glennr
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kites to buy
Hi All
just looking for some advice on wat type of kites to buy i have just got a flexifoil sport in great condition just want some input on kite sizes too
buy.have a crossfire 4m and a blade 4.9m,should i buy smaller kites or larger or both,have seen peoples profile on the site,and they have 2m and 3m
kites that they use,just looking for advice on good quiver. 
thanks glenn from ireland
cabrinha omega 9m cabrinha element 6m
Hq crossfire 2 4m
Rush 2.5m trainer
Flexi bug sport
flexifoil blade 4.9m
underground 122
Scrub rush landboard
Ozone Axcess 2 6m-10m
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B-Roc
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Depends on how much you weigh and what winds you like to fly in. Small kites for big winds and big kites for small winds so if you want to fly in all
conditions then "yes" yor are going to need a 2 - 3 meter kite and if yhou want to fly in low winds then you're going to need a 6-8m kite.
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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stetson05
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:bigok: welcome
you will find lots of info here
US40
HQ 1.4m which my 8 and 10 year old fly
Pansh Flux 2m, Legend 3m,
HQ Hydra 300 PZ depower, Neo 8m, 11m
Flysurfer S3 Deluxe 19m, S2 15m
Flexboardz Haize
Radbuggy
SIMS snowboard
Crazy Fly 145
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borntofli
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And the good news is, that no matter what you have you ALWAYS just need 1 more kite...................
Ocean Rodeo Rise 12
Ozone C4 10
Slingshot Octane 7
Flysurfer speed 2 15 SA
Rollersurfer (for sale)
6\'2\" Slingshot SST
Slingshot fuse
Brokite 134 freeride
Ocean Rodeo mako 140
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arkay
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Welcome! It really depends on what your ave wind is like, how much you weigh, and what type of flying you want to do (buggy, board, scud, jump, ...).
US503 - Manzanita, Oregon
Fixed Bridal: Flexifoil Sting 1.2, 1.7; Rage Acid 2.5m, 3.5m, 4.7m, 6m | Peter Lynn Vapor 11.2m, 16.1m | NPW 7m
Depower : Peter Lynn Venom 2 13m, 16m, 19m | Peter Lynn Phantom 15m | Flysurfer 2.5 SA 19m
LEI : Flexifoil Atom 7m, 9m, 12m; Mutiny 8m
Land rides : Libre Hardcore; Libre v-max; Peter Lynn XR+W | Rollerblade Coyotes! | Ground Industries AK Pro
Water rides : Slingshot Misfit 134; Ocean Rodeo Mako 150; North WAM! 5\'10
4 Sale/Trade: HQ M1 5m, Flysurfer Pulse 10, PL Venom 2 16m, PL Venom 19m
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Bladerunner
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The kites you buy will be dictated by what you want to use them for.
My rule of thumb with kites is that a fixed bridle quiver needs a minimum of small medium and large. 4 kites is even better. Extra large for extra low
wind cruising. If you are going FB and have the winds you describe I would buy a larger kite 1st? Sticking with the Blade 6.5 is a logical step up?
With a depower quiver 2 kite minimum. Even then I find use for an extra large fixed bridle for low wind cruising and an extra small non lifty foil for
crazy high winds.
Kites: 2.5m Profoil , Quadrifoil XL kitesurfer, NPW 5 Danger.
Flexifoil: 1.7m Sting, 4.9m Blade 3, 9m Blade 2.
Flysurfer : 19m Speed 2 SA, 7m Pulse
Peter Lynn :18m Phantom, 15m Synergy, 10m Synergy, 1200 Farc, 460 Sarc, 130 Tarc, 5m Peel, 4.2m , 6.4, 8.5 C-Quads, 3.5 LS2 single skin.
Rides: Flexi / P.L. Frankin'Buggy , Shaped + straight skiis, sand skis, Coyote blades. Core 95 ATB. RKB R2 ATB .
Ken (K2)
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glennr
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hi again
ye thanks for all the replys,i weigh about 70-75kg.and i plan on just buggying with the kites.and about the it wind hits betwwen 5-15knts in summer
and 10-20knots in the winter.i plan to buggying all year round.
good winds
glen
cabrinha omega 9m cabrinha element 6m
Hq crossfire 2 4m
Rush 2.5m trainer
Flexi bug sport
flexifoil blade 4.9m
underground 122
Scrub rush landboard
Ozone Axcess 2 6m-10m
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