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01-17-2008, 01:00 PM
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my 12 is my bread and butter kite.. when i get to ride my 12, the conditions are (my preference) optimal.. ( i weigh about 195 to 200lbs)
my 9 usually only gets used in 20+.. late teens for some days if its expected to pick up. tho if the 9 can over a few more knots I would love to always be riding the smallest kite for the conditions. seems that most my riding has been on my 16 as of late.. wind not perfect for the 12.. but the 16 is often too big/slow to have fun beyond some floaty jumps and stuff.. i can usually loop that beast w/o issue.. thinking the 13/9 combo might be the perfect quiver.. keep my 16 for the light wind days.. keep my 12/9 old waroos for backup.. (not worth too much on the market) my 2006 9m is still in amazing condition minus the replaced bridle. canopy is perfect and i love the hell out of the kite.. 
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01-17-2008, 01:13 PM
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scratch this thread.. 9 and 13m 2008 waroos on their way.. be in tomorrow for weekend fun.
spoke w/ Rob at EK and he gave me lowdown on the 13m.. sounds exactly what I am looking for. I am positive that a 9/15 split would be too much.. I'll keep my 16 as my lightwind cruising kite.. work bonus just announced.. all is well in the world. tho i really wanted the 13 in purple that the only color they didnt have it in. got green.. 9m orange.
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#3
01-17-2008, 01:48 PM
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Awesome Bryan! I bet you won't use the 16 much...
Pay attention to the trim... the new 08s are very efficient so they are a little more sensitive to back stalling. The 06's you could over sheet like crazy and get a little more bottom end before they back stalled, but the 08s (at least the 9) will completely dump the power if you do that. You are gonna like those kites.
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01-17-2008, 01:50 PM
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BTW I'd like to hear your comparison of the 9m 06 and 9m 08. As far as I can tell them are not even close to being the same kite. The new one is a hybrid C (just my opinion).
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01-17-2008, 04:18 PM
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absolutely regarding the comparison...
At my weight, the 2006 9m only comes out in pretty litt up conditions.. maybe w/ the new kites and them having some better low end production I can get more time on it. I'd love to cover 80% of our conditions with a 9/13 split. i rode the 12m waroo as my lightwind kite for a couple months before buying the 16.. I really was able to cover a lot of wind conditions with that kite. Once I got the 16 I got pretty lazy at trying to eek out power from a small kite when I had the large one in the car.. I tend to rig larger kites to ensure I have the power.. I am really trying to learn kiteloops and riding smaller kites with a bit less power might make them a little less painful.
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01-17-2008, 05:17 PM
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i just pick up a 10 and 14 m switchblade3 and i love these kites doesnt matter what kinda wind they will hold really stable, never back stalls zero bar pressure every thing about this kite is freakin rad serious the 14 is fast and the ten is even faster and when you boost there really floaty lots of hang time a i say they were worth every penny
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01-17-2008, 05:39 PM
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Fantastic. It's always good to like your equipment.
Still, I could have sworn this thread was entitled "2008 Waroo" and Bryan was trying to figure out sizes. It sort of sounds like Bryan already bought them, too.
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#8
01-17-2008, 05:51 PM
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Welcome, vstone, how long you been riding? What was your last quiver?
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