This thread has some very interesting ram air vs inflatable comparisons. Here's a summary: Toby, what are the reasons for you not going to foil kite for such big sizes? Because it is a foil. I think the launch is dangerous, because I like to be powered. And don’t want the hassle with all those bridl...

Toby wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 17, 2023 1:27 pm

And why I prefer a LE over foil, here is an important argument:

WOW! Truly horrifying

Pumpy.....

I'd be more interested to see Jamie compete in an Airstyle competition with a foil kite. He's got the board-offs and spins nailed already so it would all be about whether he can get the power away from the landings for the slide tricks. Would prove the doubters wrong that foil kites can be good for...

Please write some more how ram airs SUCK... Thanks for asking Grigorib! Please see below: Inflatables are vastly superior to ram airs. Ram airs REALLY suck. OVERVIEW OF RAM AIR PROBLEMS [/b] - getting used to tuning the mixer - learning how to swim back with a wet "sea anchor" (deflate your LEI and...

OK, ok ram airs SUCK at BIG AIR. If ram airs were genuine contenders or actually good at BIG AIR, they would feature in the King of the Air https://www.redbull.com/au-en/events/red-bull-king-of-the-air

This kooky WOO effort, more than anything else, emphasises the huge performance gap between infla...

OK, ok ram airs SUCK at BIG AIR. If ram airs were genuine contenders or actually good at BIG AIR, they would feature in the King of the Air https://www.redbull.com/au-en/events/red-bull-king-of-the-air

This kooky WOO effort, more than anything else, emphasises the huge performance gap between infla...

TRIGGER WARNING Notice to Ram Lovers: the following content is distressing, including graphic references to ram air failures and underperformance. Well, it’s that time of year again. Ram lovers have had enough time now to recover from their NYE celebrations (catching pokémons alone in their underwe...

TRIGGER WARNING Notice to Ram Lovers: the following content is potentially distressing, including graphic references to ram air failures, underperformance, and inferiority. Despite the lies and exaggerations, ram airs cRaSHeD in 2022 in Freestyle, Wave, and Speed disciplines. Ram lovers try to hide...

Indeed! Tube kites have a bright future, in contrast to ram airs (which are slowly dying).

Ignore the lies. Ignore the propaganda. Tube kites ARE the future.

halfpipe62 wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 13, 2022 9:24 pm

IMO Ram airs have their place...

Agree!