So just came across a near new crispy 16m North Rhino, do we try and kite it or leave it alone?
Great beginner kite!!
Easy to use lotsa de/power
Good in 20 knots....no problem
Cheap. You buy.
Not look back....ever!!!
(ebay sales pitch!)
Select to expand quotekitepilotoz said..
Good in 20 knots....no problem
16m good in 20 knots?
lol what?
Ha, I have a crispy 14m Rhino. Every now and then I get it out for a blast, just for old times sake. Also helps to remind you how to edge properly. No pushing the bar out for a 90% depower.... 
For a real retro session I combine it with my directional stonker (aka the aircraft carrier) 
Select to expand quotedeanrobi said..
So just came across a near new crispy 16m North Rhino, do we try and kite it or leave it alone?
... depends on which year your talking about,,,, so which year is it??
Will need to confirm but I think it is a 2006, it has the square wing tips , were they 4 or 5 line kites
Of course you must kite it, I love to go back to the old gear once in a while.
It makes you appreciate how good our current stuff is.
Also, to qualify as an intermediate kiter, you must have at least once been lofted upward while the bar is at full depower.
The Rhino should do the trick in the 20 knots stated above
... 2006 were wicked,,,, loooved my 2006 20m,,, I reckon they were last of the old school v8's, slow powerful monsters!!!!!!! 
rhinos were 5 line kites. Had the 16m, nicknamed it The Tank. Good for boosting but damn I could probably do a U turn in a bus faster than I could turn that kite.
I wouldn't say no to having another go on it though, flat water session and yes: 20knots was no problem.
... when I came from a Naish X4 20m to the Rhino 20m I thought it was a zippy machine, especially in the turning stakes, the Rhino was bad but damn the Naish was worse.
Stupidly, I taught myself to kiteloop on the Rhino 20m and talk about kites catching you at the end of the loop,,,, no f'ing way. I think I destroyed my ankle because if it,,,, tee hee, I was sooo young and dumb back then 
