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Postby edt » Mon Oct 07, 2013 4:14 am
Wish I had some experience on the kahoona, so I could point you in the right direction bro, but you definitely narrowed it down sounds like you'll be happy with a kite that acts much like that one..
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Postby laz » Mon Oct 07, 2013 7:21 am
The Slingshot RPMS are nice intermediate kites that have a lot of performance. I have personally found the RPM to be the most "fun" overall kite to ride.
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Postby davesails7 » Mon Oct 07, 2013 9:53 am
darippah wrote:Good point edt
my first kite was a 11.5 kahoona 2010- loved it . Great range , great lift but the bar pressure had me done after an hour or 2 .I know the current kahoonas have much less bar pressire But at the point i sold it about 18 months ago i was at a much lower level so im not sure id still like it and i hear the current kahoona has changed alot.
I loved the 2010 Kahoona 11.5m also, except for the high bar pressure. Moved on to the 2011 which had much less bar pressure. 2011 had less low end by a knot or two, but really improved high end (fun in 5 more knots than the 2010). I didn't think they were very good for loops though. If you liked the 2010, I think you will really like the 2011. Just keep in mind the change in the low end, the 2010 11.5 had the windrange of most 13-14m kites.
I moved to Rebels now, which boost a little higher, but very stable like the kahoonas. Rebels aren't very good for loops or wakestyle though.
From your description of "do it all" I would say Naish Park. Not the biggest boosting kite for airstyle/hangtime, but it does everything pretty well including wakestyle and loops. You can't have it all!
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Postby NYKiter » Mon Oct 07, 2013 11:16 am
Sounds like your a delta/bow guy. Why not try a Rally or Wainman first before pulling the trigger?
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Postby wetdog » Mon Oct 07, 2013 11:58 am
F-one Bandit or SS Rally or Naish Park.
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Postby kjorn » Mon Oct 07, 2013 8:56 pm
Rrd obsession. Way nice kite.
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Postby wetdog » Mon Oct 07, 2013 9:17 pm
Not for waves though.
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Postby slingshotucf » Mon Oct 07, 2013 11:04 pm
I really like the NRG from Liquid Force for an all around kite. Good to boost on, nice int eh waves and great wind range.
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Postby calibra » Tue Oct 08, 2013 6:39 pm
If you have a chance, try the Blade Trigger, you have 2 setups, one for advanced waves, and another Standart, give a look, it´s a really good choice.
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Postby darippah » Wed Oct 09, 2013 3:07 am
Thanks for the replies guys. I'm looking into the Naish Ride similar to the Park that Davesails recommended.. Mainly because there's a good deal on the 2013's and it would be nice to buy new . Any thoughts on whether this would work okay for me based on my posts above?
Thanks again guys
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