The new Flexifoil Blurr is due out on May 18th. We got a close look at it at NABX. Flexi Team rider Will let me have aclose look, but I never had a chance to fly it. Dave and Will describe it as a low lift kite that sits right between the Rage and Blade. It features a the same ground adjustable angle of attack system as found on the Blade V [correction Blade IV]. This kite is purpose built as a great speed buggy engine for intermediate riders.

Pricing is due out in a couple of weeks.

sizes available include 2.5, 3.5, 5.0, 7.0
Colors will be ...
Petrol (red, white, navy blue)
Rasta (red, green, yellow)
Hulk (green, white, black)

Blade V? You mean Blade IV?

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Originally posted by acampbell The new Flexifoil Blurr is due out on May 18th. We got a close look at it at NABX. Flexi Team rider Will let me have aclose look, but I never had a chance to fly it. Dave and Will describe it as a low lift kite that sits right between the Rage and Blade. It features a the same ground adjustable angle of attack system as found on the Blade V. This kite is purpose built as a great speed buggy engine for intermediate riders. Pricing is due out in a couple of weeks. sizes available include 2.5, 3.5, 5.0, 7.0 Colors will be ... Petrol (red, white, navy blue) Rasta (red, green, yellow) Hulk (green, white, black)

Yes, thank you. Edit made.

But now that you mention it, Will seemed to think that the next Blade realease would be dialed up with more power (or at least he hopes). He explained that the current production Blade was tamed a bit fom the prototypes first flown in order to broaden their market. He reasoned that, now that they have the Blurr filling in the intermediate market, they could safely turn up the heat on the next Blade and still have all market segement covered. This was more musing out loud than official Flexi dogma, but good food for thought.

Can you imagine a more dialed-up Blade? sheesh.

Nice! I can't wait to see these come out!

Here is a web link for Blurr http://www.blurrkite.com/ and pics of 2m ,3.5 and 5m are in my NABX gallery http://www.flickr.com/photos/slawek2006/sets/721576044768783... . I can't give You more info atm but all I can say is if You had problem with handling race kites and looking for speed here is a product You've been looking for. More info will be published on April 18th including pricing. I must say that it is a great price for this setup.

I'm just fine with the power of my Blade. I won't be putting mine on the market for a "hotter" one. I'm still careful about when I get mine out. I can get it out more if I'm coastal with a nice smooth wind but the threshold is lowered inland with choppy gusty winds. I've used kite killers twice already, and it was my last resort. I keep learning. Maybe the day will come when I'm craving more than a 6.5 Blade IV offers but I can't see it coming yet.

On the other hand, I was comfortable with the 6.5 Blade on the beach in a buggy with at least as high as 10 mph winds, and maybe could go higher before the lift becomes a problem. I did have it set on the low lift setting.

I've just put dibs in for a 5m Blurr. Could not resist.

Forgot to tell You about new handless they are the s{{t . Brand new design injected plastic. They are molded so it fits Your hand just perfectly with nice rest for Your thumb. What is really cool about them is new attachment for strop, heavy duty pin screw from the top of the handle so You don't have to deal with bunch of knots. They are unbreakable. Couldn't break them and even We try so hard. Now I can go for those inverts with peace of mind. All blurrs come with them

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Originally posted by acampbell I've just put dibs in for a 5m Blurr. Could not resist.

Congrats Angus!

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Originally posted by zloty Forgot to tell You about new handless they are the s{{t . Brand new design injected plastic. They are molded so it fits Your hand just perfectly with nice rest for Your thumb. What is really cool about them is new attachment for strop, heavy duty pin screw from the top of the handle so You don't have to deal with bunch of knots. They are unbreakable. Couldn't break them and even We try so hard. Now I can go for those inverts with peace of mind. All blurrs come with them

Yeah, Will showed me the handles and they looked bomb-proof. Very solid in the hand. The strop attachment is clever and secure. Vinyl tubing replaces foam fabric around the power leader lines as padding where they com out of the handle tops. Comfy between the fingers and won't wear away easliy.

Nice! let us know how it flies asap.

OK, Prices are in. All Flexi prices went up 10% due to added labor and material costs. Blurrs come in at just over the Blade IV prices for similar sizes. Exact prices posted soon.

Thank you!

The new Blurr site just went active a few minutes ago...

http://www.blurrkite.com/

Blurr kite only/ complete with lines and new handles...
2.5 m $399.99 / 529.99
3.5 m $509.99 / 639.99
5.0m $619.99 / 749.99
7.0m $729.99/ 859.99

[Edit: I just realized that posting these prices may have looked like an advertisement but that was not my intent. Someone had asked about prices on another thread and I thought this was an appropriate place as a news item.]

COME TO PAPA!

