Demo a switchblade, Rebel or Jekyl.. They all rock but hey, you have to decide....

if ur down at safety bay go visit Jason at westozkiteboarding.. Liquid force has their gear on lock this season for sure and would definitely recommend trying the envy and hifi comps out. or look a the wainmans they go pretty good for speed and power.

another shop is that one by the boat club, not sure what they all stock but i know they got north and their vegas' were pretty impressive for 2010

Haha, yep come down to our Kite Dungeon megsie :P

We have the latest Rebels and Vegas' for demo in a few different sizes each. We also have a fair bit of second hand stock and you can try before you buy with those as well. We're down in the shop 7 days a week from 11am till 5pm

Cheers

Cross bows and virtually all bridle kites are pretty average when you know better.

I went from a C kite - to a bow kite and - back to a C shape 5 line kite. 5 lines seem to ride upwind a lot easier and feel better for tricks, not that Im an expert on tricks.
Have tried some delta shapes too, they stall riding unhooked and wobble around when fully powered up, like most kites using bridles do.

That's my 2 cents worth