RPM said...

surfingboye said...

Saffer said...

...(they are produced from time to time, the turbo diesel and link come to mind).

And the RPM to that list too!!!
That kite is a dud, but everyone seems to ride them???
Obviously Slingshot has good marketing...

ha ha.... your reply demonstrates your inteligence...

What do you ride surfingboye???

well I'm guessing you're an RPM fanboy, hence the username? Never liked them, perhaps too different to the Revs that I came off. For what its worth I'm now riding and loving my Ozone Reo's. Faultless kites!?

Like Munroe says...

Its been said before on this forum that small holes start to appear in the fabric and after 3 sessions my new kite is disintegrating.
Now I have to go through the hassle of claiming warranty.
Steer clear of these kites or you"ll be posting the same.
Obviously they sacrificed strength for lightness because I have never had this happen with any other brand.
Ozone owners you need to check your kites since this is happening to not just me.

Hmmm No point Pimping any brands - seems to be the odd hole in the Fairytale... its the Happy Ending that counts !!

I recently bought a brand new kite from a Perth kite school, paid upfront as they had to order the 2012 model... pumping it up at the beach I found 2 holes in the strut, obviously slipped through quality control... no worries, took it back for warranty... they didnt want to know about it - said I have to contact the US company !!

Upon contacting emailing the US manager - he would rather not tarnish his Excellent kite and Customer service reputation and had a warranty replacement sent direct from the factory to my doorstep in 4 days and will give me a speciall discount on the next - for my inconvenience !!

Ive spent about $6000. with that US kite company because of the awesome customer services... and that one dumbass Perth dealer has now missed out on another 3 kites Im going to buy when I upgrade shortly

So you see - regardless of what brand it is, its good or bad customer services that really count... most kites are pretty descent these days

Everyone you speak to has got a different opinions about what kites are best, and what is right for one person doesn't suit another, I reckon anyone considering getting a new kite should head to kite stock and take advantage of all the kites available to demo.

Put on your harness, grab your board and walk from one end of the beach to the other trying dozens of different kites along the way.

I know this might not be any good for beginners but for anyone that is up and riding there is no better time/place to demo kites, I think I tried about 10 kites in the same conditions within a few hours a couple of years ago.

surfingboye said...

RPM said...

surfingboye said...

Saffer said...

...(they are produced from time to time, the turbo diesel and link come to mind).

And the RPM to that list too!!!
That kite is a dud, but everyone seems to ride them???
Obviously Slingshot has good marketing...

ha ha.... your reply demonstrates your inteligence...

What do you ride surfingboye???

well I'm guessing you're an RPM fanboy, hence the username? Never liked them, perhaps too different to the Revs that I came off. For what its worth I'm now riding and loving my Ozone Reo's. Faultless kites!?

Never liked them either but also came off the Rev's (Rev 2) funny enough. Not liking them doesn't make it a bad kite though. There are plenty of kites I tried which I never liked which are great kites, just not suited to me.

The big question is how you define a dud? To me, a dud kite is one which has a major issue. I.e. hindenberging, bladder/leading edge problems, bridle issues, etc. The major difference between a dud and another kite is firstly whether the Brand comes to the party and fixes the issue (happened to late with the link, it took them ages to fix by which stage the kite had a terrible name which was too late), and/or whether the problem is actually fixable.

Tried a few brands over the years, and am sticking with North for now. Pig ugly but damn good quality. And as mentioned: not cheap.

Nearly switched to Wainman just to try something new.

IMO you cant go past. ... Slingshot, Cabrinha & North for quality.
These three brands stand out as having the best workmanship and quality of product.

Naish for 5 years then slingshot for 3 years then ozone for 3 years. As others have already mentioned and IMO the build quality of ozone is really good. The canopy material Technoforce seems to last well. Others on past threads have claimed that other brands use this material as well Naish,Liquid Force,F-one,North ,Slingshot. I think that ozone do need some small refinements on the bar. Ozone designed Paragliders way before they started designing kites and to me on that point alone they are a step ahead of other kite brands.

SaveTheWhales said...

Like Munroe says...

Its been said before on this forum that small holes start to appear in the fabric and after 3 sessions my new kite is disintegrating.
Now I have to go through the hassle of claiming warranty.
Steer clear of these kites or you"ll be posting the same.
Obviously they sacrificed strength for lightness because I have never had this happen with any other brand.
Ozone owners you need to check your kites since this is happening to not just me.

That thread has disappeared and so has Munroe? Was only started this morning I think... seems like there was more to the story going on there maybe. Perhaps he figured out the cat was sleeping on it after all. PM33, unleash the conspiracy hounds!

kiteboy dave said...

SaveTheWhales said...

Like Munroe says...

Its been said before on this forum that small holes start to appear in the fabric and after 3 sessions my new kite is disintegrating.
Now I have to go through the hassle of claiming warranty.
Steer clear of these kites or you"ll be posting the same.
Obviously they sacrificed strength for lightness because I have never had this happen with any other brand.
Ozone owners you need to check your kites since this is happening to not just me.

That thread has disappeared and so has Munroe? Was only started this morning I think... seems like there was more to the story going on there maybe. Perhaps he figured out the cat was sleeping on it after all. PM33, unleash the conspiracy hounds!

seen mice do the same or the worst are ghost crabs. They will put pin holes in your kite and bladder, nicks in your lines, make a pump hose useless and even chew holes in your jocks