yllek said...

really BWS??? my mate has 1 and absolutely loved it..... until he tried the rebel.
I was on EVO'S and Rebels,I liked both, the EVO had some issues with Drift and flew like **** when it had any de-power on at all,the rebel was by far the superior kite thats until i demoed the Vegas best kite I have ever ridden by far!!! I don't get in to mowing the lawn so this is all based on riding in the surf
BTW isn't the BWS is a slightly re-tweaked REV, fair enough its not as pricey as some but it's old tech
[}:)]

Ha, ha. Fifth line is tecnology that is a lot older.

Really, does this thread need to go to 10 surely 8 is MORE than enough for what has been said here.

I haven't flown a Rebel for years but I hate the colours. I think this makes them fly badly. With lime green on a kite they never get enough high or low end.

You can fix this issue though by wearing boardshorts over your wetsuit then discussing this on a forum.

I just called EPPO an " eletist cocksucker" by his own post??? Ha only dogs can do that...

bjw said...

I haven't flown a Rebel for years but I hate the colours. I think this makes them fly badly. With lime green on a kite they never get enough high or low end.

You can fix this issue though by wearing boardshorts over your wetsuit then discussing this on a forum.

Not quite, the Rebel has extravagant colors. It makes the kite fly extravagantly unless you're used to a kite with such a varied personality. It's a little like dating one of those arty bisexual girls that swings the ball both ways, some guys like it, others don't. Sure, they have some emotional issues, but it's exciting side of the relationship makes up for it and the sweet wouldn't be as sweet without the sour.

The Noise on the other hand has pretty boring colors. This makes it a boring flyer, but boring is good when you're focussing on waves and not the kite. They're more like the girl next door kind of kite. She's nice, but your mates are never really going to be overly impressed or jealous of you when you're riding with it. Sure, she'll never cheat on you, she'll stay at home and produce average looking babies but you'll always be staring at that hot girl in the mini dress wondering "what if".

How much longer till we hit 10 pages?

i took out my inner trailing edge battens, well because they broke, anyway i recon the kite flew better. more pivoty and drifty

9m reb, low end gusty, strapped sb

I rode a fuel with a 5th line for years. Everyone would tell me how is was dangerous because if a wave would take my kite the 5th would rip it in 2.
My kite spent more time underwater than in the air, yet I never tore it in 2.

I wouldn't worry about a 5th line tearing your kite. I reckon it is just urban myth!

Its a 12 m

Jedibrad said...

i took out my inner trailing edge battens, well because they broke, anyway i recon the kite flew better. more pivoty and drifty

9m reb, low end gusty, strapped sb

Thats interesting... are they the fibreglass battens or the flexy plastic ones... I presume you are referring to the ones closest to the wingtip on the rebel?