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Alright, alright... focus on Dan's topic... this looks like a productive thread and I'm now in the market as well for a 9 to advance my riding in higher winds...
As a guy who's owned three different Cabrinha's, crossbows, and switchblade2 and loved them, got to say my Flexifoil 12m is a booster... love the kite and very comfortable riding it... Props to Flexi and Cabrinha for safe kites... most of you know how cautious I am from launch to land... Also had the pleasure of demoing the Nemesis thanks to Best, Brandon and Stacey... very good kite as well Dan. As for unhooked... have to say Im not there yet so I'll look to you guys for some input... And by the way, Hauss could kiteloop on anything... love to watch he ride at LP. |
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Woodson, I was hoping someone would comment on the Atom. I rode your kite before it was yours and I actually liked it alot, can anyone confirm how well the atom is unhooked?
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just FYI, we all know i suck but i've never had much trouble relaunching the nano (which of course i have to do a lot cuz i suck)
Danny. Everyone has opinions on what works best for them and yes, hearing about opinions is helpful. BUT i think you should just make it a habit to try other people's kites out when you're at the beach and see if YOU like how it performs. We're lucky enough to have examples of so many different kites around here, might as well take advantage of it, right?
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It must not have been a 2008...
Anyway, this is a thread asking about kites good for unhooking so lets hear from more unhooking riders... there are a few more on here... Last edited by Tom Stock; 03-13-2008 at 08:16 AM. |
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hey danny, you should give my 5 liners a try next time you are out... you just might change your mind.....
maybe fri at eb or sat at sb
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I may have to take you up on that Danny. I'll probably be at those spots as well.
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BTW, I do think lighter guys notice things more than heavy guys. So I do think I notice stuff Tom may not just because I am only 155. It may not matter much for a 200 pounder. I can get thrown around a lot easier than bigger guys. Anyway, when Billy shows up with his kites, all you have to do is take note of how other guys (good riders) are hopping on them and not wanting to give them back. It's funny at times. I was about to get the 9m Atom when I got the Waroo. Keep in mind that the relaunch on the Flexi isn't in the same ballpark as the Rev or the Cabs. Those kites are sort of "silly easy". The Flexi takes a little understanding to relaunch. It's still relatively easy compared to some others. I have an Ion2 12.5 in the mail. You can demo it Saturday at Sunset, Danny. I personally think getting advice from people with some time on the water is useful, but nothing beats a demo. Maybe Dave can come over for another demo, too. |
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