What kite would you choose?

[bayflite]

all kites rock.
the thing i'd be willing to pay good money for is clean wind for several days in a row.
best has the 30 day guarantee(even if your dog eats it).
ocean rodeo has a lifetime warranty for repairs.
slingys and cabbys are too expensive and way too many models.
billy always has plenty of flexifoils to demo.
sean...congrats on gettin through college without a trust fund.
it says alot about you.
major props bro.
l8

[Sean B]

Originally Posted by bayflite

sean...congrats on gettin through college without a trust fund.
l8

Thanks bro, I appreciate that. Sometimes I wish I had a trust fund. My bank account would look much better! lol

[toby wilson]

Ditto, all kites rock and we just need some good wind!!! I always have Thrusters up for demo as Scott and Tom previously stated. Just ask and you can take them out for as long as you like.

[Sean B]

Thanks Toby, I may have to give you a shout in the near future.

[Erick]

Hey Toby,

I would like to demo a 08 Thruster. Any chance to fly one soon?

[toby wilson]

I am calling Dimitri now to see if I can get a demo day set up. More to come shortly...

EDIT: I just spoke to Chris Cousins at Eclipse. He is going to try and get a demo day set up, has a whole bunch of kites coming in and will either be sending someone down for a Florida tour in the near future or will send me some demo kites for a few days. I'll keep you guys updated as to when and where!!!

[kite-4-life]

Since we're pimpin'...I will have the 2008 Freak Dogs at East Beach early Saturday and Sunday morning if anyone wants to try them. They are available for loan during the week with advance notice.
Here's an email I got from the designer Eric Hertsens, when I asked a few simple questiuons about the kite:
{{{Well, since I work with 3 very busy schools and see what happens in 4 others + all the tourist that come kite in Cabarete. We really had the opportunity to learn what NOT to do.
We use 1 st quality fabrics, you can buy these fabrics in different grades of quality and price, they all look the same to the eye, so the consumer does not know. Some companies do take advantage of this.
I do not use marketing gimmicks, like the horrendous one pump system, seen to many tourist wreck their vacation with these.
Then there is the design, I cut my patterns and lay the paneling so that the fabric warp line is oriented in line with the prevailing stresses, now this is a huge CAD job and takes 3 times the proto types and time to get it right. Most other brands just click one time in Surfplan software and have their kite, hence the all have a similar layout, panels oriented front to back whit some design cut that runs trough it. I also use a wide trailing edge Dacron strip on the Trailing edge to help keep the kite one piece after a serious crash.
Our kites will stretch in to shape, they need to be “burned in” for a while, brand new they might have a wrinkle or two but after 30 hr on the water they are completely stretched in to shape.
I am a very busy man, I do all this work myself design, CAD, manufacturing, testing, photo, video, graphics, web, accounting, orders etc and on top I write all my software myself…. It’s me with my Dominican kids and the software that runs the business. Lets put it this way, we are passionately immersed in Kiteboarding and “everything” it entails.
I have to get back to work… working on speeding the ripper so my kids can do double kite loops and on a new board for Ariel so he can spend les time staying up wind in the competition area and do more tricks 

C-ya}}}
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My opinion of the kites:
The 15 has enough low end and turning speed to stay upwind in almost nothing with the right technique.(Lite wind challenge any1?) I will also mention that these kites are well built, with (more than most) dacron and kevlar. It is an ULTRA FLAT bow design, and LE is supported nose to tips with its bridle system. Rear line "loop" w/pulley steers the kite smoothly and quickly from 2 points on the wingtip. Swivel (above CL) for untwisting lines on the fly, and plenty of knots on the leaders for untangling or tuning right at the bar. Front line safety and QR CL, larger oh shit handles, etc..
NO INVERSION/EZ RELAUNCH
Customer service DIRECTLY from the DESIGNER??? PRICELESS
Price point??????(dirt cheap)!!!!!!
COLLEGE CLUBS (and sean) call for special pricing.
MADE and tested in the DR, not China.
Steve (813)389-3683
http://freakdogkites.com/