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Airush vs. Best

Postby Ten4 » Sat Feb 11, 2006 3:04 am

bit of pimping here but oh well everyone does it
my kite on airush.. or my kite on best..
Best - http://www.bestkiteboarding.com
Bar Carbon 45cm $99.99
Yarga Pro 13m $1,049.00
Lines White 25m $74.99
1.0 Grind Fins $35.99
Pro Limited PINK 124cm $549.99

Total $1,809.96

Airush - http://airushkiteboarding.com
T3 - 2006
Item :100985 Price : $538.00
Reactor - 2006
Include 50cm Bar & 20m 4 Line Set
Item :102480 12m PACKAGE Price : $884.00

Total:
$1,422.00

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Postby 72kiteboarder » Sat Feb 11, 2006 3:09 am

People who have flown the Yarga Pro say it is good. I have not flown it, so I will say nothing more about it.

I have however flown and own Airush reactors, sizes 9,12,15 and can absolutely say that the Reactor is the best kite I have ever flown. I love all the sizes mentioned but the 12 is my favorite.

Looks like the price says it all anyway.

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Postby Kurt » Sat Feb 11, 2006 3:49 am

A better comparison would be the standard yarga, not the pro.

If you have seen both in action and side by side would know why.

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Postby Ozone Kites AUS » Sat Feb 11, 2006 5:09 am

Kurt wrote:A better comparison would be the standard yarga, not the pro.

If you have seen both in action and side by side would know why.
Hi Kurt
I have seen both in action and side by side, there is no comparision between a standard yarga and an Airush Reactor, Reactor wins hands down, in construction, the complete package with bar and lines, and above all performance.
The reactors are amazing performance machines, the yarga standard is an average kite, with average performance and construction, best bars are still crap.
Sorry but I really do know on this one as I have both and know people who ride both.
The only advantage that best had was price but that is not the case anymore.
The example quoted by Ten4 did not include pads and straps on the best pro board either.

Cya and

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Postby high123 » Sat Feb 11, 2006 6:27 am

Wow... this is even better than BEST's policy:

Airush Kiteboarding offers the original purchaser in the form of a ‘45 Day Performance Guarantee’ on all our products. If you are not satisfied with any of our products, you may return the products for a refund or exchange within 45 days of the ship date

see http://airushkiteboarding.com/testimonials.asp

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Postby Kurt » Sat Feb 11, 2006 6:58 am

I flew a reactor recentley Steve side by side with a yarga pro.
Imo there is no comparison either! The reactor is a nice kite though.
Have you actually flown the Yarga pro yourself?
And OT, did you get my email re specs???

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Postby Ten4 » Sat Feb 11, 2006 9:56 am

well thing is.. i got airush's top of the line kite..
and best's top of the line kite..
so no i should'nt really compare them with the yarga

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Postby sq225917 » Sat Feb 11, 2006 11:01 am

yeh, your all ripstop and dacron kite costs less than our cuben-dacron hybrid kite. same as my audi cost more than my ford focus...


but anyway i'll bite.

waroo7m KO $499 halo 7m KO $678.00



yarga9m KO $479 lift 8m $518 10m $568

flow 8m $458 10m $508

looks like your ripstop dacron kites are more expensive than ours.

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Postby Ten4 » Sat Feb 11, 2006 11:29 am

hahah i'll give ya the bow :lol:
but the normal yarga would more compare to the flow as there the mid aspect of the range..
so
Best Yarga KO
9m - $479
11m - $549

Airush Flow KO
8m - $458
12m - $558

heheheh so its pretty even there if u consider 1 meter larger in with either set :P and considering the lifts are the higher end kites too.. they'd be comparable to the nemisis normal but their not made anymore i think
please lets not let this turn into a gay brand x is better then y thingy... just a price comparison thingy which is cool and helps people maybe some other brands can be added

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Postby fat blokes can fly » Sat Feb 11, 2006 1:10 pm

I think SQ made the most valid point on the comparison you can't compare an all ripstop and dacron kite to a cuben-dacron hybrid kite!
Thats a really lame comparison and I even ride aurish and best! :bye:


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