airush geoff said...

Cheers for the feedback- the thing I loved about last years kite was the wind range and of course the hangtime and boost....I only have one kite each year now so the 10m sounds like the go- rode most sessions this year with the one kite and board hopefully the new 10m will be awesome.

So will you buy a 10m....and then what?? Buy an SUP to ride???? Hahaha

Somehow I don't think a 10m and a 136 will get you up in 15kn somehow...

toppleover said...

Any idea when will the SwitchBlades be avaliable and prices?
Aussie $$ has made a bit of a comeback

SB's will be available in late August, prices are not determined by todays exchange rate for any kites being released by any brand in the next 3-6 months, however I'm certain that prices are going to be slightly higher than last years, simply because all the costs of production, and raw materials have risen substantially over the last 12 months.

Cya and

Goodwinds

Steve

Before this one gets out of hand and completely off topic, I also find the price hikes hard to digest.

When the dollar is down, the excuses for higher kite prices is 'the Australian Exchange Rate is down which means that it costs more to purchase and import'
When the Australian dollar is up, the excuses for higher kite prices is 'we pre-ordered the season's stock when the Australian dollar was down'.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but considering the financial status quo of the world's economy, surely prices should drop (supply and demand). If not, then can someone please explain why the demand for the raw materials for the production of kites (including oil which happens to be almost a third of the price it has been in the last 3-4 years) has increased when the general trend is a decrease in demand for non-critical products? Alternatively, can someone please explain which material used in the production of kites has decreased in supply.

I believe it's more of a case that the major kiting companies/distributors/suppliers have recognised that the growth of the sport has been phenomonial, people are willing to pay the price and there's a buck of 2 to be made. You can't blame them -they've no doubt got morgages/families etc, and who in their right mind would run a shop to break even?

BACK TO IT - can Rhys please post a photo of the Nugget?

jordy said...

airush geoff said...

Cheers for the feedback- the thing I loved about last years kite was the wind range and of course the hangtime and boost....I only have one kite each year now so the 10m sounds like the go- rode most sessions this year with the one kite and board hopefully the new 10m will be awesome.

So will you buy a 10m....and then what?? Buy an SUP to ride???? Hahaha

Somehow I don't think a 10m and a 136 will get you up in 15kn somehow...

Jordy,

when you show me a decent move ( a backroll even ) done with something resembling style and or flow, then you may be qualified to shoot your mouth off- until then we will all kite and you can slap your mates arses in the footy showers after the game.....bait in trap, let's catch me a Jordy.

G'day
Maybe not the best of images and the board does not have its full length deck pad on it.



The board is dished on its top surface, and has rounded rails with an edge like a surfboard.



Believe what you want about pricing, opinions are like a***holes, everyone has one. However that is not going to stop small volume product manufacturers, involved in producing our toys which inherently require large amounts of costly R&D input from increasing in price.
Price increases are not always about greed especially small incremental increases that maintain the fine profit margins which allow companies to keep investing in R&D providing us end users with the innovation and performance and safety improvement, we strongly desire.

Cya and

Goodwinds

Steve

I think your missing the point. The cost of producing the end product has gone down, so prices should not go up, its pretty simple really. I am not accusing the stores of being greedy which is why I stated that TRADE prices should not have gone up. I am more than happy to pay for R & D e.t.c. I think the shops should get more than a 30% margin. The manufacturers are the ones that need a kick up the ass.

Although your prices are out of date and a bit inaccurate Tino, they paint a scenario similar to reality, however manufacturer costs are higher and shop margins can be both smaller and larger.

My shop figures are an average! If you pay COD it can be better if you take ages to pay its lower. If you stock Cab its alot higher!!!!

Well thank God that Kites are made in China, and not in Europe or Australia, or i would never be able to afford one.
C'mon guys we haven't even tried the kites yet to see if they are worth it yet.
I know the wind is lacking on the East Coast but lets not start another thread bashing. - Lets keep the topic back on the Nomad

KR

Paul1,

It depends what style of riding you are currently doing. The SBs and Nomads are totally different. The Nomads are not as powerful as the SBs so if you ride a 12 SB you 'll need to get a 13m Nomad. They turn super quick too.

Pop into a Cab dealer and grab the 2010 product guide - thats what I did. All the wind ranges for a 70kg rider is in there.

Happy riding.

Paul1,
Stick with your switchies, I'm also just back for Fiji and have ridden this years range and I've just ordered switchies again-but hey, each to there own-Nomads are a great new kite on the market-

I didnt think we were ment to be posting photos of the new 2010 range yet? or was I not listening to everyone? I thought it was decided not to post them until they were officially released?

The kite is released, all the kites we returned with are released already and stock should be heading our way really soon.
If its the nugget/boards that concerns people, there are already pics on the net of all the boards.
How can any brand expect to keep anything secret, pics of the Nomad were appearing on the forums 6 months ago.?

Cya and

Goodwinds

Steve

airush geoff said...

jordy said...

airush geoff said...

Cheers for the feedback- the thing I loved about last years kite was the wind range and of course the hangtime and boost....I only have one kite each year now so the 10m sounds like the go- rode most sessions this year with the one kite and board hopefully the new 10m will be awesome.

So will you buy a 10m....and then what?? Buy an SUP to ride???? Hahaha

Somehow I don't think a 10m and a 136 will get you up in 15kn somehow...

Jordy,

when you show me a decent move ( a backroll even ) done with something resembling style and or flow, then you may be qualified to shoot your mouth off- until then we will all kite and you can slap your mates arses in the footy showers after the game.....bait in trap, let's catch me a Jordy.

Footy is the reason I could quite comfortably get through a season on a 10m with a 132 board. Your lack of physical exercise is the reason you can't!!

And if you call one of your back rolls or front rolls style, then I guess the titanic sinking or a whale breaching from the water could be classed as style as well!

yeah the nomad is not what i was refering too, but hey kitepower are a stockist of cabrinha so i am sure they know what the go is... Good work in bringing gear to the masses guys :)

Nomad's released today :)
Should see some official stuff from Cabrinha soon but here some more photo's from the Demo on the weekend!