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Scott, You tried the 12m XBow II yet?
I've got one I'm gonna try demo this weekend , if we get some wind hopefully here in tampa Maybe we can try the contra and xbII 12 side by side to see how they compare if you come down sometime |
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Scott sounds like you went over to the darkside with the bow kites and a Contra Wow :P Hope we catch up with you and Donna soon for some kiting either west or east coast.
I have been loving those bow kites for awhile. I have to say when I was at the Gorge I was wondering how the heck I used to ride the 8 nitro out there. I was on the 7xbow everyday except for one day on the 9xbow. I think I used to just hang on for my life out there with the nitro 8M kite. Crazy stuff would not do that now. Also when we went to the Oregon coast I had no problem in the waves and was on the 7xbow the whole time. I think it was about 18-25 and surpisingly it was great in 18 and if it had picked up to 30 I would still be fine. 35+ is no fun for me even on the 7 cuz all I do is ride around with arms out as far as they go :shock: I don't think I would have been able to ride on the Oregon coast on the C kite. |
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i'll let you know this weekend.. just have the wind meter out when it really starts crankin they are definitly amazing kites. The last time I got insanly litt and out of power i was riding a C kite :lol: |
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17 to 50? Hrrrmmzzz... gotta see that to believe it. That's a one kite Quiver.
Btw, 50 knots is 60mph. |
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is that -23mph or would it be -17mph???
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handle passes are easy... at least i think they were.. been so long i cant remember |
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I tried 60 mph once, I think anyway, can't really be too sure. Still, that is what nearby wind records said. Also, it was with a first generation four line LEI, the Naish AR5, a 9.5 m. I had been riding for two years prior to that time.
The experience sucked, big time. 60 mph can create a ton of power, an amazing quantity at blinding speed, more than your mind can grasp. Flat kites are truly an innovation. Then again, I had one invert once many months back. It dragged me out of control and bent a 1 inch diameter solid carbon control bar 3/4 inch out of linearity. This was only in about 30 mph too. I sheeted out too much after a small jump causing it to invert, my bad. That was with an early kite tuned for max depower at the pigtails, which was also probably a mistake, the new ones are less prone to invert. Experienced guys are four times more likely to lose it in a kiting accident than newbies. Why is that?
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'cause they are more aggressive , and mistakes happen when you are
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In 50mph, you need to bury your board in the sand or it'll blow away and tumble down the beach. I can't imagine even considering riding in 60mph.
When you dive your kite hard in 60 just how fast are you going in that 1 second? |
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128.4. Remember ? Thought you had that on video
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Scott was that the day you broke that bar?
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