BwA'HWahHAwhwa !!!
I'm loving this discussion, because for a long time I've been trying to figure out why I'm not drawn to this brand.
Firstly, I wish to clarify a very important thing and have you guys acknowledge the improper use of the term "hate". "Hate" is an internet cliche that is thrown around vaguely and doesn't mean anything, really.
What would help this discussion is if you told us what you ASSOCIATE the Cabrinha brand with.
So here, when I first started my lessons (on C kites) in 2007 or so I was introduced to a Cabrinha bow kite by this snob of a person (and I kid you not: this guy should have his face in the dictionary beside the entry for "snob"). He says "Dude, these are BOW kites - they are super safe; Pfft, forget about C kites - bloody death traps, they are !! Look, if you're in trouble just push the bar away here and the kite will just fall to the ground, like a onion peel".
And I'm thinking "Onion peel, eh ? This false sense of security will get you fa-aaar, buddy !"
... and plus, that logo this the flaming C reminded me of something tacky, like rednecks with pick-up trucks and stickers with flames on them. Bwa'HwaHwa !! Hillbillies, I tell ya !!
So, anyway, this brand struck me as kinda like the BMW of kites. A bit later I realized it is also boring, so I re-nick-named it as the Volvo of kites. Quality product and keeps their value well -yes- that's the story of a good friend of mine with his '07 12 Omega - abused the shit of that kite while he was learning (true, the lines were worn, but the kite was all right) and still sold it for $600 [he bought it discounted for 1,000]) I, instead, bought 2 LF kites for about !,200 and have them to this day.
Just yersterday I had a whole session on a '11 9m SB; nothing to write home about, really. The slow-turning surprised me. But, hey, it's a good kite, nevertheless ... just not something I would buy.
And like someone from Montreal said in an earlier post (comparing it to driving a Camry), I also associate these kites with something ordinary that any newb, or anyone else not specialized in any discipline, would posses.
"M'eh, a Cabrinha ...". I mean, what do you expect, that I walk up to the owner and ask questions about it ?
Hmm, in conclusion the problem I have with Cabrinha is that they are almost 'too good' at everything. And since I'm an underdog kind of person, it would be undesirable for me to have one.
PS: I see sometimes people applying stickers on their cars with the 'C' logo ... come on, that is SO-OOO tacky ! (reminds me of those rednecks that put huge Nike logos in their back window of their cars) Stop being brand whores !!