Switch Method V2 are always amongst the best wave riders in The Netherlands.
So I guess they are very good.
Go well upwind. Turn nicely but not tight like a delta (or the earlier versions of RRD Religion)
mogmachine wrote:This thread kind of went from "Are Switch kites getting any better?" in two directions ...
1) a global review of all switch kites, ...not a bad thing I might add, ..but I think it was aptly put by a number of people here and is so true, ...ALL kite reviews are distorted and only really relevant if you know and trust the rider, ..and are aware of their riding style.
I rode Torches for 10 years, ...I have recently switched to Switch and the Combat2's ....they are great kites, ..they are completely different to the Torches and I am not going to bore you with a lengthy review, ..if you want to know you can contact me privately, ..but the important thing to note is that only a small percentage of you will ride in the same style as I do and want and feel the same things from I kite as I do, ....so to 90% of you anything I say about how I feel about the kite is irrelevant, ...except for the quality and durability (and even that is subjective to how well I treat my kites both off and on the water).
2) Is the brand getting better, ....without insulting the nature of the thread. ...yes. Is the Latest kites from North, Naish etc better than 3 years ago? (that is rhetorical ...we don't need to start that discussion here ).
What is important however is whether the Switch model of business is getting better, ...and more than getting better, .getting more widely excepted as viable and working. ...and this stems across more than the kiting industry, as new companies embody the technology driven opportunities available and more utilise the direct-sales model.
Bill Hansen seems to be the best at articulating this ....so we interviewed him about it, ....of course he is biased, ..he works for Switch, ...but he makes some interesting points especially about obstacles faced by direct-sales, ...touched on in this thread earlier when it was mentioned about removal of Switch reviews and posts before advertising was paid for, and lack of Switch exposure in Magazines.
http://www.kitesista.com/kitesista-talks-switch-kites/ ....read it before you accuse me of hijacking the post
Select the size in the drop down menu and see what happens....dimip wrote:Well the "cut" became too small for this year at 1000 euro for a complete Nitro 10, is the same price naish, blade and other retail brands around here...
An example for Park naish 2014http://www.naish.gr/kiteboard/kites/park-14-complete.html
I did... answer $1300 for an 11m which according to google = 950euros. Prob kite only tho.Faxie wrote:Select the size in the drop down menu and see what happens....dimip wrote:Well the "cut" became too small for this year at 1000 euro for a complete Nitro 10, is the same price naish, blade and other retail brands around here...
An example for Park naish 2014http://www.naish.gr/kiteboard/kites/park-14-complete.html
Hansen Aerosports wrote:Hi Bain:
The answer is absolutely unequivocally no change in the direct sales model. Now three years in, Switch has a substantial investment in a global on-line distribution and customer service system which delivers high-quality, affordable product to customers quickly and conveniently without middlemen taking a 'cut' from the end user's pocket.
sijandy wrote:I did... answer $1300 for an 11m which according to google = 950euros. Prob kite only tho.
Faxie wrote:Select the size in the drop down menu and see what happens....dimip wrote:Well the "cut" became too small for this year at 1000 euro for a complete Nitro 10, is the same price naish, blade and other retail brands around here...
An example for Park naish 2014http://www.naish.gr/kiteboard/kites/park-14-complete.html
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