Love the BWS Noise pro. Drifts better than any kite I now. Nice, simple bar. Great low end.
But… the high end sucks, especially on the 6m. It starts early but has such a narrow wind range.
I believe it is the same with other wave specific kites I have tried.
What are the worst things about your favorite kites?
-
jb92563
- Rare Poster
- Posts: 48
- Joined: Tue Dec 09, 2014 6:23 pm
- Local Beach: Lake Elsinore, CA
Belmont Shores, CA - Gear: Blade FatLadyV4 17m, North Rhino7 12m, 16m
- Brand Affiliation: Band-Aid
- Has thanked: 0
- Been thanked: 0
Re: What are the worst things about your favorite kites?
I have a North Rhino07 16m & 12m and I don't like that they have 8 struts.
I had to replace all the strut valves recently as the original north ones all broke at the "T".
Noticing that the newer designs have 6 or less I simply removed 2 struts the #3 from center.
I doubt it will have much impact.
I do like the 2 pump setup.
Having nothing to compare with though I can't say whats better.
I had to replace all the strut valves recently as the original north ones all broke at the "T".
Noticing that the newer designs have 6 or less I simply removed 2 struts the #3 from center.
I doubt it will have much impact.
I do like the 2 pump setup.
Having nothing to compare with though I can't say whats better.
-
shawn13
- Very Frequent Poster
- Posts: 811
- Joined: Tue Sep 04, 2012 3:21 pm
- Local Beach: Cherry Beach, Toronto
Sherkston, Lake Erie
Wasaga, Lake Huron - Favorite Beaches: In Order:
Mauritius, Soma Bay, Egypt/ Cape Town, SA/ Cayo Guillermo, Cuba/ Sherkston, Canada/ El Gouna, Egypt/ Paje, Zanzibar/ Oliphant, Canada/ Kalpitya/ Dakhla, Morocco/ Boracay, Philippines/ Sri Lanka/ Wasaga Beach, Canada - Style: Freeride/Race
- Gear: Cabrinha
- Location: GLOBAL
- Has thanked: 0
- Been thanked: 2 times
- Contact:
Re: What are the worst things about your favorite kites?
2013 Cabrinha Switchblade 10m
Pros
Awesome colours
Super quick kite
Huge Boosting
Cons
Lacks bottom end
Low Hangtime
Shoots far out of the window on transitions
The 7m of the same year is not great tho, zero bottom end and zippy/fluttery.
Pros
Awesome colours
Super quick kite
Huge Boosting
Cons
Lacks bottom end
Low Hangtime
Shoots far out of the window on transitions
The 7m of the same year is not great tho, zero bottom end and zippy/fluttery.
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: andylc, BillyGoatGruff, Blackened, bshmng, Carlos_C, elrizo, fishyface, Flyingseb, i_love_storm, jjm, Manxman, Matt_TYRCZ, notamondayperson, Onda, SolarSet, Templeam, TheJoe, tilmann, Vivo3d and 397 guests