Cant help you with either kite dude but welcome to a lifetime of obsession

Cheers

J

yeah i had cabrinha reccomended to me cos supposedly the depower is really good on them, cos im also kinda small
thanks

The nitro is an old model kite.
I know kites are expensive, but paying more for a newer one is much better.
Any 2007 onwards bow/hybrid kite would be good to learn on.
You could probably get a second hand one for less than 800 if you do some searching.
Any older kite won't have the depower of a newer one.
I learnt on a crossbow 2, and it was fantastic for me. There will be a good second hand market for kites like that.

C kites pull you into trees

i will have a 6m,8m&10m Cab SB3 for sale shortly,6m $900 8m$1000,10m $1050 all in exc cond. def better getting a newer kite if you can the benefits are many, may cost a little extra initially, but will make the learning curve a lot easier and way more enjoyable,having confidence in your gear is really important esp when learning ,if you buy a newer model kite you will have it for a couple more seasons, so will get your moneys worth for sure and still be able to sell for reasonable price.

The Nitro was a good kite back in its days, but there are much better kites around that are easier to handle with a bigger wind range.
What size are you after, being 15 you would weigh **** all. As mentioned by sunseeker a Crossbow would be good to learn on.

I am selling my mates gear, a Crossbow 2 12m but I guess that would be a bit big for you and a Cardboards board 129cm.

What size do 15 y.o. fly anyway?

Arnt C kites very good?
thats what i learnt on. ive only been kiting 4 times so i guess i dont really know. i thought they were okay. anyway im now moving on to a cabrinha switchblade 3. that should be good right?

The CB2 is a great suggestion for learning the fastest - great relaunch (you're gonna need it), depower and wind range (if you've got only 1 kite, extra important).

hey i started off at 15 as well using a Switchblade 2 8 meter.

i live in Vic as well, this kite did everything i needed it to do when i started off and was perfect for me.

if your light around 50 kg this kite will get you going in anything from 17 to 30 knots and supply you with endless amounts of joy.

you should be able to pick up a good second hand 8 meter Switchblade 3 for around $750 to $1000 depending how hard you look

this kite will be excellent for you if you want to start getting into the wake style side of things because the Switchblades have the ability to depower heaps even when you have the bar all the way in.

conor said...

thanks for all the help,
yeah definitely going to get a bow kite now.
now just trying to find the one to buy
so hard lol
probably will get a 9 or 10.5 xbow 2 or 3

thanks

just a note ,the CB are way heavier on the bar than the SB (if you have a small arms length the CB is way uncomfortable once you get a little over-powered not good on the wrists or forearms when learning, the SB is ligther so more forgiving)

Hi Conor,

I think if it has been repaired on one of its strutts, it is past its sell by date, if the trailing edge has patches running longer than a foot or so - its past its sell by date.

If the LE been patched around the circumference, its tired.

The XBOW 2's are not known for the robustness.

These are my opinions and may not be true for all XBOW's but what I have experienced myself and what I have seen on other kites. But like I said they are an easy kite to learn on and very forgiving but they have been known to invert and that is why some shops will not sell them to newbies but I never really had any issues with it inverting.

If you get any kite that uses pulleys, check them out for wear and replace them if slightly worn. The most 2006/7 kites which had pulleys on the bridle had them on the front lines, so all the load is on the pulleys and sometimes the bridle can get caught between the body of the pulley and the pulley itself ripping the pulley apart causing the kite to go into a death spin. Excuse the grammar, in a rush!

Just some issues I had.

Cheers
Rich

yeah i have been down to kitepower geelong before
because last year i bought a land foill
but it bored me and i just wanted to get on the water
i just dont know if i can save enough to buy everything new
but they do have SBs and CBs on special

Can you guys get best kites over there? seems nobody ever suggests them. Where I kite in UK 60% of kites are Best, either waroo or nemesis, I fly 7m & 13m waroo and 10 nemesis and they are bloody great, masive wind range and blooming cheap, bought 07 13m waroo in dec brand new complete for $850, 7m kite in Oct, 07 model kite only $500 brand new. Happy days, and spares are cheap, leading edge bladder for 7m $60 inc postage.

conor said...

yeah i have been down to kitepower geelong before
because last year i bought a land foill
but it bored me and i just wanted to get on the water
i just dont know if i can save enough to buy everything new
but they do have SBs and CBs on special

Hi Conor

Sent you a PM, drop down and see Goshen or Johhny at the Geelong store. They can get any of the stuff on the Sydney clearance list sent down too.
https://www.kitepower.com.au/catalog/product_17178_Kites_Reduced_to_Clear__Sydney_cat_345.html

If you are on a budget, avoid anything that has been repaired, unless Goshen or Johhny recommend it.

Cya and

Goodwinds

Steve

The comments about durability on the CB2 are right - check the seams and existing wear and tear. I was recommending given your budget but the other comments are right if you can go the CB3 or SB3 the build quality is supposed to have improved. I just bought an SB3 8m for $1280 from Kitepower. Very happy with that deal for such a good kite. Reckon if you could scrape the extra few hundred bucks over the 2s that would be worth it. Bar pressure comments are right but surely that should not be a deciding factor - its not a big deal.