right guys i need help thinking of moving from flysurfer warrior 9.25m to LEI what kite do i go for?
i have been kiting for 2.5 years, before on rams as well
i weigh 85kg use takoon curver
reason for change - want more stable kite and better jumping, can't afford titan and want second hane LEI
should i go for entry level or would intermediate /advanced be ok?
cheers my dears
move from flysurfer to LEI
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Andres_Santacruz
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Sorry mate, I'm not going to get into a PMU style debate, but this is just plain misinformation, ANY LEI from 2002 onwards (with very few exceptions) is more stable than any FS kite (and I include the Titan here!) - I speak from experience, thats why I any many of my buddies (Including SQ) changed to LEI kites.Andres_Santacruz wrote:it's gonna be hard to find a kite more stable than the warrior 9.3, you must have it setup wrong or something to think it isn't stable
It'll come....it just takes some folk longer than others to realise...
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Moved from a fs warrior to 2003 Slingshot Fuels, my riding has improved so much as a result of making the switch, I found the stability and ease of flying just gave me much more confidence.
Everyone seems to recommend what they own , which seems to indicate that there aren't many bad kites out there. You could do a lot worse than checking out 2003 SS Fuels, they're very well made, durable and I'd imagine there's a few good deals on 2003 kites knocking about at the moment with the 2004 gear coming out this month.
Everyone seems to recommend what they own , which seems to indicate that there aren't many bad kites out there. You could do a lot worse than checking out 2003 SS Fuels, they're very well made, durable and I'd imagine there's a few good deals on 2003 kites knocking about at the moment with the 2004 gear coming out this month.
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gotta say it was fuels over titans for me, ease of use in the air, feedback and stability and level of required checking for jumps.
the 2002 lei offerings weren't all that, bad durability and hindenberg and jellyfishing, but from the number i tried o3 they were all good.
admittedly flying leis' isn't the same 'flying' as foils, not better but different, depending on what you want. i wanted a kite i could forget about in the air and the 2003 fuels gave me that, the durability is just a bonus.
the 2002 lei offerings weren't all that, bad durability and hindenberg and jellyfishing, but from the number i tried o3 they were all good.
admittedly flying leis' isn't the same 'flying' as foils, not better but different, depending on what you want. i wanted a kite i could forget about in the air and the 2003 fuels gave me that, the durability is just a bonus.