HI all,

Asking the below for a friend of mine has had some lessons and is looking to get some gear. A friend of hers has the kites pictured below and they have never been used. Apparently they were bought two years ago brand new but she never used them. Never even got them out of the bag. I've looked online and the Core XR looks to be a 2010-2011 kite but the bags appear the same for the XR3 up to 2015. Im no Core expert so hoping someone can help with two things:

1. Can anybody tell me the possible age of these from the bag. I know looking at the kite info on the actual kite would be the best way but this is not possible at the moment.

2. Would the Core Riot be ok to learn on.

Simon

Thank for the quick reply. I'll pass this on to her.

You need to pump these kites up and see if the valves have peeled on them.
Brand new means nothing - there old and all kites will eventually unglue..