wholley hell, how high is shinee boy. jeezuz I wouldnt wanna break a line up there.

The wait for wind is killing me.... when are they goign to bring out a playstation game for kiters...??
I am getting bored.

hey dale,
know your sponsered and all but whats the go for wakestyle stuff on the crossbow...no different approach like they say there is for boosting?

yeah sorry about that dale, was in a rush!
Ive heard that riders need to adjust to the way the kite flys. For example, people wanting to go big will need a different approach to sending the kite and sheeting compared to going big on traditional kites. I was just curious as to whether it is the same for wakestyle handlepasses and other unhooked stuff...i.e. is there a different technique that the rider needs to adjust to?
Cheers
Dan

Has anyone figured out how to self-launch the sucker without going in the drink?

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Originally posted by gruezi

Has anyone figured out how to self-launch the sucker without going in the drink?

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Well I did have to get stuck into the drink to do it BUT I have an idea 4U
You could try that new "Turbo Launcher"
They reckon its taking the kite world by storm

Hey Steve,

Just spoke to one of the guys that was down there today and he said it looked like a great kite. I wish I had've known you were all down there, I had the day off and was only a short walk down the road. I heard Huddo was going off down there with Richie.

Have you got a demo at your shop? I'm keen to see how these new shapes go in the air, I've been sceptical but the reports sound good so far.

yeah you got a point dan, basically unhooked your powered up the whole time. which could be a bit worrysome. But you can depower on the trim strap and if your going unhooked, dont you want to be powered?

Think I'll wait the season out, first model of a new line always sees some pretty significant refinement. And at the rate everyone is talking about buying the new kites this season I should be able to pick up some really cheap 05 gear!

It's a photo montague.

The guy is actually posing in his living room.

Yea, 28 knots more like it.

Had 2 hours today. I dropped once in light winds and got it up easily. Mate dropped his 6X and got it up easily, there was little wind and gusty.

The kite is a dream....still needs a dam power-lock, but re-launching mate...soooooooo easy, just keep pulling on one of the outside lines....the lighter the wind, the more you pull in. Today, I pulled in about 1m and launched like a dream....bloody fantastic.

I still have to work out body dragging with this one, as it does not yet have a power-lock......

And self launch still not successful, but that could be technique.

Still need to fly in high winds, but gusts and re-launching are a piece of cake

why do you need a power lock to
bodydrag you have lost me

you say you need a powerlock to kite. do you understand that if you sheet in 100% at times you will stall the kite . akite has a sweet spot & guess what it might not be when you have the kite 100% sheeted in?

you should of been flying on that kite last saturday at woodies,
i was and i was on a old style 14mtr and a very small board,and had very little issues in 10knots

Heres a supposed non biased ? review of the XBow including the 16M
from kiteforum - "Got to ride the Crossbow 7/28"
http://www.kiteforum.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=2318454
Feels genuine 2 me (BTW I havent actually found anything from Cabrinha which misrepresents their product at all; seems pretty OK even conservative to me)
I particularly like the follow up with the actual wind graph of the day - nice touch

5 hours on it today.........fantastic

Wind range 18-25 knots.

It is a great gust absorber.

In today's conditions, I would have lasted only a couple of hours on my 10m Aero II, which I luv also.

The good riders can surely tell you more...like the FN hang time

Crap conditions in WAAAAAAAA today.

Make sure you really pump up the leading edge on my 12m x-bow. If you are looping the 12m, the leading edge can fold in upon itself, if it is not pumped tight....I may have also sprung a minor leak...don't know yet. If this happens to you, just give with the bar and it corrects...just a little fright...no drama.

Still love my kite.

Nothing new on self launching. All the videos of launches that I have seen (X-bow & Nova) are assisted or from the water.

X/bow first impressions.(9.0)
Up to Lancelin on Sat with winds from 25 up to 40 in the squalls. I set up with nothing unusual, I did an unassisted launch off the beach and rather than fold the wing tip over on itself a la classic style, I weighted up the first 2 sections of the under side of the kite and succesfully launched the kite, but doing this could lead to damaging the kite by putting it under a lot of load until it has dropped off the sand. I will need to look in to this.
Once in the air, the first thing I noticed was just how stable it flew and never felt it was in danger of over flying in the gusts. I felt at ease with it after a couple of runs and decided to start jumping, so I went through the same automatic motion with the bar as I would on a classic kite and although I got height and float in the jump I also travelled quite far downwind and coming in real fast. This is because I am used to sending the Vegas back from a very low position and it is just going to take me some time to get dialled in to the right technique, but the lift and hang time was phenomonal.
The kite was excellent for going upwind and even when hit by some strong gusts I did not have to assume the lavatorial position and did not have to physically absorb the loads but merely sheeted out the bar until I felt comfortable. The bar does require more pressure to pull on the power compared to the Norths, but nothing that should be of concern to anyone. I kited solid for 4 1/2 hours with very little `letup`.
Where I was really impressed with the kite was in the fact I could de power the kite at will and even in the strongest gusts I could crank downwind turns and stay in control just by letting out the bar. I think for wave riding conditions this kite will make it far easier for you to stay where you want to be.
The turning speed of the kite is really dependant on how much bar pressure you have pulled on, i.e.if it is real gnarly you can turn the kite quite slowly with the bar out, but if you sheet the bar in the kite turns as quick as the Norths.
I am real impressed with the X/bows so far and once I get the timing sorted out in the jumps(my knees don`t like hard landings)....the sky is the limit!