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Top 10 Kite Manufacturer Brands

Postby FELIPEUY » Wed Aug 26, 2009 4:46 pm

Hi, just a simple question.
Sooo many new brands, some appear, some disappear.

Which would you say are the top 10 kite manufacturers?
I am writing them in what I consider the "market share" of each brand... but I'm not quite sure...

Here goes my list:

1) North
2) Slingshot
3) Naish
4) Cabrinha
5) FlySurfer
6) Best
7) Liquid Force
8.) Flexifoil
9) F-One
10) Wainman

Pls post your opinions! Brands I am missing??

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Re: Top 10 Kite Manufacturer Brands

Postby 4mo » Wed Aug 26, 2009 5:10 pm

I would think that Ocean Rodeo & Eclipse would both have more market share than Wainman.

I also don't see a lot of Fone or Flexi although that may be where I ride (The Gorge)

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Re: Top 10 Kite Manufacturer Brands

Postby FELIPEUY » Wed Aug 26, 2009 5:13 pm

4mo wrote:I would think that Ocean Rodeo & Eclipse would both have more market share than Wainman.
I agree! Corrected list:

1) North
2) Slingshot
3) Naish
4) Cabrinha
5) FlySurfer
6) Best
7) Liquid Force
8.) Flexifoil
9) Ocean Rodeo
10) Eclipse

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Re: Top 10 Kite Manufacturer Brands

Postby Windrider » Wed Aug 26, 2009 5:32 pm

Where are you guys from? There is a big difference in local popularity in different regions.

I'd guess that the top 3 are: Cabrinha, Naish and Best.
The 4th-6th would be: North, Slingshot and Ocean Rodeo.
Beyond that, I don't know. It would too heavily influenced by local tastes. So... my list would be..

1) Cabrinha
2) Best
3) Naish
4) North
5) Slingshot
6) Ocean Rodeo
7) - 10) Eclipse and some brands that are more popular in Europe than in the US

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Re: Top 10 Kite Manufacturer Brands

Postby Bstevs » Wed Aug 26, 2009 7:14 pm

I'll make a list based on what i see most in my area, Long Island.
1) Best
2) Cabrinha
3) Naish
4) North
5) Slingshot
6) F-one
7) Ozone
8.) Airush
9) Liquid Force
10) GK

BEST definitely has a stranglehold on long island probably because of the best kiteboarding center here.

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Re: Top 10 Kite Manufacturer Brands

Postby Kobrin » Wed Aug 26, 2009 7:47 pm

If it comes to quality then you get another sight then when the standard is popularity...

Slingshot
North
Ozone
Ocean rodeo
Zeeko / liquid force
F-one
Naish
Cabrinha
Airush
RRD

Sorry I've seen to many best kites who came fresh out off the bag with twisted bladders, leaks,...
without any airtime at all... :?:
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Re: Top 10 Kite Manufacturer Brands

Postby Toby » Wed Aug 26, 2009 8:05 pm

I would say Flysurfer has the best quality...I never heard any problems with foils!

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Re: Top 10 Kite Manufacturer Brands

Postby FELIPEUY » Wed Aug 26, 2009 8:46 pm

Windrider wrote:Where are you guys from? There is a big difference in local popularity in different regions.
Well, I'm from South America (Uruguay). down here I've only seen North, Cabrinha, Naish, best, SlingShot, and a couple of rrds and flexifoil...
I agree that it depends a lot on your location. But I am interested in the US and Europe just to have a glance of the top used brands (non depending of quality, etc).
Toby wrote:I would say Flysurfer has the best quality...I never heard any problems with foils!
ha! that's a good point. However are they comparable? foils vs sle... mmhh

Thanks for your replies!
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Re: Top 10 Kite Manufacturer Brands

Postby voodoospirit » Wed Aug 26, 2009 8:56 pm

Peter lynn has a good market in the kite buggy and in kite/snow/Mountainboard surfing (less extend)
cheap, solid , simple and C-shape oriented.

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Re: Top 10 Kite Manufacturer Brands

Postby eag » Wed Aug 26, 2009 9:04 pm

Where I ride, Crissy Field in San Francisco the order of popularity is:
1, Ocean Rodeo
2. RRD
3. North
4. Cabrinha
5. Slingshot

As far as build quality
1. OR
2. Slingy
???


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