naish Helix 2, Cult 3,4.5
Ozone Zephyr 17m
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2011 Best Profanity 134, Cabrinha Kiteskate, Cabrinha Nugget, 2k9 Cabrinha Plasma 146x50, 2k9 Flexifoil Delta 139x41.5, 2011 Slingshot Darko 135x41,
Slingshot Scud, Tona wakeskate, Flexifoil Flexdeck, MBS Pro 90, MBS Ambush x 2, some oldskool buggy
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indigo_wolf
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Just so you know, and as it hasn't been mentioned before.
The Sting 1.2 on a Bar is a dual-line.
If you get the Sting 1.2 on Handles (quad), you can always swap it to any lightweight 4 line bar and back again.
If the fields are empty, you might find longer lines more interesting.
At 20+mph ground recoveries are stupid simple (even with 2 lines). At 30+mph, the Sting is a spring spaniel on a coffee I.V., wanting to loft NOW.
It's a pretty good deal. The absolute cheapest I have seen a new Sting 1.2 go for is the Handles version at $81 shipped.
ATB,
Sam
"I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was 12 - Jesus, does anyone?" - The Body by Stephen King
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furbowski
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| Quote: | Originally posted by indigo_wolf
If the fields are empty, you might find longer lines more interesting.
Sam |
I've found 35-40m good on my 1.7 in high winds, but you have to use lighter lines (no 300# plus -- used 600# kite surfer lines once and it was flyable
but the line drag was too much for the brakes really)
the kite moves FAST at those speeds, long lines both slow it down and widen the wind window, making it much more manageable.
i think i paid 70 quid for mine two years ago...
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)
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indigo_wolf
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Yeah.... the length was to extend the window and give the Sting some running room. When the fields are that empty, the concern about edging someone
of out of the sky evaporates.
600# ?!?! What did your Sting ever do to you?!?. That's a bit like putting an anchor chain on a chiuaua. :wow: :puzzled:
ATB,
Sam
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