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SimonP
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Post subject: Re: LEN10 leaves Slingshot? Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 12:06 am |
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sq225917 wrote: Well the Nemesis HP is long overdue a redesign, it's time we had a new high jumping, hard pulling, ass kicking, surface to air missile in the line up. So a new kite for Ruben would be a great fit for BEST. I can't imagine Ruben liking any kite that has a bridle.
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zloilyoha
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Post subject: Re: LEN10 leaves Slingshot? Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 3:06 am |
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Oldnbroken wrote: Isn't the GP supposed to already be that super duper hardcore C kite?

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ronnie
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Post subject: Re: LEN10 leaves Slingshot? Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 12:53 pm |
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I'd like to see them develop kites and a board for 50 knots+ for Ruben, maybe with sub 20m lines.
He seems to be doing a one-man Storm Chase for Red Bull at the moment and it would be interesting to see him out in 50 knots+
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sq225917
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Post subject: Re: LEN10 leaves Slingshot? Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 10:14 am |
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SimonP wrote: sq225917 wrote: Well the Nemesis HP is long overdue a redesign, it's time we had a new high jumping, hard pulling, ass kicking, surface to air missile in the line up. So a new kite for Ruben would be a great fit for BEST. I can't imagine Ruben liking any kite that has a bridle. When we say HP replacement we mean with respect to where it sits in the line-up and who it appeals to, not the actual structure of the kite, bridled, cuben or whatever. It could actually be closer to the GP than the HP from a design point of view. Time will tell. 
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Oldnbroken
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Post subject: Re: LEN10 leaves Slingshot? Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 10:52 am |
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Be interesting to see if you can make a Fuel like, four line, non bridled C kite. Best, Airush, North, Switch, Naish (whoever else), all decided to bring a C kite to market with a fifth line. Why is the GP a five line?
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tautologies
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Post subject: Re: LEN10 leaves Slingshot? Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 12:42 pm |
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Oldnbroken wrote: Be interesting to see if you can make a Fuel like, four line, non bridled C kite. Best, Airush, North, Switch, Naish (whoever else), all decided to bring a C kite to market with a fifth line. Why is the GP a five line? More stability in the le? Even when you make the le thin.
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Oldnbroken
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Post subject: Re: LEN10 leaves Slingshot? Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 12:52 pm |
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tautologies wrote: More stability in the le? Even when you make the le thin. Yep, I understand why they all felt they had to make what they made. So, what makes sq22 think Best are going to just knock out a Fuel now that Ruben is on the payroll....or why didn't they do it last year, if they felt it was a viable goal? And if they do, who are they making it for?...Ruben?..some customer base that doesn't already own a GP? ......or....
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Post subject: Re: LEN10 leaves Slingshot? Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 2:41 pm |
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sq225917
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Post subject: Re: LEN10 leaves Slingshot? Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 9:22 pm |
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Oldnbroken wrote: Isn't the GP supposed to already be that super duper hardcore C kite? Glad to see another company committing to making a four line non bridled C kite. I didn't say we were going to make a 4-line C, I said we would make a new kite for Ruben, as of yet no one including Peter knows what that will be. Too early to say.
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