Looking to add kite to quiver for those 25-30 knot days.Only been kiting about 6 weeks, Currently I'm able body drag up wind to retreive board, switch to toe side and change direction with out sinking. Oh and I'm sort of boosting but have never landed one yet. I can't seem to get the kite in the right position to land and ride off, it just falls out the sky...

So obviously I'd like a kite that will help me at my current level to progress quick. But also last and see me out for a few years, I'd imagine it won't get as much use as my 10m and 14m.

I'm 95kg's riding a 142cm board, I learnt on 06 airush flows but would like a kite that is going to help me best with my progression to smooth transitions and moves like back rolls, raileys ect.

Can only really afford 2nd hand 06, or maybe 07 in a month or 2 I'm guessing 7m or 8m. Any tips on size, style and brands will be appreciated. Without pimping of course,then I can go to specific reviews.

Cheers for any help

Your 10m will be perfect for 25 - 30 knots..... why do you need a smaller kite at 95kg?

here'S a good tip .try a venom.I't's worth a look into as I reckon it will probably address these issues .

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Originally posted by Blaster

Maxim I would like a smaller or more apropriate kite to be that little bit safer on the water. The other day it picked up to 25 knots, I was fully depowered and that leaves no options if hit by a gust. With my lack of experience, I do get worried about ruining some other kites day by not having full control of the kite.

So you never really gave me any tips, but you did make me question myself to ask others around my weight on similiar board size what they are flying. You may very well be right, with more experience I could control the 10m. But at the stage I'm at, I'm thinking of all the things that come natural for experienced kiters. I'm just wanting to be in control of my kite so I can concerntrate on progressing with tricks rather than fight with the kite.

Cheers

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He is a freak from another planet .there can be no other reason

I'm 102kg and ride a 142 north defender.

My 12m c-kite goes up to 27 knots
My 10m will get me to 36 knots
And my 8m in 35+ knots

I've riden on my 12m up to 30 knots and belive me I'm not that flash. If your really that worried go with a smaller board. Having used small kites (learnt in the gorge us in +35). Small kites are a hand full, my 8 is one twitchy mother.

Your 10 should be fine you just need to get used to it. An 8/9m kite in 25-30 isn't going to be that great for someone who weights 95kg you'll be spending to much time working the kite and underpowered (unless its one of those really fancy ones).

Fat Boys Rule

Thanks for the replies, Perhaps I'm still just nervy when other kiters are around me. Once I've become more confident perhaps as you say the 10 will do. I just enjoy being powered up knowing I've got depower available if I need it. Anyhow I might just persist then get an 8m and 12m next season. 12's seem like the common size in the tradewind season at my local.

One last . out of interest which style has the most depower. hybrid bows or C's. Or Dah is that a stupid , I have a thought it's bows and I have heard some say their 12m bow is equivilent to a 13m C and different again to a mattress is this true or is a 12m the same no matter what style.

Cheers

Go to your local shops and demo as many kites as you can. Talk to your local LF dealer, they should have a big Easter Sale running on LF kites.

We have a big Easter Sale in place now - $1500 for a 2007 kite complete with bar and lines, 2007 board and a 2007 harness, all Liquid Force demo gear, no damage, like new. All you need to get going. Check our the buy & sell section for more details.

if on a tight budget then a 2007 7m Waroo is definately worth a look at $850 kite only brand spanking new!

Can be demo'd through Choice Kitesuring in Hami Hill.

Yep OK... understood I got a few options that I didn't think about, changing board ect.. also picking the right days and getting more experience first.

Look my intentions were to get some idea of what others similar to me are using and suggestions. I'm not to worried about a nice 25 knot SWer in summer thats consistant. It's more about being able to kite comfortably through winter when it's 25 knot NWer, then when that occassional squal comes through having the ability to depower and not be hanging from a tree, due to the fact I was already cruising around on full depower.

Plus the guy's arn't actually pimping, in my opinion they are suggesting kites to look at. I've had some PM's offering demo's which is exactly what I'll do before buying a new kite. As Spruce would say "you would'nt buy a car without test driving it".

P.S I'm only doing this office job for another month, so I hope to go back to my more healthy weight of 90kgs soon when I resume in my more regular active duties LOL

Anyhow cheers to you all

Hi Blaster, at the moment i weigh 96kg's and use a T3 12mtre naish Torch in 20-30 Knot winds and add the odd 5 Knot gust to that as well, i also use a T3 16mtr naish Torch in 15-25 Knot winds + the odd gusts ontop of that. You don't need another kite mate, Get used to the ones you've got. For winds above that a small stable bow kite might be the go. eg: Shockwave. I do know one thing, you'r in a funny weight range unfortunately. Were i kite my old 14mtr and 10mtr just didn't have enough guts for good progression, maybe something to do with wind density? i don't know. But now with the 12mtr and 16mtr i'm progressing in leaps and bounds. anyway thats my story.
Main thing is to get out there give it crack.
Good luck.

Hey Maxim,

I don't Pimp gear. I simply respond with comments on gear I have favourable experiences on. No I haven't ridden every 7m out there so cannot tell you the differences between other 7m's. I do know the 7m's I use are good for me and most of the other people I know who ride them, therefor it would be fair to assume that they may be good for Blaster also.

To pimp a piece of gear usually is done for financial reward or some other sort of monetary gain. I do not sell kites, nor do I get kickbacks or any other sort of reward for people buying Airush stuff. When I say "our", I mean the schools gear which is what I ride.

I couldn't give a stuff what people buy, if it makes 'em happy, great, if not, too bad. If I recommend a piece of gear, it is because I have personally had a good session using it, and have had experience on that piece of gear which therefor gives me an informed opinion. I didn't say it was the best 7m, only that it was good for me, which it is.

I'm also experienced enough to not have to try and prove my worth by holding down kites which are not comfortable. My idea is to fly the smallest kite possible purely because small kites are more fun and I don't need to prove anything to anyone. But you keep flying as big a kite as you can in crazy strong wind, people will know your a real man because you fly big kites in strong wind. Good onya mate

Good winds,

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Fat Boys Rule

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but light riders jump much higher!!!!

Hi,
I don't want to start a Bow V C kite argument here but think you should consider the wind range of a bow. If you were to buy a 10m bow that would give you roughly the equivalent power of a 12 C in the lighter winds and could be depowered to approx the equivalent of an 8m C.

To show you this practically my mate and I were out a few weeks back on a 9m and a 16m bow at the same time in about 23knots. I am 85kg and he is 100kg but we were both going the same speed in the same conditions. He had his kite depowered and I had mine fully powered but both coped with the conditions well.

I bought an 8m C a while back and used it once. They are very fast and need very strong (usually gusty) winds.My 10m c however was my favourite kite and was fine up to 28 knots. As someone said above your 10 should be fine at your weight once you get a bit better. If you want the extra option of wider range go a bow or SLE. Otherwise just go out in sensible conditions and you should be able to hold down your 10 easily to over 25knots.

Cheers, Smash

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