[admin] disclosure: switch "team rider"

just tried out my new kite at leighton beach today and absolutely loved it the kite i have EVERY TRIED. its not a particularly fast kite but it is good because when you are trying handle passes you/i want my kite to stay in the same position and it does. it is also very loop-able. but in saying all this, this is not a beginners kite and it is not a kite for gusty conditions. it can be quite brutal if you don't know how to handle it.

the wing tip battens and great as it keeps the kite really stable when riding.

the bar is awesome. really grippy, solid feel, and the chicken loop is the perfect size for hooked and unhooked tricks because you you can hooked out or in really easily because the loop is so big.

last of all the bag. it is like a coffin bag some people use to travel only you cant put your boards in but you can fit 3 kits and 2 bars in it and your harness and probably more if you tried.

thats pretty much it but seriously really awesome kite and would recommend it to advanced riders or ambitious intermediates wanting a stable kite for waves or flat water freestyle/wakestyle performance.

cheers nate
9M switch combat

mmmm smooth

Yeah, Switch kites are great Nate but this belongs in the review section along with your disclosure that you're a Switch team rider.

^^^^^what he said.
Broken English reviews just don't sell me kites.

natemarshall said...

just tried out my new kite at leighton beach today and absolutely loved it the kite i have EVERY TRIED.

Can someone interpret this for me please?

Hunter S said...

mmmm smooth

Yeah, Switch kites are great Nate but this belongs in the review section along with your disclosure that you're a Switch team rider.

I have seen the targeted adds on Facebook for Switch, the ones where they encourage peeps to become a team rider and get discounted gear in return for pimping...
I guess this is the result....

It has the power of a 14 and turns like an 8.

I too have EVERY TRIED it.

Looks like switch (team?) riders are also encouraged to slander other brands going off some other switch riders posts in this forum. Just search for lotowind posts or read some reviews like gk trix 12m review. Was lotowind a team rider?

If you have a switch kite shops may not want to help you because your brand is not supporting any Aussie businesses.. And if you have a bladder or quality problem you may not get help from local shops or local support because you might not be liked by local business.

Any brand that encourages slander of other brands and pimping and supports no Aussie businesses. Me not like....

FlamingTroll said...

Looks like switch (team?) riders are also encouraged to slander other brands going off some other switch riders posts in this forum.

If you have a switch kite shops may not want to help you because your brand is not supporting any Aussie businesses.. And if you have a bladder or quality problem you may not get help from local shops or local support because you might not be liked by local business.

Any brand that encourages slander of other brands and pimping and supports no Aussie businesses. Me not like....

If you have some examples of this we would be interested in seeing them as this is certainly not condoned...or is this an example of you living up to your name?

.

^^^ Independant reviewers???

Haven't seen one of them around here for a long time - why single out Switch?

Hunter S said...

^^^ Independant reviewers???

Haven't seen one of them around here for a long time - why single out Switch?

You should stop reading (and replying) to posts about switch kites then mate, because unfortunately there are none and the ones that aren't obligated to pimp the kite they got cheap under a clause don't have any credibility left to voice an unbiased opinion, hence my concern in my original post.

Single out switch? This topic is about the combat switch... Or was I ment to throw in a pun about bws or the rebel in true seabreeze fashion? Yes people rave about the new kite they just bought regardless of the brand name or market strategy but the thing is they don't have to.. I infact think they are intitled to and encourage them to considering the market price of a lot of these kites, appraisal or sceptisicm.

I think the combat looks like a great kite and would love to try one, own one on the other hand.. Hmmmmm

Did someone say Rebel!![}:)]

Not much insight in this thread. Flamers of course do not need to declare their affiliations. Some people are maybe feeling a little threatened by the low prices? There doesn't seem to be too much negative comment about the kites themselves. I agree though that now they are out on local beaches; Switch can now let the kites do the talking rather than individuals on kite forums.

My disclaimer: I know the owners, Switch is wholly owned by New Zealanders. I also think the Combat is a pretty good C kite.

Num, num , num, mmmmmmmm.
Seems that first bag of popcorn wasnt enough.
This bag should see it through.
Carry on.

The bar looks like a new north bar, Why am i paying more than twice the price of a switch for a North???????

Is this the same as the BWS kite being a rev in disquise?

Switch=North?

Just sayin!!!

had a go on 11m combat. really slow turning and very heavy bar pressure got quite annoying real quick. will give credit where it's due did have good pop and float unhooked, which is what it's aimed at. just limited in waves range , launch , depower, looping and resale market. good for wakestyle riders on tight budget but theres def better c's out there