best deal is a hardly used second hand kite. I saw 2012 north neo for 900 with new bar. i dunno how much these deals make the kites but i wouldnt buy BWS (no resale) maybe Best but no re-sale value on that either.(at least in Aus)

Your new to the sport? how much experience? twintip rider or SB?
BWS is just a wave kite, slow and designed for the waves. If your new to the sport i assume want a versatile kite.
Look to Best for the deal in my opinion. Great range of tried and tested kites, tweaked each season and not re-invented.
For longevity you can't look past the Double core Ripstop material on the Best kites, easily see you through 3 seasons. Thats where im going, TS v2's 5,7,9 =)

i suggest the bws noise
the bar and safety is excellent
the kite is easy to use, plenty of depower, easy to launch, are bomb proof
you dont want a ridiculously fast kite to learn with. the noise is medium fast and has a fast and slow setting.

disclosure: i paid full price for the last one i bought

The BEST deal is a traded in kite given 'up to' $660 off the price of a new kite.
So who knows what that really means.

Could be like a shop advertising an up to 60% off sale, then you go in and the only thing with 60% off is some obscure item that no one would buy anyway.

'up to'

kiterboy said...
'up to'

10m and larger $660
9m and smaller $550

Pretty straight forward genuine deal.

Got a 2005 c kite, 12m
Will i still get $660?

Ryland said...
BWS deal is any kite any age- even a crappy old 8 year old kite you will get $500 off not this upto crap but a full $500! i always seem to get good resale on my BWS kites too! bar in hands down best bar on market!!!!!!!

What's a good deal on a kite you don't pay for?

Paul1 said...
I have 5 BWS 10metres, can I swap for a Best sticker?

Come mate it's a Best sticker, those things are gold.

BWS min. trade deal is finished. You are too late. It ran for the whole of Dec & Jan.
It was a genuine full $500 reduction from the price of the 'complete + upgrade' price that has remained the same throughout the promotion.
The BEST deal has just started -
10M and above with a 10M or larger trade-in gets you a $660 discount off the regular price.
Under 10M with any trade-in gets you $550 off.

Both Offers only apply to new 'complete' packages - not the huge discount off 'kite only' purchases.

No gimmicks on either deal - just advertising dollars invested back into kiters pockets.

BEST kites will be available for free demo's at Kitestock
as will BWS but just not on special trade-in deal prices.

arsa said...

Paul1 said...
I have 5 BWS 10metres, can I swap for a Best sticker?

Come mate it's a Best sticker, those things are gold.

How about 5 10's and 3 7's? Deal or what?

Thanks everyone for the advice. Can't believe I missed the BWS deal... I want to use it with a SB eventually but will hopefully be able to use with a twin tip too..

Either way its $550 too much for that old nail! Has much more comedy value attached!

nah, seriously, I really do have a mint condition Wipika Airblast (series 1) 8.4 sitting in the garage, saving it up just for a trade in offer like this :) They do say they will take any kite as a trade in, bet they hadn't thought there were people like me who had kites from way back then.

Most people here wont even know of the brand let alone have flown something as fun and dangerous . . . .