Just interested to know what are everyones thoughts are on the Bow kite.

Like do you prefer c kites over bows.???
Do you prefer SLE kites over the traditional bow kite.???
Have you gone bow and come back to a c kites or you would never come back to a c kite.???
Do you think the Vegas is the way to go for a kite, that is a c kite with massive depower.????
Or are you just sitting on the fence and waiting to see what comes out for the 2007 season????

Im a wind junkie, need that rush so I guess Im a c kite man.

Bow kites are for old men that just could not be bothered digging that edge in and holding on.

When Im old I will probably get one , but just not yet.

I may be biased but...

I really reakon its depends on what kind of kiter you are and what you aspire to be..

From my expirience bow's really suit the average joes who cruise up and down popping little to medium size jumps, who arent really going to get any good very quickly. They love having that depower on tap so at the slightest gust they can push the bar out and everything is safe and boring again. These guys are a dime a dozen at most beaches they are not really very interesting to watch, pretty much reapeat the same thing over and over. But when they come off the water tell you bow's are the best thing ever and would never go back to a c. These guys dont like power, hense why they love bow so much, they make them feel safe and allow them to do there boring routine, maybe getting a new trick down once a season. Of course there are exception's but this is the majority.

ON the other hand most guys at the top level who are reallly pushing it are still using c's. They like power,they use there edge to control power rather than the bar and hense really know who to ride a kite. This is the only way your going to ride with style and will be able to learn wakestyle and no whip trips as well as boosting big, its all about eding and popping. Unfortunaley bow's dont breed this style of rider. im seeing more and more poo stance bow riders that use their bar instaed of the board , hense arent going to get anywhere very quickly. (But at least thay feel safe).

If you want to progress quicker, become a good solid, learn tricks quicker and look a hell more stylish go the C kite. Infact i think all newbies should start off on a C, with a good safety system so they are forced into learning how to kite proberly. Then choose whether to go down the bow path if safe boring kiteing is what you want. But lets face it why did we all get into kiteing in the first place, to boost thoses 30 ft airs..

If you want to go hard go C.
For the weekend or once a month cruiser not interested in tricks and keeping within his boundaries not really pushing himself go bow.

I used to think the same about bows, boring and for the cruisers,
UNTIL
I moved inland, away from the coast. The winds inland south africa are nightmare gusty, fickle and sometimes dangerous, and to really enjoy those conditions, a bow is a huge positive. Unless you are absolute pro level, being able to pull off tricks in these conditions with a bow is way more easy than a C, so for 99% of kiters inland gusty, bows have given access to kiting comfort to allow people to attempt stuff, that they would not be able to do inland with a C.

ya ya ya edging etc, but if you have to spend 90% of your time edging to cope with the wind gusts, you never get to relax to think about the next trick, what you are doing wrong etc. bows defn have their place in locations with tricky wind conditions.

your gay arent you ral inn.

Tried the bows not for me, I love riding on the knot fully powered and boosting big, c kites rule.

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Originally posted by ronaldkite

your gay arent you ral inn.

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i believe the correct term is hermaphrodite.

why is it that everyone of you C boys has to give **** to new technology.... heh? cant afford a new kite??????

i mean farrrk kiting is a new sport,, its changing month to month, why do we have to segregate Bow/C kiters!!!!!!! were all kiting n thats what matters doesnt it?

Hey, i know some of the posts on seabreeze are just in fun n ****stering, n ive had my fair share of smart arse comments, but!

4 farrks sake fly the kite you like!!!! for all you ****sterers you can eat my upwind Turbo Diesel wake....

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Originally posted by Devil-Fish

I may be biased but...

I really reakon its depends on what kind of kiter you are and what you aspire to be..

From my expirience bow's really suit the average joes who cruise up and down popping little to medium size jumps, who arent really going to get any good very quickly.

If you want to go hard go C.
For the weekend or once a month cruiser not interested in tricks and keeping within his boundaries not really pushing himself go bow.

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I went upwind the day I got my bow, it was the 5th time I had ever flown a kite. I went out on my bow last week in some pretty big surf, it was my 3rd time on my bow.

thanks for letting me know I shouldnt be pushing myself because I ride a bow. I'll make sure I only go out and cruise a once a month from now on.