I gotta say it's all about the feel on the harness, nothing to do with beginner or not... the pivot is just the best kite, so nothing to worry about that.
Or you could go for Gold, and try a Nexus, the kite Core aim at Freestyle Wave.Chicken-loop wrote: ↑Tue Sep 18, 2018 11:03 amLL2017,
I rode my new Pivot for 3 hours yesterday on a North Nugget (strapless) and even though they are different sizes I can say that the Pivot is a lot more wave orientated than the XR5.
The Pivot was a very easy to ride kite. I really liked it at first but I need more time on it to give more info. It took a while to get use to it's flying characteristics as I was on 16m Airush One the day before and I haven't flown a small kites for 7 months. The pivot is easier to keep in the air than the XR5 and requires less attention as the XR5 tends to want to nose dive when at the edge of the window.
If you want pure Freeride, go the XR5...If you want Freeride/Wave go the Pivot, However I would probably go a Boxer 14/16 and a Pivot 10/11 if I chose to go Naish.
I really like both the Pivot & XR5 for different reasons.
Cheers,
Chicken-loop
true....LW kites ...no one buys them anymore ...single struts way betterChicken-loop wrote: ↑Fri Sep 14, 2018 11:41 pm@ 170lbs I think a 15/12 combo would be too close. @ 220lbs I can get going on my 12m XR5 in 15knots on a largish twintip with small jumps. My next biggest kite I a 16m Airush One which gets get going on two knots earlier on the same board.
If I use my North Nugget I can going a little bit earlier on both kites.
I believe that single strut kites have the low wind advantage with their ability to hang in the air in the lulls and turn quicker in low wind conditions.
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