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Postby cleepa » Mon Nov 07, 2016 2:59 am
abel wrote:Anybody using single/no strut/other light weight LEI regularly for basic freestyle? other style?
I ride mostly in the surf. I use BRM Clouds for that. They're completely awesome for that!
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Postby Flag53 » Mon Nov 07, 2016 10:56 am
I see that F One have brought out a kite called the Breeze which is advertised as a lightweight light wind kite.
I haven't seen any reviews as yet.
It probably won't be my thing as it has 3 pulleys either side !
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Postby dr511 » Mon Nov 07, 2016 6:43 pm
as long as you don't get an apollo 13 you'll be alright. Tom Hanks still shivers by thought of it.
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Postby flipper231 » Tue Nov 08, 2016 12:31 am
Just be careful about all those 12m light wind kites, they are specific for foiling. In fact be careful about any kite that has Foiling in its target audience. They are totally different animals, those guys kite 12m in 7-8 knots and 9m in 11-12knots. There are no way that you can ride that crap in any kind of light wind with a TT. Zeeko Notus went from grunty to sissy to accommodate foiling. So foil specific kites should be labeled as such as they are apparent wind machines that can stick to the edge of the wind window that need fast forward pull and little downwind pull which you want if you are into stepping on it to do rotations and FS.
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Postby OceanAdventures » Tue Nov 08, 2016 2:42 am
flipper231 wrote:Just be careful about all those 12m light wind kites, they are specific for foiling. In fact be careful about any kite that has Foiling in its target audience. They are totally different animals, those guys kite 12m in 7-8 knots and 9m in 11-12knots. There are no way that you can ride that crap in any kind of light wind with a TT. Zeeko Notus went from grunty to sissy to accommodate foiling. So foil specific kites should be labeled as such as they are apparent wind machines that can stick to the edge of the wind window that need fast forward pull and little downwind pull which you want if you are into stepping on it to do rotations and FS.
You should try my Flite 12 before you make blanket statement like that.
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Postby randycasburn » Tue Nov 08, 2016 3:03 am
You should try my Flite 12 before you make blanket statement like that.
+1 - what oceanadventures said
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Postby Eltreato » Wed Nov 09, 2016 2:17 am
Keep an eye out for Switch to release a single strut kite in 9m and 11m sizes over the coming months, they posted some r&d shots of it a couple months or so ago in their forum. No ETA has been given.
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Postby kjorn » Thu Nov 10, 2016 8:13 pm
LetsFlyaKite wrote:Yeah they're going to start changing the shape of the bladders to make them more aerodynamic. So that they are lighter and also quicker in the air. They shape they will change it to is a small rectangle instead of a tube. Also the struts will be even smaller. I heard this from a worker of a reputable company. Very exciting things are going to happen in 17
How will they do this? Multiple bladders? Or some sort of internal support in a single bladder?
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Postby ShaveTheWhales » Thu Nov 10, 2016 10:46 pm
It will be interesting to see how they structurally support a triangle leading edge and keep
it "lite weight"... a balloon will follow the path of least resistance to be round again..
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Postby tegirinenashi » Thu Nov 10, 2016 11:27 pm
I hate to say it, but as nobody able to guess how they might pull it (or rather push it) off, it must be patent worthy idea.
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