slingshot fuel 2013

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hookworm
hookworm
VIC
600 posts
VIC, 600 posts
17 Jun 2012 5:50pm
just a couple of pics from hood river

kitemovement.com/gear/kites/slingshot-fuel-2013/
CarlBevo
CarlBevo
NSW
609 posts
NSW, 609 posts
18 Jun 2012 6:24am
I got to ride th 11 mtr in hood river good old fuel with a little tweak here and there stay tuned...
jev7337
jev7337
QLD
460 posts
QLD, 460 posts
18 Jun 2012 3:47pm
How do you make a fantastic kite better?? Tweaks and design changes will be all we see for the '13 Fuel. It looks like they kept the split strut, which is good.
Kiting
Kiting
77 posts
77 posts
18 Jun 2012 2:08pm
Does it look like the LE thinned down a little? Always a trade off in my opinion for kite stability v speed through the air, in the bigger sizes especially. Any narrower (without some innovation away from existing construction methods to strengthen the LE) and they will have to follow the Hadlow route with supported LE which I reckon most Fuel riders would not like. Traditionally Fuel = simplicity, no extra lines to create more tangles, no frills or other wank, just a solid predictable kite.
simonp
simonp
216 posts
216 posts
19 Jun 2012 8:10am
Damn, I had to leave the Hood the day before so missed out on watching Reuben kite.
The wind wasn't really filling in all the way to Hood River that week unfortunately.
I did get to have a brief chat with him at the Full Sail Brewery though, really outgoing and approachable.
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