Its a simple repair. Patch the leading edge, put a new bladder in and move on. LOL Are you for real? Must be joking, right? That is not a simple repair. If you apply a patch to that, no matter how good the patch is, it will pop again, I can guarantee it. It will need to be professionally repaired a...

HI.
Anyone have good tips on how to sew triple-stitch in a circle? I need to resew a valve hole on my leading edge kite that I've converted from standard 9mm dump valve to Cabrinha AirLock valve.

Hi mate. I have the PANSH Aurora 12m, so please take these comments with a grain of salt, but they may help you out, because I've had to tune the bridles to get the kite to work. Firstly, lets' be clear and honest here: Pansh kites are NOT made from the same quality and bridle tuning you get from Oz...

May I weigh in here? I've been converting Naish octopus systems since 2010 and have not had one pop or fail me yet. It's part of my business offering to convert these kites, especially when clients come to me with octopus valves that delaminate and peel. They are not worth the price of a new one as ...

My first kite was a brand new 2011 Fluid ATV 10m. However, it took all I my $$$ and I did not want or could not justify $1.5K + for a new kite, so I sold it and used the dosh to buy 2nd hand kites ever since. Buy 2nd hand and sell them on after a year or so.... bought more 2nd hand kites, and so on....

At your weight, yes.. maybe down as low as 5knots, with a foil board especially, AND especially with the 15m. I have the A15 12m size and it needs at least 12knots on a twin-tip (136cm) and me at 81 pies. I don't have the A15 15m, but a friend in Cairns has the 18m A15 and he's out there in 8knots, ...

I had to reply to this because I've only got kites no younger than 2010. My oldest kite is a 1999 Naish Arc 3.5 and yet, I still fly it sometimes. The issue is not so much the age of the kite, but the design and the quality of the bladders/valves. The PU material breaks down over time and seem to ha...

A question to KiteAid, AirTime, DrTube, etc and all valve re-sellers: Why not create a valve where the glue is on the upside of the valve, not on the underside? Yes, I am referring to gluing the valve INSIDE the bladder with the glue between the inside of the bladder and the valve. The reason is two...

If you have an old Aurora I made a thread on modding them. viewtopic.php?f=197&t=2390792 If you're deciding on the two, I would go with the Aurora. It's their best kite by far in terms of flying characteristics and stability. The Genesis is an older model and still pulls like a truck, but has very ...

I have the Pansh 12m Aurora and it's definitely a 4-line kite, with the option of a 5th line (slack).

Here is a video of myself riding it...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRelJZ1 ... redirect=1