Hi Rem. I have flown last years cult (09) and rated it pretty high. It turns fast, has nice light bar pressure, boosts really well and is quite stable. It is grunty but also has a lot of depower. I rekon if the 2010 is similar it would be a good learners kite. I havnt flown the new waroo but have heard positive feedback from most best flyers so i think either of these kites would be an ok choice. (not biased cause i fly north) maybe try and demo a few. As with the deal you have found it seems really good. I would make contact however because i cant see the free shipping thing being for international customers. could b wrong though.

N0t sure about the winds in altona but at 90kg i would be guessing if the winds are around 20knt you would be doin ok on 12 or 13.

Good luck.

Hey Beersy, there is no way I enjoy sharing a kite, freezing on the beach praying for a huge crash for my friend so he can't kite anymore...and the kite will be mine! MINE !!!! muahahah.....well...I am a student struggling for money and now addicted to kitesurfing, so I have to share, for now

Captainkaos, good to know you liked the cult, but because of my small budget I am not really looking at a beginner only kite, i would like one that will last long in the progression curve, is the Cult good for intermediate? (it's tough with the sigma thingy to know if it's good or just a marketing thing)

As for the website worldwide shipping it's free, i ordered a Naish harness (cheap but i don't like it) and a 135 Best spark board (i like it but since its my only board I have nothing to compare it to -_-)
The delivery took about 2 weeks, and the products were as promised. I think the prices are good, compare to what i can find on the web in australia, but I'm not too sure.

Anyway thanks, anyone can tell me a bit about the Waroo?

cheers

Remi

Whoohoo clearly not the waroo then, cheers mate, i'll go for the Cult

I would love before buying to test one, anyone knows a shop in Melbourne where they offer Cult 2010 for demo?

Thanks

Ok I will try to be more precise, the kite as such is not dangerous, but it does become such in combination with Best bar and lack of sufficient warnning how you should never use this piece of ****, lets forget for the moment that your flying lines can become fryied within 3 months, that your depower rope is **** in 2 months, newq lines $180, depower rope $45 but suprise suprise you canot get 09 rope you get 07 but the depower throw is diffrent from year to year , the line calibration is diffrent from year to year, its the whole world of mess, just follow all these problem on Best site.
More important is the bar itself and so called big black QR something conceived by a person on drugs or preschool kid, if you follow int. forums youll find out about cases it didnt work at all, hope enough said if you want me to continue let me know, but the best thing is to forget about the copycats from BEST( they cant even copy the ideas of others proply) and get the right gear and most importantly the proper and safe bar that will inspire and give you con fidence to push the boundries. Good luck.

Hey Dusta,
If the prices are good in the local shops i'll buy there of course, but from what i've seen it's often more expensive in Australia... but i'll keep looking
And I don't expect after-sale support as i will be leaving Australia.

If money was of no concern believe me i wouldn't be looking so hard for the best deal...

Arsa, you did respond to my negative comments for obvious reasons, never or less I own you some clarification.
I did buy the kite locally, dont give a **** about bargains when it comes to my safety and stuff I buy for long term. In most cases the most expensive proves to be the cheapest and cheap crap cost you dearly in the end.
The depower rope was not covered by warranty I was told, didnt matter it was shredded within 2 months, sharp edges of that work of a madman (big black QR ) and imperfections on steel ring were blamed ( on BEST forum), Idid file both but believe **** and cheapest materials were to blame.
The middle lines lasted much longer , about 3 months after experience with depower rope I didnt question that just ordered new lines.
I dont remember version 1 and 2 of the bar, just presume you mean line colour, in such case I had version 1- solid colours.
10 psi~
let me quote sq from 15 Jan. 2009, he responded to the ? how to pump Waroo, " when your feet start to lift on downstroke stop, thats 10 psi"
Obviously you know better, but in my stupididy I thought that sq meant 10 psi and started using such preassure from that day.
IMHO the kite does need it, HP has the same preasurre , but its not extreme in this case.
I did sell the kite, do you think I should bin it, at least I sold 3 months old kite with brand new lines and depower rope for much less than half price.
Best has been distributing inferior, cheaply made by chinese slaves products for years and you do support it.
What did sq said when Kahoona was released, the materials are not the best but the kite is CHEAP.
The guy who bought the kite was an adult, I did warn him NEVER hook safety to any of the rear lines DO YOUHAVE such warnning in the manuals, do you tell people such important fact -I dont think so.
As far as I kn ow hes still alive and well did fly the kite in the last 10 months perhaps 5 times this is how many times I ride in a week.
People buy kites for diffrent reasons for some Warros and Best bars might be perfect especially when bought almost new for a fraction of full price.
Its funny that you think Warro 09 is one of the best , I did talk with some Best mad kiters and they toldme 09 was one they wouldnt buy, perhaps coincidence.