If you want a new kite, the latest one on the market... do you care if it's not your favourite colour?

Or will you only get it if you like the colour scheme??

Color is pretty important when you buy the same kite at the same time from the same shop as a guy the same size with the same name. Good thing green is my favourite colour.

red fades
white stains
black attracts more heat
gold would be a good colour for a kite ive heard

I ride what ever color i'm given... but i do have my fav's...

If you've never dropped your kite, your not trying hard enough !
To hear your knee go POP ruins a kite trip !
Sucide leash's and onshore conditions are a interesting combination !
Broken ribs SUCK !

Flake is a kn legend...Watch out for his posts ...always good for a laugh

I'm really glad someone has finally asked this question.......after 3 years of kiting it's refreshing to see there are other kiters out there who think about colour, like meeeeeeeee...............you know all the new moves, KGB's , handle passes, riding deep at 3 mile, it's so stressful...... all I've really wanted to think about, was the colour of my kite or what colour kites look NICE................. I'm racing along and ....hey I look up in the sky and it's an orange kite above me, Wow....... Hard core, we are finally out of the closet, kiters who care about colour, lets get some tee shirts made up, maybe a club room. I've heard orange kites fly faster what do ya think..


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Originally posted by jkeys

I'm really glad someone has finally asked this question ... we are finally out of the closet, kiters who care about colour, lets get some tee shirts made up, maybe a club room. I've heard orange kites fly faster what do ya think..

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I think you are being a little anul here
Obviously colour is important but its enough to have the issue 'out there' for all discerning kiters to acknowledge & not feel put down upon.
As for a club ?? thats taking it too far .. and besides I (for 1) wouldnt feel comfortable being in a club with anyone who flies an orange kite they are obviously only here for the speed they can achieve regardless of anything to do with image
personally I chose to wait for delivery of my choice - a Steel Grey blending to Sky Blue canopy with a delightful matching Light Cream trim only to find it was delivered in a FIRE-ENGINE RED kite bag .
How embarassing now I have to unpack & pack up my new kite behind the bushes in case any one sees this unco combination.
When will they ever get right

"He who enjoys most - WINS"

don't get the same colour as the sky or you wont see it unless you can loop over it

Image is nothing, thirst is everything. Obey your thirst.

I'm not usually racsist towards kite equipment, but i say...Get a white kite so it gets dirty fast, or a blue one so its hard to see it. I like plane white, black or blue boards because they are usually the hardest to see when you loose your board on the water.
I go for a black full length wetsuite because i like to look like an injured seal being dragged around, to any sharks that may be near me.

My question to you is do you want your appearence to look individual or just like your favourite pro? or do you not care what you look like on the water? - there will always be someone out there with the same colours on a kite or close to yours, so i think its just a matter of personal preference and appearence - some people dont care about colour and they look like a rainbow, some want everything including kite BLUEso it all matches. I personally like to colour co-ordinate everything else but the kite (eg. board, harness, shorts, shirt, wetsuit, etc) so the kite colour i don't care about.

So in my opinion kite colour doesnt matter so much.
Personall prefence is the key - what ever make you feel good

What sort of kiter, cares about colour?

I chose my kite the same color as my motorbike...
Am I sick, doctor?

Fred