Hey. I have a quiver of Bandits. 8m Dos, 10m B3, 12m Dos. Oldies I know, but goodies. Have the chance of picking up a deal on an Ozone Edge 9m. I'm thinking it could replace the 8m Dos which is getting a bit old. My wife mainly flys it and I think she'd appreciate a bit more up wind ability and boost. Opinions please

very different kites, depends what you want from your kiting, the bandit is a do it all kite , the edge is a speed machine with huge boosting ability , i gave last years bandit a run but i wouldnt change from my edges ,its a personal preference, give one a go and get high

Well a edge certainly hauls are upwind and boosts to the moon.

But it also does is get you going real fast. When its powered you need to edge like a mofo or your going to be going toooooo faaaaaaast. The power also doesn't shut off as easily as letting the bar out. you can hold big winds on it but only if you choke the board speed back get too much board speed up and all hell breaks loose.

So... its not a kite for everyone. but if you can handle the power and the speed and have legs of steal and like to boost insane then it may be the beast for you.

If you want an all round kite thats more dynamic to fly and generally more fun in all other aspects apart from insane glide look at a c4.

Plummet said...

Well a edge certainly hauls are upwind and boosts to the moon.

But it also does is get you going real fast. When its powered you need to edge like a mofo or your going to be going toooooo faaaaaaast. The power also doesn't shut off as easily as letting the bar out. you can hold big winds on it but only if you choke the board speed back get too much board speed up and all hell breaks loose.

So... its not a kite for everyone. but if you can handle the power and the speed and have legs of steal and like to boost insane then it may be the beast for you.

If you want an all round kite thats more dynamic to fly and generally more fun in all other aspects apart from insane glide look at a c4.

^^^ What he said!
Plummet has summed it up pretty well, just need to add soft floaty landings to the mix (when the timing is right).
I have only flown a bandit once and that was in marginal conditions so can't give a good comparison.
Riding an edge in powered up conditions sometimes has you screaming along when every fibre in your body wants to bail.... Leaves you with 3 choices...
- edge hard upwind to wash some of the speed off
- lift your board up and do a big frothy bum drag (those that learnt on C kites may know this move)
- or send the kite and GO!