My guess is no, it's UV light, sand, and flapping on the beach that does the damage. That and crashing it onto rocks and sticks.

thanks guys. it confirms what i was thinking.
cheers

flow001 said..
Hi
does the kite s fabric of a brand new kite weaken overtime (i mean 5 6 years) if it stays in its bag.
cheers

I moved to a cold climate in 2006 and had my old 2003 and 2004 kites in storage for 6 years. Pulled them out in 2013 and had a fantastic first session (and lots of comments about my "retro" kite)
Upgraded within a few weeks after seeing how easily the new kites relaunch, amount of de power etc.
Never had any issues with kite in spite of its 10 year age however I have noted that the rubber/silicon type fittings on other items I've had stored has degraded severely even when stored in a cool dark place. I suspect the valves, "one pump" tubes and bladders will degrade before the fabric on kites in long term storage.

I pulled out an Ozone Sport+ 2009 the other day. Good as new, still a nice kite to use.
The colours are terrible though, it's basically white and grey with some crappy writing on it.

bjw said..

cauncy said..
I'll check my missus lingerie
draw, it's been 9/10 years since she got out my fave bit of material

Any luck with the strap on?

You'll probably find one hole in it

storage not bondage

It's the bladders and valves that will go first - if at all. The kite material itself is quite good, even from 10 years ago.