I heard a rumor that they are showing them to importers someday soon. Somebody posted a short vid on Instagram of the new wing so I think it is happening. I dunno what the differences are, but surely it can't be that much? This year the differences were significant but not revolutionary if that make...

Put the kite at 12 and pull the bar all the way in, the kite should lock in place and pull back slightly. That's how I test my kites...I also set my kites up on the last knot, I like my kites to fly a little forward and it puts the bar more in reach. I think the nature of wave riding just leads to ...

yeah pretty much any TT fin should work. I like a lower profile fin.

yeah for sure what knotwindy said. Backstalls both on the slash and pivot are caused by short backlines...or long frontlines. Those kites are super stable. Unless your lines are off.

Teabageppo wrote: ↑

Mon May 20, 2019 2:35 am

also drifts better than the wave specific Neo. FFS, you should know better than talking absolute rubbish like that

Show me where I wrote that?

So here is the website in case anyone is thinking about going: http://mauikitefest.com/

Looks like a lot of fun formats:
Big Air
Foil
Freestyle
and FunRace

I've done the fun races before and it really is super fun. Crazy chaotic and fun as hell. Damn, it would be so much fun to go.

CAL, not saying you are wrong in how you experienced this, but your experience on the pivot...was it a demo? Or did you own an older version? If it was an older version Pivot now seems to have moved more towards aggressive jumps...at least when you ride well powered. Do you think familiarity with on...

Nice. I didn't the ikea bag had a zipped version. Getting one!

antonioc6 wrote: ↑

Thu May 16, 2019 12:38 am

Guys my background is windsurf. I am new in kitesurf. Why everyone does not like to self landing and launching? Are kites fragiles?

No, kites are fine to self land / launch...I do it on a regular basis, its just that getting help is both safer and easier.

Toby wrote: ↑

Wed May 15, 2019 8:20 pm

Sorry, my mistake.

I though this is a video that got posted.

haha no worries. I was just watching videos and saw this. Seen it on FB too.