hi Jim, aren't the north bar and lines set up so that the lines are equal length when pulled into the trim loop? by the sounds of what you had to do, i would say not though . . . if they had been, no backstall should have been evident . . . anyway, i do get what you want, you like kiting with the ba...

hey . . . you will love this kite . . . it jumps very well/easily and hangs well too . . . very stable . . .will happily sit above you . . . and its turning ability is surprising for such a high AR kite . . . i have used it happily on a 45cm bar but had it out the other day on a 55cm bar and 25m lin...

agree with Maradentro (Marc) with regard to keeping the Ovando moving rather than leaving it unattended when standing there with it directly overhead . . . more a concern in very light or gusty wind . . . otherwise the kite can tend to drop its nose.... you will only get caught once with this . . . ...

with regard to the trim lines . . . i do agree with Panchito . . . there is little difference between the Ovando and Rippers . . . with regard to trim line length . . . my rippers i rode with around 30cm depower and the ovandos 25cm . . .though checking my Ovando bar shows that it has stretched to 2...

already posted a reply but it disappeared so here it is again . . . well the weather man got it wrong . . . the wind came in great today for about 2 hours . . . it started around 14-15 knots and ended up 17-20 knots . . . i rigged the 9m and was flying on my new 132x39 . . . 25m lines on a 50cm bar ...

well . . . the weather man got it wrong . . . . we got some nice wind for about 2 hours today . . came up from about 14-15knots to around 17-21 knots . . . had rigged the 9m Ovando to use on my bigger board but ended up using it on my new 132x 39 board . . . was great . . . such a nice kite . . . th...

hey Panchito . . . i have been waiting for your 9m review . . . i have one but the wind above 15 knots has deserted us for such a long time . . . though . . . i'm 88kg and have used the 9m in the 15+ range and didn't have to touch the depower . . . in fact it really starts to come alive after 15 kno...

my impressions . . . we have had no wind like forever now . . . 2 weeks ago, used the 9m on 45cm bar and 23+4m extensions . . . in about 10-15 knot winds . . . biggish board 142x42 . . . found it a bit slow though powerful enough to keep me upwind . . . and going while 13m slingy fuel wasn't doind a...

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