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Postby Herge_hamilton » Sun Feb 18, 2018 1:00 pm
Hi all,
I am after a kite for those 8-14 knt days. I am on a mosses vorace with a 458/ 560 wing selection. About a year of foiling and progressing along. 80kgs
I have options on a hyperlink 12m or a chrono ultralight. 11m.
I have very little foil kite experience hence the hyperlink, but the ultralight appeals as will fly better on the lower wind range.
Given my lack of foil kite experience if I drop the chrono I am less likely to get it up and will be swimming more than I do with my lei.
Any thoughts?
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Postby plasma180 » Sun Feb 18, 2018 1:59 pm
Take the Hyperlink, is much easier to handle and it stays long enough in the air, unbelievable nice foil kite
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Postby Herge_hamilton » Sun Feb 18, 2018 2:36 pm
Thanks
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Postby jakemoore » Sun Feb 18, 2018 4:51 pm
I have no experience with a Chrono. A 9m Hyperlink in regular cloth stays in the air easy and works fine for me in the conditions you are after. The number one thing that ends a session for me is landing the kite in wet sand and getting a sandy coating on the kite. I wonder if Ultralight sticks less sand? Lotus cloth was very nice in this department.
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Postby Regis-de-giens » Sun Feb 18, 2018 6:34 pm
If you want to sort this Sticky cloth out, you can coat the cloth with Nanoprom Seal and Glide. It Works fine and help a bit relaunching as well.
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Postby handy » Sun Feb 18, 2018 8:50 pm
the hyperlink is available as ultralight too ! so you have the best of both worlds.
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Postby Herge_hamilton » Sun Feb 18, 2018 9:10 pm
both kites are second hand at the same price, couldn’t afford a new hyperlink ultra light although it would be nice !
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Postby plummet » Sun Feb 18, 2018 10:12 pm
Both kites are good.
Chrono is slightly better upwind and has a higher top speed.
Hyperlink is slightly more stable with slightly faster turning.
PS I've flown Chrono and hyperlink but not ultralight Chrono
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Postby Frank Rosin » Sun Feb 18, 2018 11:35 pm
Having read through all you said above, I would recommend the Hyperlink.
My personal choice too.
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Postby cglazier » Mon Feb 19, 2018 3:41 am
I find my Chrono v2 kites easy to fly and I recommend them to anyone (except racers who would want the R1 race kite). Do not buy a used Chrono v1 as it was more of a race kite and less stable.
I have not flown a hyperlink.
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