My very fickle 2 years of kit changes!

[andylc]

In the last 2 years, following 6 years without any kite changes, my kit changes have gone:
4 X C kites, to
3 X C kites and a light wind foil (Ozone Chrono V2), then
2 X Ozone Enduro V2's and the Chrono V2, then
2 X Ozone Enduros and a Flysurfer Soul 12m, then decided the Soul was the thing for me, so sold the Enduros and went
2 X Flysurfer Souls (!), then found that in high winds the Soul is scary! So got rid of the small one and went
2 X F-one Bandit 12's and a Flysurfer Soul...then found I loved the Bandits so much I couldn't cope with the slow handling of the Soul, so now that's on eBay and I've bought an F-one Breeze 13m for the light winds...!
I am so fickle...I hope I'm not the only one! I am sticking with these kites for the foreseeable...

[BillyGoatGruff]

You should try a Naish Torch

[andylc]

Full circle back to C kites - why not!

[grigorib]

Sounds like too many changes to me.
Depending on how much do you weigh and what boards you ride (foil/TT/directional), riding conditions flat/waves and challenges (gusty/seaweed/currents) I define my line and ride it then.

Foiling made LW 15m unnecessary for me and I’m down to 5/7/9/11m line which I’ve been riding for last two years happily - foiling and jumping TT

[andylc]

No sh** Sherlock!

[matth]

In the last 2 years, following 6 years without any kite changes, my kit changes have gone:
4 X C kites, to
3 X C kites and a light wind foil (Ozone Chrono V2), then
2 X Ozone Enduro V2's and the Chrono V2, then
2 X Ozone Enduros and a Flysurfer Soul 12m, then decided the Soul was the thing for me, so sold the Enduros and went
2 X Flysurfer Souls (!), then found that in high winds the Soul is scary! So got rid of the small one and went
2 X F-one Bandit 12's and a Flysurfer Soul...then found I loved the Bandits so much I couldn't cope with the slow handling of the Soul, so now that's on eBay and I've bought an F-one Breeze 13m for the light winds...!
I am so fickle...I hope I'm not the only one! I am sticking with these kites for the foreseeable...

Yup it's a problem....I have a long list like yours and have now settled in with a similar quiver.....9m, 11m Naish pivot and a Naish Boxer 12m

[grigorib]

No sh** Sherlock!

I wasn’t trying to state the obvious “proper”, my first 7 years in the sport were continuous trial/error of gear choice. Well, maybe not exactly trial/error, just way too many trials

Practically though
- How much do you weigh?
- What boards you ride (foil/TT/directional)?
- What are your riding conditions (flat/waves) and challenges (gusty/seaweed/currents)?

Why did you feel you need to do foil kites after riding C wings?

[longwhitecloud]

do bandits still get caught in deathloops? ie can bridles still wrap the wingtips - seen it happen so many times over the years - caused some horrific accidents in past.

if not keen to try them again.


i am pretty sure naish is trying to kill off the torch slowly, seems that way anyway. very few used ones left less than 3 years old and I just saw used torches for sale with all the valves delaminated (happen to all of mine - 2014s - got 5 of them).

[Toby]

The complete opposite of me

But I buy every year new gear...but the same

[pj sofine]

Face it ,you're a nut case .