Please keep in mind,Ocean Lover wrote:It is almost funny how we in the kiting community have been screaming bloody murder about how the manufacturers are not taking safety seriously.. and now that there is a system that seems to be almost kook proof (I've tried one.. the xbow feels a lot like my old windsurfer.. drop the bar and you are safe) and we are worried that the kooks that learn on it might be unsafe on the old gear that really and truly IS unsafe for ANYONE when shit really hits the fan!
Wake up. The gear we now ride is dead. Resale value of your used gear is going to shit. All manufactures are going to spend the next months/years refining their own particular versions of the bow kites. The safety revolution has started. It is going to cost money, but it's damn cool that it's here!
Peace.
i totally agree with this statement, but sooner or later you have to come ashore or by accident you are going to end up close to an obstacle.Deep water is the only sensible place to learn this sport...
and i totally disagree here, because a lot has changed when you actually have the option of letting go and stop the pull. why you couldn't or choose not to is another story.Nothing has changed
Regards my man 4T,4T wrote:i totally agree with this statement, but sooner or later you have to come ashore or by accident you are going to end up close to an obstacle.Deep water is the only sensible place to learn this sport...
and i totally disagree here, because a lot has changed when you actually have the option of letting go and stop the pull. why you couldn't or choose not to is another story.Nothing has changed
the tolerance to gusty winds seems to be another thing that has fundametally changed compared to classic C's.
the Xbow has only been available for a month or so now and it is far from being perfect, but it has changed the landscape already.
i really hope the other manufacturers are buying a licence from bruno too and put the emphasis on making the sport safer, instead of trying to make the bow kites behave like the classic C's, which will probably include their bad habits...
i'll let it go now. be safe and fair winds
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