My weight is around 58 KG.
Defintely Evo then in my opinion.
Thanks! My instructor's school get those kites (not sure how they get the kites), and they give 1-year warranty for the second-hand kites - the price of an Evo 9 is about 1200$.Havre wrote: ↑Fri Apr 30, 2021 12:34 pmDefintely Evo then in my opinion.
Rebel's construction is useful for heavy riders (like myself), but I can't see it being better than an Evo for a ligthweight beginner.
Is this your instructor's personal kites - or the school's?
Personally I wouldn't be too worried buying a kite used for teaching, but I would clearly pay less for such a kite than a normal second hand.
With or without a bar? I'm no expert on pricing in the US (if using dollars as a currency is an indicator of where you are based), but if that is without a bar it sounds expensive to me. Others can comment better than me on that though.yotamss wrote: ↑Fri Apr 30, 2021 2:31 pmThanks! My instructor's school get those kites (not sure how they get the kites), and they give 1-year warranty for the second-hand kites - the price of an Evo 9 is about 1200$.Havre wrote: ↑Fri Apr 30, 2021 12:34 pmDefintely Evo then in my opinion.
Rebel's construction is useful for heavy riders (like myself), but I can't see it being better than an Evo for a ligthweight beginner.
Is this your instructor's personal kites - or the school's?
Personally I wouldn't be too worried buying a kite used for teaching, but I would clearly pay less for such a kite than a normal second hand.
If without bar, that's the price of a last-year-brand-new kite. The warranty is a good thing, though. They'll probably repair your kite if it fails and it's not your fault?
Yeah, 1200$ with a bar and a year warranty. thanks!Havre wrote: ↑Fri Apr 30, 2021 2:54 pmWith or without a bar? I'm no expert on pricing in the US (if using dollars as a currency is an indicator of where you are based), but if that is without a bar it sounds expensive to me. Others can comment better than me on that though.yotamss wrote: ↑Fri Apr 30, 2021 2:31 pmThanks! My instructor's school get those kites (not sure how they get the kites), and they give 1-year warranty for the second-hand kites - the price of an Evo 9 is about 1200$.Havre wrote: ↑Fri Apr 30, 2021 12:34 pm
Defintely Evo then in my opinion.
Rebel's construction is useful for heavy riders (like myself), but I can't see it being better than an Evo for a ligthweight beginner.
Is this your instructor's personal kites - or the school's?
Personally I wouldn't be too worried buying a kite used for teaching, but I would clearly pay less for such a kite than a normal second hand.
As a beginner I would say it doesn't matter much if you get an Evo, Bandit or whatever. You might demo them, but I'm not sure how you would be able to tell much difference - and what you would prefer. Much easier to get your second, third kite etc. Not that I wouldn't recommend testing different kites if you can - it won't hurt of course. What you will typically find is that people like what they themselves are riding (me being a good example. My first kite was an Ozone Catalyst - and I think that kite is a fantastic kite for a beginner). 3-struts do it all kites is rarely very bad for any type of rider. There is no consensus as to which one of these are the "best", but I would try to avoid something like the Rebel, Ozone Edge etc. which are made for jumping. Mainly because if/when you lose control of the kite you will be thrown around a lot more than what you would do with something like an Evo etc.
Personally I'm not a fan of the split Duotone uses with their lines, especially not for beginners, but probably not such a big problem seeing Duotone is possible the biggest brand out there - and I'm sure many of their customers are beginners.