Man, those guys are really getting the good out the their equipment. The slides are HUGE. A buggier could really learn some tactics by just watching those guys. The kite must be a real power generator as well. That would be comforting to have access to the power without the fear of lift. They must've been riding in some serious winds as fast as the kite was moving and considering the speed they had in their turns.

nice looking kites..........would they be classified as an intro/intermediate racekite? On the price list, I asked you to post those Angus, did you forget?:puzzled:

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Originally posted by WELDNGOD COME TO PAPA!

so those rages going up for sale soon?
"come to butthead" was that before your time?

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Originally posted by tridude nice looking kites..........would they be classified as an intro/intermediate racekite?

Could be though of as such, I suppose. Funny that they do not publish A/R- not that it's the only important thing- but I'll be curious and do a field measurement when I get my 5m.

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On the price list, I asked you to post those Angus, did you forget?:puzzled:

Yeah-thanks for covering for me

funny you say that, I was hearin Buttheads voice when I was typin it!

With the AAA kit on it wouldn't it be variable a/r ? And no way I don't sell gear I get more. I might pass some to family, friends. We get some kick butt winds here when there are noreasters so I use my little kites alot. What I want is the 7.0 for when the winds are just not enough for the 4.7 rage.

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Originally posted by WELDNGOD With the AAA kit on it wouldn't it be variable a/r ?

Uh uh. AAA kit changes angle of attack (AoA) for more grunt/ slower speed or higher speed, lower lift, better upwind penetration.

Sail planform and shape stays the same.

Do you think the release of the Blurr they are trying to compete against the Yak market? Or is this essentially a higher performance Blade IV? I love my Yak, but seeing the Blurr...I think I want one of those too! I totally agree on watching the guys the the buggies. Nice slides...

It looks like the pull of the Blade with maybe more speed and reduced lift. It was very fast in the sky. I wonder if the wind was crazy high and that made the kite so responsive. I bet they weren't flying those Blurrs in 13 mph winds. Word has it that the Blurr sits between the Rage and Blade in lift, and that they will kick the blade up a notch. Kinda like increasing the performance of a Z06 Corvette in my book. I guess there are those that could make use of a hotter Blade. I'm tickled with mine and would be interested in adding a Blurr to the quiver when I get a buggy, but I wouldn't get rid of the Blade for anything. I think its a lifer in my quiver.

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Originally posted by nhlrule56 Do you think the release of the Blurr they are trying to compete against the Yak market? Or is this essentially a higher performance Blade IV? I love my Yak, but seeing the Blurr...I think I want one of those too! I totally agree on watching the guys the the buggies. Nice slides...

Something like the U-Turn Nitro Evo II is aimed squarely at the Yak. It has a rece-kite pedegree and the same look and feel.

It seems that with the Blurr, they tried to take the design objectives of the Rage (low lift, higher speed, very stable) and then add as many racekite elements as they could and still keep the stability.

The video seemed totally single minded ?

It only showed folks ripping it up. No race, not any freestyle besides spins, no air, no snow, no ATB, No BLADES

Are they trying to project this kite as buggy cruising specific ? :puzzled:

Isn't this just a further development of the Bullet ?

The Euro sure seems to be effecting new kite costs these days !

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Originally posted by Bladerunner The video seemed totally single minded ?

Yes, that was the intent, I think

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It only showed folks ripping it up. No race, not any freestyle besides spins, no air, no snow, no ATB, No BLADES Are they trying to project this kite as buggy cruising specific ? :puzzled:

Yes, absolutely

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Isn't this just a further development of the Bullet ?

The bullet was replaced by the Rage, and this is a further development of the Rage

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The Euro sure seems to be effecting new kite costs these days !

More the dollar and fuel costs for shipping. Flexi just announced a 10% increase accross the board.
Peter Lynn prices are now up near the Flexifoil range, where they used to be a more affordable perfomance kite.

PERFECT !
You are so COOL !
Thanks
Seems I work well with visuals :wink2:

Someone was asking here about Aspect Ratio. it is 4.2 with 21 cells. As far as is it a race kite?. My buddy couldn't keep up with me on his 3.4 Yak while I was relaxed on 3.5 rasta blurr. After flying it 4 hours so far all I can say it is super stable and lots of speed with being super fast and easy to fly in the window. Bladerunner this Video is about new kite like in title. It is to show You potential of the kite and they did it. We all have seen how high You can go with the blade but no one heard about the Blurr so he it is. Most of the year I fly my blades and i have to tell You that after I got my hands on 3.5 I felt like a little kid in candy store.So much fun...

In aviation, the aspect ratio of aircraft tapered wings is found by dividing the square of the wing span {b} by the total wing area (S):

AR = b2/S

If the wing has a constant chord, the aspect ratio is the result of dividing the wingspan (b) by the value of the chord (c):

AR = b/c

Similarly, if the value of the mean geometric chord is known, the aspect ratio is the result of dividing the wingspan by the value of the mean geometric chord:

AR = b/cmean O.k. I got it now!