Have you tried the bridle modification on your C1 Cloud 17m?shlow wrote:IMHO, the switchblade sits nearer to the edge of the window than the cloud. The cloud has more direct power, ie more of an "on/off" as compare to the SwitchBlade. Cloud has faster turning and drift as compare to the Switchblade. The upwind ability of the SwtichBlade is more than the Cloud due I think mainly to the fact that SwitchBlade sits nearer to the window than the cloud.
Relaunch ability is comparable for the 2 kites. Cloud launch take off when it is more in the power zone than the SwitchBlade whereas SwitchBlade moves to the edge before relaunching. SwitchBlade jumps higher and hangs more than then Cloud, in my opinion.
My preference is to use the Cloud on the lower end of the wind range and the SwitchBlade where is the higher end.... maybe this is the reason also for the lower height and hangtime for the Cloud.
I am 93kg owes a Cloud 17 and SwitchBlade 16. In my setup there is also a Switch Element 13, and I am Bandit VII 7. I usually ride with a 132x43 board. Local condition is low wind range from 10 to 20 knots. Hope the above helps.
Would you care to share what your weight is and what the high end is for you please?norcom wrote:I'm really liking my Airush Lithium Zero 18m strutless! Though it's pretty much almost impossible to relaunch at 6mph but I can get going in 8mph with the monster door and it's worth getting out on the water. I'm now wishing someone would prototype some 20m+ strutless or 1 strut kites for even lighter days. To each their own, I'd rather be riding than not.
I'm around 175lbs. After about 15mph the kite gets quite scary. If it's blowing 13mph I'll usually rig the 2012 Switchblade 16m.golfaroo wrote:Would you care to share what your weight is and what the high end is for you please?norcom wrote:I'm really liking my Airush Lithium Zero 18m strutless! Though it's pretty much almost impossible to relaunch at 6mph but I can get going in 8mph with the monster door and it's worth getting out on the water. I'm now wishing someone would prototype some 20m+ strutless or 1 strut kites for even lighter days. To each their own, I'd rather be riding than not.
Thanks! Nice to have that small of a gap in your quiver ...norcom wrote: I'm around 175lbs. After about 15mph the kite gets quite scary. If it's blowing 13mph I'll usually rig the 2012 Switchblade 16m.
No but I did check the possibility of keeping the original C1 cloud bridle dimensions and just allowing the sliders to slide further toward the centre of the kite.flaps1111 wrote:Has anyone tried a 5th line bar in a Cloud using the leash attachment of the leading edge? just for security reasons .
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