I'm in the market for some new kites this season and there's over 30 brands available here in the US to choose from. What I've noticed upon my research is a major trend in 3-strut kites from just about every manufacturer.
My problem is that almost all of the 3-strut kites that I've found, fall into one of two categories... either they're "wave specific" for kite surfing applications or they're an "all in one" kite focused more towards beginer-intermediate kiters and schools.
What I've found is most of these kite styles (wave & all in one) are built with low AR ratios. I know this is intrinsic to the design of these kites and their given applications, but there has to be some company out there offering a mid-high aspect, 3-strut, high performance oriented "all in one" kite. My kite criteria is freestyle, freeride, & some wave applications. Can someone help steer me in the right direction?