Any reviews off the new Slingshot Machine big air kite?
What Slingshot says:
We built the Machine V1 to enable riders of all skill levels to achieve their record heights. The Machine V1 flies upwind, has quick turning capabilities, effortless relaunch and the big-air ability to give any rider a rush. Built with premium materials, the Machine V1 is one of the most technically advanced kites.
Slingshot Machine V1 big air kite 2022
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Re: Slingshot Machine V1 big air kite 2022
Maybe the wraps come off this kite at AWSI for the North American market? I also found out that there is a new Slingwing V3, which just got released in Europe before the US.
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Re: Slingshot Machine V1 big air kite 2022
Reincarnation of Machine 2005? Or lack of new names at Slingshot?
It took Slingshot only 16 years to reinvent the Machine. It struck them that Machine doesn’t have to be 17 and 21.5m + size. Now it will be 12m - size. Other words are just like they said 16 years ago
It took Slingshot only 16 years to reinvent the Machine. It struck them that Machine doesn’t have to be 17 and 21.5m + size. Now it will be 12m - size. Other words are just like they said 16 years ago
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Re: Slingshot Machine V1 big air kite 2022
To my eye, it looks like a reincarnation of the old Rally that people loved (circa 2017) before it was modified into the Rally GT. You can find more info on this kite on some foreign sites, but I won't post it here.lisaped wrote: ↑Thu Sep 09, 2021 7:40 pmReincarnation of Machine 2005? Or lack of new names at Slingshot?
It took Slingshot only 16 years to reinvent the Machine. It struck them that Machine doesn’t have to be 17 and 21.5m + size. Now it will be 12m - size. Other words are just like they said 16 years ago
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Re: Slingshot Machine V1 big air kite 2022
@AWSI there is allready some information available, big release in October
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Re: Slingshot Machine V1 big air kite 2022
turns damn fast - perfect for high speed carving. Pulls me well through the turns. Good upwind.
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Re: Slingshot Machine V1 big air kite 2022
Wow, they resurrected the Machine (weird to call it V1 though)! I had a 17.5 Machine back in 2006ish that I called The Tractor, cos it was ugly, slow and took forever to turn, but it pulled like a bastard all day long! It had weird half length struts where the second half was a fibre glass batten!
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Re: Slingshot Machine V1 big air kite 2022
As I believe they are not upgrading the Raptor, is the Machine the replacement?
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