One problem with bows is that 20knots isn't enough anymore, I want 25knots.

I was driving home past Leightons last week and when I went past the surf club there were about 5 kites up and flying.

As I got closer I realised one was an XBow, so's that one, 2 of them, wait, that one is too! Hang on, they all are.

Are you Bow kiters creating a sub-sect Poor Rello???

I just find it wierd that the biggest thing to happen to LEI development since two lines to four lines is being received so poorly.

What is so different to the C kites of this year as compared to last? very little i see in radical development just little tweaks here and there that dont make a huge amount of difference (IMHO)

yeah.


Some hobbit was lecturing me on how unsafe bows are. Its blowing 30+knots and im on my 11m with it completely depowered at the edge of the window and hes telling me that its unsafe.

This just after he dropped his handkerchief (6m) kite because it was getting a bit intense.


Couldn't believe what he was saying, no way i could of held a regular 11 or even an 8m.

The only real problem I've heard of is bows inverting, flipping inside out. This is a real problem, especially as bows are marketed as a safe option for beginners. The other stuff, bar pressure, build quality I haven't heard any complaints. Looking at the amount of bows turning up at beaches everywhere, even as new C kites get sold for half price, should speak volumes. Bow's dont make as good windbreaks as C kites!

As for "foils = spongey feel, quicker setup and relaunch, more power per size for the flat ones"

I'd call an ARC spongey, not my FS Speed. Bridled foils and ARC's are too different to be lumped together, and Speed is different to all previous bridled foils. This is where the cutting edge design is at.

Bows only suit certain riders. Not everyone will buy one, its called choice, choice is good.

So what didnt you like about them then?
I guess thats it they're different, horses for courses and all that.
But interested to know what people prefer about c kites.
Hope this doesnt degenerate.

The Bows are really easy to relaunch so if you drop it lots its an added bonus just give one line a bit of a tug and up it goes

If you drop the bar and the kite drops into the water it will sit there until you pick the bar back up and pull on of the lines. There is not really anything you need to pull or release just let go and the stopper ball releases if there is any presure in the kite. You can untwist you lines etc without the kite dropping.

If you are riding unhooked you do need an extra leash - not sue how this works as I don't ride unhooked...

umm not sure I am getting to the point you are after...

Any reveiws from people who like to do good tricks? I dun wann hear about people like Rich Stenning who ride them, i want to hear from riders who actually do try good moves. No one is gonna bash their own kite, so you guys are not gonna say XBOWS are crap obviously.

Oh yeah and bows do look pretty gay sorta like doonas.

bows are taking off big time in melbourne - it seems they suit the cold crappy conditions that are common here...

anyway, spacemonkey, ive seen guys doing tricks on em, hooked in and unhooked. most people i speak to that have ridden them love them, but i reckon the dedicated wakestylers will stick to their C's..

i rode a xbow and switch blade on sunday, and yeh different feel, but fun. i wont be selling my C's any time soon, but i will be buying a bow as soon as i have the cash. just makes sense in variable winds, or if you want to have a kite that has a ton of range. i think it'll complement my C's well..

id just like to see someone ride em hard
is it really that much fun standing upright on a board and going slow
kiting is meant to be an extreme sport. hey! i might go buy my grandma a bow for xmas
keep the sport real. if you have to have a bow at least learn to edge and give us all something exciting to watch and we might stop laughin

I like to quote "ride" my bow... Question for you tricksters: are you still riding two line kites? Or is it now OK to ride four line kites?

Gentlepeople, be careful what you say as in five years you won't be able to purchase a C kite. You will be buying trickster style bow kites such as the switchblade.

My wife and I were given a bow kite to try out... When we pumped it up, it looked like it would fit our matress perfectly !. So now we have an inflatable doona to keep us warm at night... We've even found a use for the complicated bridal ...

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Go Brownee
I had to drop my kite tonight in 25kts of wind and after doing it a 100 times I managed to *uck up and put it up in Netta's front lawn. My Bests were rockin' and I don't care what anyone say's if the wind gets your kite and your not onto it its gonna start looping down wind and your dealing with it.
Whether its a bow or a c, kites are kites and wind is wind.