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smile.gif posted on 28-6-2011 at 10:53 PM
looking for a power kite


iam 230 lbs flew kites and own a rush 250 and looking at a ace 6 meter or somting around the same range can some one help me
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[*] posted on 28-6-2011 at 11:29 PM


What are you looking to do with the kite. Do you want to progress to using it as an engine for buggy or atb?





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[*] posted on 29-6-2011 at 07:55 AM


yes iam looking to atb and maybe do some buggying later on i live in the mountains so iam iam kinda limted on my flying space
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[*] posted on 29-6-2011 at 08:00 AM


and theres also a elliot lexx 5.5 on ebay that iam also look at have u heard of thoes and are they any good
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[*] posted on 29-6-2011 at 08:47 AM


I have never heard of an Elliot Lexx. But, I think you should give us a little more info on average wind conditions where you live, your skill level, handles or bar, foil or LEI, etc.

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[*] posted on 29-6-2011 at 09:50 AM


wind varies up here theres is a small brezz of at least 1 to 2 mph we also get some winds at 10to 60 mph lol like i said i live in the mountains so it varies a lot
i have a rush pro 250 that i have flew probley 60 to 80 hours but thats also a bar type and all the ones iam looking at have the handles with them
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[*] posted on 29-6-2011 at 12:25 PM


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i also live in the mountains so feel your pain. As for the two kites you mentioned cannot help much but will give a shameless plug. I am selling an ace 5m RTF that has been used a few times and is in very good shape for only $75.00. But be forewarned it is a lifty kite and will hurt you (likes to lift and drop), if you do not respect it. That is the case with all Pansh Aces, from what i have heard.
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[*] posted on 29-6-2011 at 02:41 PM


My first kite was a SportAir I bought off eBay and it was a stinker. I learned then and there to stick with well known name brands so kudos to you for checking first. I haven't heard of Elliot kites so can't comment but if you're looking to ATB you might want to think about getting into a small depowerable foil. Even moreso if you're in crappy winds.

And for more shameless plugging I've got the Radsails Aztec 5m for sale. Basically new, relatively unknown in north America but a top shelf brand from the UK. Not a depower but would be a good transition kite from the Rush to something larger in the depower realm. Well built, good creature features and good price. Less lifty than the Ace lineup for sure. It's actually quite a forgiving kite.



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[*] posted on 29-6-2011 at 02:49 PM


rush to an ace could get dicey.......................lots of power and lift with the Ace, high AR, fast, lifty, a receipe for trouble if youre not ready..........going with something more tame would be my call...........................



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[*] posted on 29-6-2011 at 04:11 PM


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[*] posted on 29-6-2011 at 05:09 PM


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and theres also a elliot lexx 5.5 on ebay that iam also look at have u heard of thoes and are they any good


Nothing wrong with Elliot kites, in fact they are quite nice. They just don't get a lot of love in the US. I think the only US retailer is Into the Wind in Boulder CA.

The current Elliot lineup are Magma II (lower A/R beginner friendly), Lava II (higher A/R intermediate), & Plasma (Depower) lines. ITW only carries the Magma. Hence, the obscurity of the brand.

The Lexx is an older Elliot model. It's higher A/R kite targeted for buggy engine duty. Probably not quite what you are looking for.

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[*] posted on 29-6-2011 at 06:00 PM


Agree with tridude the ace is not a good kite to learn, and I am the one selling one. It is dangerous especially in gusty winds. Def not a nooby kite
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[*] posted on 29-6-2011 at 09:58 PM


ok thanks for all the info guys theres just so many to chose from and my price range is around 250 to 300 and i love to fly my rush i just want to go biger and get in to some buggying or boarding
so in that being said how are the pkd kites
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[*] posted on 29-6-2011 at 11:38 PM


I am a firm believer in the ozone imp quattros and flows for beginers start small 2 meters max then once you have the controls down go ahead and get a 5 flow almost everyone likes the flows powerful but forgiving not very lifty and they come ready to fly.



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