Question for the North riders...

[shunter]

[quote="b2ride"]When you say "the tips don't stall" you mean don't let the tips flare?

Or don't oversheet the kite?

[quote]

Same thing, flared tips will slow the kite down in flight which gives ya a feeling of more power but poor upwind. also makes it slow in the up turn. pretty typical of all 16m kites

yep had the chicken loop release a couple of times early on, caused by the leash wraping around the QR red plastic bit. i now keep an eye on it and push it down a couple of times a session.

[b2ride]

I wish there was some way to illeviate that problem. My biggest fear is being out really powered up and crashing or hitting it the wrong way only to have a really powered up kite on my hands. I may have to do some retro fitting and change that up.

Anyone done this already?

[monty1269]

It's simple...for (our) weight (190-ish)
18-12-8
Yeah I know its a big jump between the 18 and 12, but the 18 seems to depower PROPERLY until the 12 is needed. If there is a border-line call...the 12 is still fast enough to generate power thru the speed of kite.

[b2ride]

Problem is the 16 doesn't jump as well as the 18. I'm also convinced I can generate as much power with the 16 as I can with the 18 because it's faster and therefore I can get more strokes through the power zone. Once it comes up to 18-20 I'm jumping better on the 16 no doubt. The 18's always feel like spaceships at the bar.

Make sense?