keilani said...

Jax said...

Cabrinha bashing. Awesome! I bought a Cabrinha to learn on and it kept falling out of the sky. I could not manage to put on my board. Now I've got a Slingshot and guess what, within no time I had my board on my feet! It's so easy to keep in the air. Ups, I still need to sell my stupid Cabrinha..

you must of been doing something wrong,or maybe revolvers are not as stable as switch's,if there's enough wind to get them up then they just stay there, you can have all 4 lines totally slack and they still get lift ,when its light the bar on any kite needs to be extended,beginners always make the mistake of pulling the bar in or sitting the kite to far in the window.

I've been wondering that too, trust me! Especially since everyone tells me cabs are great learner kites. But I only ever see switchblades and they appear to be more stable. Anyhow, I went from a cab revolver to SS rev and it's been so much fun since. The kite stays so stable and is easy to keep up even when I am doing everything wrong on the board. If it feels like it does crash it re-launches itself. Well, it's just my experience, I suppose..

Cabrinha makes crap kites (for my style of riding at least) but wicked boards. The Custom is definatly THE best wakestyle board out there.

...my 2 cents.

ohhh mannnn,

I just ordered my fist cab. after the last 4-5 years avoiding them.....
I dont think i will be disapointed though..


but does that meen i have to borrow a board leash off all those Slingshot riders..??

I've been flying SS for a few years now and very happy with them.

I had a chance to demo one of Hudson's 12 switchy at the Robe wave titles and there's certainly nothing wrong with them. Infact, I ended up demoing it 3 times over the week.

I would buy a CAB tomorrow if they had a bar similar to the SS . It comes down to what ever floats ya boat.

Get out there and enjoy the great sport we have. Bitching about crap like this solves nothing.

Yeah I'm sure most Cabrinha riders will have a real complex now, have to wear disguises
and kite at a remote beach so we won't get a hard time.

N1CK said...

Cabrinha makes crap kites (for my style of riding at least) but wicked boards. The Custom is definatly THE best wakestyle board out there.

...my 2 cents.

Tend to agree there... I had a go of a Cabrina 2008 yesterday and I was shocked how bad it flew. But this years boards do look hot.

bjw said...

N1CK said...

Cabrinha makes crap kites (for my style of riding at least) but wicked boards. The Custom is definatly THE best wakestyle board out there.

...my 2 cents.

Tend to agree there... I had a go of a Cabrina 2008 yesterday and I was shocked how bad it flew. But this years boards do look hot.

power lines to middle back lines to wing tips give that a go might fly better

I'm just starting out, got a new 10m switchy, and after three lessons I still can't do a double backroll. If only someone warned me off cabs!

See you SA guys around at largs. I'll be the guy up a tree.

Yeah pretty sure it was a switchy... was definitely a cabrinha though

it must have been a 2010 SB they didnt make an 7m 09 ...

Beersy said...

Yeah pretty sure it was a switchy... was definitely a cabrinha though

I bought a Cab once and it blew up The Cabs that I see at my beach are less than a year old and look and feel like an old sheet whats going on there? Also I see a lot of people having trouble with their lines stretching to... Glad I fly SS now.

Dr Evil said...

Laurie....maybe this thread should be locked out. It has turned into a bunch of relative newbs bashing Cabrinha vs Slingshot (again....yawn).

The way I read it, it reads like good old Aussie banter, with the occasional bitter & twisted person thrown in for good measure.

Remember those days when you didn't know what squat and would spend every waking minute chasing the opportunity to kite, rather than debating kite heirarchy.

Maybe revisit the "You know you're addicted..." topic for a refresh!

www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3938

I have loved seeing all the gadgets Cabrinha have brought out over the years, Recon1, recon2, the red over-ride ball on the Crossbow1, the bungee cords, the incredible complexity of the trim strap, which is always just out of reach, and the IDS just to name a few.
The Crossbow 1 was my favourite, you could sit down for 45 mins and sooner or later someone would crash it full power and rip, straight up the guts. I also used to love seeing guys ride back to the beach with their kite inside out wondering what the hell is wrong with my kite.

Their aftersales service in Australia is very good and looking after their customers has made them keep loyal kiters who upgrade automatically to another cabrinha. Pity Pete said I'll never make another C-kite again, (The gonad is not a real c kite) otherwise I might be tempted to be uncool

the end.

On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me
a Cabrinha in a pine tree....