Hey guys I am just starting kite surfing and have done a couple lessons and i Love it!!!!javascript:insertsmilie('')
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I was wondering what kind of Kite to buy I was thinking of the k.one tribal 2 I have heard really good things about that Kite and hear it's good for beginners and has a good wind range, starting off I just want one kite and will get another later on. Or maybe I had a look at the 07 naish torch kite and that looked good as well.

Is there anyone that has used these kites that can give me any advice.

Also I way about 90kg what size do you reckon I should get, I was thinking a 11m or would I be best suited on a 13m,

thanks guys,

Oh true...i plan on doing that a lot hmmmm

I think either the Flexifoil Atom or GK Sonic is good. I am about the same weight as you and use a 11m Sonic and that works very well for me as a beginner.

If you are just choosing between those two kite then I would suggest the Naish torch 3, great learner kite, especially if you want to fly C kites which I would recommend you do. Torch 3 is a soft kite ie. Has very light steering, easing into power zone, if forgiveing in loops but still has a great wind range and good power. Also has very good relaunch. Bit of a softer kite as apposed to something like the 07 Slingshot Fuel which has a bit more of a gruntier feel. But really, to tell you the truth, which ktie you buy isn't going to make that much of a difference. There as so many, which claim so many things, all which are pritty simular anyway. C kites these days have almost as much depower as bows anyway. I don't see what people go on about with bow's depower, if you let go of the bar on an 07 Fuel it will fully depower just the same as a bow. Most 07 Kites you should be sweet, some older kites I definently would not recommend.

Thanks for the feed back guys, I will start with one kite and buy another as soon as i can afford it. I booked my next lesson for next Friday and can't wait, my instructor said he will let me fly the tribal so I will see how I like that, I will either go for a C kite or Hybrid not a bow, just still trying to find the major differences between the two. But thanks everyone and yeh hopefully no matter what kite I get it should hopefully do the job!

Talk to your local kiteshops and try as many as you can. Shops are going to be biased to the brands they sell, me included of course, but that's understandable as the brands we sell are the brands we have faith and believe they are the ones we would recommend to our customers. Likewise, a lot of people giving you comments here are either sponsored or linked with a shop/brand in some ways or another, so a lot of biased views there too. At the end of the day, it all depends on how much you wanna spend, a bow/hybrid has heaps more depowering than C-kites, making it a lot safer let alone easier to learn on. But as they have only been around for a couple of years, you may still have to pay a bit for them. Talk to your local shops and get them to take you out and let you demo as many different brands as possible, and not just one shop, go round all the shops in your area so you get to try all different ones. Happy hunting!

Hey thanks guys, for all the help giving me heaps to think about.

Will the shop let me try their gear if im like still learning obviously i might crash it a fair bit???

get a dna or a flow they make everything easy to pick up!!!

Hey dude. Alot of people have said get a flow or DNA. Good advise hey. I thought i would get a big grunty kite that i wouldnt out do. BAD mistake. Had it for 2 months and couldnt hardly get up. And all my mates who started the same time as me were doing fine on their flows. I got one and was up straight away. Consider it dude. And try to see through all the B.S. Some instructors have deals with certain companys so they push their product, even if its not good for you. Shop around. You can do that in W.A Cant do it where i am. Thats why i bought a dud.
Hope it helps
J

We require riders to have at least an IKO level 3 card before we let people demo or rent our gear. If you have not reached such level as yet, perhaps an informal session with a qualified instructor (should cost less than a formal lesson) will also give you the oppo to test their range as well as improving your riding skills at the same time?

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Hey thanks guys, for all the help giving me heaps to think about.

Will the shop let me try their gear if im like still learning obviously i might crash it a fair bit???

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