Hi Peeps,

After reading some of the reviews on the reviews forum, I'm getting pretty tired of people who haven't ridden particular gear making assumptions on how it performs. If you haven't ridden a particular piece of equipment, please keep your uninformed and therefor worthless and biased opinions to yourself. If you haven't ridden it, you have NO VALID OPINION!

If you can't begin a sentence with, "In my experience, after having used this equipment on more than one occasion, my opinion is ............" Then don't begin it at all, this goes for all brands.

Seems a lot of people seem to feel experienced enough to make comment on anything they feel like by looking at photo's or hearing chinese whispers about something. You don't have to comment on something if you have no first hand experience.

Yes I'm in an angry mood today

KH

So right Darren! I recon I haven't got a clue until I've had a good 10 hours with a different kite or board.

whinge whinge

Shouldnt this be in the review posts? or do we need a review of the reviews forum?

P.S your a wank3r

sleek1 said...

Shouldnt this be in the review posts? or do we need a review of the reviews forum?

P.S your a wank3r

number of red thumbs shows who the wank3r is!!!

Addikt said...

I was thinking about this the otherday and was wondering why we dont have a demo day's like they have at kitestock somewhere local on a weekend say after most of the new seasons gear has been released where people can try different brands back to back........

Cos it costs so much for the shops to devalue new gear, get a permit and then wait for the wind....

Yes I'm in an angry mood today

KH

.... hmm light wind day eh (heh heh) you've been spoilt for too long Darren .Just gotta get redialed to those 14 kt days .

totally apprecite where you're coming from dude BUT get with the program!!! This is the internet!!!! the standard bearer for freedom of speech - the contributors to this forum can start their posts with whatever they damn well want dude - that's why they're here - if you want to go somewhere where everyone is told how to start their sentences then go to pre reform USSR dude - doesn't matter if you're fat or thin, dumb or smart, a compliant numbskull or a free radical - in this place everyone is equal and can say what they damn well want!!!!!

TurtleHunter said...

we have a demo week (Exmouth Expo) in October where we test as many kites and boards as possible back to back. It takes a week to get through all the gear and thats with wind almost all day on most days, but then we started doing 15 minute runs on each kite and thats when every one really started to learn the difference between kites. Yes it is expensive with the kites devalue but the knowledge gained is invaluable and everyone who did the 15 min on each kite back to back were able to choose there next kite knowing it was there favourite kite. They finally had a knowledgeable reason for liking or not liking particular kites and boards.

Yeah that sounds awesome...I guess what I was getting at was that although Exmouth is a great location and I guess the winds start or are always blowing up there.....but not everyone can get out there so having it local will make it so much more accessible....?

PS....... bring back the USSR.......

jas73 said...

Most of the local dealers in Bris have demo days if not all of them where u can try any board or kite they have to offer. I just ordered a new board after using a demo for the week end, got to now how it rides after 3 days and bought one. I did the same with my kite, Tried as many as i could till i found one i enjoyed riding. Dont all kite shops do this?.

Yeah they do.......it was more about making a weekend of it without having to fork out a few hundred bucks in fuel and accomodtion etc.........

Anyway be nice to Kitehard people he does more than you know for the kiting community.......

should change his name to "kitesoft"

sleek1 said...

bobjaan said...

sleek1 said...

Shouldnt this be in the review posts? or do we need a review of the reviews forum?

P.S your a wank3r

Is that a comment you can make after having met Kitehard or just one through here say.

Darren has a valid point though, too many baggers don't actually have any experience on gear to make an informed decision.

yeah, one from having met him.And hey Big dave hows da red thumbs going?I dont take notice of em.

i would assume your like 15yr old from the level of maturity shown in that post

I think good on you KH for your comment. No one wants to read some nobs opinion on gear they have no idea about.

your so lucky.. im jealous