just found the US price of the new RPM. a 10m is worth $1700 USD.

LINK: http://www.slingshotsports.com/2009-RPM?sc=45&category=13989

man thats expensive. i know i couldnt afford a quiver of these kites.

any confirmation on these prices for australia...

We should have some in Brisbane very soon for demo.

Yeah, priced between the Rev & the Fuel, guess it make sense hey. If you want info and prices or availability email us. Stock coming any day now.

Test flew it the other day, little wind, but flew nice see gear forum for more details.

have Fun!
George.

I don't get where this kite sits in the Slingshot range? Is it a bridled Fuel? A 'C' version of the REV? Why add another kite to the range?

And the prices? Fugg-come back Best all is forgiven.......

When speaking with the slingy guy at Kitestock, I said:

"so it sits in between the Rev and the Fuel?"

to which the reply was:

"most people who have revs, and have tried this, are swapping. it does the same job in the waves and is better unhooked." (so something like this)

I didn't get to try it, so can't verify, but sure would like to hear more.

F*ck me thats expensive!!!!

sk1nner said...

the RPM does everything the REV does plus more.

You mean it pumps itself up, steers itself and then lands and also packs itself up?

How many more:

"THIS KITE DOES EVERYTHING THE PREVIOUS KITE DIDN"T DO" statements are we going to get?

The ability of the kiter will ALWAYS outweigh the kite's characteristics(even the ones that can fly themselves!!).

meerkat said...

sk1nner said...

the RPM does everything the REV does plus more.

You mean it pumps itself up, steers itself and then lands and also packs itself up?

How many more:

"THIS KITE DOES EVERYTHING THE PREVIOUS KITE DIDN"T DO" statements are we going to get?

The ability of the kiter will ALWAYS outweigh the kite's characteristics(even the ones that can fly themselves!!).

Well I just unpacked our demo kite, and it did not pack itself back up, nor did it fly by itself, what a ripoff!

However, they are listening, the pigtails now will not fray, they have a piece of sleeving sewn over the spliced area. The pulleys are all mounted correctly.
The bar still has a crazy plain steel ball roller bearing in the chicken loop that will rust and seize.
If you spent $10-15 you could get a stainless bearing or just tie a big knot in the end of the grey line and have no bearing (like the ozone megatron), and unspin it by hand.
The bar is better coloured or the ends better differentiated.
The lines are white but the pigtails are colour coded so are the bar leaders.

Can't wait to try this new hybrid kite, the front bridle is interesting, 2 pulleys per side, big wide tips, these things turn fast, based on what I saw at Kitestock.

Cya and

Goodwinds

Steve