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F One Bandit 2008 - suitable for a girl beginner?

Postby ChuckDean » Tue Aug 13, 2013 1:47 pm

hi!

My girlfriend is about to start learning to kitesurf. Still not sure whether she will be "pulled in" to the sport so we did not invest much when it comes to gear.

I have a Bandit 7.5 m 2008 and i wonder will it be ok for her to learn on it, especially safety wise (velcro release issue)....

thnx!

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Re: F One Bandit 2008 - suitable for a girl beginner?

Postby ben newman » Tue Aug 13, 2013 2:14 pm

I tought my girlfriend on the exact same kite.
she weighs 52Kg and it was perfect ! very stable and predictable kite.

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Re: F One Bandit 2008 - suitable for a girl beginner?

Postby ChuckDean » Tue Aug 13, 2013 2:41 pm

ben newman wrote:I tought my girlfriend on the exact same kite.
she weighs 52Kg and it was perfect ! very stable and predictable kite.

Great :)

My gf is also round 52 kgs...she is going to learn this sept in Dakhla.

Hope she does well....will saves a lot of money for future holidays :D

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Re: F One Bandit 2008 - suitable for a girl beginner?

Postby jumarcil » Tue Aug 13, 2013 3:32 pm

Hope she has good forearms as this is probably the kite that has the most bar pressure on the market.

Not a bad kite though, really powerful.

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Re: F One Bandit 2008 - suitable for a girl beginner?

Postby ChuckDean » Tue Aug 13, 2013 3:45 pm

hehe...so i've heard :).....it will be just untill she is completely into it, riding upwind etc.

Then we will get newer equipment and less aggressive.

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Re: F One Bandit 2008 - suitable for a girl beginner?

Postby el_guestos » Wed Aug 14, 2013 6:51 am

Great kite....yup big forearms though, but a huge wind range and tones of depower!

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Re: F One Bandit 2008 - suitable for a girl beginner?

Postby ben newman » Wed Aug 14, 2013 7:43 am

No nead for big forearms. it's a 7.5m. yes the bar is heavy for a 7.5m but the kite pulls strong. i weigh about 77Kg and can go upwind using it and my Xenon LaLuz TT at 17-18K

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Re: F One Bandit 2008 - suitable for a girl beginner?

Postby letsgoflyakite » Fri Aug 16, 2013 8:20 pm

Kites good, but get someone else to teach her if you want to keep the relationship. Everything that goes wrong will be your fault, regardless :lol:


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