No they don't... shops will not be smiling without customers coming into buy gear.
Nor will distributors...
The Aussie dollar is droppin' like its hot....

Dollar goes down, cost of imported product goes up - what are their options?
> Increase Prices (depending on contractural conditions between distributors/retailers)
> Absorb the increase.
> Change product lines to keep things in budget.

I envisage the luxury goods markets, like imported kite gear, are gonna become an absolute shambles... again!

On the other hand, I wouldn't wipe my arse with that kite...

Lol every loftywinds post has a full red bar

flyingcab said..


You can pick up a second hand kite up for around $600 which is still crisp and 2015/14 model.

What planet would that be on?

Kamikuza said...

flyingcab said..


You can pick up a second hand kite up for around $600 which is still crisp and 2015/14 model.

What planet would that be on?

Did you even read the post above yours?

kemp90 said...



You can buy my brand new 7m gp that in going to sell for the same price.

p.s. Probably Best not to let them take it out of the bag and pump it up before hand.

kemp90 said...

sir ROWDY said..

kemp90 said...







For god sakes. You can buy my brand new 7m gp that in going to sell for the same price. Don't buy that heap of sh!t

What your Best kite? or the one in the first post? Not sure which would last longer to be honest. :D

rowdy, is there a brand you don't hate? lol

I'm just being realistic... I don't really hate any brand.

p.s. Wouldn't say I'm overly fond of Best equipment though haha.

Is it just me or does the bar of that kite look like a chinese engineered Ozone bar? The bar ends and the quick release does look at least very similar ....

Schulerbible said..
Is it just me or does the bar of that kite look like a chinese engineered Ozone bar? The bar ends and the quick release does look at least very similar ....

It's a copy or it's actually the real Ozone bar. I wouldn't be surprised if it's the real one, as they do make them there you know. Easy to slip a few into a box and sell them on the black market.

kungfupete said...

tomme said...
i just saw king of water sports have the new 2016 fuel up....given the dollarr is at 70 cents looking at welllll over $3K

Over $3k for a fuel..... Tell em there dreaming

You could buy enough old fuels to last the next 10years for that much.