nighthawk said...Saffer said...nighthawk said...
i think the general consensus is a 10 and a 7, so ill probably come along with that. thanks for all your help! :)
Not really the general consensus but the people who said 10 and 7 are the important ones.
i was just having a look at another post where somebody was saying that if you have a new kite you can afford to drop down a kite size and you agreed with him.
so in terms of the 10 and 7, are you referring to sizes of new kites? and if so, if i was buying a kite a year or two old for example would i need to go up a kite size?
ta!
I think the question is more whether you go 1 or 2 kites. If you're going 1 kite, then drop down to a 9 or potentially and 8 if its one of the newer ones but the problem an 8 creates is you don't have the flexibility to grow your quiver. If you're going with 2 kites, 10/7 will give you the best spread of kites for lighter and stronger days (most heavier riders would do a 12/9). If you get an older kite, it depends largely on which kite you buy. As an example, the Switchblades are fairly grunty, irrespective of the year but other kites are known to have more top end and less bottom end.
Most of Melbourne's wind is in the 15-25 knot range in summer so I'd based my range on this. The 10m would suit you for most of this range with the 7m coming into play with some of the higher 20's. About 80% of the wind is within this range in summer but we get the odd stronger wind days in summer and winter is fairly strong which is where the 7m comes into play.
but he is only 70kg
