In the earlier days of LEIs there were many that issues with valves not sealing properly on the really cold days, then there was also a little more
brittleness in the bladders whe guys were finding far more leaks and then the kites took more leading edge abuse scuffing on rough snow and ice.
But in the last 5-8 years I haven't heard of too many issues and I have many friends that only use LEIs for all seasons and are out there in really
cold conditions. I think the only time there could be potential damage is if it's extremely cold when everything feels brittle and if you were to
hammer to kite down on ice or very hard pack.
Mark Groshens NAPKA KC 13
WindSpeed kites & design - Canada
Peter Lynn Arcs: Charger2 22.5 +18 + 15 + 6.5, Charger I 6, Scorpion 16 + 10, Phantom II 12 + 9, Orig Phantom 9 + 6, Synergy 10 + 8, F 1200, S 840
Ocean Rodeo: Flite 17 + 12, Rise 13 + 10 + 7, Razor 9 + 6
Foils: PL Leopards and Lynx, Airea Raptors, some PL Reactor IIs + IIIs, Libre Spirits, Cross Kite Sonics, Ozone Flow
Peter Lynn Kite Cat for cruising the lakes
buggies: PL XR+, Cameleon Pagona, custom bigfoot, PL Bigfoot, custom ice buggy
Boards: 2 custom directionals, O.R Surf series 6-3 and 5-11, Mako Duke, Mako Skinny, Mako 140 Wide, Mako 150 Wide, Mako King, Brunotti
lots of old school skis, snowboard
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