Postby sq225917 » Sun Feb 27, 2005 6:28 pm
for a fat bloke in naff all wind, towards the end there, you were doing alright.
i managed to take it out when it was still blowing, my time with it today confirms my feelings from the proto test.
relaunch is super easy it just rolls onto its side with a slight pull, twist the bar and off she goes. turning speed was up from what i had experienced with the proto, a 55cm bar is way big enough for this kite.
trimming is dead easy, just rig the 5th so it has some tension with the bar at full stretch and off you go.
jumping feels a lot tighter than the 18 nemesis, the kite redirects quicker with more positive feel due to the increased stiffness. kiteloops and downloop transitions were as easy as i've found on anything else i've tried this year, and the kite holds a fair amount of power through the loop. i'm pretty sure you could rig this to loop pussy or insane depending on the 5th line trim.
with the kick bar unhooking and looping will be superb.
jumping was a real surpsie for me, with this much power on tap i thought it was going to be a dog to dig the rail for the cleanest pop, but giving her a touch of depower as you send her back means you can keep that rail right until the last minute. lift and hangtime were just great, this kite is seriously floaty, with jumps being real smooth and prolonged, pics to follow.
replacing my 18m was always going to be a problem for me as i had that kite dialed in so well and it did everything i wanted, from first few sessions this one definately feels like its the replacement i was looking for. maybe the 18 BFK might sway me from the 16m, but its going to have to be seriously sweet to do that.
for anyone who catches me around the coast in the next couple of months, give this one a try...... it a real smile.