Now that is the correct way to talk about wind speedalpower wrote: It's spring on the Great Lakes, so I'm now even going to talk about wind speed because this time of year it can be 5 kts on the water and 20 up high.
-Martijn- wrote:I'm still a beginner but i'm mostly attracted to freeride and freestyle. Pretty wide, i know, but in time i will know better what the direction will be i want to go. I understand that looping with a big kite isn't really possible but some big jumps is probably also very nice. And when i go to some tropical island this summer to escape from the worst spring in years and the wind is a bit less strong, i still want to be able to kite and made some serious progress this summer.
So far as i know is nobody in Holland having a Cloud yet and a few guys advised against it. But that was mostly stuff like, its new so it has to prove itself first (true ) and strutless can never work. But the reviews looks nice and i really like the concept (and as fellow entrepreneur i have a little bit a preference for a guy that is able to bring a product on his own on the market ). The pricing after import taxes etc will differ maybe 100-200 euro so thats not really making the call. Only the zephyr will be a lot easier to resell and i will be able to test it before purchase.
About the bar i dont know 1-2-3. If 55 cm is the suggested size for a 12m, it will be 55 cm but it could also be 50 cm.
*edit* It will probably be 50 cm. So with a additional 55cm Ozone bar (i dont want to mix security systems) a Zephyr is actually 100 euro cheaper.
-Martijn- wrote:So far as i know is nobody in Holland having a Cloud yet and a few guys advised against it. But that was mostly stuff like, its new so it has to prove itself first (true ) and strutless can never work. But the reviews looks nice and i really like the concept (and as fellow entrepreneur i have a little bit a preference for a guy that is able to bring a product on his own on the market ). The pricing after import taxes etc will differ maybe 100-200 euro so thats not really making the call. Only the zephyr will be a lot easier to resell and i will be able to test it before purchase.
Yea, i do what i can do. I have been thinking and reading about this for several weeks / months already. But how is the aspect affecting me, since you talk a lot about it.Westozzy wrote:-Martijn- wrote:I'm still a beginner but i'm mostly attracted to freeride and freestyle. Pretty wide, i know, but in time i will know better what the direction will be i want to go. I understand that looping with a big kite isn't really possible but some big jumps is probably also very nice. And when i go to some tropical island this summer to escape from the worst spring in years and the wind is a bit less strong, i still want to be able to kite and made some serious progress this summer.
So far as i know is nobody in Holland having a Cloud yet and a few guys advised against it. But that was mostly stuff like, its new so it has to prove itself first (true ) and strutless can never work. But the reviews looks nice and i really like the concept (and as fellow entrepreneur i have a little bit a preference for a guy that is able to bring a product on his own on the market ). The pricing after import taxes etc will differ maybe 100-200 euro so thats not really making the call. Only the zephyr will be a lot easier to resell and i will be able to test it before purchase.
About the bar i dont know 1-2-3. If 55 cm is the suggested size for a 12m, it will be 55 cm but it could also be 50 cm.
*edit* It will probably be 50 cm. So with a additional 55cm Ozone bar (i dont want to mix security systems) a Zephyr is actually 100 euro cheaper.
Yeh I tend to fall in the camp of letting the cloud get out there a little more camp. I'm kind of skeptical but open minded as well. Honestly your board choice is just as important. With the right board there are a lot of good options. The fat lady is something you migth want to consider as well. Will fly more similar to your cat if it is a 2013. Little lower in aspect, Plus if looping is a criteria as wellas wave riding you want to chase I'd say the fat lady would be a bloody good choice to put on your list, as a lower aspect kite would work better for those needs.
They are all designed to meet a certain market sector. No one kite is 'better' than another. Have a real good think about where you want to head, realising that as a big fella who will need a big board there will be some limitations. Something like a Dyno will give you aspect and some static grunt like the zephyr, but a little more aspect Id say. Something like a big fuse will give you aspect but may sit between say the dyno then zephyr and the fat lady. Another lower aspect big kite is the epic infinity as well. Or you could just get a big edge but then you ar really heading into race category. Then there's the aspect of all aspects such as the flysurfer speed foils. Research them all and try and find individual riders of each kite and email them. Put the puzzle together. But demo as much as you can for as long as you can, be patient - basically the opposite of what I've done in the past! Will save ya a lot of coin.