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Bandit 11 2018 review yet anywhere?

Postby Ice101 » Mon Sep 11, 2017 12:56 pm

Anyone reviewed the new bandit 2018 yet? Looks like more pulleys on the kite bridle in the video. Any one confirm?
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Re: Bandit 11 2018 review yet anywhere?

Postby jeromeL » Mon Sep 11, 2017 3:35 pm

more "pull-ups"? you mean pulleys?

I have heard there is indeed an extra pulley per bridle, so 6 totals. I wish they improved pulleys quality and removed some instead of adding an extra 1. Maybe they felt it needed an extra pulley to flag the kite on one line even better (it opens up the bridle so there is tension only on 1 point on kite)?

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Re: Bandit 11 2018 review yet anywhere?

Postby Ice101 » Tue Sep 12, 2017 1:17 am

I want to know how it effects the flying characteristics.
Hopefully it wont change it too much. More to go wrong though. :-(

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Re: Bandit 11 2018 review yet anywhere?

Postby K-Roy » Tue Sep 12, 2017 9:02 am

demo opportunity in the first half of October for us...

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Re: Bandit 11 2018 review yet anywhere?

Postby Ice101 » Tue Sep 12, 2017 9:20 am

Why do they always release a product in September each year bit no one actually can get them or no independent reviews until like January every year with only 9 months to sell before doing it again?

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Re: Bandit 11 2018 review yet anywhere?

Postby windmaker » Tue Sep 12, 2017 5:54 pm

Demo kites should be near us in a couple of weeks, pre orders beginning of October. It's true that last year it took them a long time to deliver kites after they were announced hope this year it's different but I am not holding my breath...

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Re: Bandit 11 2018 review yet anywhere?

Postby Ice101 » Wed Sep 13, 2017 12:31 am

Are you on cypris winf maker? Near what beach? Heading out in oct. want a beach close to fenaroseto kite at.?

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Re: Bandit 11 2018 review yet anywhere?

Postby windmaker » Wed Sep 13, 2017 5:26 am

Ice101 wrote:
Wed Sep 13, 2017 12:31 am
Are you on cypris winf maker? Near what beach? Heading out in oct. want a beach close to fenaroseto kite at.?
I am on Cyprus and there is no fenaroseto here , so you must be talking of some other place.

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Re: Bandit 11 2018 review yet anywhere?

Postby Ice101 » Wed Sep 13, 2017 4:48 pm

Spell checker changed it. Near nissi will do?

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Re: Bandit 11 2018 review yet anywhere?

Postby windmaker » Wed Sep 13, 2017 6:13 pm

Nissi beach Ayia Napa ? Nice white beaches , turquoise waters but no kitesurfing there. You would be lucky to find a place to lay a towel on the beach it is so crowded, let alone rig a kite, no wind anyway.
You need to travel 30mn west to Softades (kite centres) or even better to Paramali beach 130km away.
BTW October is the 2nd worst month for wind, November being the worst of the year..


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