Last week I flew my friend’s newest generation 8m Cloud Kite. Comparing the 8m Cloud to my 8m Gong v3 Strutless: The Gong has a higher Aspect Ratio design than the Cloud. The Gong weighs about 1 1/4 lbs more than the Cloud. The Gong is a fraction of the price of the Cloud. The Gong has a good backpa...

I have the 6m, 9m, and 12m V2 Gong Strutless Kites (previously had Cloud-older model). For my riding (strapless surfboard and foil) and abilities (intermediate), I know of no better all around kite than the Gong Strutless. In the waves, I want the kite to drift, which means it needs to luff well and...

Hi Peert, relative to your post "Curious about the effects of the battens. can you post a picture detailing the material that is used for it?", the following are my inputs. The use of the batten immensely improves the performance of the Gong Strutless. I believe the batten is fiberglass (it wrapped ...

Hi RalfsB, as you can imagine, any 17m kite is going to turn very slow. I can downloop my 17m Gong Strutless. While the 12m Gong Strutless turns considerably faster than the 17m Gong Strutless, the 12 m Gong Strutless does not come anywhere close to turning as fast as a Core 12m GTS. The 9m Gong Str...

Hi faklord, the following are my inputs/opinions regarding your questions. I've tried my Gong Strutless Kites (17m, 12m and 9m) with and without the batten and I would never use my Gong Strutless without the batten. The kite holds its shape so much better with the batten and hence performs much bett...

Relative to BRM Clouds as compared to Gong Strutless Kites, I have both Clouds and Gong Strutless Kites. I ride either a Lift Foil or a strapless surfboard (no twintips and jumping for me due to 5 knee surgeries). The Gong Strutless is a fraction of the price of the Cloud and for me, the Gong Strutl...