I am looking to get a good first power kite to learn on. I spoke to a guy who does lessons and seems fairly knowledgable and he recommended the HQ Power Kite Rush II 250. He said for what you get it's the best bang for my buck which is sweet.

I am currently seeing however a Beamer TSR 3.6meter kite for auction and it is going for what the new rush II 250 was listed for. Should I stick with the Rush II 250 or opt for the Beamer TSR?

Also if I should stick with a Rush 250, i've found a II and a III series online II i believe is their 08 model and III is their 09 model. Is one vastly superior?

just trying to gather some quick info since the auction closes really soon. Any help is really appreciated. Thanks guys.

Go for the TSR and get the versatility and control of 4-line. You can fly it on handles, too; something you cannot do with the Rush II, a two-line only. The TSR was one of their best selling kites for good reason.

I'd say TSR but don't be rushed and don't overpay for the thing. There were (and maybe still are) several TSR's for sale on this site in the past couple of months. If you can afford it definitely go 4 line over 2 lines in any case.

tsr spiked in price and out of my range. So 4 line is that much better than 2 line huh. So here's my new question, the rush 250 is supposed to be a great begginers kite from the reviews. I personally am thinking of getting a rush II 250 or the rush III 250. If you guys have objections to those kites what would they be? However if not, then I'm curious if there are any performance differences between the models besides one is red and one is orange? I know the rush III is the 09 model, and the rush II is the 08 model, but i don't know any feature differences.

I know nothing about the Rush's except that they are 2 liners. But the what makes the 4 liner a better choice is the addition of the 2 break lines the Rush does not have. The brakes on a 4 liner are used to control flight movements as well as slow the kite down. They are also used to land the kite, and it the kite lands upside down you are able to use the brake lines to reverse launch the kite. On a 2 liner this would require you to have a buddy to help out by flipping the kite over for you, or walking up to the kite and flip it over yourself.


I have a Flexifoil Big Buzz which is a 2 liner and I love it, but the rest of the kites in my bag are 4 liners and I fly them more than the Buzz for the simple fact they are easier to handle when flying solo than the 2 Buzz is.


Just my thoughts and welcome to the board.


Shannon

I heard 4 liners are more difficult to learn to fly on overall though? Plus I'm really not looking to dump alot of money into a kite right now, the rush 250 is perfect for my price range.

Go 4-line when you can for a lot of reasons. You will eventually so you might as well cave now.

Normally, a 4-line (or 3-line like the Rush Pro) are reverse- relaunchable when crashed upside down. That said, the Rush III's are still 2-line but have a bridle configuration that allow you to horse the kite around from a nose-down landing for a re-launch.