chris313 said..meander said..chris313 said..
It depends what you means by "all-around"....if you include waveriding or not ! For example Naish Torch is and excellent all around kite (freeride, boosting, unhooked freestyle) except wave riding.....
Rpm for example for me will be better in wave riding than Torch but has less performance in the others ranges, and will be surpassed in wave by dedicated wave kite.
But if he only does railey freestyle kite is maybe not an option....
You have to try this kites because they have very different feeling!
Maybe i will change your list like this : Cabrinha Chaos, RPM, Dice, Naish Park
Is this a list of your preference too? Chaos has just came in the picture for me too. I am just wondering if it has some wind range and depower.
Man, I have always said that never buy anything without trying it... and now I have to do it based on others' descriptions
anyway I am very thankfull for your comments
I understand you......i bought my first kites without trying them.....never AGAIN ! Furthermore it depends of your program but also your "taste"...For example i hate heavy bar pressure like The sw from cabrinha ! So my kites will have light to medium bar pressure but with a good feeling !
Naish for example are medium to low bar pressure kites; Chaos is not heavy at all like the SW but will have less bottom end but better upper end.
I you are only on railey most kite will suit your need.
About pressure what do you like or hate ? Because the is to different things : pressure to pull the bar toward chicken loop, and pressure to turn the kite ...
I am fairly sure that all kites are capable of way more than I do. I am only seeking a certain level of comfort that one person can not explain to the other in writing. Anyway there is not much to do about it...
I generally keep my bar down that is IMO light on the SW, but stearing is heavy. The main characteristic I am aiming for is to have a lively, responsive kite, bar pressure is secondary. For this reason I have altered my list a bit:
Dice - I expect it to be a nice nimble kite, although some say that 3 strut kites for heavy riders (92kg) are not the best (as it usually is others say the opposite
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SB - I expect it to be slow a bit, but powerfull. Therefore maybe an 11m could be a good compromise in terms of responsiveness/low end power. It is a 5 strut kite and represents a certain quality that I know at least (I have a 2013 SB now)
Chaos- seems to be a good 5 strut freestyle kite. I am just not sure if the 13/9m would cover a nice wind range and if it would provide enough depower for a rider like me (the raily type
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