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Simple... two words: apparent wind
In light wind you keep building apparent wind until you are hauling and effectively "lit". In heavy wind (25) you don't let the apparent wind build as much since you are ALREADY lit. The efficiency of modern kites lets them build a LOT of apparent wind. And this is what makes new kites have such a huge wind range. This is why I can ride a 9m in 17 these days, but a few years ago I needed a solid 25-30 to ride my 9m C kite. |
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Thanks for everyones take on this...
It looks like the 14era is the best choice for my size. Now ill have to see if i can swing the 13hundred dollars for this damn thing...i was thinkin 10 and change for the 13roo...or 11 and change for the 15roo...looks like ill have to knock off a few banks before christmas.....j/k... -disclamer- if any banks get robbed in the tampa/st pete area i had nothing to do with it... |
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i just got my 15 roo, havent had much time to get a good feel for it, but if you ever see me out there ill let you take her for a spin....
hopefully this weak front will give me the chance to go head to head with bobs 14m era.... bob you gonna dp on tues????? or against scotts HT 15m....... quick review.... it doesnt seem to turn as quick as the above but it has more of a grunty feel to it (but i havent tried it on its fastest setting yet)... and is probably the best bow kite ive unhooked on so far, no need to pull the depower at all, no backstall either.... landed an railey to blind on the second try and i havent even tried one in almost three months.... next time out ill start looping it and see how it does....
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handle passes are easy... at least i think they were.. been so long i cant remember |
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Thanks for all the inputs Danny.
Hoping to try that kite out. If we ride early, maybe we can switch back and forth. I think Bayflite might have one I can demo, as well. Unhooking is easy peezy on the Era. It's a tad more technical on the Hyper (you actually have to depower the kite to the proper tuning point before un-hooking ..... ) Just, please, don't call the Waroo, Era or Hyper bow kites. It makes me feel semi-queezy to think I am on a bow kite. |
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