Any one here gotten a go at the new F-one kites? (Tribal)

but found these which could be a bit more help on kiteforum

"here in israel we already have the M6 & tribal for a couple of weeks and the impacts since august.
the impact for me is the greatest kite- it's so fast, perfect for kiteloops and waveriding. after riding it, all the other kites feel so SLOW.
It's lift and hangtime are not as good as the M5/M6 but that's not what I'm looking for.
people who tried the M6 says it's much faster in turning and more responsive from the M5, and all the other characteristics are pretty similar.
I only had one chance to try the tribal 15 in very light wind and it feels nice, the speed is like the M5 14 aproximatly and has a litle bit more power, but we have to try in different winds to tell more.
the next days we're going to have some strong winds, so I'll try to find out some more.
about the tribal- all the setup of the integral system is connected to the kite, so u can use the same bar for 2 kites, but u have to change the knot on the front line."



"I have tried Tribal and it has nice perfomance, but IMPACT from f-one is some of the best of the market, very fast kite the LIFT is HUGE in wave is the better that I have used, in Chile is TOP, I dare to use and compare with another ones ......
Carlos Martinez
Chilekite"



"'ve flown the Tribal 13 for 1.5 hours in underpowered conditions. It has gotten a bit more bottom end. It also has very fast turning speed. I was able to do a kiteloop which I have never done before. By adjusting how much depower you have you can adjust how fast the loop is performed.

I haven't had a chance to try the depower so much though because it wasn't blowing very much. However, even in the light wind I was flying, there was tension in the back lines, no matter how much I depowered the kite. That was pretty interesting, usually when you depower a kite, the back lines go slack and you loose steering control.

I also have an M6 12 and a Tribal 11 which are just waiting for some good wind for testing.

I will let you know when I have had a chance to ride them.

By the way, as in 2005, the quality and finish on the kites is also really good. They also look great!

Best regards, "


"i ride the tribal 15m alrady in 30knots and i am only 73kg, plus we kite in the philippines, where humanity is 99%
this big depower is amazing.
i ride him completle depowerd, but when i jumpt and pull the bar, it just got up, up and up. also the haeng time is great.
this is my kite."