Postby ADLucio » Tue Jun 08, 2021 7:16 pm
Hi guys,
Just went through all the comments and here is a feedback from a newbie ... I just started kitting this year.
After buying a Used Contra 15m to start riding, I was shopping for a brand new kite, smaller for strong winds.
Doing some research, I found the Vantage brand but not too much about them besides the information on their website.
I contacted them and got few more questions responded and in the end I decide to give a chance and invest in the so called "innovative product". (refusing some BIG brand sale on my region)
It was not cheap tho, I paid around 1400 euros total including shipping and taxes for a Vulture v2 12m + Newton bar.
I was very excited to receive the package which I waited more than 1 month to be delivered (in Canada) ... June 2021
Now the real thing, after opening my package I did not find anything else than a Bar, Backpack and Kite! yeah nothing else! No rider ID (as promised), no Owner's Manual, no Starter guide, no instructions, no repair kit, no flyers, nothing ....
I was very disappointed because after all, I decided to buy a very new Brand which I thought would have some care for the new customers...
After contacting them again, the explanation was that maybe they "forgot" to pack the other items in my shipment.
Kite pumped up, could not find anything new compared to my Cabrinha Contra, the design is a little different but the structure and shape, basically the same.
So, just understand that since this is a new brand getting started, the marketing is heavy ... not so much anymore since they reached their goal of "First riders", what means, enough people to finance the cost of trying to launch a new Brand!
I have to let clear as well that I don't think that it is a bad kite! but also, is not a game changer as promoted ... Maybe in the future!
In the case any of you decide to go for it, I just hope that you do not have the same experience as me ... a better treatment would be welcome!
Cheers!