NSW
2232 posts
I love how people comment on how fast they think the kite will go off a picture!
The New Rhino will hopefully be here (AUS) towards the end of Feb, but most likely into March. It is still a 5 line kite, that rigs on the current 2008 5th Element bar. There are no bridals incorperated with the back lines at all. The Front pigtails to have a bridal like setup. And yes there is pulleys on the bridal (2 ea). From the pre-release info I have North have explained the Rhino 08 as.
- Massive wind range
- Powerful Low End
- 5th Element Safety
- One-Pump
- Unmatched Upwind Performance
- Huge Hang Time
and of coarse, it's farken fast! This kite will suit the new trend of coarse and speed racing. It's like a time warp, going back to higher aspect kites that are fast and jump like crazy! Should be a lot of fun.
Regards,
JB
NSW
383 posts
Saw the North crew testing it at Gero point Moore Wa.It looked impressive they had the 14 going in about 10 knots of wind, Ken Winner was doing some big backroll kiteloops on it.
Also saw the Vegas 09 proto not sure though but they were testing it on a 4 line set up and the traditional 5 line set up looked really smooth on both settings.
Alot of work goes into these kites , especially when you see the amount of testing that goes on.
