TonyL wrote:Thanks for the reply. Have you had them in the upper ranges of wind? I weigh 195 and some of the posts talk about the heavier riders having issues in the upper wind ranges.
On my 10M and 14M 2011 Rallys (not the smaller sizes), when I was at the high end of the kite and I really leaned into them (water start, bad crash where I didn't let go of the bar, basically, kite flying through the power zone fully loaded up) I would see a momentary wingtip buckle right where one of the bridle lines attaches to the LE tips. It was instantenous, it wouldn't affect flight, and it would only happen once, but I didn't like it. They said it was fixed in 2012...
I bought the 2012s and have not seen this problem. I honestly don't know if they really changed the design or I just pump the kites harder now.
I don't think this is a problematic issue for heavier riders. However, if you were 200 lbs, I'd say that's a clear point where the Turbine should be your large kite and then you drop to a 12/14 Rally for your middle kite, and a 9 for your high wind kite.
Looks like you're in FL. Connect with Neil H. from SS. He's the East Coast SS rep and could probably point you to a demo kite nearby.
