sonny2727 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 15, 2021 2:13 am
jumptheshark wrote: ↑Sun Aug 15, 2021 2:02 am
Peak4, cloud, UFO etc are similar but different. Not sure you can round the world or dead man turn on a peak, but other than slack line antics, I’m pretty sure you can do most everything else Fred does in the video posted on a Peak4.
Peak4 lift is similar to clouds and they cater to a pretty similar riding style.
Certainly a rider familiar with strutless kites would get comfortable quickly on a Peak4 and vice versa.
Thanks. I already have 3M Peak but that only comes out in high wind for drifting downwind.. if 5/6m can have good turning speed then it could be a good cheap solution to keep my learning curve - another thing to learn before I die from COVID, without the UFO price tag - wish UFO/Cloud cheaper in AU
Yes, the 5 and 6 are great, turns fast, and A LOT easier to handle than the nimble sensitive 3 m2.
It is "Plug and Play" intuitive easy for any LEI rider - I have seen several who got the 6 m2, and were delighted how easy it was to handle, and how they found it was almost impossible to drop it by a mistake
You can use the 3 m2 in 16-18 knots and more, and the 6 m2 from 9 knots (Not if new to these kites, but when you have learned to master them fully, let it breathe and loop not too tight to get foiling)
5 and 6 somewhat less range, the 4 m2 no doubt, as others say, by far the biggest windrange - can be used from 13 knots to 25 or something like that.
Forget about the 8 for fun, as it turns slow, but can be a superfast rigged session saver (as well as any other bigger foil kite can but takes longer to pack)
Peter